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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- 2025 · Vanished as
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2018 · Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
- 2018 · Death House as Nela
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · The Horde as Earl
- 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 · 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 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 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
- 1995 · Hard Justice as Galaxy 500
- 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
- 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 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2024 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 2023 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 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
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Self
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 2017 · Landfall as Wexler
- 2017 · Alien Hunger as Sheriff Tom Baker
- 2017 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield
- 2016 · The Sector as Shamrock
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
- 2015 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2009 · Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
- 2008 · Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother PodestÃ
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- 2025 · Clutch as Fuentes
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2023 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 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
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2020 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 2016 · Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
- 2015 · Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2010 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 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
- 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
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- 2026 · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- 2026 · Days of Sodom: A Crow Fan Film as Mayor Minos
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 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 · Root as Scott
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2021 · Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender as The Shadow Knight
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2016 · Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 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 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2009 · Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny as Ransik
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- Future · Wine Thief as Winston T Graham
- Future · Survive the End as The President