Actor
Jerold Wells
August 8, 1908 · Wallington, Hampshire, England
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.
Notable work
Often works with
John Le Mesurier
3 titles together
Jabberwocky, Masquerade, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
David Prowse
3 titles together
Jabberwocky, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, The Champions
David Lodge
3 titles together
The Pirates of Blood River, The Naked Truth, The Champions
David Rappaport
2 titles together
Time Bandits, Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Mike Edmonds
2 titles together
Time Bandits, Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sean Connery
2 titles together
Time Bandits, Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Full filmography · 57
Fighting Back
as Herbert
1986
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as 1st Torturer
19845.2
The Element of Crime
as Kramer
19846.4
Time Bandits
as Benson
19816.6
The Best of the Adventures
as Stropper (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
as Stropper
19784.2
Jabberwocky
as Wat Dabney
19776
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Quiz Panel Judge
1974
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Landlord
19746.1
The Death of Glory
as Foulkes
1973
Gawain and the Green Knight
as Sergeant
1973
The Vault of Horror
as Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
19736.4