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Jack May

Cast & creator

Jack May

1922-04-23 (died at 75) Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Doctor Who, The Avengers, The Wednesday Play

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.

Movies

57

film credits

Series

54

television credits

Career

111

1943–1997 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

General Nicolai Hermack · 1963

The Avengers

The Avengers

Acting · 1961

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Lt. Krov · 1964

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Acting · 1983

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Acting · 1959

Across film & television

Filmography (111)

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

General Nicolai Hermack

The Avengers

The Avengers

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Lt. Krov

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Major Westbrook

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

Reverend Henty

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

David Gottlieb

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Burton

Danger Man

Danger Man

Third Secretary

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster

Vicar

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

Minister

UFO

UFO

English Delegate

Shoestring

Shoestring

Judge

Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

Evans

Espionage

Espionage

Brent

Richard the Lionheart

Richard the Lionheart

Knight

Mark Saber

Mark Saber

Newsvendor

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

Caradoc

Budgie

Budgie

Mr. Pratt

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Garkbit (Head Waiter)

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

Derrick Asher

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

Harry Turner

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

James Ladbroke, Q.C.

An Age of Kings

An Age of Kings

An Age of Kings

An Age of Kings

Duke of York

Poldark

Poldark

Ralph Allen Daniell

Target

Target

Chief Officer

The Agatha Christie Hour

The Agatha Christie Hour

Colonel Jaggers

Count Duckula

Count Duckula

Igor (voice)

Festival

Voice of God (voice)

Detective

Detective

Inspector Dubois

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

Boat Rental Man (uncredited)

The Protectors

The Protectors

Hartnell

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Citizen (uncredited)

Big Muzzy

Big Muzzy

Muzzy (voice)

Adam Adamant Lives!

Adam Adamant Lives!

William E. Simms

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

Steerage Passenger (uncredited)

Black and Blue

Detective

Bulman

Bulman

Sir Thomas Boycott

The Ten Commandments

Herbert Ward

The Bounty

The Bounty

Prosecuting Captain

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

District Commissioner

The Spread of the Eagle

The Spread of the Eagle

Casca

A Horseman Riding By

A Horseman Riding By

Lord Gilroy

Away from It All

Graham

You Can't Win

You Can't Win

A for Andromeda

A for Andromeda

Major Quadring

The Doctor and the Devils

The Doctor and the Devils

Dr Stevens

Nicholas Nickleby

Lord Frederick Verisopht

Brett

Brett

Mason

Six Shades of Black

Gregory Hawk

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Shopkeeper

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Mr Collins

This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

Mourner

Escape

How I Won the War

How I Won the War

Toby

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

Garkbit (Head Waiter)

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Price (uncredited)

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Dr. Schultz

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Reveller

The Men of Sherwood Forest

The Men of Sherwood Forest

Dawson's Weekly

Dawson's Weekly

The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

Brigadier General

The Blue Lamp

The Blue Lamp

Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)

There Was a Crooked Man

There Was a Crooked Man

Police Sergeant

A Twist of Sand

A Twist of Sand

Inspector Seekert

Two-Way Stretch

Two-Way Stretch

Prison Visitor (uncredited)

The Children of the New Forest

Justice Booth

A Prize of Arms

A Prize of Arms

MO

Trouble in Store

Trouble in Store

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Whinfrey's Last Case

Whinfrey's Last Case

General Chapman

Night After Night After Night

Night After Night After Night

Judge Lomax

Cat Girl

Cat Girl

Richard Johnson

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

Lord Runciman

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Sea Rat (voice)

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

General Hermack

Hawkmoor

John Stedman

Pool of London

Pool of London

Sailor on the Dunbar (uncredited)

The Shooting Party

The Shooting Party

Sir Harry Stamp

Stranger in the Family

Stranger in the Family

Evans

The Silent Enemy

The Silent Enemy

Navy Doctor

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Igor/Giant (voice)

Trog

Trog

Dr. Selbourne

Friends and Other Lovers

Mr. Franklyn

Millions Like Us

Millions Like Us

Old Man

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

Igor (voice)

Solo for Sparrow

Solo for Sparrow

Inspector Hudson

Soap Opera in Stockwell

Soap Opera in Stockwell

Detective

More Children's Holiday Favourites

Igor (voice)

The Gentle Sex

The Gentle Sex

Postman (uncredited)

Henry VIII

Henry VIII

Lord Chancellor

Without Air

Without Air

More Children's Summer Stories

Igor (voice)

The Breaking of Colonel Keyser

Watts

A Swarm in May

A Swarm in May

Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster

Big Zapper

Big Zapper

Jeremiah Horn

The Traitors

The Traitors

Burton

The Yes Girls

The Yes Girls

King Reiter

Johnny Frenchman

Johnny Frenchman

Choir Member (uncredited)

The Gay Dog

The Gay Dog

Pub Customer

In Search of Sierra Nine

Father Gabriel

The Last Invasion

Emma's Time

Emma's Time

Emma's father

Hard Road

Hard Road

Psychiatrist

The Professionals

The Professionals

Edwards

Behind the Headlines

Behind the Headlines

Willie's War

Willie's War

Grandfather

Deadlock

Deadlock

Postman