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 John Labatt, whose own father was Labatt founder John Kinder Labatt. 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 Mary Kay Place. He also appeared on other television programs such as '' Naked City'', '' Route 66'', '' N.Y.P.D.'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Cagney and Lacey'', ''

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'', '' Fame'', '' Married... with Children'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Get a Life'', '' The X Files'', '' 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 '' The Journeyman Project'' 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 * '' R. P. M.'' (1970) - Police Chief Henry J. Thatcher * '' The Traveling Executioner'' (1970) - Doc Prittle * '' Cold Turkey'' (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 * '' Middle Age Crazy'' (1980) - J.D. * '' The Amateur'' (1981) - Porter * '' Mr. Mom'' (1983) - Humphries * '' Deal of the Century'' (1983) - Babers * ''

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'' (1983) - Doctor at Union Meeting * '' Draw!'' (1984) - Wally Blodgett * '' The Chain'' (1984) - Foxx * ''

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'' (1985) - Mr. Miller * '' Doin' Time'' (1985) - Prescott * '' One Magic Christmas'' (1985) - Frank Crump * '' Weekend Warriors'' (1986) - Congressman Balljoy * '' Tough Guys'' (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 * '' Last of the Dogmen'' (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)

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