Michael Sharvell-Martin
Born: 1944-02-02 in Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK
Died: 2010-10-28
Known For: Acting
Biography
Michael Sharvell-Martin (2 February 1944 – 28 October 2010)was a British television and stage actor. He was a character actor, guest-starring in dramas and comedies during the 1970s and 1980s. Sharvell-Martin was born Michael Ernest Martin in Herne Bay, Kent, and trained in stage management at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His acting debut was in 1965 at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. He adopted the stage name Michael Sharvell-Martin because there was already an actor called Michael Martin. Sharvell-Martin was mainly a supporting cast actor and appeared in the television series Dave Allen at Large. He also had a recurring role as Trevor Botting in the television situation comedy No Place Like Home. During his career he made guest appearances in The Benny Hill Show, Dad's Army, Terry and June, Yes Minister and Murder Most Horrid. He also appeared in two episodes of the BBC's department store sitcom Are You Being Served? in the 1980s. His stage appearances included several West End comedy farces and accomplished Pantomime-Dame roles, for example at the Theatres Royal in Windsor and Lincoln.
Filmography
1991
- Murder Most Horrid as Mayor
1982
- Shine on Harvey Moon as Press Officer
1979
- Terry and June as Harris
1976
- Not Now, Comrade as 2nd Russian Official
1975
- Space: 1999 as Brian the Robot
1973
- The Love Ban as Bra Factory Designer
1972
- Rentadick as Removal Man
- Ooh...You Are Awful as Jackson (uncredited)
1971
- Quest for Love as Says "Hello Trafford" (uncredited)
- A Hole Lot of Trouble as Newly-wed Husband
1970
- Eddie in August as Man in Park
1969
- Up Pompeii! as Soldier
1968
- Dad's Army as Lieutenant