Jerold Wells
English actor

Jerold Wells

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English actor
Gender:
Male
Places:
United KingdomGreat BritainEngland
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ActorTelevision actor
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
8 August 1908(Wallington, United Kingdom)
Death:
19 July 1999(Bath, United Kingdom)
Star sign:
Leo
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Jerold Wells (8 August 1908 – 19 July 1999) was an English actor. He was born in Wallington, Hampshire, and died in Bath, Somerset.

He appeared primarily in British comedies. Films included Adventures of a Plumber's Mate and the TV-made 'Carry On Kitchener'. Two of his best-known roles were in Time Bandits, where he played Benson, a mentally disturbed follower of Evil, and in Jabberwocky, in which he played a footless man known as "Wat Dabney". He also appeared on television, in The Two Ronnies, The Old Curiosity Shop,Catweazle and The Benny Hill Show.

Partial filmography

  • Three in One (1957) - Wally (segment "Joe Wilson's Mates")
  • The Naked Truth (1957) - 1st Irishman (uncredited)
  • High Hell (1958) - Charlie Spence
  • Law and Disorder (1958) - Cell Warder (uncredited)
  • Passport to Shame (1958) - Taxi Driver in Office (uncredited)
  • The Criminal (1960) - Warder Brown
  • Dangerous Afternoon (1961) - George 'Butch' Birling
  • Playback (1962) - Insp. Parkes
  • Crooks Anonymous (1962) - Sydney - Large Nightwatchman
  • Candidate for Murder (1962) - Police Inspector
  • The Pirates of Blood River (1962) - Penal Colony Master
  • Maniac (1963) - Giles
  • The Cracksman (1963) - Chief Prison Officer
  • Masquerade (1965) - Brindle (uncredited)
  • Smashing Time (1967) - Man in Cafe No. 6
  • The Ghost of Monk's Island (1967) - Convict
  • A Ghost of a Chance (1968)
  • Journey into Darkness (1968) - Mayhew (episode 'Paper Dolls')
  • Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) - Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)
  • Burke & Hare (1971) - Landlord
  • Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1973) - Tramp
  • The Vault of Horror (1973) - Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
  • Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) - Sergeant
  • Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) - Landlord
  • Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) - Quiz Panel Judge (uncredited)
  • Jabberwocky (1977) - Wat Dabney
  • Adventures of a Plumber's Mate (1978) - Stropper
  • A Hitch in Time (1978) - The King (uncredited)
  • Time Bandits (1981) - Benson
  • The Element of Crime (1984) - Kramer
  • Sword of the Valiant (1984) - 1st Torturer