Jack May
Born in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK — Apr 23 1922• Died Sep 19 1997
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Biography
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 Ma…
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Jack May's Credits
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The Avengers
All Creatures Great and Small
Reverend Henty
Sunday Night Theatre
David Gottlieb
No Hiding Place
UFO
English Delegate
The Wednesday Play
Lt. Krov
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Jeeves and Wooster
Vicar
Danger Man
Third Secretary
Van der Valk
Minister
Target
Chief Officer
Out of the Unknown
Evans
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
James Ladbroke, Q.C.
The Main Chance
Derrick Asher
Richard the Lionheart
Knight
Festival
Voice of God (voice)
Budgie
Mr. Pratt
Shoestring
Judge
Mark Saber
Newsvendor
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Garkbit (Head Waiter)
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Citizen (uncredited)
Poldark
Ralph Allen Daniell
Count Duckula
Igor (voice)
An Age of Kings
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Caradoc
The Agatha Christie Hour
Brief Encounter
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Adam Adamant Lives!
Bulman
Sir Thomas Boycott
The Ten Commandments
Herbert Ward
The Bounty
Prosecuting Captain
Black and Blue
Detective
Brett
A Night to Remember
Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
The Man Who Would Be King
District Commissioner
The Spread of the Eagle
Casca
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Shopkeeper
Escape
A Horseman Riding By
Lord Gilroy
You Can't Win
Dawson's Weekly
The Shooting Party
Sir Harry Stamp
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Price (uncredited)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Dr. Schultz
How I Won the War
Toby
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Garkbit (Head Waiter)
Trog
Dr. Selbourne
The Return of the Soldier
Brigadier General
This Happy Breed
Mourner
Cat Girl
Richard Johnson
Two-Way Stretch
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
A for Andromeda
Major Quadring
Hawkmoor
John Stedman
Pride and Prejudice
Mr Collins
The Doctor and the Devils
Dr Stevens
The Gay Dog
Pub Customer
The Men of Sherwood Forest
The Blue Lamp
Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
The Traitors
Burton
A Prize of Arms
MO
Big Zapper
Jeremiah Horn
Whinfrey's Last Case
General Chapman
Nicholas Nickleby
Pool of London
Sailor on the Dunbar (uncredited)
Henry VIII
Lord Chancellor
The Silent Enemy
Navy Doctor
Solo for Sparrow
Inspector Hudson
The Children of the New Forest
Justice Booth
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Reveller
Stranger in the Family
Evans
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Lord Runciman
Trouble in Store
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
The Last Invasion
Johnny Frenchman
Choir Member (uncredited)
The Wind in the Willows
Sea Rat (voice)
The Gentle Sex
Postman (uncredited)
Night After Night After Night
Judge Lomax
A Twist of Sand
Inspector Seekert
The Professionals
Edwards
Millions Like Us
Old Man
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
General Hermack
There Was a Crooked Man
Police Sergeant
Friends and Other Lovers
Mr. Franklyn
Hard Road
Psychiatrist
More Children's Summer Stories
Igor (voice)
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
Watts
Emma's Time
Emma's father
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Igor/Giant (voice)
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Sea Rat (voice)
Soap Opera in Stockwell
Detective
Willie's War
Grandfather
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
Igor (voice)
More Children's Holiday Favourites
Igor (voice)
A Swarm in May
Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster
Without Air
Behind the Headlines
Deadlock
Postman
The Yes Girls
King Reiter