Jack May

Jack May

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…

Filmography

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Without Air ★ 10.0 Without Air 1997 Willie's War ★ 8.5 Willie's War 1994 More Children's Holiday Favourites More Children's Holiday Favourites 1990 Jeeves and Wooster ★ 8.1 Jeeves and Wooster 1990 More Children's Summer Stories More Children's Summer Stories 1989 Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1 Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1 1989 Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2 Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2 1989 Count Duckula ★ 7.9 Count Duckula 1988 Children's Favourites - Volume 1 Children's Favourites - Volume 1 1988 Hard Road ★ 6.5 Hard Road 1988 Big Muzzy ★ 8.5 Big Muzzy 1987 The Doctor and the Devils ★ 6.2 The Doctor and the Devils 1985 Bulman ★ 7.0 Bulman 1985 The Shooting Party ★ 6.6 The Shooting Party 1985 The Bounty ★ 6.7 The Bounty 1984 A Swarm in May ★ 6.5 A Swarm in May 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King ★ 6.6 Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983 The Return of the Soldier ★ 6.3 The Return of the Soldier 1983 The Agatha Christie Hour ★ 6.8 The Agatha Christie Hour 1982 Friends and Other Lovers ★ 8.0 Friends and Other Lovers 1981 The Life and Times of David Lloyd George The Life and Times of David Lloyd George 1981 The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy ★ 7.2 The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy 1981 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ★ 8.0 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1981 Escape Escape 1980 Whinfrey's Last Case ★ 9.5 Whinfrey's Last Case 1979 Shoestring ★ 7.4 Shoestring 1979 Henry VIII ★ 6.6 Henry VIII 1979 A Horseman Riding By ★ 7.0 A Horseman Riding By 1978 Hawkmoor ★ 9.0 Hawkmoor 1978 All Creatures Great and Small ★ 7.8 All Creatures Great and Small 1978 The Children of the New Forest ★ 9.0 The Children of the New Forest 1977 Target ★ 7.0 Target 1977 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution ★ 6.2 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 1976 The Man Who Would Be King ★ 7.5 The Man Who Would Be King 1975 Poldark ★ 6.9 Poldark 1975 Dawson's Weekly ★ 7.0 Dawson's Weekly 1975 Soap Opera in Stockwell ★ 8.0 Soap Opera in Stockwell 1973 Black and Blue ★ 6.5 Black and Blue 1973 Big Zapper ★ 4.0 Big Zapper 1973 Away from It All Away from It All 1973 The Breaking of Colonel Keyser The Breaking of Colonel Keyser 1972 Van der Valk ★ 6.2 Van der Valk 1972 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes ★ 7.5 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 1971 Brett ★ 5.0 Brett 1971 Budgie ★ 7.2 Budgie 1971 The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments 1971 The Yes Girls ★ 2.6 The Yes Girls 1971 Trog ★ 4.5 Trog 1970 UFO ★ 7.7 UFO 1970 Emma's Time Emma's Time 1970 Goodbye, Mr. Chips ★ 6.7 Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1969 The Main Chance ★ 8.3 The Main Chance 1969 Doctor Who: The Space Pirates ★ 5.2 Doctor Who: The Space Pirates 1969 Night After Night After Night ★ 5.6 Night After Night After Night 1969 A Twist of Sand ★ 4.9 A Twist of Sand 1968 How I Won the War ★ 5.6 How I Won the War 1967 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ★ 6.1 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966 The Last Invasion The Last Invasion 1966 You Can't Win You Can't Win 1966 Adam Adamant Lives! ★ 7.5 Adam Adamant Lives! 1966 Stranger in the Family ★ 7.0 Stranger in the Family 1965 Out of the Unknown ★ 7.1 Out of the Unknown 1965 The Wednesday Play ★ 5.2 The Wednesday Play 1964 Detective ★ 9.0 Detective 1964 Doctor Who ★ 7.9 Doctor Who 1963 Festival ★ 8.0 Festival 1963 Espionage ★ 10.0 Espionage 1963 The Spread of the Eagle The Spread of the Eagle 1963 A Prize of Arms ★ 6.7 A Prize of Arms 1962 Solo for Sparrow Solo for Sparrow 1962 Dr. Finlay's Casebook ★ 6.7 Dr. Finlay's Casebook 1962 Richard the Lionheart ★ 9.0 Richard the Lionheart 1962 The Traitors ★ 5.8 The Traitors 1962 A for Andromeda ★ 5.5 A for Andromeda 1961 The Avengers ★ 7.8 The Avengers 1961 Two-Way Stretch ★ 6.8 Two-Way Stretch 1960 Danger Man ★ 7.4 Danger Man 1960 There Was a Crooked Man ★ 6.6 There Was a Crooked Man 1960 An Age of Kings ★ 5.3 An Age of Kings 1960 The Professionals ★ 5.5 The Professionals 1960