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 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 2023 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2023 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 2022 · Of the Devil as Father Bennet
- 2022 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 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 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Self
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 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
- 2017 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield
- 2016 · Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 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 · Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
- 2015 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 2014 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2013 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2013 · Jurassic Attack as Angent Grimaldi
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2010 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2009 · Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
- 2009 · The Butcher as 1970's IRA Commander
- 2009 · Green Street Hooligans 2 as Tankersley Governor
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Broad
- 2008 · Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
- 2007 · ReVamped as Wes
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Child Labor
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time as Ransik
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- 1996 · Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
- 1995 · JAG as Toohey
- 1995 · Hard Justice as Galaxy 500
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1993 · Power Rangers as Ransik
- 1992 · Fortress as Maddox
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother Podestà
- 1988 · Sunset as Australian Houseman
- 1987 · Innerspace as Mr. Igoe
- 1985 · Commando as Bennett
- 1985 · MacGyver as Catlin
- 1985 · MacGyver as Paul Donnay
- 1984 · Hunter as Sonny Zajak
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Wilson
- Future · Cinema Insomnia as Self
- 1985 · Weird Science as Lord General
- 1981 · Mad Max 2 as Wez
- Future · Clutch as Fuentes
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control as Ransik
- 2001 · Beneath Loch Ness as Constable
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- 1985 · Fortress as Dabby Duck
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 2024 · Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
- 2024 · Realm of Shadows as Cypress
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
- 2022 · Memoirs of a Fighter as Pastor
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2021 · Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender as The Shadow Knight
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2009 · Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny as Ransik
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- 2024 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 2016 · ? (Question-mark) as Willkins
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- 2024 · Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In as Richard Daniels
- 2024 · The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death as George
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 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
- 2015 · Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future as Ransik
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- Future · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- Future · Survive the End as The President