Skip to content
Motif
Graham Jarvis

Graham Jarvis

Actor · Died April 16, 2003, aged 72 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 25, 1930
Died
April 16, 2003 (aged 72)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
60 on Motif · 98 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 3% in 30 days

What are Graham Jarvis' films like?

Across their 21 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Self
24%
Bonds
22%
Power
15%
Society
8%
Survival
6%
Ideas
1%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 10 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Absurd
10
Warm
6
Dread
5
Joyful
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Graham Jarvis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 60 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Graham Jarvis' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

98 credits, 60 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Six Feet Under(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bobo

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Sports Pages (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Working (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank Cosgrove

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 15 episodes · as Charles Jackson

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Goode Behavior (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Marty

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Guernsey

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Drew Carey Show(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Principal Zand

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Last of the Dogmen(1995)

    as Pharmacist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • In Search of Dr. Seuss (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as The Farmer

  • The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • ER(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Francis

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Trial by Jury(1994)

    as Mr. Duffy, Foreman

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • NYPD Blue(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Galan

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as NIH Doctor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The John Larroquette Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Kaufman

  • T Bone N Weasel(1992)

    as Mr. Fergus

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Home Improvement(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Delvin

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Misery(1990)

    as Libby

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as The Hannibal Prosecutor

  • Cop Rock (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Oscar Semjonovich

  • Get a Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Martin · as Mr. Simon

  • Do You Know the Muffin Man?(1989)

    as Judge Allen

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story(1989)

    as Officer Danziger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Grundy

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Coach(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Gil

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Parents(1988)

    as Mr. Marty Zellner

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Murphy Brown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Newton Green

  • Dance 'Til Dawn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Fred

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Klim Dokachin

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Lance

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Tough Guys(1986)

    as Richie's Boss

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Weekend Warriors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Congressman Balljoy

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Ivan Peretsky

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Vanishing Act(1986)

    as Dr. DeMarco

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • One Magic Christmas(1985)

    as Frank Crump

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Doin' Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    as Prescott

  • Mischief(1985)

    as Mr. Miller

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Charles in Charge(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lester Worley

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellis Holgate

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Draw!(1984)

    as Deputy Wally Blodgett

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Pigs vs. Freaks(1982)

    as Commander Oliver Krebs

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Silkwood(1983)

    as Doctor at Union Meeting

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Deal of the Century(1983)

    as Babers

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Carpool(1983)

    as Feeney

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Mom(1983)

    as Humphries

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mama's Family(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Making the Grade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jack Felspar

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • A Piano for Mrs. Cimino(1982)

    as Leach

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Fame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 48 episodes · as Principal Dyrenforth

  • The Amateur(1981)

    as Porter

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Father Murphy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Splendor in the Grass(1981)

    as Dean Pollard

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Two Lives of Carol Letner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Nick Fortune

  • Bungle Abbey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Brother Virgil

  • Middle Age Crazy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as J.D.

  • When the Whistle Blows (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as George Ammons

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Hart to Hart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Drootin · as David Stinton

  • Prophecy(1979)

    as Shusette

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Blind Ambition (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · as John Ehrlichman

  • The New Maverick (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    as Undertaker Lambert

  • Forever Fernwood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 30 episodes · Actor

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Waldo Linden

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Alice(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 325 episodes · as Charlie Haggers

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · as Basil Monk

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Switch (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Collins

  • Russian Roulette (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    as Benson

  • It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    as Alan Ronston

  • Your Money or Your Wife(1972)

    as Richard Bannister

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Col. Whiteman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Bob Newhart Show(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Bickwell

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Maude(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Reverend Walnwright

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Temperatures Rising (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Tolkin

  • What's Up, Doc?(1972)

    as Bailiff

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Hot Rock(1972)

    as Frank, the Prison Warden

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sanford and Son (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    as Will Barker

  • Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story(1972)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Organization(1971)

    as William Martin

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A New Leaf(1971)

    as Bo

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Cold Turkey(1971)

    as Amos Bush

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Grundy

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Traveling Executioner(1970)

    as Doc Prittle

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Odd Couple(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Antrobus

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • R.P.M.(1970)

    as Police Chief Henry J. Thatcher

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Move (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    as Dr. Picker

  • The Out of Towners(1970)

    as Murray the mugger

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • End of the Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    as Dr. Carter

  • Alice's Restaurant(1969)

    as Music Teacher

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bye Bye Braverman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    as Man on Bus

  • The Desperate Hours (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Denton · as Store Manager

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Phil Silvers Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Galileo Barton (uncredited)

  • Gunsmoke (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Rupert

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Williams · as Landini

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles from 1951 to 2001; peak year 1971.

Biggest box office

Mr. Mom (1983)

$65M worldwide

Highest rated

Misery (1990)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19512001

Peak 1971 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1969Screen debut· Alice's Restaurant
  • 1990Career best· Misery

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 98: 98 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1950s4 · acting1960s4 · acting1970s33 · acting1980s36 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
6979

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Graham Jarvis' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Splendor in the Grass (1981)

87th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Misery (1990)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Graham Jarvis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles7–53 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Graham Jarvis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Graham Jarvis' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Goldman shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers