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Vernon Wells

Acting

Born December 31, 1945 · Rushworth, Victoria, Australia

Also known as Vernon George Wells

Biography

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.

Filmography50+ titles

I Can

2023as Doctor Wells

MacGyver

1985as Paul Donnay

Heartland Harmony

2023as Lemmy LaRoux

Knight Rider

1982as Wilson

The Road Warrior

1981as Wez

JAG

1995as Toohey

Power Rangers

1993as Ransik

Hunter

1984as Sonny Zajak

In Search of the Last Action Heroes

2019as Self

Impact Event

2018as Ed

Glass Jaw

2018as Happy

Innerspace

1987as Mr. Igoe

Showdown in Yesteryear

2022as Orson Kane

Commando

1985as Bennett

In Search of Tomorrow

2022as Self - Interviewee

The Silent Natural

2019as Sarah's Father

Weird Science

1985as Lord General

The Drawn Together Movie!

2010as Network Head (voice)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003as Acme VP, Child Labor

Bird

2020as Fred

Blood and Snow

2023as The Professor

Debt Collectors

2020as Cyrus Skinner

Thor: God of Thunder

2022as Odin

Root

2023as Scott

Red Snow

2021as Julius King

Charlie's Christmas Wish

2020as Hank Wentworth

King of the Ants

2003as Beckett

Gladiators

2024as Avitus

The Price We Pay

2022as The Doctor

Timber the Treasure Dog

2016as Wolf (voice)

The Shrimp on the Barbie

1990as Bruce

Sunset

1988as Australian Houseman

Space Truckers

1996as Mister Cutt

Forbearance

2022as Dr. George Ross

Of the Devil

2022as Father Bennet

The City of Gold

2018as The Inquisitor

Crossing the Line

1990as Steve Sinclair

P.I. Private Investigations

1987as Detective North

A Reluctant Heart

2025as Stuart Knapp

The Charisma Killers

2024as The Old Man

End of Loyalty

2023as Rooker

Shadows

2022as Cliff

No Chance

2020as Barrett Transformed

Loss Prevention

2018as CEO Reginald Bachman

Shadows in Paradise

2010as General Ruth

Kick of Death

1997as Paulie

Nam Angels

1989as Chard

Last Man Standing

1987as Roo Marcus

The Horde

2016as Earl

The Butcher

2009as 1970's IRA Commander