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 bestknown 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerold Wells licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia