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Martin Jarvis
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Martin Jarvis

Born 1941 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK · Active 1955–2025

Born in 1936 in London, Martin Jarvis has built a diverse career that spans film, television, and theatre. He appears as a key character in Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), contributing to the film's exploration of gothic horror and the supernatural. In The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Jarvis showcases his versatility in a modern thriller, adding depth to the narrative. His extensive experience in the entertainment industry enriches the cult cinema landscape, making his performances noteworthy in both classic and contemporary contexts.

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Taste the Blood of Dracula

Taste the Blood of Dracula

1970 ★ 6.1
as Jeremy Secker

Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis lives and gets in contact with one of count Dracula's servants. In a nightly ceremony they restore the count back to life. The three men killed Dracula's servant and as a revenge, the count makes sure that the gentlemen are killed one by one by their own sons.

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Filmography

125 credits
2020s 2 credits
2025
Brave the Dark as Henry V (voice)
Movie ★ 6.6
2023
TV ★ 5.6
2010s 14 credits
2018
Movie ★ 2.0
2016
Movie ★ 9.0
2014
Batman: Assault on Arkham as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Movie ★ 7.3
2014
United Passions as Sir Stanley Rous
Movie ★ 3.5
2014
Cosmos as Humphry Davy (voice)
TV ★ 8.5
2013
Phil Spector as British TV Interviewer
Movie ★ 5.7
2013
Endeavour as Henry Broom
TV ★ 8.1
2013
By Any Means as Paul Hollander
TV ★ 6.5
2013
Father Brown as Graham Snow
TV ★ 7.6
2012
Wreck-It Ralph as Saitine (voice)
Movie ★ 7.4
2011
Movie ★ 7.4
2010
Movie ★ 6.0
2010
Movie
2010
Just William as Narrator (voice)
TV ★ 6.7
2000s 22 credits
2009
Movie ★ 9.0
2009
TV ★ 4.0
2008
Underfist: Halloween Bash as Nergal / Police Officer / Tarvis (voice)
Movie ★ 7.4
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years as Johannes Hentschel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.0
2006
The Ruby in the Smoke as Voice of Capt. Lockhart (voice)
Movie ★ 6.4
2005
Movie ★ 8.2
2005
Movie ★ 8.0
2005
TV ★ 7.4
2005
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee as William / Bartok (voice)
TV ★ 5.6
2005
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee as William / King Teddy (voice)
TV ★ 5.6
2005
Numb3rs as Taylor Ashby
TV ★ 7.0
2004
TV ★ 8.0
2004
TV ★ 7.8
2003
Movie ★ 7.5
2002
TV ★ 7.2
2002
Bootleg as Mr. Blades
TV ★ 7.4
2001
By Jeeves as Jeeves
Movie ★ 5.2
2001
Lorna Doone as Baron de Whichehalse
Movie ★ 5.8
2000
Max Steel as John Dread (voice)
TV ★ 8.2
2000
TV ★ 8.2
2000
Lorna Doone as Baron de Whichehalse
TV ★ 7.7
1990s 21 credits
1999
Sex 'n' Death as Neil Biddle
Movie ★ 6.5
1997
Titanic as Sir Duff Gordon
Movie ★ 7.9
1997
TV ★ 6.7
1996
Moses as Moses / God (voice)
Movie ★ 6.0
1996
Richie Rich as Cadbury, Bascomb
TV ★ 6.0
1996
TV ★ 7.0
1995
The Absence of War as Linus Frank
Movie ★ 10.0
1995
Space: Above and Beyond as Cyril MacKendrick
