Graham Powley Jarvis (August 25, 1930 – April 16, 2003) was a Canadian

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in American

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and

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from the 1960s to the early 2000s.

Early years

Jarvis was born in

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, the son of Margaret Biddulph (Scratcherd) and William Henry Reginald Jarvis, an investment banker and president of John Labatt Ltd. His maternal great-grandfather was businessman and brewer

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, whose own father was Labatt founder

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. He attended Williams College before moving to New York to pursue a career in theatre.

Career

Jarvis starred in the television soap opera parody ''

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'' as Charlie "Baby Boy" Haggers, the much older husband of wanna-be country music star Loretta Haggers, played by

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. He also appeared on other television programs such as '' Naked City'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Starsky and Hutch'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Fame'', '' Married... with Children'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Get a Life'', ''

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'', '' ER'', and '' Six Feet Under''. He played character roles in several films. His last major part was as "Charles Jackson", father of Annie Jackson Camden in the

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TV drama '' 7th Heaven'', a role that he filled until his death. Jarvis acted in the role of Elliot Sinclair in ''

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'' trilogy of video games and was also the narrator in the first American production of ''

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'' at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, playing alongside

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and

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Personal life and death

Jarvis lived in

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with his wife Joanna Jarvis. He had two sons, Lex and Matt. On April 16, 2003, he died from

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and was interred at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in

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Filmography

* ''

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'' (1968) - Man on Bus (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1969) - Music Teacher * '' End of the Road'' (1970) - Dr. Carter * '' The Out-of-Towners'' (1970) - Murray * ''

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'' (1970) - Dr. Picker * ''

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'' (1970) - Police Chief Henry J. Thatcher * ''

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'' (1970) - Doc Prittle * ''

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'' (1971) - Amos Bush * '' A New Leaf'' (1971) - Bo * '' The Organization'' (1971) - William Martin * '' The Hot Rock'' (1972) - Warden * '' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972) - Bailiff * Witches of Salem: Horror and Hope (1972) - William Barker * '' Russian Roulette'' (1975) - Benson * ''

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'' (1979) - Shusette * ''

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'' (1980) - J.D. * '' The Amateur'' (1981) - Porter * ''

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'' (1983) - Humphries * '' Deal of the Century'' (1983) - Babers * ''

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'' (1983) - Doctor at Union Meeting * ''

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'' (1984) - Wally Blodgett * ''

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'' (1984) - Foxx * ''

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'' (1985) - Mr. Miller * ''

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'' (1985) - Prescott * ''

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'' (1985) - Frank Crump * '' Weekend Warriors'' (1986) - Congressman Balljoy * ''

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'' (1986) - Richie's Boss * ''Do You Know the Muffin Man?'' (1989) - Judge Allen * ''

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'' (1989) - Mr. Zellner * '' Misery'' (1990) - Libby * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1991) - Klim Dokachin * ''

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'' (1993) - Principal * ''

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'' (1994) - Mr. Duffy, Foreman * ''

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'' (1995) - Pharmacist * ''

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'' (2001) - Judge (segment "How Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100") * '' 7th Heaven'' (1996-2003, TV Series) - Charles Jackson (final appearance)

References

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