Jerold Wells


Jerold Wells 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 - Wally The Naked Truth - 1st Irishman High Hell - Charlie SpenceLaw and Disorder - Cell Warder Passport to Shame - Taxi Driver in Office The Criminal - Warder BrownDangerous Afternoon - George 'Butch' BirlingPlayback - Insp. ParkesCrooks Anonymous - Sydney - Large NightwatchmanEdgar Wallace Mysteries - 'Candidate for Murder', episode - - Police InspectorThe Pirates of Blood River - Penal Colony MasterManiac - GilesThe Cracksman - Chief Prison OfficerMasquerade - Brindle Smashing Time - Man in Cafe No. 6The Ghost of Monk's Island - ConvictA Ghost of a Chance Journey into Darkness - Mayhew Anne of the Thousand Days - Boleyn Axeman Burke & Hare - LandlordNever Mind the Quality, Feel the Width - TrampThe Vault of Horror - Waiter Gawain and the Green Knight - SergeantFrankenstein and the Monster from Hell - LandlordBarry McKenzie Holds His Own - Quiz Panel Judge Jabberwocky - Wat DabneyAdventures of a Plumber's Mate - StropperA Hitch in Time - The King Time Bandits - BensonThe Element of Crime - KramerSword of the Valiant - 1st Torturer