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.
Known for
Credits
Commando (1985)
as Bennett
Mad Max 2 (1981)
as Wez
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
as Acme VP, Child Labor
Weird Science (1985)
as Lord General
Innerspace (1987)
as Mr. Igoe
Fortress (1992)
as Maddox
Space Truckers (1996)
as Mister Cutt
Debt Collectors (2020)
as Cyrus Skinner
Green Street Hooligans 2 (2009)
as Tankersley Governor
The Price We Pay (2023)
as The Doctor
Undeclared War (1990)
as Hannibal
Bird (2020)
as Fred
Harvest (2024)
as Jim Mansfield
Vulcan (1997)
as Greg Mitchum
Thor: God of Thunder (2022)
as Odin
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
Westbrick Murders (2010)
as Max
The Perfect Weapon (2016)
as The Interrogator
Sunset (1988)
as Australian Houseman
The Horde (2016)
as Earl
Tru Loved (2008)
as Coach Wesley
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010)
as Network Head (voice)
Charlie Valentine (2009)
as Broad
Timber the Treasure Dog (2016)
as Wolf (voice)
Jurassic Attack (2013)
as Angent Grimaldi
Wine Thief (—)
as Winston T Graham
Blood and Snow (2023)
as The Professor
Shadows in Paradise (2010)
as General Ruth
Red Snow (2021)
as Julius King
Vanished (2025)
as Greg McBride
Glass Jaw (2018)
as Happy
End of Loyalty (2023)
as Rooker
Tales from the Other Side (2022)
as William
Road Wars: Max Fury (2024)
as Shane McIntosh
ReVamped (2007)
as Wes
The Bad Pack (1997)
as Biker
Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future (2001)
as Ransik
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs (2015)
as Marcus
Gladiators (2024)
as Avitus
Landfall (2017)
as Wexler
Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002)
as Jeremiah Stone
No Solicitors (2015)
as Sam
Like a Bat Outta Hell (2013)
as Simson
King of the Ants (2004)
as Beckett
Transmission (2023)
as Frank Tadross Roth
Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time (2002)
as Ransik
Jurassic City (2015)
as Agent LaFranco
Heavy Weapon (—)
as Cypress
Fortress (1985)
as Dabby Duck
The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
as Bruce
Last Man Standing (1987)
as Roo Marcus
Await the Dawn (2020)
as Zed
The Butcher (2009)
as 1970's IRA Commander
100,000 Zombie Heads (2012)
as Lubhoc
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994)
as Plughead
In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019)
as Self
Sexual Response (1992)
as Philip
Stranglehold (1994)
as Gerald Richter
Trouble Is My Business (2018)
as Detective Barry Tate
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006)
as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
Days of Sodom: A Crow Fan Film (2026)
as Mayor Minos
Misfit Patrol (1996)
as Captain Cook
Death House (2018)
as Nela
Crossbreed (2019)
as Murphy
Circuitry Man (1990)
as Plughead
Hard Justice (1995)
as Galaxy 500
The Dead Undead (2010)
as Raleigh
No Name and Dynamite (2022)
as Black Jack Bennett
The Gamble (1988)
as First Brother Podestà
The City of Gold (2018)
as The Inquisitor
Relentless Justice (2014)
as Jason Macendale
Throwback (2014)
as Detective McNab
Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' (2016)
as Self
The Sector (2016)
as Shamrock
T-Force (1994)
as Samuel Washington
Amber Road (2022)
as Sheriff Taylor
Charlie's Christmas Wish (2020)
as Hank Wentworth
Alien Hunger (2017)
as Sheriff Tom Baker
The Electric Man (2022)
as Doogie
P.I. Private Investigations (1987)
as Detective North
The Dead Rose (2024)
as Cypress
Clutch (2025)
as Fuentes
American Eagle (1989)
as Johnny Burke
I Can (2023)
as Doctor Wells
Beneath Loch Ness (2001)
as Constable
Kill Giggles (2020)
as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
Vagabond (2006)
as Ivan
The Apex Predators Club (—)
Actor
Kringle Time (2021)
as Herb
Curse of Pirate Death (2006)
as Vernon
Of the Devil (2022)
as Father Bennet
World's End (2010)
as Corvin
Escape from Paradise (—)
as Gus
Impact Event (2018)
as Ed
Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender (2021)
as The Shadow Knight
Murder Syndicate (2023)
as Roddy
Social Distance (2020)
as Gil Oldman Jr.
