Actor profile

Martin Jarvis

4th August 1941 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK Acting

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.

41 Movies 72 TV Shows 130 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Brave the Dark poster

Brave the Dark 23rd January 2025 as Henry V (voice)

New Chilling Tales: The Anthology poster

New Chilling Tales: The Anthology 1st October 2018 as Self - Narrator

Hallelujah! poster

Hallelujah! 7th October 2016 as Self

Batman: Assault on Arkham poster

Batman: Assault on Arkham 12th August 2014 as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

United Passions poster

United Passions 19th June 2014 as Sir Stanley Rous

Phil Spector poster

Phil Spector 14th June 2013 as British TV Interviewer

Wreck-It Ralph poster

Wreck-It Ralph 1st November 2012 as Saitine (voice)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo poster

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 14th December 2011 as Birger

Inside the Actor's Workshop poster

Inside the Actor's Workshop 15th September 2010 as Interviewer

Beware of What You Wish For poster

Beware of What You Wish For 1st January 2010 as hinself

Underfist: Halloween Bash poster

Underfist: Halloween Bash 12th October 2008 as Nergal / Police Officer / Tarvis (voice)

Hitler: The Comedy Years poster

Hitler: The Comedy Years 10th May 2007 as Johannes Hentschel (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ruby in the Smoke poster

The Ruby in the Smoke 27th December 2006 as Voice of Capt. Lockhart (voice)

Much Ado About Nothing poster

Much Ado About Nothing 7th November 2005 as Leonard

Tales of Isop poster

Tales of Isop 3rd October 2005 as Self

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War poster

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War 30th January 2003 as JB

By Jeeves poster

By Jeeves 17th October 2001 as Jeeves

Lorna Doone poster

Lorna Doone 11th March 2001 as Baron de Whichehalse

Titanic poster

Titanic 18th December 1997 as Sir Duff Gordon

Moses poster

Moses 15th October 1996 as Moses / God (voice)

The Absence of War poster

The Absence of War 18th May 1995 as Linus Frank

An Audience with Ken Dodd poster

An Audience with Ken Dodd 3rd December 1994 as Self

Calliope poster

Calliope 6th February 1994 as O'Brien

The Tempest poster

The Tempest 12th March 1993 as Narrator

Emily's Ghost poster

Emily's Ghost 1st January 1992 as Papa

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship poster

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship 28th September 1990 as Sharp Shooter / Lightening (voice)

Buster poster

Buster 16th September 1988 as Inspector Jack Mitchell

The Reluctant Dragon poster

The Reluctant Dragon 31st December 1987 as Narrator / Boy / Father (voice)

Make and Break poster

Make and Break 2nd January 1987 as Frank

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos poster

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos 26th January 1985 as The Governor

Hamlet poster

Hamlet 1st January 1984 as Self - Presenter

The Bunker poster

The Bunker 15th April 1981 as Johannes Hentschel

Charades poster

Charades 13th December 1977 as Sir Fergus / Sir James

True Patriot poster

True Patriot 19th October 1977 as Klaus

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs poster

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs 16th February 1974 as Butler

The Moonstone poster

The Moonstone 1st January 1972 as Godfrey Ablewhite

Taste the Blood of Dracula poster

Taste the Blood of Dracula 7th May 1970 as Jeremy Secker

The Last Escape poster

The Last Escape 6th May 1970 as Lt. Donald Wilcox

Look at Life: On the Meter poster

Look at Life: On the Meter 1st January 1968 as Self

Secrets of a Windmill Girl poster

Secrets of a Windmill Girl 2nd January 1966

Doctor Who: The Web Planet poster

Doctor Who: The Web Planet 20th March 1965 as Hilio

Tales of the Tardis poster

Tales of the Tardis 1st November 2023 as Governor

Cosmos poster

Cosmos 9th March 2014 as Humphry Davy (voice)

By Any Means poster

By Any Means 22nd September 2013 as Paul Hollander

Endeavour poster

Endeavour 14th April 2013 as Henry Broom

Father Brown poster

Father Brown 14th January 2013 as Graham Snow

Just William poster

Just William 28th December 2010 as Narrator (voice)

