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