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Jack May
Born · April 23, 1922
Died · September 19, 1997 (75 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Bio
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.
Willie's War
Grandfather
0.0
1994
Jeeves and Wooster
Vicar · (1 episode)
8.0
1990
Count Duckula
Igor (voice) · (65 episodes)
7.8
1988
Hard Road
Psychiatrist
4.0
1988
The Doctor and the Devils
Dr Stevens
6.4
1985
The Shooting Party
Sir Harry Stamp
6.6
1985
The Bounty
Prosecuting Captain
6.7
1984
A Swarm in May
Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster
6.0
1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
(1 episode)
6.3
1983
The Cleopatras
Criton · (8 episodes)
3.0
1983
The Return of the Soldier
Brigadier General
6.2
1983
The Agatha Christie Hour
(1 episode)
6.7
1982
Friends and Other Lovers
Mr. Franklyn
0.0
1981
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Lord Runciman
0.0
1981
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Garkbit (Head Waiter)
7.2
1981
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Garkbit (Head Waiter) · (1 episode)
8.0
1981
Escape
(1 episode)
0.0
1980
Whinfrey's Last Case
General Chapman
0.0
1979
Shoestring
(1 episode)
6.8
1979
Henry VIII
Lord Chancellor
6.5
1979
The BBC Television Shakespeare
(1 episode)
5.2
1978
A Horseman Riding By
(13 episodes)
5.0
1978
Hawkmoor
John Stedman · (5 episodes)
0.0
1978
All Creatures Great and Small
Reverend Henty · (1 episode)
7.7
1978
Target
(1 episode)
6.5
1977
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Dr. Schultz
6.2
1976
The Man Who Would Be King
District Commissioner
7.5
1975
Dawson's Weekly
(1 episode)
0.0
1975
Soap Opera in Stockwell
Detective
0.0
1973
Black and Blue
(1 episode)
6.0
1973
Big Zapper
Jeremiah Horn
4.0
1973
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
Watts
0.0
1972
Van der Valk
Minister · (1 episode)
5.8
1972
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
James Ladbroke, Q.C. · (1 episode)
7.3
1971
Brett
(2 episodes)
5.0
1971
Budgie
Mr. Pratt · (1 episode)
7.0
1971
The Yes Girls
King Reiter
2.0
1971
Trog
Dr. Selbourne
4.4
1970
UFO
English Delegate · (1 episode)
7.6
1970
Emma's Time
Emma's father
0.0
1970
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Price (uncredited)
6.7
1969
The Main Chance
Derrick Asher · (1 episode)
7.7
1969
The Main Chance
Harry Turner · (1 episode)
7.7
1969
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
General Hermack
6.5
1969
Night After Night After Night
Judge Lomax
5.0
1969
A Twist of Sand
Inspector Seekert
4.0
1968
How I Won the War
Toby
5.5
1967
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Shopkeeper
6.0
1966
The Last Invasion
0.0
1966
You Can't Win
(1 episode)
0.0
1966
Adam Adamant Lives!
(29 episodes)
7.5
1966
Softly, Softly
(1 episode)
5.0
1966
Stranger in the Family
Evans
0.0
1965
A Prize of Arms
MO
6.6
1962
Solo for Sparrow
Inspector Hudson
0.0
1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
(1 episode)
6.0
1962
The Traitors
Burton
5.5
1962
A for Andromeda
Major Quadring · (2 episodes)
5.0
1961
The Avengers
(1 episode)
7.7
1961
There Was a Crooked Man
Police Sergeant
6.1
1960
An Age of Kings
(6 episodes)
4.7
1960
The Professionals
Edwards
0.0
1960
No Hiding Place
(6 episodes)
3.7
1959
A Night to Remember
Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
7.6
1958
The Silent Enemy
Navy Doctor
5.6
1958
Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Collins · (6 episodes)
0.0
1958
Nicholas Nickleby
(3 episodes)
0.0
1957
Cat Girl
Richard Johnson
4.8
1957
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Caradoc · (1 episode)
6.5
1956
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Citizen (uncredited) · (1 episode)
7.6
1955
The Men of Sherwood Forest
6.4
1954
The Gay Dog
Pub Customer
6.5
1954
Behind the Headlines
0.0
1953
Pool of London
Sailor on the Dunbar (uncredited)
6.4
1951
The Blue Lamp
Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
6.6
1950
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Reveller
6.0
1948
Brief Encounter
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
7.7
1945
Johnny Frenchman
Choir Member (uncredited)
6.0
1945
This Happy Breed
Mourner
7.1
1944
Deadlock
Postman
5.0
1943
Millions Like Us
Old Man
5.4
1943
The Gentle Sex
Postman (uncredited)
7.0
1943