Talk:Bob May (actor)

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Did you know... that Bob May got the role of the Robot in the 1960s TV series Lost in Space when he met the show's creator Irwin Allen in the studio lot who said "if you can fit in the suit, you've got the job"?

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Is this Real?

Lost in Space Robot Actor is Robbie's new house guest! - From www.dailystar.co.uk Published on: 21 Nov 2008 - 22:53 by - Jupiter9 BuzzJack Entertainment

Possible Refs

Inside Story - Bob May, the robot on 'Lost in Space,' will appear at the San Fernando Valley Fair, and perhaps will reveal his . . .(Inside Story) - Los Angeles Times (By Jill Rosenfeld - June 04, 1998 in print edition F-36)
KAOS2000 Magazine interview with Bob May - "Robot" on TV's original "Lost In Space" - November 21, 2000 - Motor City Comic Con - Detroit, MI
Bob May at the South Florida Science Museum with HighTechScience.org's Life Size Robots (December 15-17, 2006)
Monsters, Mutants and Heavenly Creatures - by Tom Weaver - Page 103 - "Bob May Remembers Lost In Space" - an interview with Bob May

Death

Some sources, including German Wikipedia, state he died of heart disease. Nietzsche 2 (talk) 19:14, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Congestive heart failure. Rklawton (talk) 19:15, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-Pro Football

I know that the bulk of these articles] is behind a paywall but I still find it interesting that Bob May also owned and coached a semi-pro football team. He had far more depth than I had suspected! - Dravecky (talk) 06:28, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Other films

Bob may was also in Jail House rock with Elvis Presley as one of the dancers. And appeared in a musical How to succeed in business with out really trying and a mail room clerk with a small speaking part. 2601:8B:8480:6A20:D106:A9A7:B2B6:4913 (talk) 02:02, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]