Vernon Wells
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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
Mad Max 2 (1981)
as Wez
Commando (1985)
as Bennett
Space Truckers (1996)
as Mister Cutt
Weird Science (1985)
as Lord General
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
as Acme VP, Child Labor
Fortress (1992)
as Maddox
Innerspace (1987)
as Mr. Igoe
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010)
as Network Head (voice)
The Horde (2016)
as Earl
Debt Collectors (2020)
as Cyrus Skinner
Fortress (1985)
as Dabby Duck
The Perfect Weapon (2016)
as The Interrogator
Green Street Hooligans 2 (2009)
as Tankersley Governor
The Price We Pay (2023)
as The Doctor
The Butcher (2009)
as 1970's IRA Commander
Glass Jaw (2018)
as Happy
Death House (2018)
as Nela
Jurassic City (2015)
as Agent LaFranco
Blood and Snow (2023)
as The Professor
The Bad Pack (1997)
as Biker
Jurassic Attack (2013)
as Angent Grimaldi
Vanished (2025)
as Greg McBride
Sunset (1988)
as Australian Houseman
Blood Ranch (2006)
as Shotgun
Circuitry Man (1990)
as Plughead
The Gamble (1988)
as First Brother Podestà
Tru Loved (2008)
as Coach Wesley
T-Force (1994)
as Samuel Washington
The Sector (2016)
as Shamrock
The Dead Undead (2010)
as Raleigh
Await the Dawn (2020)
as Zed
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs (2015)
as Marcus
Sexual Response (1992)
as Philip
Hard Justice (1995)
as Galaxy 500
Charlie Valentine (2009)
as Broad
Undeclared War (1990)
as Hannibal
The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
as Bruce
Alien Horde (—)
as Senator Latta
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
Thor: God of Thunder (2022)
as Odin
I Can (2023)
as Doctor Wells
End of Loyalty (2023)
as Rooker
Emerald Run (2020)
as Dodson
In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019)
as Self
Bird (2020)
as Fred
Stranglehold (1994)
as Gerald Richter
Last Man Standing (1987)
as Roo Marcus
Someone's Knocking at the Door (2009)
as Dr. Tolstoy
Black Asylum (2013)
as Sheriff
P.I. Private Investigations (1987)
as Detective North
Shadows in Paradise (2010)
as General Ruth
Of the Devil (2022)
as Father Bennet
ReVamped (2007)
as Wes
Transmission (2023)
as Frank Tadross Roth
Nam Angels (1989)
as Chard
Alien Hunger (2017)
as Sheriff Tom Baker
King of the Ants (2004)
as Beckett
Starforce (2000)
as Squad Leader
Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control (2001)
as Ransik
Lilith (2018)
as Phillip
Red Snow (2021)
as Julius King
Tales from the Other Side (2022)
as William
Cursed Waters (—)
as Prosecutor
Relentless Justice (2014)
as Jason Macendale
Crossbreed (2019)
as Murphy
Never Look Back (2000)
as Nick
Soul Cage (2022)
as The Persuader
Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future (2001)
as Ransik
Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper (2016)
as Walsh
No Solicitors (2015)
as Sam
Bearry (2021)
as Detective Seahorn
World's End (2010)
as Corvin
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994)
as Plughead
Escape from Paradise (—)
as Gus
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2017)
as Mr. Enfield
Censor Addiction (—)
as Wizard
Timber the Treasure Dog (2016)
as Wolf (voice)
Saurian (2006)
as Alester Carvel
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006)
as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
Sally Floss: Digital Detective (2022)
as Papa
The Silent Natural (2019)
as Sarah's Father
Amber Road (2022)
as Sheriff Taylor
American Eagle (1989)
as Johnny Burke
Gladiators (2024)
as Avitus
The Electric Man (2022)
as Doogie
Camp Twilight (2020)
as Detective Bennett
