Sydney Jarvis
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Sydney Jarvis.
Born: January 11, 1878
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
The Thin Man
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Fury
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
Scarface
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
The Pajama Party
After running their car off the road, a society matron insists that the girls spend the evening at her mansion.
The Devil-Doll
Wrongfully convicted of a robbery and murder, Paul Lavond breaks out of prison with a genius scientist who has devised a way to shrink humans. When the scientist dies during the escape, Lavond heads for his lab, using the shrinking technology to get even with those who framed him and vindicate himself in both the public eye and the eyes of his daughter, Lorraine. When an accident leaves a crazed assistant dead, however, Lavond must again make an escape.
Spite Marriage
An unimpressive but well-intentioned man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Mr. Moto is in Egypt to thwart a criminal mastermind determined to steal the priceless crown of the Queen of Sheba. When the precious treasure is transported to America, Mr. Moto must race against time to unmask the cunning thief who will stop at nothing—not even murder—to get what he wants.
We Live Again
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime. He sets out to redeem her and himself in the process.
A Woman of Affairs
Childhood friends Diana, Neville and David are caught in a love triangle as adults. Diana and Neville have long been smitten with each other, but her father disapproves of the relationship, resulting in her eventual marriage to David. It's not long after their wedding, however, that tragedy strikes, sending Diana on a downward spiral. When Neville reappears in her life, will he be able to save her from her own misery?
Movie Crazy
After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and goes off to Hollywood.
Filmography
as Museum Exhibit Attendee (uncredited)
as Townsman
as Santa Claus (uncredited)
as Mr. Smythe (uncredited)
as Doorman (uncredited)
as Referee (uncredited)
as Townsman Investor
as Gendarme (uncredited)
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
as Card Player (Uncredited)
as Ship's Passenger at Party (uncredited)
as Siberian Guard (uncredited)
as Witness (uncredited)
as Passenger (uncredited)
as Furniture Man (uncredited)
as Ship Passenger
as The Director
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Obediah
as Mr. Jarvis - Lonely Hearts Advisor (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Circus Cafe Ringmaster
as Stage manager
as The Butler
as Gendarme at Trial (uncredited)
as Man in Audience Next to Elmer
as Gendarme (uncredited)
as Ross Cheswick
as Sayre
as McGraw