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.
Known for
The Avengers
All Creatures Great and Small
Reverend Henty
Count Duckula
Igor (voice)
UFO
English Delegate
Danger Man
Third Secretary
An Age of Kings
An Age of Kings
Duke of York
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Jeeves and Wooster
Vicar
The Wednesday Play
Lt. Krov
No Hiding Place
Van der Valk
Minister
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Citizen (uncredited)
Poldark
Ralph Allen Daniell
Johnny Frenchman
Choir Member (uncredited)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Garkbit (Head Waiter)
Brief Encounter
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
The Professionals
Edwards
The Main Chance
Derrick Asher
The Main Chance
Harry Turner
The Agatha Christie Hour
Sunday Night Theatre
David Gottlieb
Trog
Dr. Selbourne
Hard Road
Psychiatrist
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Cat Girl
Richard Johnson
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
James Ladbroke, Q.C.
The Traitors
Burton
Mark Saber
Newsvendor
Target
Chief Officer
Big Zapper
Jeremiah Horn
The Bounty
Prosecuting Captain
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Price (uncredited)
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Caradoc
Henry VIII
Lord Chancellor
Budgie
Mr. Pratt
Richard the Lionheart
Knight
Festival
Voice of God (voice)
A Night to Remember
Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
A for Andromeda
Major Quadring
The Spread of the Eagle
Casca
This Happy Breed
Mourner
The Ten Commandments
Herbert Ward
Adam Adamant Lives!
The Yes Girls
King Reiter
Deadlock
Postman
The Man Who Would Be King
District Commissioner
The Shooting Party
Sir Harry Stamp
A Horseman Riding By
Lord Gilroy
Black and Blue
Detective
Pride and Prejudice
Mr Collins
Brett
Brett
Mason
Nicholas Nickleby
How I Won the War
Toby
Pool of London
Sailor on the Dunbar (uncredited)
The Men of Sherwood Forest
Two-Way Stretch
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Reveller
The Gentle Sex
Postman (uncredited)
The Doctor and the Devils
Dr Stevens
Escape
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Shopkeeper
Millions Like Us
Old Man
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Garkbit (Head Waiter)
You Can't Win
The Return of the Soldier
Brigadier General
The Blue Lamp
Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
Emma's Time
Emma's father
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Dr. Schultz
Dawson's Weekly
Trouble in Store
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Hawkmoor
John Stedman
The Silent Enemy
Navy Doctor
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
General Hermack
A Prize of Arms
MO
Willie's War
Grandfather
The Last Invasion
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
Igor (voice)
Solo for Sparrow
Inspector Hudson
A Twist of Sand
Inspector Seekert
Friends and Other Lovers
Mr. Franklyn
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Igor/Giant (voice)
Night After Night After Night
Judge Lomax
Whinfrey's Last Case
General Chapman
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Sea Rat (voice)
More Children's Holiday Favourites
Igor (voice)
There Was a Crooked Man
Police Sergeant
Stranger in the Family
Evans
The Gay Dog
Pub Customer
Without Air
The Wind in the Willows
Sea Rat (voice)
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Lord Runciman
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
Watts
Soap Opera in Stockwell
Detective
More Children's Summer Stories
Igor (voice)
Behind the Headlines
A Swarm in May
Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster