Jack May
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 23, 1922
- Died
- Sep 19, 1997 (aged 75)
- Place of birth
- Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 106
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.
Known for
The Man Who Would Be King
1975Movie
District Commissioner
Brief Encounter
1945Movie
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Doctor Who
1963TV
General Nicolai Hermack
The Bounty
1984Movie
Prosecuting Captain
A Night to Remember
1958Movie
Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
Count Duckula
1988TV
Igor (voice)
Filmography
Without Air
1997Movie
Willie's War
1994Movie
Grandfather
More Children's Holiday Favourites
1990Movie
Igor (voice)
Jeeves and Wooster
1990TV
Vicar
More Children's Summer Stories
1989Movie
Igor (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1989Movie
Igor/Giant (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989Movie
Igor (voice)
Count Duckula
1988TV
Igor (voice)
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1988Movie
Sea Rat (voice)
Hard Road
1988Movie
Psychiatrist
Big Muzzy
1987TV
Muzzy (voice)
The Doctor and the Devils
1985Movie
Dr Stevens
Bulman
1985TV
Sir Thomas Boycott
The Shooting Party
1985Movie
Sir Harry Stamp
The Bounty
1984Movie
Prosecuting Captain
A Swarm in May
1983Movie
Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983TV
The Return of the Soldier
1983Movie
Brigadier General
The Agatha Christie Hour
1982TV
Colonel Jaggers
Friends and Other Lovers
1981Movie
Mr. Franklyn
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981Movie
Lord Runciman
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
1981Movie
Garkbit (Head Waiter)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981TV
Garkbit (Head Waiter)
Escape
1980TV
Whinfrey's Last Case
1979Movie
General Chapman
Shoestring
1979TV
Judge
Henry VIII
1979Movie
Lord Chancellor
A Horseman Riding By
1978TV
Lord Gilroy
Hawkmoor
1978TV
John Stedman
All Creatures Great and Small
1978TV
Reverend Henty
The Children of the New Forest
1977TV
Justice Booth
Target
1977TV
Chief Officer
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976Movie
Dr. Schultz
The Man Who Would Be King
1975Movie
District Commissioner
Poldark
1975TV
Ralph Allen Daniell
Dawson's Weekly
1975TV
Soap Opera in Stockwell
1973Movie
Detective
Black and Blue
1973TV
Detective
Big Zapper
1973Movie
Jeremiah Horn
Away from It All
1973TV
Graham
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
1972Movie
Watts
Van der Valk
1972TV
Minister
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971TV
James Ladbroke, Q.C.
Brett
1971TV
Mason
Budgie
1971TV
Mr. Pratt
The Ten Commandments
1971TV
Herbert Ward
The Yes Girls
1971Movie
King Reiter
Trog
1970Movie
Dr. Selbourne
UFO
1970TV
English Delegate
Emma's Time
1970Movie
Emma's father
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969Movie
Price (uncredited)
The Main Chance
1969TV
Derrick Asher, Harry Turner
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
1969Movie
General Hermack
Night After Night After Night
1969Movie
Judge Lomax
A Twist of Sand
1968Movie
Inspector Seekert
How I Won the War
1967Movie
Toby
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966Movie
Shopkeeper
The Last Invasion
1966Movie
You Can't Win
1966TV
Adam Adamant Lives!
1966TV
William E. Simms
Stranger in the Family
1965Movie
Evans
Out of the Unknown
1965TV
Evans
Six Shades of Black
1965TV
Gregory Hawk
The Wednesday Play
1964TV
Lt. Krov
Detective
1964TV
Inspector Dubois
The Protectors
1964TV
Hartnell
Doctor Who
1963TV
General Nicolai Hermack
Festival
1963TV
Voice of God (voice)
Espionage
1963TV
Brent
In Search of Sierra Nine
1963Movie
Father Gabriel
The Spread of the Eagle
1963TV
Casca
A Prize of Arms
1962Movie
MO
Solo for Sparrow
1962Movie
Inspector Hudson
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962TV
Richard the Lionheart
1962TV
Knight
The Traitors
1962Movie
Burton
A for Andromeda
1961TV
Major Quadring
The Avengers
1961TV
Two-Way Stretch
1960Movie
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Danger Man
1960TV
Third Secretary
There Was a Crooked Man
1960Movie
Police Sergeant
An Age of Kings
1960TV
Duke of York
The Professionals
1960Movie
Edwards
No Hiding Place
1959TV
Major Westbrook
A Night to Remember
1958Movie
Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
The Silent Enemy
1958Movie
Navy Doctor
Pride and Prejudice
1958TV
Mr Collins
Nicholas Nickleby
1957TV
Lord Frederick Verisopht
Cat Girl
1957Movie
Richard Johnson
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956TV
Caradoc
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955TV
Citizen (uncredited)
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954Movie
Mark Saber
1954TV
Newsvendor
The Gay Dog
1954Movie
Pub Customer
Trouble in Store
1953Movie
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Behind the Headlines
1953Movie
Pool of London
1951Movie
Sailor on the Dunbar (uncredited)
The Blue Lamp
1950Movie
Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Sunday Night Theatre
1950TV
David Gottlieb, Burton
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948Movie
Reveller
Brief Encounter
1945Movie
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Johnny Frenchman
1945Movie
Choir Member (uncredited)
This Happy Breed
1944Movie
Mourner
Deadlock
1943Movie
Postman
Millions Like Us
1943Movie
Old Man
The Gentle Sex
1943Movie
Postman (uncredited)