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 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Memoirs of a Fighter as Pastor
- 2022 · Shadows as Cliff
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2018 · Death House as Nela
- 2016 · Western X as The General
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2008 · Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
- 2007 · ReVamped as Wes
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 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
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- 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
- 1981 · Mad Max 2 as Wez
- Future · Cinema Insomnia as Self
- Future · Vanished as
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2024 · Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 2022 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2017 · Alien Hunger as Sheriff Tom Baker
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 2016 · The Horde as Earl
- 2016 · Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Broad
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- Future · Clutch as Fuentes
- 2015 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2009 · Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
- 2009 · The Butcher as 1970's IRA Commander
- 2009 · Green Street Hooligans 2 as Tankersley Governor
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny as Ransik
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control as Ransik
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1988 · Sunset as Australian Houseman
- Future · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2024 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 2023 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · Of the Devil as Father Bennet
- 2022 · Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Papa
- 2022 · No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 2017 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield
- 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 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 2013 · Jurassic Attack as Angent Grimaldi
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time as Ransik
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future as Ransik
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother PodestÃ
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- 1985 · Fortress as Dabby Duck
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 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 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
- 2022 · Tales from the Other Side as William
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2021 · Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender as The Shadow Knight
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Himself
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 2018 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2018 · Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
- 2017 · Landfall as Wexler
- 2016 · Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert
- 2016 · ? (Question-mark) as Willkins
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · Rum Runners as Louie
- 2015 · Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2013 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2010 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 2009 · Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 2001 · Beneath Loch Ness as Constable
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum