Graham Jarvis


Graham Powley Jarvis was a Canadian character actor in American films and television from the 1960s to the early 2000s.

Early years

Jarvis was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Margaret Biddulph and William Henry Reginald Jarvis, an investment banker and president of John Labatt Ltd. His maternal great-grandfather was businessman and brewer John Labatt, whose own father was Labatt founder John Kinder Labatt.

Career

Jarvis starred in the television soap opera parody Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as Charlie "Baby Boy" Haggers, the much older husband of wanna-be country music star Loretta Haggers, played by Mary Kay Place. He also appeared on other television programs such as Murder, She Wrote, Naked City, Route 66, N.Y.P.D., All in the Family, M*A*S*H, The Bob Newhart Show, The Odd Couple, Mork & Mindy, Starsky and Hutch, Hart To Hart, Cagney and Lacey, Mama's Family, Fame, Married... with Children, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Get a Life, The X Files, ER, Home Improvement, and Six Feet Under.
He played character roles in several films, including as Amos Bush, the leader of the ultra-conservative Christopher Mott Society in Cold Turkey.
His last major part was as "Charles Jackson", father of Annie Jackson Camden in the WB Network TV drama 7th Heaven, a role that he filled until his death.
Jarvis acted in the role of Elliot Sinclair in The Journeyman Project trilogy of video games and was also the narrator in the first American production of The Rocky Horror Show at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, playing alongside Meat Loaf and Tim Curry.

Personal life and death

Jarvis lived in Los Angeles with his wife Joanna Jarvis. He had two sons, Lex and Matt. On April 16, 2003, he died from multiple myeloma. He was interred at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, California.

Filmography

Bye Bye Braverman - Man on Bus Alice's Restaurant - Music TeacherEnd of the Road - Dr. Carter The Out-of-Towners - MurrayMove - Dr. PickerR. P. M. - Police Chief Henry J. ThatcherThe Traveling Executioner - Doc PrittleCold Turkey - Amos BushA New Leaf - BoThe Organization - William MartinThe Hot Rock - WardenWhat's Up, Doc? - Bailiff