JOHN WELLS

John Wells
John Wells
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: November 17, 1936
Deathday: January 11, 1998
Place of Birth: Ashford, Kent, UK

Biography

Wells started in cabaret at Oxford and began his television career as a writer on That Was The Week That Was, the 1960s weekly satire show that launched the careers of David Frost and Millicent Martin, among others, and also appeared in the television programme Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life, as well as in The Secret Policeman's Other Ball. Besides making cameo appearances in films such as Casino Royale (1967) and Rentadick (1972), television dramas like Casanova (1987), an episode of Lovejoy (1991) and comedy shows like Yes Minister, he also wrote television scripts and screenplays, such as Princess Caraboo (1994).

Notable work

Filmography

Starring

1997·
Chalk
Richard Nixon
Reverend Hunt
Uncle Humphrey
1991·
Bottom
Doctor
1986·
Lovejoy
Linden Walker
Denis, King Charming
Holofernes
Headmaster
Corty
Denis Thatcher
1982·
Wogan
Self
Self - Various Roles
Denis Thatcher
Denis Thatcher, esposo de la Primera Ministra
Bee (voice)
1976·
Stones
Porton
Various Characters
1972·
Rentadick
Owltruss
1969·
Q...
Honorable Gavin Hopton
'Q's' Assistant
1967·
The Bobo
Pompadour Major Domo

Production

Writer
Writer
1972·
Rentadick
Additional Dialogue