Jack May
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.
Fotos
Películas (57)
Without Air
1997
Willie's War
1994 · Grandfather
More Children's Holiday Favourites
1990 · Igor (voice)
More Children's Summer Stories
1989 · Igor (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1989 · Igor/Giant (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989 · Igor (voice)
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1988 · Sea Rat (voice)
Hard Road
1988 · Psychiatrist
The Doctor and the Devils
1985 · Dr Stevens
The Shooting Party
1985 · Sir Harry Stamp
The Bounty
1984 · Prosecuting Captain
A Swarm in May
1983 · Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster
The Return of the Soldier
1983 · Brigadier General
Friends and Other Lovers
1981 · Mr. Franklyn
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981 · Lord Runciman
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
1981 · Garkbit (Head Waiter)
Whinfrey's Last Case
1979 · General Chapman
Henry VIII
1979 · Lord Chancellor
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976 · Dr. Schultz
The Man Who Would Be King
1975 · District Commissioner
Soap Opera in Stockwell
1973 · Detective
Big Zapper
1973 · Jeremiah Horn
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
1972 · Watts
The Yes Girls
1971 · King Reiter
Trog
1970 · Dr. Selbourne
Emma's Time
1970 · Emma's father
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969 · Price (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
1969 · General Hermack
Night After Night After Night
1969 · Judge Lomax
A Twist of Sand
1968 · Inspector Seekert
How I Won the War
1967 · Toby
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966 · Shopkeeper
The Last Invasion
1966
Stranger in the Family
1965 · Evans
In Search of Sierra Nine
1963 · Father Gabriel
A Prize of Arms
1962 · MO
Solo for Sparrow
1962 · Inspector Hudson
The Traitors
1962 · Burton
Two-Way Stretch
1960 · Prison Visitor (uncredited)
There Was a Crooked Man
1960 · Police Sergeant
The Professionals
1960 · Edwards
A Night to Remember
1958 · Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
The Silent Enemy
1958 · Navy Doctor
Cat Girl
1957 · Richard Johnson
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954
The Gay Dog
1954 · Pub Customer
Trouble in Store
1953 · Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Behind the Headlines
1953
Pool of London
1951 · Sailor on the Dunbar (uncredited)
The Blue Lamp
1950 · Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948 · Reveller
Brief Encounter
1945 · Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Johnny Frenchman
1945 · Choir Member (uncredited)
This Happy Breed
1944 · Mourner
Deadlock
1943 · Postman
Millions Like Us
1943 · Old Man
The Gentle Sex
1943 · Postman (uncredited)
Series (49)
Jeeves and Wooster
1990 · Vicar
Count Duckula
1988 · Igor (voice)
Big Muzzy
1987 · Muzzy (voice)
Bulman
1985 · Sir Thomas Boycott
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The Agatha Christie Hour
1982 · Colonel Jaggers
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981 · Garkbit (Head Waiter)
Escape
1980
Shoestring
1979 · Judge
A Horseman Riding By
1978 · Lord Gilroy
Hawkmoor
1978 · John Stedman
All Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Reverend Henty
The Children of the New Forest
1977 · Justice Booth
Target
1977 · Chief Officer
Poldark
1975 · Ralph Allen Daniell
Dawson's Weekly
1975
Black and Blue
1973 · Detective
Away from It All
1973 · Graham
Van der Valk
1972 · Minister
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · James Ladbroke, Q.C.
Brett
1971 · Mason
Budgie
1971 · Mr. Pratt
The Ten Commandments
1971 · Herbert Ward
UFO
1970 · English Delegate
The Main Chance
1969 · Derrick Asher, Harry Turner
You Can't Win
1966
Adam Adamant Lives!
1966 · William E. Simms
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Evans
Six Shades of Black
1965 · Gregory Hawk
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Lt. Krov
Detective
1964 · Inspector Dubois
The Protectors
1964 · Hartnell
Doctor Who
1963 · General Nicolai Hermack
Festival
1963 · Voice of God (voice)
Espionage
1963 · Brent
The Spread of the Eagle
1963 · Casca
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Richard the Lionheart
1962 · Knight
A for Andromeda
1961 · Major Quadring
The Avengers
1961
Danger Man
1960 · Third Secretary
An Age of Kings
1960 · Duke of York
No Hiding Place
1959 · Major Westbrook
Pride and Prejudice
1958 · Mr Collins
Nicholas Nickleby
1957 · Lord Frederick Verisopht
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956 · Caradoc
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955 · Citizen (uncredited)
Mark Saber
1954 · Newsvendor
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · David Gottlieb, Burton