Personal Info
Birth date
1941-08-04 (84 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Also known as
مارتین جارویس
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.
Filmography
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.16
Overview:
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.The One Show
4.607
Overview:
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.Titanic
7.905
Overview:
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.Doctor Who
7.869
Overview:
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.Agatha Christie's Marple
7.737
Overview:
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
8.1
Overview:
The exploits of the Grim Reaper, who has been forced into being the best friend of two children. A spin-off of the show Grim & Evil.NOVA
7
Overview:
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.Play for Today
6.333
Overview:
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.Stargate Atlantis
8
Overview:
With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard lead a scientific expedition to the ancient abandoned city. Once there, the team not only find themselves unable to contact Earth, but their explorations unexpectedly reawaken the Ancients' deadly enemies, The Wraith, who hunger for this new prey. Now with the help of newfound local allies like Teyla Emmagan, the Atlantis Team sets about to uncover their new home's secrets even as their war of survival against the Wraith begins.Father Brown
7.545
Overview:
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.Casualty
6.1
Overview:
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.Endeavour
8.101
Overview:
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.Numb3rs
7
Overview:
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.Walker, Texas Ranger
6.968
Overview:
Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee injury, and now owns "C.D.'s," a Country/Western saloon/restaurant. Rookie Ranger, James "Jimmy" Trivette is an ex-football player who bases his crime-solving methods on reason and uses computers and cellular phones. Alex Cahill is the Assistant DA who shares a mutual attraction with Walker, but often disagrees with his unorthodox approach to law enforcement.Jackie Chan Adventures
8.167
Overview:
Jackie Chan teams up in this animé-style adventure with his 11-year-old niece, Jade, traveling the globe to locate a dozen magical talismans before the sinister Dark Hand does. Helping Jackie and Jade is Uncle, a cantankerous but wise antiquities expert. Though officially Jackie works as an archaeologist, in reality he also assists Captain Black, leader of the covert police squad Section 13.BBC Play of the Month
5
Overview:
A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.Natural World
7.1
Overview:
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.Cosmos
8.475
Overview:
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.Inspector Morse
7.832
Overview:
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.An Audience with...
5.3
Overview:
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.A Touch of Frost
7.507
Overview:
Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.Wreck-It Ralph
7.347
Overview:
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in Hero's Duty, a first-person shooter where he helps the game's hero battle against alien invaders. He later enters Sugar Rush, a kart racing game set on tracks made of candies, cookies and other sweets. There, Ralph meets Vanellope von Schweetz who has learned that her game is faced with a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph may have inadvertently started.The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
7.152
Overview:
DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.Rumpole of the Bailey
7.222
Overview:
Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients, and has been spun off into a series of short stories, novels, and radio programmes.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
7.376
Overview:
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.BBC2 Play of the Week
7
Overview:
An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979.The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
5.5
Overview:
Destined from birth to be this world's Protector, Juniper has to fight monsters to maintain the balance between the world of magic and humanity.The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.4
Overview:
An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.Lovejoy
7.35
Overview:
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.Acting
2025Brave the Dark as Henry V (voice)
2023Tales of the Tardis (1 Episode) as Governor
2018New Chilling Tales: The Anthology as Self - Narrator
2016Hallelujah! as Self
2014Batman: Assault on Arkham as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2014United Passions as Sir Stanley Rous
2014Cosmos (1 Episode) as Humphry Davy (voice)
2013By Any Means (1 Episode) as Paul Hollander
2013Phil Spector as British TV Interviewer
2013Endeavour (1 Episode) as Henry Broom
2013Father Brown (1 Episode) as Graham Snow
2012Wreck-It Ralph as Saitine (voice)
2011The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Birger
