Frank Jarvis (13 May 1941 – 15 September 2010) was a British character actor. He was educated at Mill Hill County High School#Orange Hill Grammar School, Orange Hill County Grammar School for Boys, Edgware, where he played Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Puck in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and Joan of Arc, the title role in George Bernard Shaw, Bernard Shaw's ''Saint Joan (play), Saint Joan''. He trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, RADA and made his film debut in ''Mix Me a Person'' (1962). One of Jarvis' best known film, cinema roles was his portrayal of Roger in the 1969 British crime caper film, ''The Italian Job''. In one of the film's iconic scenes, Jarvis' character is stranded in a bus hanging off a cliff. He also appeared in films such as ''That Kind of Girl'' (1963), ''Rotten to the Core (film), Rotten to the Core'' (1965), ''Nobody Ordered Love'' (1972), ''Out of Season (film), Out of Season'' (1975) and ''A Bridge Too Far (film), A Bridge Too Far'' (1977). His television appearances include the ''Doctor Who'' serials ''The War Machines'' (1966), ''Underworld (Doctor Who), Underworld'' (1978) and ''The Power of Kroll'' (1978). With Wendy Mcphee he toured Europe with the Shakespeare company Theatre Set-Up on many summer seasons, travelling throughout England and the Isle of Man as well as Belgium and Denmark. Jarvis died on 15 September 2010, at the age of 69. He was a resident of Merry Hill Road in Bushey, Hertfordshire.

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Obituary in ''The Guardian''

1941 births 2010 deaths English male film actors English male television actors Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Actors from Stockton-on-Tees People from Bushey Male actors from Hertfordshire Actors from County Durham {{england-screen-actor-stub