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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Movie | Willie's War | Grandfather | 1994-01-01 |
Series | Jeeves and Wooster | Unknown | 1990-04-22 |
Movie | Hard Road | Psychiatrist | 1988-01-01 |
Series | Count Duckula | Igor | 1988-09-06 |
Movie | The Shooting Party | Sir Harry Stamp | 1985-02-01 |
Movie | The Doctor and the Devils | Dr Stevens | 1985-10-04 |
Movie | The Bounty | Prosecuting Captain | 1984-05-04 |
Movie | The Return of the Soldier | Brigadier General | 1983-01-06 |
Series | The Cleopatras | Criton | 1983-01-19 |
Series | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Unknown | 1983-10-03 |
Movie | A Swarm in May | Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster | 1983-12-26 |
Series | The Agatha Christie Hour | Unknown | 1982-09-07 |
Movie | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy | Garkbit (Head Waiter) | 1981-02-09 |
Series | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Unknown | 1981-01-05 |
Movie | Friends and Other Lovers | Mr. Franklyn | 1981-08-05 |
Movie | The Life and Times of David Lloyd George | Lord Runciman | 1981-03-04 |
Series | Escape | Unknown | 1980-09-12 |
Series | Shoestring | Unknown | 1979-09-30 |
Movie | Henry VIII | Lord Chancellor | 1979-02-25 |
Series | Hawkmoor | John Stedman | 1978-01-29 |
Series | BBC Television Shakespeare | Unknown | 1978-12-03 |
Series | A Horseman Riding By | 1978-09-24 | |
Series | Target | Unknown | 1977-09-09 |
Movie | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | Dr. Schultz | 1976-10-24 |
Series | Dawson's Weekly | Unknown | 1975-06-12 |
Movie | The Man Who Would Be King | District Commissioner | 1975-12-03 |
Series | Black and Blue | Unknown | 1973-08-14 |
Movie | Big Zapper | Jeremiah Horn | 1973-07-05 |
Series | Van der Valk | Unknown | 1972-09-13 |
Series | Brett | Unknown | 1971-04-26 |
Series | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Unknown | 1971-09-20 |
Series | UFO | Unknown | 1970-09-16 |
Movie | Trog | Dr. Selbourne | 1970-10-24 |
Movie | Night After Night After Night | Judge Lomax | 1969-01-01 |
Movie | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Price (uncredited) | 1969-11-05 |
Movie | Doctor Who: The Space Pirates | General Hermack | 1969-04-12 |
Movie | A Twist of Sand | Inspector Seekert | 1968-11-01 |
Movie | How I Won the War | Toby | 1967-10-18 |
Series | Softly, Softly | Unknown | 1966-01-05 |
Series | Adam Adamant Lives! | 1966-06-23 | |
Series | You Can't Win | Unknown | 1966-07-07 |
Movie | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Shopkeeper | 1966-10-16 |
Movie | The Last Invasion | 1966-08-24 | |
Movie | Stranger in the Family | Evans | 1965-10-18 |
Series | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Unknown | 1962-08-16 |
Movie | The Traitors | Burton | 1962-05-01 |
Movie | Solo for Sparrow | Inspector Hudson | 1962-09-01 |
Movie | A Prize of Arms | MO | 1962-12-11 |
Series | The Avengers | Unknown | 1961-01-07 |
Series | An Age of Kings | Unknown | 1960-04-28 |
Movie | The Professionals | Edwards | 1960-01-01 |
Movie | There Was a Crooked Man | Police Sergeant | 1960-08-31 |
Movie | Tiger Bay | Mr Willis (uncredited) | 1959-03-01 |
Series | No Hiding Place | Unknown | 1959-09-16 |
Series | Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Collins | 1958-01-24 |
Movie | A Night to Remember | Steerage Passenger (uncredited) | 1958-07-03 |
Movie | The Silent Enemy | Navy Doctor | 1958-03-04 |
Movie | Cat Girl | Richard Johnson | 1957-09-01 |
Series | Nicholas Nickleby | Unknown | 1957-10-18 |
Movie | The Men of Sherwood Forest | 1954-11-01 | |
Movie | Burnt Evidence | Man Being Interviewed by Detective (uncredited) | 1954-07-05 |
Movie | Time, Gentlemen, Please! | Man with Ear-trumpet | 1952-07-01 |
Movie | Pool of London | Sailor on the Dunbar (uncredited) | 1951-02-20 |
Movie | The Blue Lamp | Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited) | 1950-01-19 |
Movie | Stop Press Girl | Newspaper Seller (uncredited) | 1949-06-02 |
Movie | London Belongs to Me | Bystander (uncredited) | 1948-11-05 |
Movie | Captain Boycott | Carriage Driver (uncredited) | 1947-08-26 |
Movie | Johnny Frenchman | Choir Member (uncredited) | 1945-10-29 |
Movie | Brief Encounter | Boat Rental Man (uncredited) | 1945-11-24 |
Movie | This Happy Breed | Mourner | 1944-05-28 |
Movie | The Gentle Sex | Postman (uncredited) | 1943-05-23 |
Movie | Millions Like Us | Old Man | 1943-06-01 |
Movie | Deadlock | Postman | 1943-10-01 |
Movie | The Lamp Still Burns | Elderly Patient (uncredited) | 1943-11-29 |
Movie | The Ghost of St. Michael's | Man in Courtroom (uncredited) | 1941-04-01 |
Movie | The Common Touch | Workman | 1941-11-15 |
Movie | Night Train to Munich | 1940-08-31 | |
Movie | The Gang's All Here | Man Exiting Pub | 1939-03-04 |