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