Jack May
Acting
Born Apr 23, 1922
-- Died Sep 19, 1997
· Henley 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...
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Also Known For
7.5
movie
The Man Who Would Be King
as District Commissioner
1975
7.7
movie
Brief Encounter
as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
1945
7.9
tv
Doctor Who
as General Nicolai Hermack
1963
6.7
movie
The Bounty
as Prosecuting Captain
1984
7.7
movie
A Night to Remember
as Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
1958
7.8
tv
Count Duckula
as Igor (voice)
1988
7.2
movie
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
as Garkbit (Head Waiter)
1981
7.7
tv
The Avengers
1961
8.1
tv
Jeeves and Wooster
as Vicar
1990
6.0
movie
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Shopkeeper
1966
6.2
movie
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Dr. Schultz
1976
6.6
movie
The Blue Lamp
as Old Man in Crowd (Uncredited)
1950