Jack May
Jack May | |
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Born | Jack Wynne May 23 April 1922 Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England |
Died | 19 September 1997 | (aged 75)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1945–1996 |
Spouse | [1][2] |
Children | 2 |
Jack Wynne May (23 April 1922 – 19 September 1997)[3][4] was an English actor.
Early life and education
May was born in 1922 in
Career
May became familiar on television as the valet William E. Simms in two series of the BBC 1 fantasy/adventure television series Adam Adamant Lives! from 1966 to 1967.[4][6]
He provided the voice for
His other credits in film and television included Dr. Denny in the 1960 serial
On stage he played many leading and supporting roles, spending five years with Birmingham Repertory Theatre[4] during which time he attracted considerable notice in the title part of Shakespeare's Henry VI.[3] This trilogy of plays came to the Old Vic in London, and from then on began to be far more regularly revived. For Birmingham Rep, he also played parts as diverse as Richard II, Alec in Coward's Still Life (the story better known as Brief Encounter) and the Elephant in Obey's Noah. He returned to the Old Vic for the 1958–59 season, as Shakespeare's Julius Caesar among other parts. Later stage roles included The Headmaster in A Voyage Round My Father, and Colonel Pickering in Pygmalion with Alec McCowen and Diana Rigg.[13]
Personal life
In 1957, he married the actress Petra Davies.[4][5] He died at 75, on 19 September 1997, survived by his wife, his daughter Henrietta, and his son David.
Partial filmography
- Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942) as Old Man
- Give Me the Stars (1945) - Milkman (uncredited)[citation needed]
- The Oracle (1953) - Old Man
- Innocents in Paris (1953) - (uncredited)[citation needed]
- John Wesley (1954)
- Child's Play (1954) - Bob Crouch
- It's a Great Day (1955) - Nightwatchman (uncredited)[citation needed]
- Cat Girl (1957) - Richard Johnson
- The Silent Enemy (1958) - (uncredited)[citation needed]
- There Was a Crooked Man (1960) - Police Sergeant
- Seven Keys (1961) - Prison Officer (uncredited)[citation needed]
- Solo for Sparrow (1962) - Insp. Hudson
- The Traitors(1962) - Burton / 'The Traitor'
- Solo for Sparrow (1962) - MO
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) - Shopkeeper
- How I Won the War (1967) - Toby
- A Twist of Sand (1968) - Inspector Seekert
- Night After Night After Night (1969) - Judge Charles Lomax
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) - Price (uncredited)[citation needed]
- Trog (1970) - Dr. Selbourne
- The Yes Girls (1971) - King Reiter
- Big Zapper (1973) - Jeremiah Horn
- The Man Who Would Be King (1975) - District Commissioner
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) - Dr. Schultz
- Sammy's Super T-Shirt (1978) - Sportsmaster
- A Horseman Riding By (1978) - Lord Gilroy
- The Return of the Soldier (1982) - Brigadier General
- The Bounty (1984) - Prosecuting Captain
- The Shooting Party (1985) - Sir Harry Stamp
- The Doctor and the Devils (1985) - Dr. Stevens
- Willie's War(1994) - Grandfather
References
- ^ "The Times' Obituary for JACK MAY". lowfield.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Quinn, Michael (25 May 2016). "Obituary: Petra Davies | Obituaries".
- ^ a b c d e f "Jack May". The Times. Times Newspapers Limited. 20 September 1997.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hayward, Anthony (19 September 1997). "Obituary: Jack May". The Independent. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ a b Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 380.
- ISBN 1860647545.
- ISBN 978-0786462018.
- ISBN 978-0786486410.
- ISBN 1845110471.
- ^ Henderson, Mark (20 September 1997). "Nelson of The Archers is dead". The Times. Times Newspapers Limited.
- ^ "Muzzy (1986)". 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Jack May". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Production of Pygmalion | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
External links
- Jack May at IMDb