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Jerold Wells

Actor

Jerold Wells

Born August 8, 1908 in Wallington, Hampshire, EnglandDied July 19, 199931 films

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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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Anne of the Thousand Days posterFirst watchAnne of the Thousand Days19697.2as Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Time Bandits poster6.6Time Bandits1981The Element of Crime poster6.4The Element of Crime1984Jabberwocky poster6.0Jabberwocky1977The Vault of Horror poster6.4The Vault of Horror1973Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell poster6.1Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell1974Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight poster5.2Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight1984

Filmography

31 films as actor
  1. 1986Fighting BackHerbert
  2. 1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight1st Torturer
  3. 1984The Element of CrimeKramer
  4. 1981Time BanditsBenson
  5. 1978Adventures of a Plumber's MateStropper
  6. 1977JabberwockyWat Dabney
  7. 1974Barry McKenzie Holds His OwnQuiz Panel Judge
  8. 1974Frankenstein and the Monster from HellLandlord
  9. 1973The Death of GloryFoulkes
  10. 1973Gawain and the Green KnightSergeant
  11. 1973The Vault of HorrorWaiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
  12. 1973Never Mind the Quality, Feel the WidthTramp
  13. 1972Burke & HareLandlord
  14. 1969Anne of the Thousand DaysBoleyn Axeman (uncredited)
  15. 1968The Bells of HellDon Pascoe
  16. 1968Journey Into DarknessMayhew
  17. 1967A Ghost of a ChanceBall and Chain Man
  18. 1966The Ghost of Monk's IslandConvict
  19. 1965MasqueradeBrindle (uncredited)
  20. 1963ManiacGiles
  21. 1963The CracksmanChief Prison Officer
  22. 1962PlaybackInspector Parkes
  23. 1962The Pirates of Blood RiverPenal Colony Master
  24. 1962Crooks AnonymousSydney
  25. 1962Candidate for MurderPolice Inspector
  26. 1961Dangerous AfternoonGeorge Burling / Ned Barrett
  27. 1958Passport to ShameTaxi Driver in Office (uncredited)
  28. 1958Tread Softly StrangerConstable at Racecourse
  29. 1958High HellCharlie Spence
  30. 1957The Naked Truth1st Irishman (uncredited)
  31. 1957Three in OneWally