Vernon Wells

Vernon Wells

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Life

Born 1945 (age 80)

Born in

Rushworth, Victoria, Australia

Credits

177 acting credits

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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'.

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Known For

Mad Max 2

Mad Max 2

24 Dec 1981

Commando

Commando

03 Oct 1985

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

14 Nov 2003

Weird Science

Weird Science

01 Aug 1985

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

26 Sep 1982

Innerspace

Innerspace

01 Jul 1987

MacGyver

MacGyver

29 Sep 1985

Power Rangers

Power Rangers

28 Aug 1993

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