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 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Self
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2018 · Death House as Nela
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 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 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2009 · Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
- 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
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Child Labor
- 2001 · Beneath Loch Ness as Constable
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- 1996 · Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
- 1995 · JAG as Toohey
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1993 · Power Rangers as Ransik
- 1992 · Fortress as Maddox
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- 1988 · Sunset as Australian Houseman
- 1987 · Innerspace as Mr. Igoe
- 1985 · Fortress as Dabby Duck
- 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
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 2022 · Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Papa
- 2022 · Tales from the Other Side as William
- 2022 · No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
- 2020 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 2018 · Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
- 2017 · Alien Hunger as Sheriff Tom Baker
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 2016 · The Sector as Shamrock
- 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
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2008 · Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control as Ransik
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 1995 · Hard Justice as Galaxy 500
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother PodestÃ
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- 2025 · Clutch as Fuentes
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2024 · Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In as Richard Daniels
- 2023 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Of the Devil as Father Bennet
- 2022 · Shadows as Cliff
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2021 · Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender as The Shadow Knight
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 2017 · Landfall as Wexler
- 2017 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield
- 2016 · Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2009 · Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny as Ransik
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time as Ransik
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future as Ransik
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 2024 · Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
- 2024 · Realm of Shadows as Cypress
- 2024 · The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death as George
- 2023 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
- 2022 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2022 · Memoirs of a Fighter as Pastor
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 2016 · Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert
- 2016 · ? (Question-mark) as Willkins
- 2016 · Western X as The General
- 2016 · Rum Runners as Louie
- 2015 · Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- 2014 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2013 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2010 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- Future · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- Future · Survive the End as The President
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- Future · Wine Thief as Winston T Graham