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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Without Air
Character:
Release Date:11/04/1997
Willie's War
Character:Grandfather
Release Date:01/01/1994
More Children's Holiday Favourites
Character:Igor (voice)
Release Date:04/06/1990
More Children's Summer Stories
Character:Igor (voice)
Release Date:05/06/1989
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Character:Igor/Giant (voice)
Release Date:01/05/1989
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
Character:Igor (voice)
Release Date:01/05/1989
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Character:Sea Rat (voice)
Release Date:01/02/1988
Hard Road
Character:Psychiatrist
Release Date:01/01/1988
The Doctor and the Devils
Character:Dr Stevens
Release Date:04/10/1985
The Shooting Party
Character:Sir Harry Stamp
Release Date:01/02/1985
The Bounty
Character:Prosecuting Captain
Release Date:04/05/1984
The Wind in the Willows
Character:Sea Rat (voice)
Release Date:27/04/1984
A Swarm in May
Character:Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster
Release Date:26/12/1983
The Return of the Soldier
Character:Brigadier General
Release Date:06/01/1983
Friends and Other Lovers
Character:Mr. Franklyn
Release Date:05/08/1981
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Character:Lord Runciman
Release Date:04/03/1981
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Character:Garkbit (Head Waiter)
Release Date:09/02/1981
Whinfrey's Last Case
Character:General Chapman
Release Date:10/10/1979
Henry VIII
Character:Lord Chancellor
Release Date:25/02/1979
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Character:Dr. Schultz
Release Date:24/10/1976
The Man Who Would Be King
Character:District Commissioner
Release Date:03/12/1975
Soap Opera in Stockwell
Character:Detective
Release Date:11/09/1973
Big Zapper
Character:Jeremiah Horn
Release Date:05/07/1973
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
Character:Watts
Release Date:17/10/1972
The Yes Girls
Character:King Reiter
Release Date:01/01/1971
Trog
Character:Dr. Selbourne
Release Date:24/10/1970
Emma's Time
Character:Emma's father
Release Date:13/05/1970
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Character:Price (uncredited)
Release Date:05/11/1969
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
Character:General Hermack
Release Date:12/04/1969
Night After Night After Night
Character:Judge Lomax
Release Date:01/01/1969
A Twist of Sand
Character:Inspector Seekert
Release Date:09/10/1968
How I Won the War
Character:Toby
Release Date:18/10/1967
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Character:Shopkeeper
Release Date:16/10/1966
The Last Invasion
Character:
Release Date:24/08/1966
Stranger in the Family
Character:Evans
Release Date:18/10/1965
A Prize of Arms
Character:MO
Release Date:11/12/1962
Solo for Sparrow
Character:Inspector Hudson
Release Date:01/09/1962
The Traitors
Character:Burton
Release Date:01/05/1962
Two-Way Stretch
Character:Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Release Date:20/12/1960
There Was a Crooked Man
Character:Police Sergeant
Release Date:31/08/1960
The Professionals
Character:Edwards
Release Date:01/01/1960
A Night to Remember
Character:Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:03/07/1958
The Silent Enemy
Character:Navy Doctor
Release Date:04/03/1958
Cat Girl
Character:Richard Johnson
Release Date:01/09/1957
The Men of Sherwood Forest
Character:
Release Date:01/11/1954
The Gay Dog
Character:Pub Customer
Release Date:01/06/1954
Trouble in Store
Character:Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1953
Behind the Headlines
Character:
Release Date:09/10/1953
Pool of London
Character:Sailor on the Dunbar (uncredited)
Release Date:20/02/1951
The Blue Lamp
Character:Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Release Date:19/01/1950
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Character:Reveller
Release Date:04/10/1948
Brief Encounter
Character:Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Release Date:24/11/1945
Johnny Frenchman
Character:Choir Member (uncredited)
Release Date:29/10/1945
This Happy Breed
Character:Mourner
Release Date:28/05/1944
Deadlock
Character:Postman
Release Date:01/10/1943
Millions Like Us
Character:Old Man
Release Date:01/06/1943
The Gentle Sex
Character:Postman (uncredited)
Release Date:23/05/1943
Television Appearances
Jeeves and Wooster
Character:Vicar
Count Duckula
Character:Igor (voice)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Character:
The Agatha Christie Hour
Character:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Character:Garkbit (Head Waiter)
Escape
Character:
A Horseman Riding By
Character:Lord Gilroy
Hawkmoor
Character:John Stedman
All Creatures Great and Small
Character:Reverend Henty
Target
Character:Chief Officer
Poldark
Character:Ralph Allen Daniell
Dawson's Weekly
Character:
Black and Blue
Character:Detective
Van der Valk
Character:Minister
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character:James Ladbroke, Q.C.
Brett
Character:
Brett
Character:Mason
Budgie
Character:Mr. Pratt
The Ten Commandments
Character:Herbert Ward
UFO
Character:English Delegate
The Main Chance
Character:Derrick Asher
The Main Chance
Character:Harry Turner
You Can't Win
Character:
Adam Adamant Lives!
Character:
The Wednesday Play
Character:Lt. Krov
Festival
Character:Voice of God (voice)
The Spread of the Eagle
Character:Casca
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Character:
Richard the Lionheart
Character:Knight
A for Andromeda
Character:Major Quadring
The Avengers
Character:
Danger Man
Character:Third Secretary
An Age of Kings
Character:
An Age of Kings
Character:Duke of York
No Hiding Place
Character:
No Hiding Place
Character:Major Westbrook
Pride and Prejudice
Character:Mr Collins
Nicholas Nickleby
Character:
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Character:Caradoc
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Character:Citizen (uncredited)
Mark Saber
Character:Newsvendor
Sunday Night Theatre
Character:David Gottlieb
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