Jack May
Nascimento : 1922-04-23, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Morte : 1997-09-19
História
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.
Grandfather
When 10-year-old Willie is evacuated from the East End of London, he is chosen by Zander, 13-year-old son of an army captain, to be his companion in a rambling country house.
Psychiatrist
When Kelly and Max, two 13-year olds from widely different social backgrounds, form an unlikely alliance and take off in Max's father's Ferrari for an illegal trip to Brighton. On the way they discover more about life and each other than they had bargained for.
Dr Stevens
In Victorian England, two grave robbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but greed causes them to look for a more simple way to get the job done.
Sir Harry Stamp
1913, shortly before the outbreak of WWI. A group of aristocrats gathers at the estate of Sir Randolph Nettleby for a weekend shoot. As the terminal decrepitude of a dying class is reflected in the social interactions and hypocrisy of its members, only world weary Sir Randolph seems to realise that the sun is setting.
Richter
Em 1789 um navio inglês, o HMS Bounty, empreendeu uma viagem até o Taiti para conseguir mudas de fruta-pão, que seriam largamente cultivadas para alimentar os escravos. O tenente William Bligh (Anthony Hopkins), comandante do Bounty, começa a agir de forma cada vez mais despótica, impondo castigos cada vez mais duros para a tripulação. Isto faz com que Fletcher Christian (Mel Gibson), o melhor amigo de Bligh, comande um motim, mesmo sabendo que este ato poderia ser punido com o enforcamento. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster
John Owen returns to the Choir School at the start of term to find that he is the youngest Singing Boy in the school. This means he must also be Beekeeper - a traditional role. One of the traditional duties of the Beekeeper is to sing a solo in the Cathedral. Owen hates and dreads the prospect, so he persuades the smallest boy in the school, Iddingley, to take his place. Then, while exploring one of the Cathedral towers without permission, Owen finds something which makes him change his mind, and solves a mystery which has been baffling people for hundreds of years...
Brigadier General
The horrors of World War I have robbed returning veteran Chris Baldry of his memory. The traumatized soldier doesn't even recognize his own wife, Kitty, or remember their years together. While Baldry attempts to cope with the unfamiliar surroundings of his own home, he seeks out the company of an old flame from his childhood, Margaret Grey. His amnesia also makes him a ready target for the affections of his older cousin, Jenny.
Lord Runciman
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George charts the life of the controversial Liberal politician with Philip Madoc in the titular role. The title theme, Chi Mai, was by Ennio Morricone
Lord Chancellor
Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen. As cardinal Wolsey, the powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the King's wishes, the court reverbates with political intrigue and accusations of treachery.
Dr. Schultz
Quando Dr. Watson (Robert Duvall) descobre que Sherlock Holmes (Nicol Williamson) está perturbado mentalmente devido ao seu vício em cocaína, organiza para ele uma viagem para Viena e uma sessão de tratamento com o famoso filósofo Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin). O psicólogo espera resolver os mistérios do subconsciente de Holmes enquanto este se dedica à resolução de outro mistério: o sequestro de Lola Deveraux (Vanessa Redgrave).
District Commissioner
Uma aventura sobre dois aventureiros britânicos que assumem o Kafiristão primitivo como governantes "semelhantes a deuses", encontrando um final trágico através de seu desejo por uma garota nativa. Baseado em um conto de Rudyard Kipling.
Jeremiah Horn
A female private detective, Harriet Zapper, is hired by a rich old man to find his missing children, and becomes involved in counterfeiting and murder.
Dr. Selbourne
O antropólogo Dr. Brockton desenterra um troglodita primitivo - um "elo perdido" da Idade do Gelo: meio homem das cavernas, meio macaco - em uma caverna local. Por meio de experiências médicas, ela consegue se comunicar com ele e domesticá-lo antes que ele seja solto por um desenvolvedor de terras irado e enlouquece, aterrorizando os cidadãos locais.
Price (uncredited)
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this performance, is joined by '60s pop star Petula Clark and fellow Oscar-nominee Michael Redgrave.
General Hermack
The TARDIS materialises in Earth's future on a space beacon just before it is attacked by pirates. The travellers find themselves trapped in a sealed section of the beacon. It is blown apart and flown to where the pirates will plunder it of the precious mineral argonite. They witness a conflict between the pirates and the Interstellar Space Corps, led by General Hermack and Major Warne. The ISC are convinced that the pirates' mastermind is an innocent yet eccentric space mining pioneer named Milo Clancey, while their true leader is a man named Caven. Caven has a secret base on the planet Ta. He is assisted by Madeleine Issigri, daughter of Clancey's ex-partner Dom, who - unknown to her - is now his captive. When Madeleine discovers Caven's full treachery, she helps to bring him to justice. The time travellers are given a lift back to the TARDIS by Clancey in his rickety old ship, the LIZ 79.
