 He attended Williams College before moving to New York to pursue a career in theatre.Jarvis starred in the television soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" 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.