Known for movies
Titanic (1997)
as Sir Duff Gordon
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
as Birger
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
as Saitine
Batman: Arkham City (2011)
as Alfred Pennyworth
Short Info
| Date Of Birth | August 4, 1941 |
| Spouse | Rosalind Ayres |
| Fact | He was the first choice for Dugeen (played by John Leeson) in Doctor Who: The Power Of Kroll but pulled out before rehearsals |
Martin Jarvis OBE (born 12 August 1941) is an English actor, voice artist, and director.
He is known for his work in theatre, television, radio, and film. He has appeared in many West End theatre productions, including the original production of The Rocky Horror Show.
Jarvis was born in London, the son of actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft and actor Bill Jarvis. He was educated at Latymer Upper School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
He made his stage debut in 1962, and his first film appearance was in 1964. He has appeared in many television programmes, including The Avengers, Doctor Who, Rumpole of the Bailey, and Midsomer Murders.
In recent years, Jarvis has become known for his work as a voice artist. He has narrated numerous audiobooks, and has been the voice of Winnie-the-Pooh in several Disney productions.
Jarvis has been married to actress Susannah York since 1974. They have two children.
Jarvis was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.
General Info
| Full Name | Martin Jarvis |
| Date Of Birth | August 4, 1941 |
| Profession | Voice Actor |
| Education | Whitgift School |
| Nationality | British |
Family
| Spouse | Rosalind Ayres |
| Children | Oliver Jarvis, Toby Jarvis |
| Parents | Margot Lillian Scottney, Denys Harry Jarvis |
Accomplishments
| Movies | Titanic, Wreck-It Ralph, The Bunker, Taste the Blood of Dracula, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, United Passions, Buster, The Last Escape, Secrets of a Windmill Girl, The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, Eragon, Phil Spector, The Kid with X-Ray Eyes, Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Si... |
| TV Shows | The Pallisers, Rings on Their Fingers, Huxley Pig, Scarlet and Black, Richie Rich, Fourways Farm, Max Steel, Bootleg, Taking the Flak, Horizon, Supply & Demand, Nicholas Nickleby (1968), Breakaway |
Social profile links
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Considered for the roles of Dr. Armstrong, Derebridge and Bukovsky in Lifeforce (1985). |
| 2 | He has two sons, Toby and Oliver. |
| 3 | His father, Denys Harry Jarvis, died in 2006. |
| 4 | He is a frequent co-star of his wife Rosalind Ayres. In most of the productions in which they appear together, they play a married couple. |
| 5 | Was the first choice for Dr. Tom Latimer in Don't Wait Up but was not free so Nigel Havers won the job. |
| 6 | Famous for his many radio readings & performances as well as spoken word tapes etc. In fact he & his wife run their own radio production company, Jarvis & Ayres Productions. |
| 7 | He was the first choice for Dugeen (played by John Leeson) in Doctor Who: The Power Of Kroll but pulled out before rehearsals |
| 8 | He is an Associate of RADA. |
| 9 | He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to drama. |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season of Infamy | 2015 | Video Game | Alfred Pennyworth (voice, uncredited) |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | 2015 | Video Game | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) |
| Santa Sent Me to the ER | 2014 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Batman: Assault on Arkham | 2014 | Video | Alfred (voice) |
| United Passions | 2014 | Sir Stanley Rous | |
| Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Sir Humphry Davy |
| Batman: Arkham Origins - Cold, Cold Heart | 2014 | Video Game | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) |
| Law & Order: UK | 2014 | TV Series | Eddie Stewart |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | 2013 | TV Series | Captain Warburton |
