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