
Jerold Wells
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 d...
Known For
Filmography

Fighting Back
1986
as Herbert

The Element of Crime
1984
as Kramer
Ennenstadt Europa β The Making of The Element of Crime
1984
as Self - Actor/Kramer

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as 1st Torturer

Number 10
1983
as Sir Stafford Northcote

Time Bandits
1981
as Benson

The Best of the Adventures
1981
as Stropper (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cribb
1980
as Manservant

The Old Curiosity Shop
1979
as Jerry

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
1978
as Stropper

Jabberwocky
1977
as Wat Dabney

The New Avengers
1976
as Barker

Dominic
1976
as Jenkins

Carry On Laughing
1975
as Black Cowl

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
as Landlord

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
as Quiz Panel Judge

The Vault of Horror
1973
as Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
as Sergeant

The Death of Glory
1973
as Foulkes

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1973
as Tramp

Burke & Hare
1972
as Landlord

The Black Arrow
1972
as Watty

Sykes
1972
as Doorman

Sykes
1972
as Arthur

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Phelps

Cousin Bette
1971
as Police Superintendent

Catweazle
1970
as Publican

Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)

Judge Dee
1969

Hark at Barker
1969

Judge Dee
1969
as Landlord

Journey Into Darkness
1968
as Mayhew

The Bells of Hell
1968
as Don Pascoe

The Champions
1968
as Hoad

Late Night Horror
1968
as Don Pascoe

A Ghost of a Chance
1967
as Ball and Chain Man

Man in a Suitcase
1967

All Gas and Gaiters
1967
as Mr Tutt

The Ghost of Monk's Island
1966
as Convict

Softly, Softly
1966

Till Death Us Do Part
1966
as Policeman

Masquerade
1965
as Brindle (uncredited)
199 Park Lane
1965

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Hans

Maniac
1963
as Giles

The Cracksman
1963
as Chief Prison Officer
Moonstrike
1963
as Patrice

Sergeant Cork
1963
as Mr. Fish

The Pirates of Blood River
1962
as Penal Colony Master

Crooks Anonymous
1962
as Sydney

Candidate for Murder
1962
as Police Inspector

Playback
1962
as Inspector Parkes

Dangerous Afternoon
1961
as George Burling / Ned Barrett

Maigret
1960
The Days of Vengeance
1960
as Supt. Stabler

No Hiding Place
1959

High Hell
1958
as Charlie Spence

Tread Softly Stranger
1958
as Constable at Racecourse

Passport to Shame
1958
as Taxi Driver in Office (uncredited)

Three in One
1957
as Wally

The Naked Truth
1957
as 1st Irishman (uncredited)

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Sgt. Muir

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Trotter Kelly

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Henry Galloway