| Michael Sharvell-Martin | |
| Birth Name: | Michael Ernest Martin |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Birth Date: | 2 February 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK |
| Death Place: | Wincanton, Somerset, England, UK |
| Spouse: | Linda Hind (1967–2010; his death); 2 children |
Michael Sharvell-Martin (2 February 1944 – 28 October 2010)[1] was a British television and stage actor.[2] He was a character actor, guest-starring in dramas and comedies during the 1970s and 1980s.[3]
Sharvell-Martin was born Michael Ernest Martin in Herne Bay, Kent, and trained in stage management at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[4] His acting debut was in 1965 at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. He adopted the stage name Michael Sharvell-Martin because there was already an actor called Michael Martin.[1]
Sharvell-Martin was mainly a supporting cast actor and appeared in the television series Dave Allen at Large.[5] He also had a recurring role as Trevor Botting in the television situation comedy No Place Like Home.[6] During his career he made guest appearances in The Benny Hill Show, Dad's Army, Terry and June, Yes Minister and Murder Most Horrid. He also appeared in two episodes of the BBC's department store sitcom Are You Being Served? in the 1980s.
His stage appearances included several West End comedy farces and pantomime roles as the dame at the Theatre Royal Windsor .[7]
Sharvell-Martin married Linda Hind in 1967 and the couple had two daughters. In the early part of 2010 he was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus and died on 28 October 2010 at Wincanton, Somerset.[1]