Acting credits
49
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Jerold Wells
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 30Series: 19
TMDB ID: 13465
IMDb ID: nm0920266
Known for: Acting
Born: August 8, 1908
Died: July 19, 1999
Age: 90
Place of birth: Wallington, Hampshire, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 1986
Years active: 32
Average TMDB rating: 6.14
Wikidata: Q6182510
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 died in Bath, Somerset.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jerold Wells.
Fighting Back
as Herbert
1986 Movie
5.2
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as 1st Torturer
1984 Movie
6.3
The Element of Crime
as Kramer
1984 Movie
6.6
Time Bandits
as Benson
1981 Movie
5.5
The Best of the Adventures
as Stropper (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981 Movie
4.1
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
as Stropper
1978 Movie
6.0
Jabberwocky
as Wat Dabney
1977 Movie
5.2
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Quiz Panel Judge
1974 Movie
6.1
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Landlord
1974 Movie
The Death of Glory
as Foulkes
1973 Movie
4.6
Gawain and the Green Knight
as Sergeant
1973 Movie
6.3
The Vault of Horror
as Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
1973 Movie
5.7
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
as Tramp
1973 Movie
5.1
Burke & Hare
as Landlord
1972 Movie
7.1
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)
1969 Movie
Journey Into Darkness
as Mayhew
1968 Movie
6.5
A Ghost of a Chance
as Ball and Chain Man
1967 Movie
6.7
The Ghost of Monk's Island
as Convict
1966 Movie
5.0
Masquerade
as Brindle (uncredited)
1965 Movie
6.1
Maniac
as Giles
1963 Movie
6.3
The Cracksman
as Chief Prison Officer
1963 Movie
Playback
as Inspector Parkes
1962 Movie
6.1
The Pirates of Blood River
as Penal Colony Master
1962 Movie
5.9
Crooks Anonymous
as Sydney
1962 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jerold Wells.
6.0
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Jerry • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.0
The New Avengers
as Barker • 1 eps
1976 Series
5.2
Carry On Laughing
as Black Cowl • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.4
Sykes
as Doorman • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.0
The Black Arrow
as Watty • 2 eps
1972 Series
7.4
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Phelps • 1 eps
1971 Series
2.7
Cousin Bette
as Police Superintendent • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.6
Catweazle
as Publican • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.0
Hark at Barker
1 eps
1969 Series
5.0
Judge Dee
1 eps
1969 Series
6.2
The Champions
as Hoad • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.0
Man in a Suitcase
1 eps
1967 Series
5.7
All Gas and Gaiters
as Mr Tutt • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.4
Till Death Us Do Part
as Policeman • 1 eps
1966 Series
5.0
Softly, Softly
1 eps
1966 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Hans • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.2
Maigret
1 eps
1960 Series
3.7
No Hiding Place
1 eps
1959 Series
5.3
Dixon of Dock Green
as Sgt. Muir • 1 eps
1955 Series