Martin Jarvis
Born: 1941-08-04 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Brave the Dark as Henry V (voice)
2023
- Tales of the Tardis as Governor
2018
- New Chilling Tales: The Anthology as Self - Narrator
2016
- Hallelujah! as Self
2014
- Cosmos as Humphry Davy (voice)
- Batman: Assault on Arkham as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
- United Passions as Sir Stanley Rous
2013
- Father Brown as Graham Snow
- Endeavour as Henry Broom
- By Any Means as Paul Hollander
- Phil Spector as British TV Interviewer
2012
- Wreck-It Ralph as Saitine (voice)
2011
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Birger
2010
- Just William as Narrator (voice)
- Inside the Actor's Workshop as Interviewer
- Beware of What You Wish For as hinself
2009
- Taking the Flak
- Neander Jin - Die Rückkehr des Neandertalers as Peter Blodnik
2008
- Underfist: Halloween Bash as Nergal / Police Officer / Tarvis (voice)
2007
- Hitler: The Comedy Years as Johannes Hentschel (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
- The Ruby in the Smoke as Voice of Capt. Lockhart (voice)
2005
- Numb3rs as Taylor Ashby
- The Life and Times of Juniper Lee as William / Bartok (voice)
- ShakespeaRe-Told as Leonard
- Much Ado About Nothing as Leonard
- Tales of Isop as Self
2004
- Stargate Atlantis as Davos
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Vincent Hogg
2003
2002
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Cowfrey Pitt
- Bootleg as Mr. Blades
2001
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as Nergal
- Lorna Doone as Baron de Whichehalse
- By Jeeves as Jeeves
2000
- Jackie Chan Adventures as (voice)
- Max Steel as John Dread (voice)
- Lorna Doone as Baron de Whichehalse
1999
- Sex 'n' Death as Neil Biddle
1997
- Titanic as Sir Duff Gordon
- Extreme Ghostbusters
1996
- Testament: The Bible in Animation as Moses / God (voice)
- Richie Rich as Cadbury, Bascomb
- Moses as Moses / God (voice)
1995
- Space: Above and Beyond
- The Queen's Nose as Frank
- The Absence of War as Linus Frank
1994
- The Tick as Breadmaster (voice)
- Calliope as O'Brien
- An Audience with Ken Dodd as Self
1993
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Colin Draper
- Scarlet and Black as Monsieur de Renal
- The Tempest as Narrator
1992
- A Touch of Frost as Harvey Wade
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Narrator (voice)
- Emily's Ghost as Papa
1991
- Murder Most Horrid as Maurice Howling
1990
- The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship as Sharp Shooter / Lightening (voice)
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Captain Warburton
- Huxley Pig
1988
- Buster as Inspector Jack Mitchell
1987
- Inspector Morse as Randall Rees
- Dispatches
- Make and Break as Frank
- The Reluctant Dragon as Narrator / Boy / Father (voice)
1986
- Casualty as Bart
- Lovejoy as Adam Bailey
- Artists and Models as Commentary (voice)
1985
- Screen Two as Linus Frank
- The Black Tower as Wilfred Anstey
- Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos as The Governor
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Giles Havelock
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster as Armitage
- Hamlet as Self - Presenter
1983
- Natural World as Narrator
1982
1981
- The Bunker as Johannes Hentschel
1980
- Breakaway as Det. Insp. Sam Harvey
1979
- Ike as King George VI
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
- Enemy at the Door as Nils Borg
- Rings on Their Fingers as Oliver Pryde
1977
- BBC2 Play of the Week as Klaus
- The Sunday Drama as Narrator
- Charades as Sir Fergus / Sir James
- True Patriot as Klaus
1976
- Killers as Alfred Arthur Rouse
1975
- Rumpole of the Bailey as Canon Timothy Donkin
1974
- NOVA as G.H. Hardy (voice)
- The Pallisers as Frank Greystock
- David Copperfield as Uriah Heep
- Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs as Butler
1973
- European Heritage as Narrator (voice)
1972
- Arthur of the Britons
- The Moonstone as Godfrey Ablewhite
- The Moonstone as Godfrey Ablewhite
1971
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Philip Marsden
1970
- Play for Today as Sir Fergus / Sir James
- Taste the Blood of Dracula as Jeremy Secker
- Little Women as John Brooke
- The Last Escape as Lt. Donald Wilcox
1969
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Godfrey Footman
- Paul Temple
- Look at Life: Look at Man as Self - Commentator
1968
- Nicholas Nickleby as Nicholas Nickleby
- Look at Life: The Sinking City as Self - Commentator
- Look at Life: High Living as Self - Commentator
- Look at Life: On the Meter as Self
- Look at Life: Where Have All the Butterflies Gone? as Self - Commentator
1967
- ITV Playhouse as David Bryant
- The Forsyte Saga as Jolyon 'Jon' Forsyte
- Look at Life: Hopping Along as Commentator
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Aircraftman Dickinson
- Doctor Who: The Web Planet as Hillo
1964
1963
- Doctor Who as Hilio
1955
- Dixon of Dock Green as Vic Hallan