Biography
Frank Jarvis (13 May 1941 β 15 September 2010) was a British character actor.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. He trained at RADA and made his film debut in Mix Me a Person (1962).One of Jarvis' best known cinema roles was his portrayal of Roger in the 1969 British crime caper film, The Italian Job. In one of the film's iconic scenes, Jarvis' character is stranded in a bus hanging off a cliff. 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).His television appearances include the Doctor Who serials The War Machines (1966), Underworld (1978) and The Power of Kroll (1978).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.Jarvis died on 15 September 2010, at the age of 69. He was a resident of Merry Hill Road in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
Filmography
all 27
Movies 16
TV Shows 11
The Penalty King (2006)
Catterick (2004)
The Making Of 'The Italian Job' (2003)
The Tea Party (2002)
Lovejoy (1986)
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981)
Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll (1979)
The Knowledge (1979)
Grange Hill (1978)
Doctor Who: Underworld (1978)
The Professionals (1977)
Secret Army (1977)
Out of Season (1975)
The Sweeney (1975)
Nobody Ordered Love (1972)
Diamond Crack Diamond (1970)
Manhunt (1970)
The Italian Job (1969)
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It (1968)
Doctor Who: The War Machines (1966)
The Stable Door (1966)
The Coming Out Party (1965)
Rotten to the Core (1965)
Doctor Who (1963)
The Human Jungle (1963)
That Kind of Girl (1963)
The Saint (1962)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1941-05-13
Deathday2010-09-15 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceStockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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