Jerold Wells
Birth : 1908-08-08, Wallington, Hampshire, England
Death : 1999-07-19
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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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Herbert
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.
Kramer
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 find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.
Benson
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Wat Dabney
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Landlord
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Foulkes
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 discovers his beloved ex-Army father has a secret.
Sergeant
The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
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Tramp
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Landlord
Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.
Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)
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.
Ball and Chain Man
Three children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are helped by a group of friendly ghosts.
Convict
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Giles
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 sexual guilt and murder.
Penal Colony Master
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Sydney - Large Nightwatchman
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George Burling / Ned Barrett
The manager of a halfway house for female ex-cons takes action when a blackmailer threatens to expose her secret.
Charlie Spence
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1st Irishman (uncredited)
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Wally
This film contains three short stories about life in Australia in the 1950's.
