Jerold Wells

Born: 1908-08-08

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 died in Bath, Somerset. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerold Wells, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Time Bandits

as Benson
Released: 1981-07-13

Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one...

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Anne of the Thousand Days

as Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)
Released: 1969-12-18

Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male...

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The Vault of Horror

as Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Released: 1973-03-16

The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about...

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Jabberwocky

as Wat Dabney
Released: 1977-03-28

A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper...

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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

as Landlord
Released: 1974-04-01

Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its...

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The Element of Crime

as Kramer
Released: 1984-05-14

Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims...

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The Pirates of Blood River

as Penal Colony Master
Released: 1962-05-09

A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in...

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The Naked Truth

as 1st Irishman (uncredited)
Released: 1957-12-03

Nigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the...

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Maniac

as Giles
Released: 1963-05-20

When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he...

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Crooks Anonymous

as Sydney - Large Nightwatchman
Released: 1962-03-31

A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods...

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Burke & Hare

as Landlord
Released: 1972-02-03

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.

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Fighting Back

as Herbert
Released: 1986-08-04

A single mother returns to her home town after fifteen years of unhappy marriage and fights to...

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High Hell

as Charlie Spence
Released: 1958-01-01

Tempers and sexual jealousies flare when five men and a woman share a mountain cabin while...

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Gawain and the Green Knight

as Sergeant
Released: 1973-06-01

The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.

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Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

as Tramp
Released: 1973-01-03

Two London tailors horse around, wind up robbed, go to Rome and disrupt the Vatican.

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Journey Into Darkness

as Mayhew
Released: 1968-01-01

"Journey Into Darkness" is a television movie which consists of two episodes from the UK TV...

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A Ghost of a Chance

as Ball and Chain Man
Released: 1967-01-01

Three children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are...

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Dangerous Afternoon

as George Burling / Ned Barrett
Released: 1961-05-23

The manager of a halfway house for female ex-cons takes action when a blackmailer threatens to...

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The Death of Glory

as Foulkes
Released: 1973-09-11

Prevented by health reasons from joining the Army, a man lives out his military fantasies by...

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The Ghost of Monk's Island

as Convict
Released: 1966-01-01

Sailing too far from shore, the Robinson children are marooned on a deserted Island. Their fight...

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Three in One

as Wally
Released: 1957-01-02

This film contains three short stories about life in Australia in the 1950's.

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No Hiding Place

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-16

No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...

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BBC Play of the Month

as Hans
First aired: 1965-10-19

Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and...

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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Phelps
First aired: 1971-09-20

Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

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Man in a Suitcase

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-27

Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name,...

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Dixon of Dock Green

as Sgt. Muir
First aired: 1955-07-09

Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities...

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Dixon of Dock Green

as Trotter Kelly
First aired: 1955-07-09

Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities...

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Dixon of Dock Green

as Henry Galloway
First aired: 1955-07-09

Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities...

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The New Avengers

as Barker
First aired: 1976-10-22

The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during...

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Catweazle

as Publican
First aired: 1970-02-15

A medieval wizard (though not a very good one) Catweazle is transported to the modern age... A...

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The Champions

as Hoad
First aired: 1968-09-25

The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series...

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Softly, Softly

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-01-05

Softly, Softly is a British television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1...

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Maigret

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-31

BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector...

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The Black Arrow

as Watty
First aired: 1972-04-12

Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Black Arrow tells the tale of Richard Shelton,...

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Hark at Barker

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-04-11

Hark at Barker was a 1969 British comedy series combining elements of sitcom and sketch show,...

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Judge Dee

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-04-08

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