| Batman: Arkham Origins | 2013 | Video Game | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) |
| By Any Means | 2013 | TV Series | Paul Hollander |
| Disney Infinity | 2013 | Video Game | Finn McMissile (voice) |
| Endeavour | 2013 | TV Series | Henry Broom |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel | 2013 | Video Game | Energy Center Scientist (voice) |
| Phil Spector | 2013 | TV Movie | British TV Interviewer |
| Kinect Fun Labs: Kinect Rush - A Disney Pixar Adventures: Snapshot | 2012 | Video Game | Finn McMissile (English version, voice) |
| Wreck-It Ralph | 2012 | Saitine (voice) | |
| Mass Effect 3 | 2012 | Video Game | Admiral Zaal'Koris vas Qwib Qwib / Cerberus Commander / Cerberus Scientist (voice) |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic | 2011 | Video Game | Inquisitor Zyn / Major Pathel / Torrun / ... (voice) |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | 2011 | Birger | |
| Batman: Arkham City | 2011 | Video Game | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) |
| Cars 2: The Video Game | 2011 | Video Game | Finn McMissile (voice) |
| Neander-Jin: The Return of the Neanderthal Man | 2011 | Peter Blodnik | |
| Just William | 2010 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Inside the Actor's Workshop | 2010 | Video short | The Interviewer |
| EastEnders | 2010 | TV Series | Harvey |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | 2010 | TV Series | Vincent Hogg |
| Mass Effect 2 | 2010 | Video Game | Admiral Zaal'Koris vas Qwib Qwib (voice) |
| Doctors | 2004-2009 | TV Series | Dan Blythe / Brian Tennant |
| Dragon Age: Origins | 2009 | Video Game | Avernus - Warden's Keep DLC (voice) |
| Taking the Flak | 2009 | TV Series | David Bradburn |
| The Lord of the Rings: Conquest | 2009 | Video Game | Gandalf (voice) |
| Underfist: Halloween Bash | 2008 | TV Movie | Nergai Police Officer Tarvis (voice) |
| The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon | 2008 | Video Game | The Chronicler (voice) |
| Framed | 2008/I | Richard | |
| The Bill | 2008 | TV Series | Leslie Downey |
| Psi-Kix | 2008 | TV Series | Dr. Grumm (voice) |
| Stargate: Atlantis | 2007 | TV Series | Davos |
| The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night | 2007 | Video Game | The Chronicler (voice) |
| Numb3rs | 2007 | TV Series | Taylor Ashby |
| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | 2003-2007 | TV Series | Nergal / Old Man |
| Masterpiece Classic | 2006 | TV Series | Voice of Captain Lockhart |
| The Ruby in the Smoke | 2006 | TV Movie | Voice Of Capt. Lockhart (voice) |
| Eragon | 2006 | voice | |
| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | 2006 | Video Game | Nergal (voice) |
| The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | 2005-2006 | TV Series | William / King Teddy / Bartok |
| ShakespeaRe-Told | 2005 | TV Mini-Series | Leonard |
| The Queen's Nose | 2003 | TV Series | Frank |
| Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown | 2003 | Video Game | Sheriff of Nottingham (voice) |
| Jackie Chan Adventures | 2002 | TV Series | |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | 2002 | TV Series | Cowfrey Pitt |
| Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | 2002 | JB | |
| Bootleg | 2002 | TV Mini-Series | Mr. Blades |
| Micawber | 2001 | TV Series | Lord Macefield |
| Beginner's Luck | 2001 | Old luvvie | |
| Max Steel | -2001 | TV Series | John Dread / Dread |
| By Jeeves | 2001 | TV Movie | Jeeves |
| Lorna Doone | 2000 | TV Movie | Baron de Whichehalse |
| Sex 'n' Death | 1999 | TV Movie | Neil Biddle |
| The Kid with X-ray Eyes | 1999 | Video | Mr. X |
| Supply & Demand | 1998 | TV Mini-Series | Farmlow |
| Space Island One | 1998 | TV Series | Professor Jarvis |
| Extreme Ghostbusters | 1997 | TV Series | |
| Titanic | 1997 | Sir Duff Gordon | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | 1996 | TV Series | Colin Draper |
| The Tick | 1996 | TV Series | Breadmaster |
| Testament: The Bible in Animation | 1996 | TV Series | Moses / God |
| Richie Rich | 1996 | TV Series | Cadbury the Butler / Bascomb |
