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.
The Man Who Would Be King
as District Commissioner
Age 53 (now 75)
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
as Garkbit (Head Waiter)
Age 58 (now 75)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Shopkeeper
Age 44 (now 75)
More Children's Holiday Favourites
as Igor (voice)
Age 68 (now 75)More Children's Summer Stories
as Igor (voice)
Age 67 (now 75)Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
as Igor (voice)
Age 67 (now 75)Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
as Igor/Giant (voice)
Age 67 (now 75)Children's Favourites - Volume 1
as Sea Rat (voice)
Age 65 (now 75)
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Lord Runciman
Age 58 (now 75) The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
as Garkbit (Head Waiter)
Age 58 (now 75)
The Man Who Would Be King
as District Commissioner
Age 53 (now 75)
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
as General Hermack
Age 46 (now 75) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Shopkeeper
Age 44 (now 75)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Garkbit (Head Waiter)
Age 58 (now 75)
All Creatures Great and Small
as Reverend Henty
Age 55 (now 75)The Children of the New Forest
as Justice Booth
Age 55 (now 75)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as James Ladbroke, Q.C.
Age 49 (now 75)
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Caradoc
Age 34 (now 75)
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Citizen (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 75)
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IMDB
nm0561975