Bottom Mindless Violence
2004 · 10.0/10
NewJohn Wells
Actor · born 17 November 1936 · Ashford, Kent, UK
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).
In 1971, with John Fortune, he published the comedy classic A Melon for Ecstasy, about a man who consummates his love affair with a tree. Wells played the headmaster of Thursgood's Preparatory School in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979).
Where to start: For Your Eyes Only (1981).
As actor 21
Princess Caraboo
1994 · 5.5/10
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Genghis Cohn
1993 · 5.1/10
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Consuming Passions
1988 · 8.3/10
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The Giftie
1988
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Casanova
1987 · 4.1/10
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Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
1986 · 4.0/10
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Revolution
1985 · 5.4/10
Snoozefest
Dutch Girls
1985 · 4.1/10
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Love's Labour's Lost
1985 · 8.0/10
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984 · 6.4/10
Popcorn Flick
Anyone for Denis
1982 · 10.0/10
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982 · 6.3/10
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For Your Eyes Only
1981 · 6.5/10
Popcorn Flick
The Light Princess
1978 · 7.0/10
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Stones
1976 · 9.0/10
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Rentadick
1972 · 4.2/10
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Every Home Should Have One
1970 · 4.9/10
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30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
1968 · 5.4/10
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Casino Royale
1967 · 5.2/10
Snoozefest
The Bobo
1967 · 6.1/10
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100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV · 2023 · 7.5/10
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Chalk
TV · 1997 · 7.1/10
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Absolutely Fabulous
TV · 1992 · 7.6/10
Worth the Hype
Bottom
TV · 1991 · 7.9/10
Absolute Cinema
Charlie Chalk
TV · 1988 · 5.8/10
NewRude Health
Rude Health
TV · 1987
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Yes, Prime Minister
TV · 1986 · 8.3/10
Absolute Cinema
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
TV · 1979 · 7.6/10
Worth the HypeThe End Of The Pier Show
The End Of The Pier Show
TV · 1974
NewUp Sunday
Up Sunday
TV · 1972 · 9.0/10
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Q...
TV · 1969 · 7.2/10
NewFrequently asked questions
What is the best John Wells movie?
By viewer score, For Your Eyes Only (1981) at 6.5/10.
What are John Wells’s most popular movies?
For Your Eyes Only, Casino Royale, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes.
How many movies has John Wells made?
21 films on TMDB, 21 as actor.