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