Blood Ranch (2006)
as Shotgun
Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control (2001)
as Ransik
LeapFrog (—)
as General Irving
Christmas Collision (2021)
as Ronan
The Charisma Killers (2024)
as The Old Man
Root (2023)
as Scott
The Christmas Tapes (2022)
as Santa
Showdown in Yesteryear (2022)
as Orson Kane
Emerald Run (2020)
as Dodson
Billy Frankenstein (1998)
as Otto
A Reluctant Heart (2025)
as Stuart Knapp
Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny (2002)
as Ransik
Shadows (2022)
as Cliff
Crossing the Line (1990)
as Steve Sinclair
Someone's Knocking at the Door (2009)
as Dr. Tolstoy
Survive the End (—)
as The President
Censor Addiction (—)
as Wizard
Memoirs of a Fighter (2022)
as Pastor
Saurian (2006)
as Alester Carvel
Camp Twilight (2020)
as Detective Bennett
Rum Runners (2016)
as Louie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2017)
as Mr. Enfield
Conan (1997)
as Morga
Silent Night, Zombie Night (2009)
as Paul Irwin
Nam Angels (1989)
as Chard
The Education of a Vampire (2001)
as Captain Andrew Collins
Ultimatum (1994)
as Gerard
Frost (2022)
as Grant
Black Asylum (2013)
as Sheriff
Never Look Back (2000)
as Nick
Cheer Bloody Murder (—)
as Yanny
Bearry (2021)
as Detective Seahorn
Under the Palm Tree (2021)
as Det. Scott
Alien Horde (—)
as Senator Latta
Starforce (2000)
as Squad Leader
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran (2015)
as Self
Meet Me in Miami (2005)
as Mr. Abbott
Sally Floss: Digital Detective (2022)
as Papa
Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween (2015)
as Guy Hunsinger
Area 5150 (—)
as Rocco
Kick of Death (1997)
as Paulie
Realm of Shadows (2024)
as Cypress
Enemy Unseen (1989)
as Steiger
Cursed Waters (—)
as Prosecutor
The Silent Natural (2019)
as Sarah's Father
Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper (2016)
as Walsh
The Beast Inside (2024)
as Father Geoffrey
Jack Be Nimble (2022)
as Jack
Mothman Vs Bigfoot (2026)
as Detective Thomas
7th Revelation (2020)
as Gil Oldman Jr.
Professor Kimmer's Initiation (2024)
as Cypress
The Lackey (2012)
as Mr. Dechlan
No Chance (2020)
as Barrett Transformed
2002: The Rape of Eden (1994)
as Mercenary Soldier
Werewolf Cabal (2022)
as Henry Sullivan
Valley of the Horntak (2026)
as Gordon
Apex Predators 2: The Spawning (2024)
as Bartender Wells
Island in the Stars (—)
as Argentum
The Damnation (—)
as The Major (voice)
We Meet Again (2025)
as Stone
Wasteland Justice (1999)
as Tarnak
Heartland Harmony (2023)
as Lemmy LaRoux
Bigfoot Down Under (2019)
as Self
Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In (2024)
as Richard Daniels
Ghost (2023)
as Jeremiah
Loss Prevention (2018)
as CEO Reginald Bachman
The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death (2024)
as George
Hollywood Confidential (2008)
as Lt. Stone
Lilith (2018)
as Phillip
Manosaurus (1994)
as Professor Sorenson
? (Question-mark) (2016)
as Willkins
Hide and Go Seek (2018)
as Bill
Devil's Knight (2003)
as Frank
Western X (2016)
as The General
Circle of Fear (1989)
as Allan Bainbridge
Soul Cage (2022)
as The Persuader
Fear of the Woods (2020)
as Father
American Bigfoot (2022)
as Truman Shaw
Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon (2016)
as Robert
Forbearance (2022)
as Dr. George Ross