
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 Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2024 · Realm of Shadows as Cypress
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Papa
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 2016 · Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
- 2015 · Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 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 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 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
- 1993 · Power Rangers as Ransik
- 1992 · Fortress as Maddox
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- 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 · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- Future · Cinema Insomnia as Self
- 2016 · The Horde as Earl
- Future · Clutch as Fuentes
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 2023 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · Shadows as Cliff
- 2022 · No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 2018 · Death House as Nela
- 2017 · Alien Hunger as Sheriff Tom Baker
- 2017 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield
- 2016 · Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · The Sector as Shamrock
- 2016 · Western X as The General
- 2015 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- Future · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- Future · Vanished as
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 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 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 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 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2022 · Memoirs of a Fighter as Pastor
- 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
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 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
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Himself
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 2018 · Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
- 2017 · Landfall as Wexler
- 2016 · ? (Question-mark) as Willkins
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
- 2016 · Rum Runners as Louie
- 2015 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2015 · Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 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
- 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 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 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
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future as Ransik
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 1988 · Sunset as Australian Houseman
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother PodestÃ
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- 1985 · Fortress as Dabby Duck