2010Just William (4 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2010Inside the Actor's Workshop as Interviewer
2010Beware of What You Wish For as hinself
2009Taking the Flak (7 Episodes) as Unknown
2009Neander Jin - Die Rückkehr des Neandertalers as Peter Blodnik
2008Underfist: Halloween Bash as Nergal / Police Officer / Tarvis (voice)
2007Hitler: The Comedy Years as Johannes Hentschel (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006The Ruby in the Smoke as Voice of Capt. Lockhart (voice)
2006The One Show (1 Episode) as Self
2005Much Ado About Nothing as Leonard
2005ShakespeaRe-Told (1 Episode) as Leonard
2005Tales of Isop as Self
2005The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (1, 1 Episode) as William / Bartok (voice), William / King Teddy (voice)
2005Numb3rs (1 Episode) as Taylor Ashby
2004Agatha Christie's Marple (1 Episode) as Vincent Hogg
2004Stargate Atlantis (1 Episode) as Davos
2003Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War as JB
2002Bootleg (3 Episodes) as Mr. Blades
2002The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (1 Episode) as Cowfrey Pitt
2001By Jeeves as Jeeves
2001The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (3 Episodes) as Nergal
2001Lorna Doone as Baron de Whichehalse
2000Lorna Doone (2 Episodes) as Baron de Whichehalse
2000Jackie Chan Adventures (1 Episode) as (voice)
2000Max Steel (35 Episodes) as John Dread (voice)
1999Sex 'n' Death as Neil Biddle
1998Space Island One (1 Episode) as Unknown
1997Titanic as Sir Duff Gordon
1997Extreme Ghostbusters (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996Testament: The Bible in Animation (1 Episode) as Moses / God (voice)
1996Moses as Moses / God (voice)
1996Richie Rich (13 Episodes) as Cadbury, Bascomb
1995Queen's Nose (6 Episodes) as Frank
1995Space: Above and Beyond (0, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Cyril MacKendrick
1995The Absence of War as Linus Frank
1994An Audience with Ken Dodd as Himself
1994The Tick (1 Episode) as Breadmaster (voice)
1994Calliope as O'Brien
1993Scarlet and Black (3 Episodes) as Monsieur de Renal
1993Walker, Texas Ranger (1 Episode) as Colin Draper
1992A Touch of Frost (1 Episode) as Unknown
1992Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1 Episode) as Narrator (voice)
1992Emily's Ghost as Papa
1991Murder Most Horrid (1 Episode) as Maurice Howling
1990The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship as Sharp Shooter / Lightening (voice)
1989Huxley Pig (25 Episodes) as Unknown
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot (1 Episode) as Captain Warburton
1988Buster as Inspector Jack Mitchell
1987The Reluctant Dragon as Narrator / Boy / Father (voice)
1987Inspector Morse (1 Episode) as Randall Rees
1987Make and Break as Frank
1986Casualty (1 Episode) as Bart
1986Lovejoy (1 Episode) as Adam Bailey
1985Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos as The Governor
1984Murder, She Wrote (1, 1 Episode) as Giles Havelock, Cyril Ruddy
1984Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1 Episode) as Armitage
1984Hamlet as Self - Presenter
1983Natural World (2 Episodes) as Narrator
1982Countdown (137 Episodes) as Unknown
1981The Bunker as Johannes Hentschel
1980Breakaway (12 Episodes) as Det. Insp. Sam Harvey
1978Rings on Their Fingers (19 Episodes) as Unknown
1978Enemy at the Door (1 Episode) as Nils Borg
1978An Audience with... (1 Episode) as Self
1977Charades as Sir Fergus / Sir James
1977True Patriot as Klaus
1977BBC2 Play of the Week (1 Episode) as Klaus
1975Rumpole of the Bailey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974David Copperfield (4 Episodes) as Uriah Heep
1974NOVA (1, 1 Episode) as G.H. Hardy (voice), Narrator (voice)
1974Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs as Butler
1974The Pallisers (26 Episodes) as Unknown
1974Within These Walls (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972Arthur of the Britons (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972The Moonstone (1 Episode) as Godfrey Ablewhite
1972The Moonstone as Godfrey Ablewhite
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1 Episode) as Philip Marsden
1970Play for Today (1 Episode) as Sir Fergus / Sir James
1970Taste the Blood of Dracula as Jeremy Secker
1970The Last Escape as Lt. Donald Wilcox
1969Paul Temple (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Look at Life: Look at Man as Self - Commentator
1968Nicholas Nickleby (13 Episodes) as Nicholas Nickleby
1968Look at Life: Where Have All the Butterflies Gone? as Self - Commentator
1968Look at Life: The Sinking City as Self - Commentator
1968Look at Life: High Living as Self - Commentator
1968Look at Life: On the Meter as Self
1967The Forsyte Saga (26 Episodes) as Jolyon 'Jon' Forsyte
1967Look at Life: Hopping Along as Commentator
1966Secrets of a Windmill Girl as Unknown
1965BBC Play of the Month (1 Episode) as Aircraftman Dickinson
1965Doctor Who: The Web Planet as Hillo
1964Detective (1 Episode) as Unknown
1963Doctor Who (2, 3, 2, 2 Episode) as Hilio, Butler, Butler / Voice in Reminder Room, Governor
1955Dixon of Dock Green (1 Episode) as Vic Hallan