Frank Jarvis (actor)

Last updated

Frank Jarvis
Frank Jarvis (actor).jpg
Photo: Ronald Grant Archive
Born
John Francis Train

(1941-05-13)13 May 1941
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Died15 September 2010(2010-09-15) (aged 69)
Harefield, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
SpouseChristine Murphy (divorced)

Frank Jarvis (13 May 1941 – 15 September 2010) was a British character actor. [1]

Contents

He was educated at Orange Hill County Grammar School for Boys, Edgware, where he played Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream and the title role in Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan . [2] He trained at RADA and made his film debut in Mix Me a Person (1962). [1]

One of Jarvis' best known cinema roles was his portrayal of Roger in the 1969 British crime caper film, The Italian Job . [3] In one of the film's iconic scenes, Jarvis' character is stranded in a bus hanging off a cliff. [3] He also appeared in films such as That Kind of Girl (1963), Rotten to the Core (1965), Nobody Ordered Love (1972), Out of Season (1975) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). [4]

His television appearances include the Doctor Who serials The War Machines (1966), Underworld (1978) and The Power of Kroll (1978). [2]

In the 1980s he spent many summer seasons with Wendy Macphee's outdoor Shakespeare company Theatre Set-Up, touring throughout England and the Isle of Man as well as Belgium and Denmark. [1] [5]

Jarvis died on 15 September 2010, at the age of 69. [3] He was a resident of Merry Hill Road in Bushey, Hertfordshire. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1962 Mix Me a Person Nobby
1963 That Kind of Girl Max
1965 Rotten to the Core Moby
1968 Star! First Soldier at St. James PalaceUncredited
1969 Mosquito Squadron RAF Corporal Escorting Beth
The Italian Job Roger
1972 Nobody Ordered Love Corporal
1975 Out of Season Postman
1977 A Bridge Too Far Colonel Frost's Aide
1979A Horse Called JesterCarne
1981 Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective Farm Heavy
1987 The Second Victory Duty sergeant
1990 The Krays Drill SergeantUncredited
2006The Penalty KingMr. McClintock

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stanley Tucci</span> American actor and filmmaker

Stanley Tucci Jr. is an American actor and filmmaker. Known as a character actor, he has played a wide variety of characters ranging from menacing to sophisticated. Tucci has earned numerous accolades over his career including five Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as a nomination for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Tony Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian Glover</span> British character actor, writer and professional wrestler

Brian Glover was an English actor and writer. He worked as a teacher and professional wrestler before commencing an acting career which included films, many roles on British television and work on the stage. His film appearances include Kes (1969), An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Alien 3 (1992).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clive Swift</span> English actor and songwriter (1936–2019)

Clive Walter Swift was an English actor and songwriter. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he was best known to television viewers for his role as Richard Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. He played many other television and film roles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Hallam</span> British character actor

John William Francis Hallam was a British character actor, who frequently played hard men or military types.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Barkworth</span> English actor

Peter Wynn Barkworth was an English actor. He twice won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor; for Crown Matrimonial in 1975 and for Professional Foul and The Country Party in 1978. He also starred in the ITV series Manhunt (1970) and the BBC series Telford's Change (1979). His film appearances included Where Eagles Dare (1968), Patton (1970), International Velvet (1978) and Champions (1984).

Oliver Graham Chris is an English actor. He has appeared in television series, TV films and on the stage. His work has included theatrical productions in London's West End and Broadway in New York City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jon Finch</span> English actor

Jon Finch was an English stage and film actor who became well known for his Shakespearean roles. Most notably, he starred in films for directors Roman Polanski and Alfred Hitchcock.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Merivale</span> Canadian-born British stage and film actor

John Herman Merivale was a Canadian-born British theatre actor, and occasional supporting player in British films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank Middlemass</span> English actor

Francis George Middlemass was an English actor, who even in his early career played older roles. He is best remembered for his television roles as Rocky Hardcastle in As Time Goes By, Algy Herries in To Serve Them All My Days and Dr. Alex Ferrenby in 20 episodes of Heartbeat. Middlemass was also active in the Royal Shakespeare Company and was the fourth and final actor to play Dan Archer in The Archers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Derek Newark</span> British actor in television, film and theatre

Derek John Newark was an English actor in television, film and theatre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Rogers (actor)</span> English actor

Paul Rogers was an English actor of film, stage and television. He was the first winner of the BAFTA TV Award Best Actor in 1955 and won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for The Homecoming in 1967.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Garfield Morgan</span> English actor (1931–2009)

Thomas Timothy Garfield Morgan was an English actor who appeared mostly on television and occasionally in films.

Philippa Ann Guard is a British actress.

David Meyer is an English actor. He is the twin of Anthony Meyer who has often appeared alongside him in film. He is best known for his role as a knife-throwing circus performer and assassin in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy, for Shakespearean roles such as Hamlet and Ferdinand, and for portraying Isaac Newton on stage. Meyer, as part of Shakespeare's Globe, has appeared in numerous productions on stage in London in recent decades, and in 2017 played Saturn in James Wallace's production of The Woman in the Moon at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Gwillim</span>

Jack William Frederick Gwillim was an English character actor.

Sheila Allen was an English actress, who was best known to the wider public for her role on television as Cassie Manson in Bouquet Of Barbed Wire and its sequel Another Bouquet (1976–77). From 1966 to 1978, Allen was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

William Alexander Paterson known professionally as Bill Alexander is a British theatre director who is best known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and as artistic director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He currently works as a freelance, internationally as a theatre director and most recently as a director of BBC Radio 4 drama.

Milo Sperber was a British actor, director and writer, who was born in Poland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victor Winding</span>

Victor Winding was a British actor born in Lambeth, London. He appeared in "The Faceless Ones", a Doctor Who serial broadcast from April to May 1967 starring Patrick Troughton in which he played the character called Spencer, an airline pilot at Gatwick Airport, where his identity was taken over by a chameleon. He also appeared in seasons 1-3 of the tv series The Expert from 1968 to 1971 as series regular Det. Chief Inspector Fleming alongside star Marius Goring.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gerald Lawrence</span> British actor (1873–1957)

Gerald Leslie Lawrence was a British actor and manager.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gaughan, Gavin (28 October 2010). "Frank Jarvis obituary". The Guardian. London.
  2. 1 2 "Frank Jarvis: Actor who helped Michael Caine rob a shipment of gold in". The Independent. 6 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Popular Italian Job actor Frank Jarvis mourned". Watford Observer . 7 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  4. "Frank Jarvis". BFI.
  5. "Production of A Midsummer Night's Dream | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.