Jack May

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1922-04-23
Place of Birth: Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Movies List of Jack May

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Brief Encounter

1945 Movie
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The Bounty

1984 Movie
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The Gentle Sex

1943 Movie
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Emma's Time

1970 Movie
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The Professionals

1960 Movie
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A Night to Remember

1958 Movie
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The Traitors

1962 Movie
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The Blue Lamp

1950 Movie
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Pool of London

1951 Movie
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969 Movie
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A Prize of Arms

1962 Movie
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Trog

1970 Movie
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Solo for Sparrow

1962 Movie
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Cat Girl

1957 Movie
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The Silent Enemy

1958 Movie
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Whinfrey's Last Case

1979 Movie
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Deadlock

1943 Movie
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Henry VIII

1979 Movie
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This Happy Breed

1944 Movie
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Millions Like Us

1943 Movie
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Big Zapper

1973 Movie
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How I Won the War

1967 Movie
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The Shooting Party

1985 Movie
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Johnny Frenchman

1945 Movie
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Willie's War

1994 Movie
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Hard Road

1988 Movie
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A Swarm in May

1983 Movie
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A Twist of Sand

1968 Movie
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The Last Invasion

1966 Movie
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The Gay Dog

1954 Movie
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Behind the Headlines

1953 Movie