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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
- 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 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 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
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Broad
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Child Labor
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny as Ransik
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 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
- 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 · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2024 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 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
- 2022 · Shadows as Cliff
- 2022 · No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 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
- 2015 · Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
- 2013 · Jurassic Attack as Angent Grimaldi
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2009 · Green Street Hooligans 2 as Tankersley Governor
- Future · Vanished as
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 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 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
- 2015 · Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- Future · Clutch as Fuentes
- 2009 · The Butcher as 1970's IRA Commander
- 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 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother Podestà
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- 1985 · Fortress as Dabby Duck
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 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 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
- 2022 · Tales from the Other Side as William
- 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 · 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 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 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
- 2007 · ReVamped as Wes
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time as Ransik
- 2001 · Beneath Loch Ness as Constable
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future as Ransik
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- 1988 · Sunset as Australian Houseman
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum