Frank Jarvis (actor)
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13 May 1941
Frank Jarvis | |
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.jpg) Photo: Ronald Grant Archive | |
| Born | John Francis Train 13 May 1941 Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 15 September 2010 (aged 69) |
| Spouse | Christine Murphy (divorced) |
Frank Jarvis (13 May 1941 – 15 September 2010) was a British character actor.[1]
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]
