Graham Jarvis

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birthdate = August 25, 1930
birthplace = Toronto
deathdate = April 16, 2003
deathplace = Los Angeles, California

Graham Jarvis (August 25, 1930 - April 16, 2003) was a Canadian character actor in US films and TV from the 1960s.

Born in Toronto, Jarvis attended Williams College before moving to New York to pursue a career in theater. Jarvis appeared on such TV programs as "Naked City", "Route 66", "N.Y.P.D.", "All in the Family", "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman", "M*A*S*H", "Starsky and Hutch", "Cagney and Lacey", "Fame", "Married... with Children", "The X Files", "ER", and "Six Feet Under". He also played character roles in many films; his last major part was as "Charles Jackson" in the WB TV drama "7th Heaven" before his death of multiple myeloma aged 72.

Jarvis 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.

He lived in Los Angeles with his wife Joanna Rader, and two sons Alex and Matt. Jarvis was also the uncle of former AIMR President Peter Jarvis. In 2003, he died from multiple myeloma.

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