Where to watch Jack May in the UK
Find every Jack May film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 17 June 2026.
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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- Doctor Who (1963) as General Nicolai Hermack
- The Avengers (1961) Cast
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983) Cast
- Jeeves and Wooster (1990) as Vicar
- No Hiding Place (1959) Cast
- Danger Man (1960) as Third Secretary
- All Creatures Great and Small (1978) as Reverend Henty
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Lt. Krov
- Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962) Cast
- The Main Chance (1969) as Derrick Asher
- UFO (1970) as English Delegate
- Van der Valk (1972) as Minister
- Out of the Unknown (1965) as Evans
- Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as David Gottlieb
- Espionage (1963) as Brent
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as James Ladbroke, Q.C.
- Count Duckula (1988) as Igor (voice)
- Poldark (1975) as Ralph Allen Daniell
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) as Garkbit (Head Waiter)
- Shoestring (1979) as Judge
- Festival (1963) as Voice of God (voice)
- An Age of Kings (1960) Cast
- Budgie (1971) as Mr. Pratt
- Mark Saber (1954) as Newsvendor
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956) as Caradoc
- Richard the Lionheart (1962) as Knight
- Target (1977) as Chief Officer
- The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955) as Citizen (uncredited)
- Detective (1964) as Inspector Dubois
- The Agatha Christie Hour (1982) as Colonel Jaggers
- Adam Adamant Lives! (1966) Cast
- The Bounty (1984) as Prosecuting Captain
- Bulman (1985) as Sir Thomas Boycott
- Black and Blue (1973) as Detective
- A Night to Remember (1958) as Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
- Big Muzzy (1987) as Muzzy (voice)
- The Man Who Would Be King (1975) as District Commissioner
- Brief Encounter (1945) as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) as Price (uncredited)
- The Ten Commandments (1971) as Herbert Ward
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Jack May's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Jack May's most popular films?
Most-watched Jack May films currently: The Bounty (1984), A Night to Remember (1958), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Brief Encounter (1945), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969).
What TV shows has Jack May appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Doctor Who (1963), The Avengers (1961), Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983), Jeeves and Wooster (1990), No Hiding Place (1959).
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