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