Jerold Wells

Jerold Wells

1908-08-08 – 1999-07-19 (age 90) Wallington, Hampshire, England
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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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Time Bandits
Time Bandits

1981

as Benson

The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime

1984

as Kramer

Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

as Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)

Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky

1977

as Wat Dabney

Crooks Anonymous
Crooks Anonymous

1962

as Sydney

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth

1957

as 1st Irishman (uncredited)

The Vault of Horror
The Vault of Horror

1973

as Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Masquerade
Masquerade

1965

as Brindle (uncredited)

Maniac
Maniac

1963

as Giles

The Pirates of Blood River
The Pirates of Blood River

1962

as Penal Colony Master

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1974

as Quiz Panel Judge

Gawain and the Green Knight
The Cracksman
The Cracksman

1963

as Chief Prison Officer

Burke & Hare
Burke & Hare

1972

as Landlord

The Death of Glory
The Death of Glory

1973

as Foulkes

The Best of the Adventures
The Best of the Adventures

1981

as Stropper (archive footage) (uncredited)

Three in One
Three in One

1957

as Wally