John Wells

British actor and satirist (1936–1998)
Person human Q3809672
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John Wells

Summary

John Wells is a human[1]. He was born in Ashford[2]. He was born on November 17, 1936[3]. He died in Sussex[4]. He died on January 11, 1998[5]. He worked as a screenwriter[6], actor[7], writer[8], and television actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month, #7,188 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • John Wells was born in Ashford[2].
  • John Wells passed away in Sussex[4].
  • John Wells was born on November 17, 1936[3].
  • John Wells died on January 11, 1998[5].
  • John Wells was married to Teresa Chancellor[11].
  • A child of John Wells was Dolly Wells[12].
  • John Wells held citizenship in United Kingdom[13].
  • John Wells's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • John Wells worked as an actor[7].
  • John Wells worked as a writer[8].
  • John Wells worked as a television actor[9].
  • John Wells was educated at St Edmund Hall[14].
  • John Wells's education included a stint at Eastbourne College[15].
  • John Wells is recorded as male[16].
  • John Wells's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • John Wells's family name is recorded as Wells[18].
  • John Wells's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Wells's given name is recorded as Campbell[20].
  • John Wells's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • John Wells's has works in the collection is recorded as Harvard Film Archive[22].
  • John Wells's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: GB[25]

  • Began / founded: 1936-11-17[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1998-01-11[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c61d9ba5-d0fa-43a1-a7e1-bfeb05e5c2bf[28]

Body

Origins and Family

John Wells's place of birth was Ashford[2]. He was born on November 17, 1936[3].

Education

Educated at St Edmund Hall[14], a college of the University of Oxford[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1278[31], headquartered in Oxford[32] and Eastbourne College[15], a boarding school[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1867[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[6], actor[7], writer[8], and television actor[9].

Personal Life

John Wells was married to Teresa Chancellor[11]. A child of him was Dolly Wells[12].

Death and Burial

John Wells died on January 11, 1998[5]. He died in Sussex[4].

Why It Matters

John Wells ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month, #7,188 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was John Wells born?

John Wells's place of birth was Ashford[2].

Where did John Wells die?

John Wells passed away in Sussex[4].

Who was John Wells married to?

John Wells's spouses include Teresa Chancellor[11].

What did John Wells do for work?

John Wells worked as screenwriter[6], actor[7], writer[8], and television actor[9].

Where did John Wells go to school?

John Wells was educated at St Edmund Hall[14] and Eastbourne College[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . HOLLIS. id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . HOLLIS. id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name John, Campbell
    Spouse Teresa Chancellor
    Family name Wells
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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