Judge Lomax
There's a killer on the loose in London, and whilst our typically craggy copper DI Rowan investigates, Judge Lomax is busy in court, dishing out harsh sentences to everyone who comes before him.
Inspector Seekert
A former British Naval Officer now makes his living by smuggling goods around the Mediterranean. After being forced to dump his cargo after nearly being caught by the authorities in Malta, he is eager to recoup his losses. When a former colleague appears and tells a wild story about smuggling diamonds out of South West Africa, he sees his chance to make a lot of money....
Toby
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Shopkeeper
Um escravo astuto deve unir uma cortesã virgem e seu jovem mestre apaixonado para ganhar sua liberdade. Pseudolus é o escravo mais preguiçoso de Roma e tem apenas um desejo: comprar sua liberdade. Quando seu mestre e sua amante saem para o dia, ele descobre que o jovem mestre se apaixonou por uma virgem da casa de Lico, um traficante de escravos especializado em mulheres bonitas. Pseudolus inventa um acordo em que ele será libertado se puder adquirir a garota para o jovem herói. É claro que não pode ser tão simples assim quando tudo começa a dar errado. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
A film following Harold II at the Battle of Hastings
MO
A criminal gang sets out to pull off the heist of a large army payroll.
Inspector Hudson
A group of crooks accidentally kill an elderly shop assistant while stealing the keys to the jewellery shop where she works. When his superiors think that the case is better handed over to Scotland Yard, the local detective inspector, Sparrow (Glyn Houston), decides to go solo to investigate the crime himself.
Police Sergeant
When a law-abiding demolition expert is duped by a gang of criminals into helping them he is caught and jailed. When he is released he goes straight and then notices a leading citizen in his town is cheating his neighbours.
Edwards
A renowned safecracker and his crew try to rob a bank by entering the vault through the sewer system.
The Mediterranean, 1941/42 - Axis forces are using frogmen and manned torpedoes to attack previously impregnable harbours. The Allied forces need to come up with something to answer this threat, which they find in the form of Lt. Lionel "Buster" Crabb.
Richard Johnson
A psychiatrist treats a woman who is convinced that she turns into a killer leopard because of a family curse.
Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover secret plans attaining to the rescue of the king from captivity in Germany. Though disguised as a troubadour, Robin is betrayed and captured. Lady Alys and the merry men help him escape in time to foil an intended ambush on King Richard as he returns from the Crusades.
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Laura (Celia Johnson) e Alec (Trevor Howard) se conhecem por acaso em uma estação de trem, quando ele remove um cisco do olho dela. Ele é um médico, ela é uma dona de casa. Ambos são de classe média, têm meia-idade e são razoavelmente felizes em seus casamentos. Em pouco tempo passam a se encontrar todas as quintas-feiras, mas apenas como bons amigos. Gradativamente surge uma paixão mútua e eles continuam a se encontrar regularmente, apesar de saberem que este amor é impossível.
Choir Member (uncredited)
The fisherman from a Cornish village have a friendly rivalry with the fishermen (and one formidable woman) from a French port. Then war comes and they must all rethink their petty differences.
Mourner
In 1919, Frank Gibbons returns home from army duty and moves into a middle-class row house, bringing with him wife Ethel, carping mother-in-law Mrs. Flint, sister-in-law Sylvia and three children. Years pass, with the daily routine of family infighting and reconciliation occasionally broken by a strike or a festival.
Postman
A murderous twin gets his comeuppance.
Old Man
Millions Like Us is a 1943 British propaganda film, showing life in a wartime aircraft factory in documentary detail. It stars Patricia Roc, Eric Portman, Megs Jenkins, and Anne Crawford, was written by Sidney Gilliat, and directed by Gilliat and Frank Launder. It was filmed at Gainsborough Studios. When Celia Crowson (Roc) is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamorous job in one of the services, but as a single girl she is directed into a factory making aircraft parts. Here she meets other girls from all different walks of life, and begins a relationship with a young airman.
Postman (uncredited)
During the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the Auxiliary Territorial Services. They are soon drilling, driving lorries, and manning ack-ack batteries.