Road Wars: Max Fury (2024)
as Shane McIntosh
No Name and Dynamite (2022)
as Black Jack Bennett
Kringle Time (2021)
as Herb
The City of Gold (2018)
as The Inquisitor
Harvest (2024)
as Jim Mansfield
Billy Frankenstein (1998)
as Otto
Beneath Loch Ness (2001)
as Constable
Shadows (2022)
as Cliff
Wasteland Justice (1999)
as Tarnak
Conan (1997)
as Morga
Frost (2022)
as Grant
The Charisma Killers (2024)
as The Old Man
Christmas Collision (2021)
as Ronan
Murder Syndicate (2023)
as Roddy
A Reluctant Heart (2025)
as Stuart Knapp
Area 5150 (—)
as Rocco
The Apex Predators Club (—)
Actor
Loss Prevention (2018)
as CEO Reginald Bachman
Like a Bat Outta Hell (2013)
as Simson
Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time (2002)
as Ransik
Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween (2015)
as Guy Hunsinger
Charlie's Christmas Wish (2020)
as Hank Wentworth
Enemy Unseen (1989)
as Steiger
Landfall (2017)
as Wexler
Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny (2002)
as Ransik
American Bigfoot (2022)
as Truman Shaw
The Dead Rose (2024)
as Cypress
Crossing the Line (1990)
as Steve Sinclair
Hide and Go Seek (2018)
as Bill
Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002)
as Jeremiah Stone
Cheer Bloody Murder (—)
as Yanny
Kick of Death (1997)
as Paulie
Mothman Vs Bigfoot (2026)
as Detective Thomas
Impact Event (2018)
as Ed
Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' (2016)
as Self
No Chance (2020)
as Barrett Transformed
Westbrick Murders (2010)
as Max
Vulcan (1997)
as Greg Mitchum
Silent Night, Zombie Night (2009)
as Paul Irwin
The Christmas Tapes (2022)
as Santa
Trouble Is My Business (2018)
as Detective Barry Tate
Showdown in Yesteryear (2022)
as Orson Kane
Ultimatum (1994)
as Gerard
Ghost (2023)
as Jeremiah
The Education of a Vampire (2001)
as Captain Andrew Collins
The Lackey (2012)
as Mr. Dechlan
Clutch (2025)
as Fuentes
Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In (2024)
as Richard Daniels
Wine Thief (—)
as Winston T Graham
The Beast Inside (2024)
as Father Geoffrey
Social Distance (2020)
as Gil Oldman Jr.
Bigfoot Down Under (2019)
as Self
Kill Giggles (2020)
as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
Memoirs of a Fighter (2022)
as Pastor
Devil's Knight (2003)
as Frank
Curse of Pirate Death (2006)
as Vernon
2002: The Rape of Eden (1994)
as Mercenary Soldier
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran (2015)
as Self
? (Question-mark) (2016)
as Willkins
Jack Be Nimble (2022)
as Jack
Under the Palm Tree (2021)
as Det. Scott
Island in the Stars (—)
as Argentum
Days of Sodom: A Crow Fan Film (2026)
as Mayor Minos
Circle of Fear (1989)
as Allan Bainbridge
Fear of the Woods (2020)
as Father
Forbearance (2022)
as Dr. George Ross
Root (2023)
as Scott
Werewolf Cabal (2022)
as Henry Sullivan
Western X (2016)
as The General
Meet Me in Miami (2005)
as Mr. Abbott
Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender (2021)
as The Shadow Knight
Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon (2016)
as Robert
Realm of Shadows (2024)
as Cypress
Vagabond (2006)
as Ivan
Apex Predators 2: The Spawning (2024)
as Bartender Wells
Hollywood Confidential (2008)
as Lt. Stone
7th Revelation (2020)
as Gil Oldman Jr.
Misfit Patrol (1996)
as Captain Cook
Heartland Harmony (2023)
as Lemmy LaRoux
The Damnation (—)
as The Major (voice)
Survive the End (—)
as The President
Manosaurus (1994)
as Professor Sorenson
Rum Runners (2016)
as Louie
Professor Kimmer's Initiation (2024)
as Cypress
The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death (2024)
as George
Throwback (2014)
as Detective McNab