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Jack May

Jack May

Known for ActingBorn 1922-04-23Died 1997-09-19Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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.Read more

Movies & web series

Without Air10.0
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Without Air

1997 · Movie

Espionage10.0
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Espionage

1963 · Series

Whinfrey's Last Case9.5
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Whinfrey's Last Case

1979 · Movie

Hawkmoor
9.0
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Hawkmoor

1978 · Series

The Children of the New Forest
9.0
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The Children of the New Forest

1977 · Series

Detective9.0
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Detective

1964 · Series

Richard the Lionheart9.0
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Richard the Lionheart

1962 · Series

Willie's War8.5
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Willie's War

1994 · Movie

Big Muzzy8.5
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Big Muzzy

1987 · Series

Jeeves and Wooster8.1
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Jeeves and Wooster

1990 · Series

The Main Chance8.3
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The Main Chance

1969 · Series

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy8.0
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1981 · Series

Friends and Other Lovers
8.0
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Friends and Other Lovers

1981 · Movie

Count Duckula7.9
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Count Duckula

1988 · Series

Soap Opera in Stockwell8.0
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Soap Opera in Stockwell

1973 · Movie

Festival
8.0
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Festival

1963 · Series

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel8.0
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The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1955 · Series

Mark Saber8.0
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Mark Saber

1954 · Series

All Creatures Great and Small7.8
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All Creatures Great and Small

1978 · Series

Doctor Who7.9
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Doctor Who

1963 · Series

UFO7.7
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UFO

1970 · Series

The Avengers7.8
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The Avengers

1961 · Series

A Night to Remember7.7
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A Night to Remember

1958 · Movie

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes7.5
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971 · Series

The Man Who Would Be King7.5
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The Man Who Would Be King

1975 · Movie

Shoestring7.4
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Shoestring

1979 · Series

Adam Adamant Lives!7.5
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Adam Adamant Lives!

1966 · Series

Brief Encounter7.7
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Brief Encounter

1945 · Movie

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy7.2
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The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

1981 · Movie

Danger Man7.4
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Danger Man

1960 · Series

Budgie7.2
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Budgie

1971 · Series

Bulman7.0
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Bulman

1985 · Series

A Horseman Riding By7.0
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A Horseman Riding By

1978 · Series

Out of the Unknown7.1
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Out of the Unknown

1965 · Series

Target7.0
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Target

1977 · Series

Dawson's Weekly7.0
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Dawson's Weekly

1975 · Series

Stranger in the Family7.0
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Stranger in the Family

1965 · Movie

Poldark6.9
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Poldark

1975 · Series

The Bounty6.7
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The Bounty

1984 · Movie

Pride and Prejudice7.0
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Pride and Prejudice

1958 · Series

This Happy Breed7.1
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This Happy Breed

1944 · Movie

The Agatha Christie Hour6.8
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The Agatha Christie Hour

1982 · Series

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot7.0
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The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

1956 · Series

The Gay Dog7.0
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The Gay Dog

1954 · Movie

The Gentle Sex7.0
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The Gentle Sex

1943 · Movie

The Shooting Party6.6
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The Shooting Party

1985 · Movie

The Men of Sherwood Forest6.9
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The Men of Sherwood Forest

1954 · Movie

Scarecrow and Mrs. King6.6
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983 · Series