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Vernon Wells

1945 - Today

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Vernon George Wells (born 31 December 1945) is an Australian character actor. He began appearing on Australian television shows in the mid-1970s, such as Homicide, 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 and Bennett in the military action film Commando. After Mad Max 2, Wells began appearing in Hollywood films, such as science fiction comedies Weird Science (1985) and Innerspace (1987). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vernon Wells is the 2,479th most popular actor (up from 2,589th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Australia (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Australian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Vernon Wells ranks 2,479 out of 13,578. Before him are Marguerite Durand, Diane Cilento, Tony Musante, Paul Henreid, Choi Eun-hee, and Son Ye-jin. After him are Georgia Hale, Jack Haley, Orson Bean, Warren Oates, Dakota Johnson, and Albert Austin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Vernon Wells ranks 262. Before him are George Eaton, Bob Seger, David D. Friedman, Brett Lunger, Awad Hamed al-Bandar, and Dragan Holcer. After him are Salvador Valdés Mesa, P. Chidambaram, José Manuel Fuente, Joseph Delaney, Edwin Catmull, and Jandira Martini.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Vernon Wells ranks 108 out of 1,143. Before him are Yagan (1800), Edward Cassidy (1924), Judy Davis (1955), David Wenham (1965), David Warren (1925), and Diane Cilento (1933). After him are Judy Tegart-Dalton (1937), Anthony Albanese (1963), Miranda Otto (1967), Edward Clancy (1923), Leo McKern (1920), and Edmund Barton (1849).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Vernon Wells ranks 26. Before him are Cassandra Harris (1948), John Noble (1948), Toni Collette (1972), Judy Davis (1955), David Wenham (1965), and Diane Cilento (1933). After him are Miranda Otto (1967), Leo McKern (1920), Claire Holt (1988), Jacki Weaver (1947), Richard Norton (1950), and Richard Roxburgh (1962).

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