Jack May
Рождение : 1922-04-23, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Смерть : 1997-09-19
История
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
Бесконечно опасные плавания приводили отважных моряков к райским островам, и часто никакая кара не могла заставить опьяненных раем людей отправиться в обратный путь, навстречу новым ужасам. Это случилось в 1789 году: фрегат «Баунти» возвращался с Таити с грузом хлебного дерева, когда ссора между капитаном и его лучшим другом расколола команду надвое. Вспыхнул мятеж…
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
Первая мировая война. Крис Болдри после тяжелого ранения возвращается в родной дом. Он был контужен и абсолютно не помнит события последних двадцати лет своей жизни. Криса встречают две любящие его женщины — кузина Дженни и жена Китти, Первую Крис узнает, потому что они росли вместе, вторая для него — чужой, незнакомый человек....А ему нужна только Маргарет, в которую он был страстно влюблен в молодости, и чувство к ней вспыхивает с новой силой, несмотря на то, что вместо юной девушки он видит даму средних лет. Только Маргарет может излечить его и вернуть в реальную жизнь.
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
Новое приключение Шерлока Холмса и доктора Ватсона забрасывает знаменитых детективов на просторы континентальной Европы. Причиной такого дальнего путешествия стали серьезные проблемы со здоровьем знаменитого сыщика: пагубное пристрастие Шерлока Холмса к наркотикам достигло критичной отметки и вылилось в манию преследования. Спасти Холмса может только знаменитый австрийский медик Зигмунд Фрейд, но упрямый частный детектив не желает даже слышать о лечении. Доктор Ватсон пускается на хитрость, заманивая своего друга в Вену, а по их следам уже идет демонический профессор Мориарти...
District Commissioner
Дэниел Дрэвот и Пичи Карнеган — обычные британские солдаты, но вскоре их будет почитать и превозносить народ целой страны! Воспользовавшись наивностью и необразованностью населения Кафиристана, Дэниел и Пичи предоставляют местным жителям доказательства своего божественного происхождения и достигают вершин власти.
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
Anthropologist Dr. Brockton unearths a primitive troglodyte -- an Ice Age "missing link": half-caveman, half-ape -- in a local cave. Through medical experimentation, she manages to communicate with him and domesticate him before he's let loose by an irate land developer and goes on a rampage, terrorizing the local citizenry.
Price (uncredited)
Фильм о любви между застенчивым учителем и его общительной женой. Несмотря на то, что его жена, певица Кэтрин Чиппинг рано умерла, ее любовь вдохновляет Артура Чиппинга на превращение в блестящего учителя. Нам об этом рассказывает история, полная чести, достоинства и радости от служения другим.
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
Все это началось в октябре 1939 года. Взвод гражданских резервистов направлен в Северную Африку для выполнения опасного, секретного задания — «захватить нацистские укрепления и не дать взорвать стратегически важный мост». Но вся операция превращается в фарс, созданный режиссером Ричардом Лестером. Сатирический фильм о второй мировой войне рассказывает о судьбе взвода лейтенанта Гудбоди в Северной Африке.
Shopkeeper
Пседолус — самый ленивый раб Рима, хочет купить себе право на свободу. Случайно он узнает, что молодой хозяин влюблен в прекрасную девственницу из дома крупного работорговца, чья «специализация» — красивые женщины. Пседолус заключает пари — он доставит девушку взамен на свою свободу…
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
В Англии неудалой мошенник, бывший подрывник, отбывающий за чужие и собственные грехи срок - досрочно освобожден, и попадает на производство, где понимает - здесь всё прогнило, особенно хозяева. Обещает - будет всё иначе...
Edwards
A renowned safecracker and his crew try to rob a bank by entering the vault through the sewer system.
В 1941 году на Средиземном море итальянцы применили боевых пловцов для проведения диверсий против кораблей союзников. Для борьбы с ними в Гибралтар прибывает специалист по минному делу, но только два британских боевых пловца способны сравняться с итальянцами...
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)
Лора Джессон и доктор Алек Харви познакомились в кафе на вокзале и стали встречаться здесь каждую неделю, прекрасно зная, что у их любви нет будущего…
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.
