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.
Tuntud rollide järgi
7.9 Doctor Who
1963
7.8 The Avengers
1961
5.2 The Wednesday Play
1964
6.2 Van der Valk
1972
6.7 Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
7.8 All Creatures Great and Small
1978
7.3 Danger Man
1960
8.0 Mark Saber
1954
7.9 Count Duckula
1988
4.8 No Hiding Place
1959
4.8 No Hiding Place
1959
8.1 Jeeves and Wooster
1990
Filmograafia
- 1997Without Air
- 1994Willie's War (Grandfather)
- 1990More Children's Holiday Favourites (Igor (voice))
- 1990Jeeves and Wooster (Vicar)
- 1989More Children's Summer Stories (Igor (voice))
- 1989Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1 (Igor/Giant (voice))
- 1989Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2 (Igor (voice))
- 1988Count Duckula (Igor (voice))
- 1988Children's Favourites - Volume 1 (Sea Rat (voice))
- 1988Hard Road (Psychiatrist)
- 1987Big Muzzy (Muzzy (voice))
- 1985The Doctor and the Devils (Dr Stevens)
- 1985Bulman (Sir Thomas Boycott)
- 1985The Shooting Party (Sir Harry Stamp)
- 1984The Bounty (Prosecuting Captain)
- 1983A Swarm in May (Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster)
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- 1983The Return of the Soldier (Brigadier General)
- 1982The Agatha Christie Hour (Colonel Jaggers)
- 1981Friends and Other Lovers (Mr. Franklyn)
- 1981The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (Lord Runciman)
- 1981The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (Garkbit (Head Waiter))
- 1981The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Garkbit (Head Waiter))
- 1980Escape
- 1979Whinfrey's Last Case (General Chapman)
- 1979Shoestring (Judge)
- 1979Henry VIII (Lord Chancellor)
- 1978A Horseman Riding By (Lord Gilroy)
- 1978Hawkmoor (John Stedman)
- 1978All Creatures Great and Small (Reverend Henty)
- 1977The Children of the New Forest (Justice Booth)
- 1977Target (Chief Officer)
- 1976The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Dr. Schultz)
- 1975The Man Who Would Be King (District Commissioner)
- 1975Poldark (Ralph Allen Daniell)
- 1975Dawson's Weekly
- 1973Soap Opera in Stockwell (Detective)
- 1973Black and Blue (Detective)
- 1973Big Zapper (Jeremiah Horn)
- 1973Away from It All (Graham)
- 1972The Breaking of Colonel Keyser (Watts)
- 1972Van der Valk (Minister)
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (James Ladbroke, Q.C.)
- 1971Brett
- 1971Brett (Mason)
- 1971Budgie (Mr. Pratt)
- 1971The Ten Commandments (Herbert Ward)
- 1971The Yes Girls (King Reiter)
- 1970Trog (Dr. Selbourne)
- 1970UFO (English Delegate)
- 1970Emma's Time (Emma's father)
- 1969Goodbye, Mr. Chips (Price (uncredited))
- 1969The Main Chance (Derrick Asher)
- 1969The Main Chance (Harry Turner)
- 1969Doctor Who: The Space Pirates (General Hermack)
- 1969Night After Night After Night (Judge Lomax)
- 1968A Twist of Sand (Inspector Seekert)
- 1967How I Won the War (Toby)
- 1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Shopkeeper)
- 1966The Last Invasion
- 1966You Can't Win
- 1966Adam Adamant Lives! (William E. Simms)
- 1965Stranger in the Family (Evans)
- 1965Out of the Unknown (Evans)
- 1965Six Shades of Black (Gregory Hawk)
- 1964The Wednesday Play (Lt. Krov)
- 1964Detective (Inspector Dubois)
- 1964The Protectors (Hartnell)
- 1963Doctor Who (General Nicolai Hermack)
- 1963Festival (Voice of God (voice))
- 1963Espionage (Brent)
- 1963In Search of Sierra Nine (Father Gabriel)
- 1963The Spread of the Eagle (Casca)
- 1962A Prize of Arms (MO)
- 1962Solo for Sparrow (Inspector Hudson)
- 1962Dr. Finlay's Casebook
- 1962Richard the Lionheart (Knight)
- 1962The Traitors (Burton)
- 1961A for Andromeda (Major Quadring)
- 1961The Avengers
- 1960Two-Way Stretch (Prison Visitor (uncredited))
- 1960Danger Man (Third Secretary)
- 1960There Was a Crooked Man (Police Sergeant)
- 1960An Age of Kings
- 1960An Age of Kings (Duke of York)
- 1960The Professionals (Edwards)
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1959No Hiding Place (Major Westbrook)
- 1958A Night to Remember (Steerage Passenger (uncredited))
- 1958The Silent Enemy (Navy Doctor)
- 1958Pride and Prejudice (Mr Collins)
- 1957Nicholas Nickleby (Lord Frederick Verisopht)
- 1957Cat Girl (Richard Johnson)
- 1956The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (Caradoc)
- 1955The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Citizen (uncredited))
- 1954The Men of Sherwood Forest
- 1954Mark Saber (Newsvendor)
- 1954The Gay Dog (Pub Customer)
- 1953Trouble in Store (Bus Passenger (uncredited))
- 1953Behind the Headlines
- 1951Pool of London (Sailor on the Dunbar (uncredited))
- 1950The Blue Lamp (Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited))
- 1950Sunday Night Theatre (David Gottlieb)
- 1950Sunday Night Theatre (Burton)
- 1948Saraband for Dead Lovers (Reveller)
- 1945Brief Encounter (Boat Rental Man (uncredited))
- 1945Johnny Frenchman (Choir Member (uncredited))
- 1944This Happy Breed (Mourner)
- 1943Deadlock (Postman)
- 1943Millions Like Us (Old Man)
- 1943The Gentle Sex (Postman (uncredited))