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

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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

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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