Vernon Wells
Vernon George Wells (born 31 December 1945) is an Australian film and television actor who has built his career around action-type films, most often cast as a villain. He began appearing on Australian television shows in the mid-1970s, such as Homicide and Matlock Police and All The Rivers Run. He is best known to international audiences for his role of "Wez", in the 1981 science fiction action film Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. After Mad Max 2, Wells began appearing in Hollywood films, such as the military action film Commando (1985) (as Bennett), which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the science fiction comedy Innerspace (1987), which starred Martin Short, Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan. In the 2000s, Wells acted in the television series Power Rangers: Time Force portraying the series' main villain 'Ransik'. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vernon Wells(actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2025 · Vanished as
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2016 · The Sector as Shamrock
- 2016 · The Horde as Earl
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 2013 · Jurassic Attack as Angent Grimaldi
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2009 · The Butcher as 1970's IRA Commander
- 2009 · Green Street Hooligans 2 as Tankersley Governor
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Broad
- 2007 · ReVamped as Wes
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Child Labor
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1996 · Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
- 1995 · JAG as Toohey
- 1995 · Hard Justice as Galaxy 500
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- 1993 · Power Rangers as Ransik
- 1992 · Fortress as Maddox
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1988 · Sunset as Australian Houseman
- 1987 · Innerspace as Mr. Igoe
- 1985 · Commando as Bennett
- 1985 · MacGyver as Catlin
- 1985 · MacGyver as Paul Donnay
- 1985 · Weird Science as Lord General
- 1984 · Hunter as Sonny Zajak
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Wilson
- 1981 · Mad Max 2 as Wez
- Future · Cinema Insomnia as Self
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- 2024 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 2023 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2022 · Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Self
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2018 · Death House as Nela
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
- 2015 · Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
- 2015 · Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
- 2015 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2015 · Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 2013 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2010 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny as Ransik
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control as Ransik
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- 2025 · Clutch as Fuentes
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2022 · Of the Devil as Father Bennet
- 2022 · Memoirs of a Fighter as Pastor
- 2022 · Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Papa
- 2022 · Tales from the Other Side as William
- 2022 · Shadows as Cliff
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2020 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 2018 · Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
- 2017 · Alien Hunger as Sheriff Tom Baker
- 2017 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 2016 · Western X as The General
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2009 · Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
- 2009 · Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
- 2008 · Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time as Ransik
- 2001 · Beneath Loch Ness as Constable
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future as Ransik
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- 2026 · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- 2026 · Days of Sodom: A Crow Fan Film as Mayor Minos
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 2024 · Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
- 2024 · Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In as Richard Daniels
- 2024 · Realm of Shadows as Cypress
- 2024 · The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death as George
- 2023 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 2022 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2021 · Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender as The Shadow Knight
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 2017 · Landfall as Wexler
- 2016 · Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert
- 2016 · ? (Question-mark) as Willkins
- 2016 · Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
- 2016 · Rum Runners as Louie
- 2014 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother PodestÃ
- 1985 · Fortress as Dabby Duck
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- Future · Survive the End as The President
- Future · Wine Thief as Winston T Graham