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Jerold Wells

Jerold Wells

Actor Aug 8 (died age 90) Wallington, Hampshire, England 1955–1986 (31 year career)
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jerold Wells (8 August 1908 - 19 July 1999) was an English actor. He appeared primarily in British comedies. Some of his best-known roles were in Time Bandits, where he played Benson, a mentally disturbed follower to Evil, and in Jabberwocky, where he played a footless man known as Wat Dabney. He also had a career in television, where he appeared in The Two Ronnies, The Old Curiosity Shop, and The Benny Hill Show. He was born in Wallington, Hampshire and d…

Known For

Time Bandits
Film

Time Bandits

Benson
Jabberwocky
Film

Jabberwocky

Wat Dabney
The Element of Crime
Film

The Element of Crime

Kramer
Anne of the Thousand Days
Film

Anne of the Thousand Days

Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)
The Vault of Horror
Film

The Vault of Horror

Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Film

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Landlord
Maniac
Film

Maniac

Giles
The Naked Truth
Film

The Naked Truth

1st Irishman (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (55)

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Movies (31)

Fighting Back

Fighting Back

1986

as Herbert

The Element of Crime

The Element of Crime

1984

as Kramer

6.4
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

1984

as 1st Torturer

5.2
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

1984

as Self - Actor/Kramer

Time Bandits

Time Bandits

1981

as Benson

6.6
The Best of the Adventures

The Best of the Adventures

1981

as Stropper (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.5
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

1978

as Stropper

4.1
Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

1977

as Wat Dabney

6.0
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

1974

as Landlord

6.1
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1974

as Quiz Panel Judge

5.2
The Death of Glory

The Death of Glory

1973

as Foulkes

The Vault of Horror

The Vault of Horror

1973

as Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

6.3
Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973

as Sergeant

4.6
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

1973

as Tramp

5.7
Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

1972

as Landlord

5.1
Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

as Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)

7.1
Journey Into Darkness

Journey Into Darkness

1968

as Mayhew

A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance

1967

as Ball and Chain Man

6.5
The Ghost of Monk's Island

The Ghost of Monk's Island

1966

as Convict

6.7
Masquerade

Masquerade

1965

as Brindle (uncredited)

5.0
Maniac

Maniac

1963

as Giles

6.1
The Cracksman

The Cracksman

1963

as Chief Prison Officer

6.3
Crooks Anonymous

Crooks Anonymous

1962

as Sydney

5.9
The Pirates of Blood River

The Pirates of Blood River

1962

as Penal Colony Master

6.1
Playback

Playback

1962

as Inspector Parkes

Candidate for Murder

Candidate for Murder

1962

as Police Inspector

Dangerous Afternoon

Dangerous Afternoon

1961

as George Burling / Ned Barrett

5.9
Tread Softly Stranger

Tread Softly Stranger

1958

as Constable at Racecourse

7.6
High Hell

High Hell

1958

as Charlie Spence

Three in One

Three in One

1957

as Wally

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

1957

as 1st Irishman (uncredited)

6.7