Jerold Wells

Personal Info

Birthday

August 8, 1908

Day of Death

1999-07-19

(90 years old)

Place of Birth

Wallington, Hampshire, England

Jerold Wells

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 died in Bath, Somerset. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerold Wells, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

BBC Play of the Month

The Champions

Sykes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Catweazle

The New Avengers

Dixon of Dock Green

Till Death Us Do Part

Filmography

1986
Fighting Back
as Herbert
1984
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as 1st Torturer
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
as Self - Actor/Kramer
The Element of Crime
as Kramer
1981
Time Bandits
as Benson
1977
Jabberwocky
as Wat Dabney
1974
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Quiz Panel Judge
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Landlord
1973
The Death of Glory
as Foulkes
Gawain and the Green Knight
as Sergeant
The Vault of Horror
as Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as Tramp
1972
Burke & Hare
as Landlord
1969
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)
1968
Journey Into Darkness
as Mayhew
1967
A Ghost of a Chance
as Ball and Chain Man
1966
The Ghost of Monk's Island
as Convict
1963
Maniac
as Giles
The Cracksman
as Chief Prison Officer
1962
The Pirates of Blood River
as Penal Colony Master
Crooks Anonymous
as Sydney - Large Nightwatchman
Candidate for Murder
as Police Inspector
1961
Dangerous Afternoon
as George Burling / Ned Barrett
1958
Tread Softly Stranger
as Constable at Racecourse
High Hell
as Charlie Spence
1957
The Naked Truth
as 1st Irishman (uncredited)
Three in One
as Wally