Portrait of Donald May

Acting

Donald May

Career

Active from 1956 to 1980, with a break from 1967 to 1979, busiest in 1964 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kisses for My President
Kisses for My President
GoodWatch score53/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Donald May Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.8
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    31
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1980s

    5 titles · average score 62
    L.A. Law
    L.A. Law (1986)
    GoodWatch score 77

    TV show · as Andrew Laraby

    Falcon Crest
    Falcon Crest (1981)
    GoodWatch score 59

    TV show · as Bradford Linton

    Bogie
    Bogie (1980)
    GoodWatch score 51

    as Pat O'Moore

    Texas
    Texas (1980)

    TV show

    Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop
    Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (1980)

    as George Merrick

    1970s

    5 titles · average score 59
    The Facts of Life
    The Facts of Life (1979)
    GoodWatch score 46

    TV show

    Working Stiffs
    Working Stiffs (1979)

    TV show

    Fantasy Island
    Fantasy Island (1978)
    GoodWatch score 43

    TV show · as Doctor Marlowe

    Quincy, M.E.
    Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show

    Police Story
    Police Story (1973)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show

    1960s

    13 titles · average score 64
    Deadlock
    Deadlock (1967)

    as Det. Jim Lassiter

    The Tenderfoot
    The Tenderfoot (1966)

    as Thatcher

    Follow Me, Boys!
    Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Edward White, Jr.

    The F.B.I.
    The F.B.I. (1965)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show · as S.R.A. Grant Bates / Frederick Brown

    Kisses for My President
    Kisses for My President (1964)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Secret Service Agent John O'Connor

    The Tenderfoot
    The Tenderfoot (1964)

    TV show · as Thatcher

    A Tiger Walks
    A Tiger Walks (1964)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Capt. Anderson

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    GoodWatch score 66

    TV show · as Jim Lassiter

    Combat!
    Combat! (1962)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show · as Maj. Thompson

    Bus Stop
    Bus Stop (1961)

    TV show

    Surfside 6
    Surfside 6 (1960)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show

    The Crowded Sky
    The Crowded Sky (1960)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Norm Coster

    1950s

    7 titles · average score 71
    Hawaiian Eye
    Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    GoodWatch score 66

    TV show

    77 Sunset Strip
    77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as Tip Lanahan

    Sugarfoot
    Sugarfoot (1957)
    GoodWatch score 62

    TV show · as Luke Condon

    West Point
    West Point (1956)

    TV show · as Cadet Lt. Charles C. Thompson /Host

    The Wrong Man
    The Wrong Man (1956)
    GoodWatch score 80

    as Arresting Patrolman (uncredited)

    The Edge of Night
    The Edge of Night (1956)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show

    Cheyenne
    Cheyenne (1955)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show · as Fred Baker / Randy Pierce

    1940s

    1 title · average score 78
    Kraft Television Theatre
    Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show · as Bill