Martin Jarvis
Acting
- Born:
- 1941-08-04
- Place of birth:
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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
Brave the Dark
Tales of the Tardis
New Chilling Tales: The Anthology
Hallelujah!
Batman: Assault on Arkham
United Passions
Cosmos
By Any Means
Phil Spector
Endeavour
Father Brown
Wreck-It Ralph
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Just William
Inside the Actor's Workshop
Beware of What You Wish For
Taking the Flak
Neander Jin - Die Rückkehr des Neandertalers
Underfist: Halloween Bash
Hitler: The Comedy Years
The Ruby in the Smoke
Much Ado About Nothing
ShakespeaRe-Told
Tales of Isop
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
Numb3rs
Agatha Christie's Marple
Stargate Atlantis
Bootleg
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
By Jeeves
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
Jackie Chan Adventures
Max Steel
Sex 'n' Death
Titanic
Extreme Ghostbusters
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Moses
Richie Rich
The Queen's Nose
Space: Above and Beyond
The Absence of War
An Audience with Ken Dodd
The Tick
Calliope
Scarlet and Black
Walker, Texas Ranger
The Tempest
A Touch of Frost
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Emily's Ghost
Murder Most Horrid
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Huxley Pig
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Buster
The Reluctant Dragon
Dispatches
Inspector Morse
Make and Break
Casualty
Artists and Models
Boon
Lovejoy
The Black Tower
Theatre Night
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Screen Two
Murder, She Wrote
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Hamlet
Natural World
Countdown
The Bunker
Sunday Night Thriller
Breakaway
Ike
Rings on Their Fingers
Enemy at the Door
An Audience with...
Charades
True Patriot
BBC2 Play of the Week
The Sunday Drama
Killers
Rumpole of the Bailey
Zigger Zagger
David Copperfield
Seven Faces of Woman
NOVA
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
The Pallisers
European Heritage
Arthur of the Britons
The Moonstone
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Little Women
Play for Today
Taste the Blood of Dracula
The Last Escape
Paul Temple
W. Somerset Maugham
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Look at Life: Look at Man
Nicholas Nickleby
Look at Life: Where Have All the Butterflies Gone?
Look at Life: The Sinking City
Look at Life: High Living
Look at Life: On the Meter
Omnibus
ITV Playhouse
Escape
The Forsyte Saga
Look at Life: Hopping Along
Secrets of a Windmill Girl
BBC Play of the Month
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
Detective
Doctor Who
Dixon of Dock Green