| Space: Above and Beyond | 1996 | TV Series | Major Cyril MacKendrick |
| Police Story 4: First Strike | 1996 | Australian Group #8 | |
| A Touch of Frost | 1996 | TV Series | Harvey Wade |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1995 | TV Series | Giles Havelock / Cyril Ruddy / Edward Montgomery |
| The All New Alexei Sayle Show | 1995 | TV Series | |
| Screen Two | 1995 | TV Series | Linus Frank |
| Lovejoy | 1994 | TV Series | Adam Bailey |
| Calliope | 1994 | Short | Dover's Agent |
| Fourways Farm | 1994 | TV Series | Narrator |
| The Scarlet and the Black | 1993 | TV Mini-Series | Monsieur de Renal |
| Emily's Ghost | 1992 | Papa | |
| Casualty | 1992 | TV Series | Bart |
| Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | 1992 | TV Mini-Series | Narrator |
| Boon | 1992 | TV Series | Malcolm Ashforth |
| Woof! | 1992 | TV Series | Dr Phelps |
| The Good Guys | 1992 | TV Series | Charles Longmuir |
| Murder Most Horrid | 1991 | TV Series | Maurice Howling |
| Inspector Morse | 1991 | TV Series | Randall Rees |
| The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship | 1990 | TV Movie | Sharp Shooter / Lightening (voice) |
| Chelworth | 1989 | TV Mini-Series | Keith Shedden |
| Huxley Pig | 1989 | TV Series | Voices |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | 1988 | TV Series | Canon Timothy Donkin |
| Buster | 1988 | Inspector Jack Mitchell | |
| The Reluctant Dragon | 1987 | TV Movie | Narrator / Boy / Father (voice) |
| Theatre Night | 1987 | TV Series | Frank Prsser |
| Artists and Models | 1986 | TV Series | |
| The Black Tower | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Wilfred Anstey |
| Juliet Bravo | 1985 | TV Series | Clive Markham |
| Doctor Who | 1965-1985 | TV Series | Butler / Hilio / Governor / ... |
| Jackanory | 1967-1985 | TV Series | Storyteller / Reader |
| Who Dares Wins | 1984 | TV Series | |
| Mr. Palfrey of Westminster | 1984 | TV Series | Armitage |
| Sunday Night Thriller | 1981 | TV Series | Stone |
| The Bunker | 1981 | TV Movie | Johannes Hentschel |
| Rings on Their Fingers | 1978-1980 | TV Series | Oliver Pryde |
| Breakaway | 1980 | TV Series | Detective Inspector Sam Harvey |
| Enemy at the Door | 1980 | TV Series | Nils Borg |
| The Sunday Drama | 1978 | TV Series | The narrator |
| Play for Today | 1977 | TV Series | Sir Fergus / Sir James |
| BBC2 Play of the Week | 1977 | TV Series | Klaus |
| The Savage | 1977 | TV Movie voice | |
| Seven Faces of Woman | 1977 | TV Series | James Thurley |
| Within These Walls | 1976 | TV Series | Peter Flynn |
| Killers | 1976 | TV Series | Alfred Arthur Rose |
| Softly Softly: Task Force | 1975 | TV Series | Mr. Davenant |
| Zigger Zagger | 1975 | TV Series | les / Les |
| Dixon of Dock Green | 1975 | TV Series | Vic Hallan |
| David Copperfield | 1974 | TV Mini-Series | Uriah Heep |
| The Pallisers | 1974 | TV Mini-Series | Frank Greystock |
| Jackanory Playhouse | 1973 | TV Series | Prince Fustian |
| Arthur of the Britons | 1973 | TV Series | Karn |
| The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | 1973 | TV Series | Philip Marsden |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | 1972 | TV Series | Godfrey Footman |
| Crime of Passion | 1972 | TV Series | Daniel |
| Omnibus | 1972 | TV Series documentary | Alan |
| The Moonstone | 1972 | TV Series | Godfrey Ablewhite |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | 1966-1971 | TV Series | Lutzke / Father Ramon / Chris |
| Little Women | 1970 | TV Mini-Series | John Brooke |
| BBC Play of the Month | 1970 | TV Series | A / C Dickinson |
| Taste the Blood of Dracula | 1970 | Jeremy Secker | |
| The Last Escape | 1970 | Lt. Donald Wilcox | |
| Paul Temple | 1969 | TV Series | Larry |
| W. Somerset Maugham | 1969 | TV Series | Dr. Naughton |
| Detective | 1968 | TV Series | Robert Macrae |
| Nicholas Nickleby | 1968 | TV Mini-Series | Nicholas Nickleby |
| ITV Playhouse | 1967 | TV Series | David Bryant |
| Escape | 1967 | TV Series | Peter |
| Emergency-Ward 10 | 1967 | TV Series | Alan Brown |
| The Forsyte Saga | 1967 | TV Mini-Series | Jolyon 'Jon' Forsyte |
