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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 8, 1908
Place of Birth:
Wallington, Hampshire, England
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Jerold Wells
Biography
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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 died in Bath, Somerset.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Fighting Back | Herbert |
| 1984 | The Element of Crime | Kramer |
| 1984 | Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime | Self - Actor/Kramer |
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Benson |
| 1977 | Jabberwocky | Wat Dabney |
| 1974 | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Landlord |
| 1974 | Barry McKenzie Holds His Own | Quiz Panel Judge |
| 1973 | The Vault of Horror | Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess") |
| 1973 | Gawain and the Green Knight | Sergeant |
| 1973 | The Death of Glory | Foulkes |
| 1973 | Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width | Tramp |
| 1972 | Burke & Hare | Landlord |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Days | Boleyn Axeman (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Journey Into Darkness | Mayhew |
| 1967 | A Ghost of a Chance | Ball and Chain Man |
| 1966 | The Ghost of Monk's Island | Convict |
| 1963 | Maniac | Giles |
| 1962 | The Pirates of Blood River | Penal Colony Master |
| 1962 | Crooks Anonymous | Sydney - Large Nightwatchman |
| 1961 | Dangerous Afternoon | George Burling / Ned Barrett |
| 1958 | High Hell | Charlie Spence |
| 1957 | Three in One | Wally |
| 1957 | The Naked Truth | 1st Irishman (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The New Avengers | Barker |
| 1972 | The Black Arrow | Watty |
| 1972 | Sykes | Doorman |
| 1972 | Sykes | Arthur |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Phelps |
| 1970 | Catweazle | Publican |
| 1969 | Judge Dee | |
| 1969 | Hark at Barker | |
| 1968 | The Champions | Hoad |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | |
| 1966 | Softly, Softly | |
| 1965 | 199 Park Lane | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Hans |
| 1960 | Maigret | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Sgt. Muir |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Henry Galloway |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Trotter Kelly |