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
- 2025 · Vanished as
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Self
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2018 · Death House as Nela
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · The Horde as Earl
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 2013 · Jurassic Attack as Angent Grimaldi
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2009 · Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
- 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
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Child Labor
- 1996 · Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
- 1995 · JAG as Toohey
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1993 · Power Rangers as Ransik
- 1992 · Fortress as Maddox
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 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
- 1981 · Mad Max 2 as Wez
- Future · Cinema Insomnia as Self
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2024 · Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In as Richard Daniels
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · Of the Devil as Father Bennet
- 2022 · Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Papa
- 2022 · Tales from the Other Side as William
- 2022 · Shadows as Cliff
- 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 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2018 · Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
- 2017 · Alien Hunger as Sheriff Tom Baker
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 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 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2009 · Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
- 2008 · Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny as Ransik
- 2001 · Beneath Loch Ness as Constable
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 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
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother PodestÃ
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- 2025 · Clutch as Fuentes
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2023 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2023 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 2022 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2022 · Memoirs of a Fighter as Pastor
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 2017 · Landfall as Wexler
- 2017 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield
- 2016 · Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time as Ransik
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control as Ransik
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- 2010 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- Future · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2024 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 2024 · Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
- 2024 · Realm of Shadows as Cypress
- 2024 · The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death as George
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2016 · Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert
- 2016 · ? (Question-mark) as Willkins
- 2016 · Western X as The General
- 2016 · Rum Runners as Louie
- 2015 · Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- 2014 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2013 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future as Ransik
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- Future · Survive the End as The President
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- Future · Wine Thief as Winston T Graham