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Jerold Wells

Born	(1908-08-08)8 August 1908 Wallington, Hampshire, England, UK
Died	19 July 1999(1999-07-19) (aged 90) Bath, Somerset, England, UK
Occupation	Actor

Jerold Wells (8 August 1908 – 19 July 1999) was an English actor. He was born in Wallington, Hampshire, and died in Bath, Somerset.

He appeared primarily in British comedies. Films included Adventures of a Plumber's Mate and the TV-made 'Carry On Kitchener'. Two of his best-known roles were in Time Bandits, where he played Benson, a mentally disturbed follower of Evil, and in Jabberwocky, in which he played a footless man known as "Wat Dabney". He also appeared on television, in The Two Ronnies, Coronation Street, The Old Curiosity Shop, Catweazle and The Benny Hill Show.

Partial filmography

Three in One (1957) - Wally (segment "Joe Wilson's Mates")
The Naked Truth (1957) - 1st Irishman (uncredited)
High Hell (1958) - Charlie Spence
Law and Disorder (1958) - Cell Warder (uncredited)
Passport to Shame (1958) - Taxi Driver in Office (uncredited)
The Criminal (1960) - Warder Brown
Dangerous Afternoon (1961) - George 'Butch' Birling
Playback (1962) - Insp. Parkes
Crooks Anonymous (1962) - Sydney - Large Nightwatchman
Edgar Wallace Mysteries - 'Candidate for Murder', episode - (1962) - Police Inspector
The Pirates of Blood River (1962) - Penal Colony Master
Maniac (1963) - Giles
The Cracksman (1963) - Chief Prison Officer
Masquerade (1965) - Brindle (uncredited)
Smashing Time (1967) - Man in Cafe No. 6
The Ghost of Monk's Island (1967) - Convict
A Ghost of a Chance (1968)
Journey into Darkness (1968) - Mayhew (episode 'Paper Dolls')
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) - Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)
Burke & Hare (1971) - Landlord
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1973) - Tramp
The Vault of Horror (1973) - Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) - Sergeant
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) - Landlord
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) - Quiz Panel Judge (uncredited)
Jabberwocky (1977) - Wat Dabney
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate (1978) - Stropper
A Hitch in Time (1978) - The King (uncredited)
Time Bandits (1981) - Benson
The Element of Crime (1984) - Kramer
Sword of the Valiant (1984) - 1st Torturer

External links

Jerold Wells at IMDb

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