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Jerold Wells

Jerold Wells

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

Fighting Back
Fighting Back
1986 • Herbert
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 • 1st Torturer
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
1984 • Self - Actor/Kramer
The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime
1984 • Kramer
Time Bandits
Time Bandits
1981 • Benson
The Best of the Adventures
The Best of the Adventures
1981 • Stropper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
1978 • Stropper
Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
1977 • Wat Dabney

Full filmography

Fighting Back
Fighting Back
1986 • Herbert
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Time Bandits
Time Bandits
1981 • Benson
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The Best of the Adventures
The Best of the Adventures
1981 • Stropper (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
1977 • Wat Dabney
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The Vault of Horror
The Vault of Horror
1973 • Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
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Burke & Hare
Burke & Hare
1972 • Landlord
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Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 • Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)
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A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance
1967 • Ball and Chain Man
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Masquerade
Masquerade
1965 • Brindle (uncredited)
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Maniac
Maniac
1963 • Giles
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The Cracksman
The Cracksman
1963 • Chief Prison Officer
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Playback
Playback
1962 • Inspector Parkes
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The Pirates of Blood River
The Pirates of Blood River
1962 • Penal Colony Master
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Candidate for Murder
Candidate for Murder
1962 • Police Inspector
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Dangerous Afternoon
Dangerous Afternoon
1961 • George Burling / Ned Barrett
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Tread Softly Stranger
Tread Softly Stranger
1958 • Constable at Racecourse
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High Hell
High Hell
1958 • Charlie Spence
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The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth
1957 • 1st Irishman (uncredited)
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Jerold Wells – Biography, Known For & Filmography