TV ★ 7.2
1995
TV ★ 7.2
1994
Calliope as O'Brien
Movie ★ 8.0
1994
Movie ★ 7.7
1994
The Tick as Breadmaster (voice)
TV ★ 7.4
1993
The Tempest as Narrator
Movie ★ 5.0
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Colin Draper
TV ★ 7.0
1993
Scarlet and Black as Monsieur de Renal
TV ★ 6.2
1992
Movie ★ 6.0
1992
A Touch of Frost as Harvey Wade
TV ★ 7.5
1992
TV ★ 6.4
1991
Murder Most Horrid as Maurice Howling
TV ★ 6.9
1990
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship as Sharp Shooter / Lightening (voice)
Movie ★ 8.1
1980s 21 credits
1989
TV ★ 5.0
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Captain Warburton
TV ★ 8.2
1988
Buster as Inspector Jack Mitchell
Movie ★ 5.7
1987
The Reluctant Dragon as Narrator / Boy / Father (voice)
Movie ★ 7.0
1987
Movie
1987
Inspector Morse as Randall Rees
TV ★ 7.9
1987
TV ★ 6.7
1986
Lovejoy as Adam Bailey
TV ★ 7.4
1986
Casualty as Bart
TV ★ 6.2
1986
Artists and Models as Commentary (voice)
TV
1985
Movie ★ 7.4
1985
Screen Two as Linus Frank
TV ★ 7.1
1985
The Black Tower as Wilfred Anstey
TV ★ 7.2
1984
Hamlet as Self - Presenter
Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Giles Havelock
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Cyril Ruddy
TV ★ 7.5
1984
TV ★ 5.7
1983
Natural World as Narrator
TV ★ 7.4
1982
TV ★ 6.1
1981
The Bunker as Johannes Hentschel
Movie ★ 6.3
1980
Breakaway as Det. Insp. Sam Harvey
TV
1970s 24 credits
1979
Ike as King George VI
TV ★ 7.3
1978
Enemy at the Door as Nils Borg
TV ★ 8.2
1978
TV ★ 5.3
1978
Rings on Their Fingers as Oliver Pryde
TV ★ 4.7
1977
Charades as Sir Fergus / Sir James
Movie
1977
Movie
1977
TV ★ 7.0
1977
The Sunday Drama as Narrator
TV ★ 5.0
1976
Killers as Alfred Arthur Rouse
TV
1975
Rumpole of the Bailey as Canon Timothy Donkin
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Movie ★ 6.8
1974
NOVA as G.H. Hardy (voice)
TV ★ 7.0
1974
NOVA as Narrator (voice)
TV ★ 7.0
1974
David Copperfield as Uriah Heep
TV ★ 5.8
1974
The Pallisers as Frank Greystock
TV ★ 6.4
1973
European Heritage as Narrator (voice)
TV
1972
The Moonstone as Godfrey Ablewhite
Movie ★ 8.5
1972
TV ★ 8.0
1972
The Moonstone as Godfrey Ablewhite
TV ★ 8.0
1971
TV ★ 7.5
1970
Movie ★ 6.1
1970
The Last Escape as Lt. Donald Wilcox
Movie ★ 6.8
1970
Play for Today as Sir Fergus / Sir James
TV ★ 6.6
1970
Little Women as John Brooke
TV ★ 7.5
1960s 20 credits
1969
Look at Life: Look at Man as Self - Commentator
Movie
1969
TV ★ 7.3
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Godfrey Footman
TV ★ 7.0
1969
W. Somerset Maugham as Dr. Naughton
TV
1968
Look at Life: The Sinking City as Self - Commentator
Movie
1968
Look at Life: High Living as Self - Commentator
Movie
1968
Movie
1968
Nicholas Nickleby as Nicholas Nickleby
TV ★ 7.0
1967
Movie
1967
The Forsyte Saga as Jolyon 'Jon' Forsyte
TV ★ 8.5
1967
ITV Playhouse as David Bryant
TV ★ 7.0
1966
Movie ★ 3.6
1965
Movie ★ 5.6
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Aircraftman Dickinson
TV ★ 5.3
1964
TV ★ 9.0
1963
Doctor Who as Hilio
TV ★ 7.9
1963
Doctor Who as Butler / Voice in Reminder Room
TV ★ 7.9
1963
Doctor Who as Butler
TV ★ 7.9
1963
Doctor Who as Governor
TV ★ 7.9
1950s 1 credit
1955
Dixon of Dock Green as Vic Hallan
TV ★ 6.0