Jack May

Known for: Acting
Born: 23 April 1922
Died: 19 September 1997 (age 75)
Birthplace: Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
TV credits: 49
Films: 58

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…

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All TV49

1990Jeeves and WoosterVicar · 1 episode★ 8.1
1988Count DuckulaIgor (voice) · 65 episodes★ 7.9
1987Big MuzzyMuzzy (voice) · 6 episodes
1985BulmanSir Thomas Boycott · 1 episode
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King1 episode★ 6.6
1982The Agatha Christie HourColonel Jaggers · 1 episode★ 6.8
1981The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyGarkbit (Head Waiter) · 1 episode★ 8.0
1980Escape1 episode
1979ShoestringJudge · 1 episode
1978A Horseman Riding By

Films (58)

1997Without Air
1994Willie's WarGrandfather
1990More Children's Holiday FavouritesIgor (voice)
1989Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1Igor/Giant (voice)
1989Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2Igor (voice)
1989More Children's Summer StoriesIgor (voice)
1988Hard RoadPsychiatrist
1988Children's Favourites - Volume 1Sea Rat (voice)
1985The Doctor and the DevilsDr Stevens
1985The Shooting PartySir Harry Stamp

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