Jack May profile
Actor profile

Jack May

23rd April 1922 Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK Acting

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.

56 Movies 46 TV Shows 102 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Trog poster
Trog 24th October 1970 as Dr. Selbourne
Cat Girl poster
Cat Girl 1st September 1957 as Richard Johnson
Bulman poster
Bulman 5th June 1985 as Sir Thomas Boycott
Target poster
Target 9th September 1977 as Chief Officer
Poldark poster
Poldark 5th October 1975 as Ralph Allen Daniell
Brett poster
Brett 26th April 1971 as Mason
Budgie poster
Budgie 9th April 1971 as Mr. Pratt
UFO poster
UFO 16th September 1970 as English Delegate
Doctor Who poster
Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as General Nicolai Hermack
Festival poster
Festival 9th October 1963 as Voice of God (voice)