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
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 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
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2017 · Landfall as Wexler
- 2015 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 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 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Child Labor
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1996 · Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
- 1995 · JAG as Toohey
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1993 · Power Rangers as Ransik
- 1992 · Fortress as Maddox
- 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
- 2025 · Vanished as
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 2023 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Himself
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2018 · Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
- 2018 · Death House as Nela
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · The Sector as Shamrock
- 2016 · The Horde as Earl
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
- 2016 · Rum Runners as Louie
- 2015 · Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
- 2014 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2013 · Jurassic Attack as Angent Grimaldi
- 2010 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 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
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 2001 · Beneath Loch Ness as Constable
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future as Ransik
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- 1995 · Hard Justice as Galaxy 500
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 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 · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2024 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2024 · Realm of Shadows as Cypress
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
- 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 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2021 · Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender as The Shadow Knight
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 2020 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 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 · Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2013 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- 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 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2024 · Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
- 2024 · Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In as Richard Daniels
- 2024 · The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death as George
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 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
- 2015 · Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
- 2015 · Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time as Ransik
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- Future · Clutch as Fuentes
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- Future · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- Future · Survive the End as The President