Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 4, 1941
Place of Birth:
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Martin Jarvis
Biography
Martin Jarvis OBE is one of Britain's most versatile leading actors. His distinguished career continues to encompass just about every aspect of the entertainment industry: film, television, theatre, radio and audio recording. He is also the author of two bestselling books: a hilarious autobiography Acting Strangely and a compelling account of his award-winning time on Broadway in 2001: Broadway, Jeeves - The Diary of a Theatrical Adventure, both published by Methuen. In 2010 he starred as Vincent Hogg in a new production of Agatha Christie's The Mirror Cracked in ITV/WGHB's popular 'Miss Marple' series. In 2009, he starred in BBC2's comedy/drama Taking the Flak, receiving outstanding reviews for his performance as national treasure tv journalist David Bradburn. He stars in the feature film Neander Jin - Return of the Neanderthal Man (US/ Germany co-production, 2010) as Peter Blodnik, network mogul.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brave the Dark | Henry V (voice) |
| 2018 | New Chilling Tales: The Anthology | Self - Narrator |
| 2016 | Hallelujah! | Self |
| 2014 | Batman: Assault on Arkham | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) |
| 2014 | United Passions | Sir Stanley Rous |
| 2013 | Phil Spector | British TV Interviewer |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Saitine (voice) |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Birger |
| 2010 | Inside the Actor's Workshop | Interviewer |
| 2010 | Beware of What You Wish For | hinself |
| 2009 | Neander Jin - Die Rückkehr des Neandertalers | Peter Blodnik |
| 2008 | Underfist: Halloween Bash | Nergal / Police Officer / Tarvis (voice) |
| 2007 | Hitler: The Comedy Years | Johannes Hentschel (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2006 | The Ruby in the Smoke | Voice of Capt. Lockhart (voice) |
| 2005 | Much Ado About Nothing | Leonard |
| 2005 | Tales of Isop | Self |
| 2003 | Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | JB |
| 2001 | By Jeeves | Jeeves |
| 2001 | Lorna Doone | Baron de Whichehalse |
| 1999 | Sex 'n' Death | Neil Biddle |
| 1997 | Titanic | Sir Duff Gordon |
| 1996 | Moses | Moses / God (voice) |
| 1995 | The Absence of War | Linus Frank |
| 1994 | Calliope | O'Brien |
| 1994 | An Audience with Ken Dodd | Himself |
| 1993 | The Tempest | Narrator |
| 1992 | Emily's Ghost | Papa |
| 1990 | The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship | Sharp Shooter / Lightening (voice) |
| 1988 | Buster | Inspector Jack Mitchell |
| 1987 | The Reluctant Dragon | Narrator / Boy / Father (voice) |
| 1987 | Make and Break | Frank |
| 1985 | Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos | The Governor |
| 1984 | Hamlet | Self - Presenter |
| 1981 | The Bunker | Johannes Hentschel |
| 1977 | Charades | Sir Fergus / Sir James |
| 1977 | True Patriot | Klaus |
| 1974 | Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs | Butler |
| 1972 | The Moonstone | Godfrey Ablewhite |
| 1970 | Taste the Blood of Dracula | Jeremy Secker |
| 1970 | The Last Escape | Lt. Donald Wilcox |
| 1969 | Look at Life: Look at Man | Self - Commentator |
| 1968 | Look at Life: Where Have All the Butterflies Gone? | Self - Commentator |
| 1968 | Look at Life: The Sinking City | Self - Commentator |
| 1968 | Look at Life: High Living | Self - Commentator |
| 1968 | Look at Life: On the Meter | Self |
| 1967 | Look at Life: Hopping Along | Commentator |
| 1966 | Secrets of a Windmill Girl | |
| 1965 | Doctor Who: The Web Planet | Hillo |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tales of the Tardis | Governor |
| 2014 | Cosmos | Humphry Davy (voice) |
| 2013 | Endeavour | Henry Broom |
| 2013 | By Any Means | Paul Hollander |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Graham Snow |
| 2010 | Just William | Narrator (voice) |
| 2009 | Taking the Flak | |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told | Leonard |
| 2005 | The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | William / Bartok (voice) |
| 2005 | The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | William / King Teddy (voice) |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Taylor Ashby |
| 2004 | Stargate Atlantis | Davos |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Vincent Hogg |
| 2002 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Cowfrey Pitt |
| 2002 | Bootleg | Mr. Blades |
| 2001 | The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy | Nergal |
| 2000 | Max Steel | John Dread (voice) |
| 2000 | Jackie Chan Adventures | (voice) |
| 2000 | Lorna Doone | Baron de Whichehalse |
| 1998 | Space Island One | |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | |
| 1996 | Richie Rich | Cadbury, Bascomb |
| 1996 | Testament: The Bible in Animation | Moses / God (voice) |
| 1995 | Space: Above and Beyond | |
| 1995 | Space: Above and Beyond | Cyril MacKendrick |
| 1995 | Queen's Nose | Frank |
| 1994 | The Tick | Breadmaster (voice) |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Colin Draper |
| 1993 | Scarlet and Black | Monsieur de Renal |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost | |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Narrator (voice) |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid | Maurice Howling |
| 1989 | Huxley Pig | |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Captain Warburton |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse | Randall Rees |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Adam Bailey |
| 1986 | Casualty | Bart |
| 1986 | Artists and Models | Commentary |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Linus Frank |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Giles Havelock |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Cyril Ruddy |
| 1984 | Mr. Palfrey of Westminster | Armitage |
| 1983 | Natural World | Narrator |
| 1982 | Countdown | |
| 1980 | Breakaway | Det. Insp. Sam Harvey |
| 1979 | Ike | King George VI |
| 1978 | Enemy at the Door | Nils Borg |
| 1978 | Rings on Their Fingers | |
| 1978 | An Audience with... | Self |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Klaus |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Canon Timothy Donkin |
| 1974 | The Pallisers | |
| 1974 | NOVA | G.H. Hardy (voice) |
| 1974 | NOVA | Narrator (voice) |
| 1974 | David Copperfield | Uriah Heep |
| 1973 | European Heritage | Narrator (voice) |
| 1972 | Arthur of the Britons | |
| 1972 | The Moonstone | Godfrey Ablewhite |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Philip Marsden |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Sir Fergus / Sir James |
| 1970 | Little Women | John Brooke |
| 1969 | Paul Temple | |
| 1968 | Nicholas Nickleby | Nicholas Nickleby |
| 1967 | The Forsyte Saga | Jolyon 'Jon' Forsyte |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Aircraftman Dickinson |
| 1964 | Detective | |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Hilio |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Butler / Voice in Reminder Room |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Butler |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Governor |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Vic Hallan |