Cast
Jack May
Acting
Cast
Jack May
Known for
Acting
Born
1922-04-23
From
Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Died
1997-09-19
Biography
Jack May was a mellifluous-voiced actor best known for playing butlers and establishment figures, often representing Britain's interests in far-flung corners of the empire. With regards the former, he memorably played William E. Simms, former music hall artise turned manservant to Gerald Harper's titular swashbuckling adventurer in '60s TV cult classic Adam Adamant Lives! as well as providing the voice of Igor, the long-suffering valet in Cosgrove Hall's 1980s animation Count Duckula. His film credits included the district commissioner in 1975's The Man Who Would Be King and the prosecuting naval attorney in the remake of The Bounty (1984). For many, May was Nelson Gabriel 'the most disreputable character in Ambridge' in BBC Radio 4's long-running soap The Archers. May took the role of the shady rogue, later antique dealer and wine bar owner, in 1952 and continued to play him right up until the year of his death, 1997. This 45 year stint made May, at the time, the fourth-longest serving soap opera star in the world. He died at the age of 75, on 19 September 1997, survived by his wife, the actress Petra Davies, his daughter Henrietta, and son David.
The Bounty
as Prosecuting Captain
A Night to Remember
as Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
Brief Encounter
as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
The Man Who Would Be King
as District Commissioner
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Price (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Shopkeeper
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Dr. Schultz
The Doctor and the Devils
as Dr Stevens
Pool of London
as Sailor on the Dunbar (uncredited)
The Return of the Soldier
as Brigadier General
The Silent Enemy
as Navy Doctor
Two-Way Stretch
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
This Happy Breed
as Mourner
The Blue Lamp
as Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
The Men of Sherwood Forest
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
as Garkbit (Head Waiter)
Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Reveller
Cat Girl
as Richard Johnson
How I Won the War
as Toby
Trog
as Dr. Selbourne
Millions Like Us
as Old Man
Trouble in Store
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Henry VIII
as Lord Chancellor
The Gentle Sex
as Postman (uncredited)
Die Letzte Jagd
as Sir Harry Stamp
A Twist of Sand
as Inspector Seekert
A Prize of Arms
as MO
The Gay Dog
as Pub Customer
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
as Watts
Stranger in the Family
as Evans
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Lord Runciman
Johnny Frenchman
as Choir Member (uncredited)
The Traitors
as Burton
Solo for Sparrow
as Inspector Hudson
There Was a Crooked Man
as Police Sergeant
Emma's Time
as Emma's father
Big Zapper
as Jeremiah Horn
Night After Night After Night
as Judge Lomax
Friends and Other Lovers
as Mr. Franklyn
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
as General Hermack
The Professionals
as Edwards
Soap Opera in Stockwell
as Detective
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
as Sea Rat (voice)
Willie's War
as Grandfather
Whinfrey's Last Case
as General Chapman
The Last Invasion
A Swarm in May
as Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster
Behind the Headlines
More Children's Holiday Favourites
as Igor (voice)
The Yes Girls
as King Reiter
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
as Igor/Giant (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
as Igor (voice)
Deadlock
as Postman
More Children's Summer Stories
as Igor (voice)
Hard Road
as Psychiatrist
