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 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 2023 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Papa
- 2022 · Tales from the Other Side as William
- 2022 · No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2021 · Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender as The Shadow Knight
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2017 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
- 2015 · Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 2013 · Jurassic Attack as Angent Grimaldi
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2009 · Green Street Hooligans 2 as Tankersley Governor
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Child Labor
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time as Ransik
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- 1995 · JAG as Toohey
- 1995 · Hard Justice as Galaxy 500
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1993 · Power Rangers as Ransik
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 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 Apex Predators Club as
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- Future · Cinema Insomnia as Self
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2024 · Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
- 2022 · Memoirs of a Fighter as Pastor
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2020 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
- 2016 · Rum Runners as Louie
- 2015 · Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2009 · Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Broad
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 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
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1996 · Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1992 · Fortress as Maddox
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- Future · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2024 · Realm of Shadows as Cypress
- 2023 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2022 · Of the Devil as Father Bennet
- 2022 · Shadows as Cliff
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2016 · The Sector as Shamrock
- 2016 · Western X as The General
- 2016 · The Horde as Earl
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 2013 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2010 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 2008 · Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
- 2001 · Beneath Loch Ness as Constable
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2009 · The Butcher as 1970's IRA Commander
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2007 · ReVamped as Wes
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother Podestà
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- Future · Vanished as
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 1988 · Sunset as Australian Houseman
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- 1985 · Fortress as Dabby Duck
- Future · Clutch as Fuentes
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 2024 · Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In as Richard Daniels
- 2024 · The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death as George
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 2022 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Himself
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 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
- 2015 · Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
- 2015 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2014 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2009 · Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)