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