About
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...
Known for
Doctor WhoSeries • 1963
The AvengersSeries • 1961
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries • 1983
No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959
Sunday Night TheatreSeries • 1950
All Creatures Great and SmallSeries • 1978
Danger ManSeries • 1960
UFOSeries • 1970
Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries • 1962
Jeeves and WoosterSeries • 1990
Count DuckulaSeries • 1988
Van der ValkSeries • 1972
Out of the UnknownSeries • 1965
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1971
Richard the LionheartSeries • 1962
ShoestringSeries • 1979
EspionageSeries • 1963
The Main ChanceSeries • 1969
Mark SaberSeries • 1954
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxySeries • 1981
PoldarkSeries • 1975
TargetSeries • 1977
BudgieSeries • 1971