[3] Sharvell-Martin was born Michael Ernest Martin in Herne Bay, Kent, and trained in stage management at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

[1] Sharvell-Martin was mainly a supporting cast actor and appeared in the television series Dave Allen at Large.

[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.

[7] His stage appearances included several West End comedy farces and pantomime roles as the dame at the Theatre Royal Windsor .

In the early part of 2010 he was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus and died on 28 October 2010 at Wincanton, Somerset.