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Jack May
Actor
Died September 19, 1997 (75 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2012 | Second Time Around: The Troughton Years · as General Hermack |
| 1996 | The Ring · as Herr Kaufman |
| 1995 | Without Air · as Boyfriend |
| 1992 | The Mixer (TV Series) · as Cunliffe |
| 1990 | Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series) · as Vicar |
| 1989 | Muzzy Comes Back (TV Series) · as Muzzy |
| 1988 | Count Duckula (TV Series) · as Igor |
| 1986 | Muzzy in Gondoland (TV Series) · as Muzzy |
| 1985 | The Doctor and the Devils · as Dr Stevens |
| 1985 | Bulman (TV Series) · as Sir Thomas Boycott |
| 1985 | The Last Place on Earth (TV Series) · as Sir John Fisher - 1st Sea Lord |
| 1984 | The Shooting Party · as Sir Harry Stamp |
| 1984 | The Bounty · as Richter |
| 1984 | The Wind in the Willows (TV Series) · as Sea Rat |
| 1983 | A Swarm in May · as Mr. Ardent - The Headmaster |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) |
| 1983 | The Cleopatras (TV Series) · as Criton |
| 1982 | The Return of the Soldier · as Brigadier General |
| 1982 | The Agatha Christie Hour (TV Series) |
| 1981 | The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (TV Series) · as Lord Runciman |
| 1981 | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy · as Garkbit (head Waiter) |
| 1981 | Seconds Out (TV Series) · as Fishy Freddy |
| 1981 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Shoestring (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Golden Soak (TV Series) · as Hastings |
| 1979 | Henry VIII · as Lord Chancellor |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) · as Reverend Henty |
| 1978 | Sammy's Super T-Shirt · as Sportsmaster |
| 1977 | Target (TV Series) |
| 1976 | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution · as Dr. Schultz |
| 1976 | Dickens of London (TV Series) · as Braham |
| 1976 | Ripping Yarns (TV Series) · as General Chapman |
| 1975 | The Man Who Would Be King · as District Commissioner |
| 1975 | Poldark (TV Series) · as Ralph Allen Daniell |
| 1975 | Dawson's Weekly (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Big Zapper · as Jeremiah Horn |
| 1973 | Black and Blue (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Pathfinders (TV Series) · as Squadron Leader Shanks |
| 1972 | Van der Valk (TV Series) · as Minister |
| 1972 | Whodunnit? (UK) (TV Series) · as Charles De Seers |
| 1972 | The Brothers (1972) (TV Series) · as Denis Matthews |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as James Ladbroke, Q.c. |
| 1971 | Budgie (TV Series) · as Mr. Pratt |
| 1971 | Doctor At Large (TV Series) · as Terence Medwin |
| 1971 | The Yes Girls · as King Reiter |
| 1970 | Batchelor Father (TV Series) · as Mr. Moore |
| 1970 | UFO (TV Series) · as English Delegate |
| 1970 | Trog · as Dr. Selbourne |
| 1969 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips · as Price (uncredited) |
| 1969 | The Main Chance (TV Series) · as Derrick Asher |
| 1969 | Night After Night After Night · as Judge Lomax |
| 1968 | A Twist of Sand · as Inspector Seekert |
| 1967 | How I Won the War · as Toby |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Lord Mclinnie |
| 1966 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum · as Shopkeeper |
| 1966 | Adam Adamant Lives (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Softly Softly (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown (TV Series) · as Evans |
| 1964 | R3 (TV Series) · as Peter Thompson |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Emma's Father |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as General Nicolai Hermack |
| 1963 | Espionage (TV Series) · as Brent |
| 1962 | A Prize of Arms · as Mo |
| 1962 | Solo for Sparrow · as Inspector Hudson |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Richard the Lionheart (TV Series) · as 2nd Knight |
| 1962 | The Traitors · as Burton |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Andrews |
| 1961 | A for Andromeda (TV Series) · as Major Quadring |
| 1961 | Seven Keys · as Prison Officer |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Cheaters (1960-62) (TV Series) · as Mike |
| 1960 | There Was a Crooked Man · as Police Sergeant |
| 1960 | An Age of Kings (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Last Train · as Security Officer Woods |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Charles Napier |
| 1960 | Man from Interpol (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 1959 | The Edgar Wallace Mysteries (TV Series) · as Inspector Hudson |
| 1959 | The Four Just Men (TV Series) · as Priest |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember · as Steerage Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Silent Enemy · as Navy Doctor |
| 1958 | Ivanhoe (TV Series) · as Dunstan |
| 1957 | Television World Theatre (TV Series) · as Sir John Melvil |
| 1957 | Cat Girl · as Richard Johnson |
| 1957 | Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) · as Leslie Warner |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (TV Series) · as Caradoc |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Watts |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Tupman |
| 1955 | The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) · as Citizen (uncredited) |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Alex Martin |
| 1955 | It's a Great Day! · as Nightwatchman |
| 1954 | |
| 1954 | Child's Play · as Bob Crouch |
| 1954 | John Wesley · as Cast |
| 1953 | The Horse's Mouth · as Old Man |
| 1953 | Innocents in Paris · as Cast |
| 1951 | |
| 1950 | The Blue Lamp · as Old Man In Crowd (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Burton |
| 1945 | Johnny Frenchman · as Choir Member (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Brief Encounter · as Boat Rental Man (uncredited) |
| 1944 | This Happy Breed · as Mourner |
| 1943 | The Gentle Sex · as Postman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Millions Like Us · as Old Man |