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 Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2021 · Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender as The Shadow Knight
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 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
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
- 2015 · Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
- 2015 · Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 2013 · Jurassic Attack as Angent Grimaldi
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2009 · Green Street Hooligans 2 as Tankersley Governor
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- 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
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future as Ransik
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1995 · JAG as Toohey
- 1995 · Hard Justice as Galaxy 500
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1993 · Power Rangers as Ransik
- 1992 · Fortress as Maddox
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 1987 · Innerspace as Mr. Igoe
- 1985 · Commando as Bennett
- 1985 · MacGyver as Catlin
- 1985 · MacGyver as Paul Donnay
- 1984 · Hunter as Sonny Zajak
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Wilson
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- 1985 · Weird Science as Lord General
- 1981 · Mad Max 2 as Wez
- Future · Cinema Insomnia as Self
- 2024 · Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 2023 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Papa
- 2022 · Tales from the Other Side as William
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 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 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · The Horde as Earl
- 2009 · Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- 1996 · Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- 2016 · The Sector as Shamrock
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2009 · The Butcher as 1970's IRA Commander
- 2008 · Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- Future · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2024 · Realm of Shadows as Cypress
- 2023 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 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 · 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 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2017 · Landfall as Wexler
- 2017 · Alien Hunger as Sheriff Tom Baker
- 2016 · Western X as The General
- 2016 · Rum Runners as Louie
- 2015 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 2013 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Broad
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2007 · ReVamped as Wes
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 2001 · Beneath Loch Ness as Constable
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother PodestÃ
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- 1988 · Sunset as Australian Houseman
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- Future · Clutch as Fuentes
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 2024 · Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In as Richard Daniels
- 2024 · The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death as George
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Himself
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 2018 · Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
- 2018 · Death House as Nela
- 2016 · Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert
- 2016 · ? (Question-mark) as Willkins
- 2015 · Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
- 2014 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2010 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 2009 · Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- 1985 · Fortress as Dabby Duck
- Future · Vanished as
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)