Taking the Flak poster

Taking the Flak 8th July 2009

ShakespeaRe-Told poster

ShakespeaRe-Told 7th November 2005 as Leonard

The Life and Times of Juniper Lee poster

The Life and Times of Juniper Lee 30th May 2005 as William / Bartok (voice)

The Life and Times of Juniper Lee poster

The Life and Times of Juniper Lee 30th May 2005 as William / King Teddy (voice)

Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs 23rd January 2005 as Taylor Ashby

Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple 12th December 2004 as Vincent Hogg

Stargate Atlantis poster

Stargate Atlantis 15th July 2004 as Davos

Bootleg poster

Bootleg 8th December 2002 as Mr. Blades

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries poster

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 8th April 2002 as Cowfrey Pitt

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy poster

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy 24th August 2001 as Nergal

Lorna Doone poster

Lorna Doone 24th December 2000 as Baron de Whichehalse

Jackie Chan Adventures poster

Jackie Chan Adventures 9th September 2000 as (voice)

Max Steel poster

Max Steel 25th February 2000 as John Dread (voice)

Extreme Ghostbusters poster

Extreme Ghostbusters 1st September 1997

Testament: The Bible in Animation poster

Testament: The Bible in Animation 16th October 1996 as Moses / God (voice)

Richie Rich poster

Richie Rich 14th September 1996 as Cadbury, Bascomb

The Queen's Nose poster

The Queen's Nose 15th November 1995 as Frank

Space: Above and Beyond poster

Space: Above and Beyond 24th September 1995

Space: Above and Beyond poster

Space: Above and Beyond 24th September 1995 as Cyril MacKendrick

The Tick poster

The Tick 10th September 1994 as Breadmaster (voice)

Scarlet and Black poster

Scarlet and Black 31st October 1993 as Monsieur de Renal

Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger 21st April 1993 as Colin Draper

A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost 6th December 1992 as Harvey Wade

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales poster

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales 9th November 1992 as Narrator (voice)

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Maurice Howling

Huxley Pig poster

Huxley Pig 5th June 1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Captain Warburton

Dispatches poster

Dispatches 30th October 1987

Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse 6th January 1987 as Randall Rees

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Bart

Artists and Models poster

Artists and Models 12th February 1986 as Commentary (voice)

Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy 10th January 1986 as Adam Bailey

The Black Tower poster

The Black Tower 8th November 1985 as Wilfred Anstey

Screen Two poster

Screen Two 6th January 1985 as Linus Frank

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Giles Havelock

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Cyril Ruddy

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster poster

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster 18th April 1984 as Armitage

Natural World poster

Natural World 30th October 1983 as Narrator

Countdown poster

Countdown 2nd November 1982

Ike poster

Ike 3rd May 1979 as King George VI

Rings on Their Fingers poster

Rings on Their Fingers 13th October 1978 as Oliver Pryde

Enemy at the Door poster

Enemy at the Door 28th January 1978 as Nils Borg

An Audience with... poster

An Audience with... 8th January 1978 as Self

BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week 21st September 1977 as Klaus

Rumpole of the Bailey poster

Rumpole of the Bailey 17th December 1975 as Canon Timothy Donkin

David Copperfield poster

David Copperfield 1st December 1974 as Uriah Heep

NOVA poster

NOVA 3rd March 1974 as G.H. Hardy (voice)

NOVA poster

NOVA 3rd March 1974 as Narrator (voice)

The Pallisers poster

The Pallisers 19th January 1974 as Frank Greystock

Arthur of the Britons poster

Arthur of the Britons 6th December 1972

The Moonstone poster

The Moonstone 16th January 1972 as Godfrey Ablewhite

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 20th September 1971 as Philip Marsden

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Sir Fergus / Sir James

Paul Temple poster

Paul Temple 23rd November 1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre 11th January 1969 as Godfrey Footman

Nicholas Nickleby poster

Nicholas Nickleby 11th February 1968 as Nicholas Nickleby

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse 25th September 1967 as David Bryant

The Forsyte Saga poster

The Forsyte Saga 7th January 1967 as Jon Forsyte

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Aircraftman Dickinson

Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre 7th October 1965 as Father Ramon

Detective poster

Detective 30th March 1964

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Hilio

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Butler / Voice in Reminder Room

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Butler

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Governor

Dixon of Dock Green poster

Dixon of Dock Green 9th July 1955 as Vic Hallan