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81
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Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Jack May
Acting
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Movies: 48Series: 33
TMDB ID: 14755
IMDb ID: nm0561975
Known for: Acting
Born: April 23, 1922
Died: September 19, 1997
Age: 75
Place of birth: Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1943 - 1997
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q3157266
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jack May.
Without Air
1997 Movie
7.0
Willie's War
as Grandfather
1994 Movie
4.0
Hard Road
as Psychiatrist
1988 Movie
6.2
The Doctor and the Devils
as Dr Stevens
1985 Movie
6.5
The Shooting Party
as Sir Harry Stamp
1985 Movie
6.7
The Bounty
as Prosecuting Captain
1984 Movie
6.0
A Swarm in May
as Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster
1983 Movie
6.2
The Return of the Soldier
as Brigadier General
1983 Movie
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Lord Runciman
1981 Movie
7.2
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
as Garkbit (Head Waiter)
1981 Movie
9.0
Whinfrey's Last Case
as General Chapman
1979 Movie
6.5
Henry VIII
as Lord Chancellor
1979 Movie
6.2
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Dr. Schultz
1976 Movie
7.5
The Man Who Would Be King
as District Commissioner
1975 Movie
Soap Opera in Stockwell
as Detective
1973 Movie
2.3
Big Zapper
as Jeremiah Horn
1973 Movie
1.5
The Yes Girls
as King Reiter
1971 Movie
4.4
Trog
as Dr. Selbourne
1970 Movie
Emma's Time
as Emma's father
1970 Movie
6.6
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Price (uncredited)
1969 Movie
5.2
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
as General Hermack
1969 Movie
5.0
Night After Night After Night
as Judge Lomax
1969 Movie
4.5
A Twist of Sand
as Inspector Seekert
1968 Movie
5.5
How I Won the War
as Toby
1967 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jack May.
8.1
Jeeves and Wooster
as Vicar • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.8
Count Duckula
as Igor (voice) • 65 eps
1988 Series
6.4
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1 eps
1983 Series
6.7
The Agatha Christie Hour
1 eps
1982 Series
8.1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Garkbit (Head Waiter) • 1 eps
1981 Series
6.8
Shoestring
as Judge • 1 eps
1979 Series
5.0
A Horseman Riding By
as Lord Gilroy • 3 eps
1978 Series
7.8
All Creatures Great and Small
as Reverend Henty • 1 eps
1978 Series
6.3
Target
as Chief Officer • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.8
Poldark
as Ralph Allen Daniell • 2 eps
1975 Series
Dawson's Weekly
1 eps
1975 Series
5.8
Van der Valk
as Minister • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.4
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as James Ladbroke, Q.C. • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.0
Budgie
as Mr. Pratt • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.7
UFO
as English Delegate • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.7
The Main Chance
as Derrick Asher • 1 eps
1969 Series
You Can't Win
1 eps
1966 Series
7.2
Adam Adamant Lives!
29 eps
1966 Series
7.0
Out of the Unknown
as Evans • 1 eps
1965 Series
4.5
The Wednesday Play
as Lt. Krov • 1 eps
1964 Series
The Spread of the Eagle
as Casca • 2 eps
1963 Series
6.0
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1 eps
1962 Series
Richard the Lionheart
as Knight • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.0
A for Andromeda
as Major Quadring • 2 eps
1961 Series