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.
Filmography
all 76
Movies 40
TV Shows 36
Without Air (1997)
Willie's War (1994)
The Mixer (1991)
Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
Count Duckula (1988)
Hard Road (1988)
Muzzy in Gondoland (1986)
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
The Shooting Party (1985)
The Bounty (1984)
A Swarm in May (1983)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
The Cleopatras (1983)
The Return of the Soldier (1983)
The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981)
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Escape (1980)
Noah's Castle (1980)
Shoestring (1979)
Henry VIII (1979)
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
A Horseman Riding By (1978)
Hawkmoor (1978)
All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
Target (1977)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Dawson's Weekly (1975)
Black and Blue (1973)
Big Zapper (1973)
Pathfinders (1972)
Van der Valk (1972)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
Brett (1971)
Trog (1970)
UFO (1970)
Emma's Time (1970)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
The Main Chance (1969)
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates (1969)
Night After Night After Night (1969)
A Twist of Sand (1968)
How I Won the War (1967)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
The Last Invasion (1966)
You Can't Win (1966)
Adam Adamant Lives! (1966)
Softly, Softly (1966)
A Prize of Arms (1962)
Solo for Sparrow (1962)
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
The Traitors (1962)
The Avengers (1961)
There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
An Age of Kings (1960)
The Professionals (1960)
No Hiding Place (1959)
A Night to Remember (1958)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
Pride and Prejudice (1958)
Nicholas Nickleby (1957)
Cat Girl (1957)
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956)
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)
The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
Pool of London (1951)
The Blue Lamp (1950)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Johnny Frenchman (1945)
This Happy Breed (1944)
Deadlock (1943)
Millions Like Us (1943)
The Gentle Sex (1943)
A Tale of Two Cities
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GenderMale
Birthday1922-04-23
Deathday1997-09-19 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceHenley-on-Thames, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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