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 Spence
  • Law and Disorder - Cell Warder
  • Passport to Shame - Taxi Driver in Office
  • The Criminal - Warder Brown
  • Dangerous Afternoon - George 'Butch' Birling
  • Playback - Insp. Parkes
  • Crooks Anonymous - Sydney - Large Nightwatchman
  • Edgar Wallace Mysteries - 'Candidate for Murder', episode - - Police Inspector
  • The Pirates of Blood River - Penal Colony Master
  • Maniac - Giles
  • The Cracksman - Chief Prison Officer
  • Masquerade - Brindle
  • Smashing Time - Man in Cafe No. 6
  • The Ghost of Monk's Island - Convict
  • A Ghost of a Chance
  • Journey into Darkness - Mayhew
  • Anne of the Thousand Days - Boleyn Axeman
  • Burke & Hare - Landlord
  • Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width - Tramp
  • The Vault of Horror - Waiter
  • Gawain and the Green Knight - Sergeant
  • Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell - Landlord
  • Barry McKenzie Holds His Own - Quiz Panel Judge
  • Jabberwocky - Wat Dabney
  • Adventures of a Plumber's Mate - Stropper
  • A Hitch in Time - The King
  • Time Bandits - Benson
  • The Element of Crime - Kramer
  • Sword of the Valiant - 1st Torturer