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 Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 2023 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2015 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 2009 · Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
- 2009 · The Butcher as 1970's IRA Commander
- 2008 · Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Child Labor
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1996 · Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
- 1995 · JAG as Toohey
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1993 · Power Rangers as Ransik
- 1992 · Fortress as Maddox
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- 1988 · Sunset as Australian Houseman
- 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
- 2025 · Vanished as
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Memoirs of a Fighter as Pastor
- 2022 · Tales from the Other Side as William
- 2022 · Shadows as Cliff
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 2017 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 2016 · Western X as The General
- 2016 · Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
- 2014 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2013 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2009 · Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- 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
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- Future · Clutch as Fuentes
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 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 · 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
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 2022 · Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
- 2022 · Of the Devil as Father Bennet
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Papa
- 2022 · No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 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 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Himself
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 2018 · Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
- 2018 · Death House as Nela
- 2017 · Landfall as Wexler
- 2017 · Alien Hunger as Sheriff Tom Baker
- 2016 · Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert
- 2016 · ? (Question-mark) as Willkins
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · The Sector as Shamrock
- 2016 · The Horde as Earl
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
- 2016 · Rum Runners as Louie
- 2015 · Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
- 2015 · Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- 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 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2009 · Green Street Hooligans 2 as Tankersley Governor
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Broad
- 2007 · ReVamped as Wes
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 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
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- 1995 · Hard Justice as Galaxy 500
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother PodestÃ
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- 1985 · Fortress as Dabby Duck
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- Future · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- Future · Survive the End as The President