Jack May
Acting
Born April 23, 1922 · Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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 Man Who Would Be King and the prosecuting…
Known For · 40 titles
Doctor Who
The Avengers
The Wednesday Play
Richard the Lionheart
No Hiding Place
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
All Creatures Great and Small
Sunday Night Theatre
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Mark Saber
Danger Man
Count Duckula
Jeeves and Wooster
UFO
Van der Valk
The Main Chance
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Out of the Unknown
Festival
Detective
Shoestring
Espionage
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Poldark
Target
Adam Adamant Lives!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Budgie
An Age of Kings
The Agatha Christie Hour
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The Protectors
Brief Encounter
The Bounty
Bulman
The Ten Commandments
Big Muzzy
The Man Who Would Be King
A Night to Remember
Black and Blue