Jerold Wells
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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.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.5558 |
| Birthday | 1908-08-08 |
| Place of Birth | Wallington, Hampshire, England |
| Also Known As |
1984
The Element of Crime
6.373/236
Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to fin...
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The Element of Crime
1957
Three in One
0/0
This film contains three short stories about life in Australia in the 1950's.
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Three in One
1963
Maniac
6.185/46
When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexua...
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Maniac
1958
High Hell
9/1
Tempers and sexual jealousies flare when five men and a woman share a mountain cabin while mining for gold.
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High Hell
1977
Jabberwocky
6.033/333
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened...
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Jabberwocky
1984
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
8/1
Behind the scenes documentary of Lars von Trier's The Element of Crime (1984).
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Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
1973
The Vault of Horror
6.383/171
The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about their recurring nightmares. Their stories include vampi...
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The Vault of Horror
1969
Anne of the Thousand Days
7.165/136
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
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Anne of the Thousand Days
1968
Journey Into Darkness
7/1
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Journey Into Darkness
1981
Time Bandits
6.63/1196
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purl...
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Time Bandits
1986
Fighting Back
10/1
A single mother returns to her home town after fifteen years of unhappy marriage and fights to make a better life for herself and her children.
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Fighting Back
1973
Gawain and the Green Knight
5/6
The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
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Gawain and the Green Knight
1961
Dangerous Afternoon
6.375/8
The manager of a halfway house for female ex-cons takes action when a blackmailer threatens to expose her secret.
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Dangerous Afternoon
1962
The Pirates of Blood River
6.2/33
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it...
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The Pirates of Blood River
1966
The Ghost of Monk's Island
7.2/4
Sailing too far from shore, the Robinson children are marooned on a deserted Island. Their fight for survival is hampered by mysterious events, and th...
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The Ghost of Monk's Island
1974
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
6.138/120
Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose...
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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1957
The Naked Truth
6.813/32
Nigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the person whose scandalous behavior is described (or rat...
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The Naked Truth
1962
Crooks Anonymous
6.1/25
A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as AA. Through the process, he takes work as a depart...
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Crooks Anonymous
1973
The Death of Glory
0/0
Prevented by health reasons from joining the Army, a man lives out his military fantasies by leading a failing marching band. His life changes when he...
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The Death of Glory
1967
A Ghost of a Chance
6.667/3
Three children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are helped by a group of friendly ghosts.
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A Ghost of a Chance
1973
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
5.667/6
Two London tailors horse around, wind up robbed, go to Rome and disrupt the Vatican.
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Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1972
Burke & Hare
5.196/23
Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.
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Burke & Hare
1974
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
5.4/15
Barry McKenzie's Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire head of an isolated Eastern European dictatorship who mistakes her for the Qu...
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Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1963
The Cracksman
6.583/6
Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable as...
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The Cracksman
1984
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
5.217/60
Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight. Gawain journeys across the l...
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Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1962
Candidate for Murder
0/0
Professional killer Kersten arrives in England and is hired by Donald Edwards to murder his wife Helene. But Helene's lover Robert Vaughan discovers t...
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Candidate for Murder
1958
Tread Softly Stranger
7.4/15
Unable to pay his bookie, a man returns to his hometown where his embezzler brother and girlfriend plot a robbery that ends in tragedy.
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Tread Softly Stranger
1965
Masquerade
5.028/18
The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.
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Masquerade
1962
Playback
0/0
A young policeman becomes involved with a glamorous German woman in London, to his cost.
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Playback
1978
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
4.2/29
Randy plumber Sid South enjoys a profession which offers him ample opportunity to bed sexy housewives.
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Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
1981
The Best of the Adventures
6.3/3
A feature-length compilation of the funniest and naughtiest bits from the legendary 1970s 'Adventures of a...' series!
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The Best of the Adventures
1968
The Bells of Hell
0/0
After three months of marriage, Phrynne and Gerald Banstead stay at the Bell Inn, a picturesque pub in East Anglia. When they arrive, the place seems...
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