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Graham Jarvis

Graham Powley Jarvis (August 25, 1930 – April 16, 2003) was a Canadian character actor in American films and television from the 1960s to the early 2000s.

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Graham Jarvis

Photo of Redd Foxx, Graham Jarvis and Demond Wilson from the television program Sanford and Son. Lamont watches as Fred tries hypnotism for his television addiction. (Note that, in this television broadcast, and deliberately intended to prevent viewer replication, the watch is below the subject's eye level -- rather than the correct manner of "upwards and inwards squint", where the watch would be

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Birth Name
Graham Powley Jarvis
Born
25 August 1930
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
16 April 2003
Place of death
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse
JoAnne Rader Jarvis
Occupation
Actor
Nationality
Canada
Education
Williams College
Languages
English

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Graham Powley Jarvis (August 25, 1930 – April 16, 2003) was a Canadian character actor in American films and television from the 1960s to the early 2000s.

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