Jack May
Acting
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.
Without Air
Willie's War
Grandfather
More Children's Holiday Favourites
Igor (voice)
More Children's Summer Stories
Igor (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
Igor (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Igor/Giant (voice)
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Sea Rat (voice)
Hard Road
Psychiatrist
The Doctor and the Devils
Dr Stevens
The Shooting Party
Sir Harry Stamp
The Bounty
Prosecuting Captain
The Wind in the Willows
Sea Rat (voice)
A Swarm in May
Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster
The Return of the Soldier
Brigadier General
Friends and Other Lovers
Mr. Franklyn
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Lord Runciman
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Garkbit (Head Waiter)
Whinfrey's Last Case
General Chapman
Henry VIII
Lord Chancellor
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Dr. Schultz
The Man Who Would Be King
District Commissioner
Soap Opera in Stockwell
Detective
Big Zapper
Jeremiah Horn
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
Watts
The Yes Girls
King Reiter
Trog
Dr. Selbourne
Emma's Time
Emma's father
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Price (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
General Hermack
Night After Night After Night
Judge Lomax
A Twist of Sand
Inspector Seekert
How I Won the War
Toby
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Shopkeeper
The Last Invasion
Stranger in the Family
Evans
A Prize of Arms
MO
Solo for Sparrow
Inspector Hudson
The Traitors
Burton
Two-Way Stretch
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
There Was a Crooked Man
Police Sergeant
The Professionals
Edwards
A Night to Remember
Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
The Silent Enemy
Navy Doctor
Cat Girl
Richard Johnson
The Men of Sherwood Forest
The Gay Dog
Pub Customer
Trouble in Store
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Behind the Headlines
Pool of London
Sailor on the Dunbar (uncredited)
The Blue Lamp
Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Reveller
Brief Encounter
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Johnny Frenchman
Choir Member (uncredited)
This Happy Breed
Mourner
Deadlock
Postman
Millions Like Us
Old Man
The Gentle Sex
Postman (uncredited)