| Secrets of a Windmill Girl | 1966 | Mike, Windmill Stage Manager | |
| ITV Play of the Week | 1965 | TV Series | Ernest- as young man |
| The Rise and Rise of Cesar Birotteau | 1965 | TV Series | Maxime de Trailles |
| The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling | 1964 | TV Series | Little Mildred |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Just William | 2010 | TV Series consultant - 4 episodes |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Forsyte Saga | 1967 | TV Mini-Series performer - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Greatest Disaster Movies | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Actor, Titanic |
| Pointless Celebrities | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Beware of What You Wish For | 2010 | Video short | Himself |
| The One Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Movie Connections | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Countdown | 1990-2008 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Dictionary Corner |
| The Story of Jackanory | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - 'Jackanory' Storyteller |
| The South Bank Show | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Reader |
| Loose Women | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| London Tonight | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| University Challenge | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Wonderful World of Whiteley | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Tales of Isop | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself / Hilio |
| Happy Birthday BBC Two | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Today with Des and Mel | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Sunday Programme | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Reader |
| Life After the Street | 2001 | TV Special | Narrator |
| This Is Your Life | 1978-1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Natural World | 1991-1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward | 1998 | Video documentary | Himself |
| An Awfully Big Adventure | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| An Audience with Ronnie Corbett | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Ken Dodd: An Audience with Ken Dodd | 1994 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Telly Addicts | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Christmas Star | 1993 | Documentary | Narrator |
| Pebble Mill at One | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Horizon | 1980-1990 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| Omnibus | 1978-1986 | TV Series documentary | |
| Equinox | 1986 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Star Games | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| Look at Life: Look at Man | 1969 | Documentary short | Himself - Commentator |
| Look at Life: Southern Miracle | 1969 | Documentary short | Himself - Commentator |
| Look at Life: Brain Drain | 1968 | Documentary short | Himself - Commentator |
| Look at Life: High Living | 1968 | Documentary short | Himself - Narrator |
| Look at Life: Sinking City | 1968 | Documentary short | Himself - Commentator |
| Late Night Line-Up | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| Look at Life: Hopping Along | 1967 | Documentary short | Himself - Commentator |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batman: Return to Arkham | 2016 | Video Game | Alfred Pennyworth |
| Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Governor |
| Nice or Nasty?: The Making of Vengeance on Varos | 2012 | Video documentary | The Governor (uncredited) |
| People Power and Puppetry | 2011 | Video documentary short | Butler |
| Trials and Tribulations | 2008 | Video documentary | The Governor |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Jeremy Secker |
| Hitler: The Comedy Years | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Johannes Hentschel (uncredited) |
| Comedy Connections | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Oliver Pryde |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
