John Vernon
February 24, 1932 (92 years old) in Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada
John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 – February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer in Animal House, the Mayor in Dirty Harry and Fletcher in The Outlaw Josey Wales. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Vernon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Credits
- 2008 · Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
- 2004 · Los Angeles Plays Itself as Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)
- 2003 · Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman as Rupert Thorne (voice)
- 2003 · Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update as Vernon Wormer
- 2002 · Warrior Angels as Ansgar / Bladrick
- 2002 · Sorority Boys as Old Man
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Det. Golding
- 2001 · The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as Dean Toadblatt
- 2000 · The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story as
- 2000 · Pigs Next Door as Grand Porcinus
- 2000 · Stageghost as Slim
- 1999 · Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales as Self
- 1999 · Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure as Principal Scotti
- 1998 · The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Dean Wormer
- 1997 · Wojeck: Out of the Fire as Dr Steve Wojeck
- 1996 · Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Shao Kahn (voice)
- 1996 · The Incredible Hulk as General Ross (voice)
- 1995 · Family of Cops as Frank Rampola
- 1995 · Malicious as Detective Pronzini
- 1994 · Spider-Man as Doctor Strange (voice)
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as
- 1994 · Paris or Somewhere as Old Mahon
- 1994 · Hostage for a Day as V.D. Regan
- 1994 · The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Boyce
- 1994 · Duckman as
- 1994 · Sodbusters as Slade Cantrell
- 1993 · Acapulco H.E.A.T. as Mr. Smith
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Clint Murdock / Max Slater
- 1993 · Matrix as Narrator
- 1992 · African Skies as
- 1992 · The Naked Truth as Von Bulo
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Rupert Thorne (voice)
- 1991 · The Woman Who Sinned as Lieutenant Girvetz
- 1991 · Dinosaurs as Mr. Ashland (voice)
- 1991 · Dark Justice as
- 1989 · Mob Story as
- 1989 · Bail Out as Mr. Ridgeway
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Mr. Chalmers
- 1989 · Afghanistan: The Last War Bus as Ken Ross
- 1988 · I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Mr. Big
- 1988 · War of the Worlds as General Wilson
- 1988 · Hostile Takeover as Mayor
- 1988 · Deadly Stranger as Mr. Mitchell
- 1988 · Killer Klowns from Outer Space as Curtis Mooney
- 1988 · Dixie Lanes as Elmer Sinclair
- 1987 · Blue Monkey as Roger Levering
- 1987 · Terminal Exposure as Mr. Karrothers
- 1987 · Nightstick as Adam Beardsly
- 1987 · The New Adventures of Beans Baxter as Number One
- 1987 · Ernest Goes to Camp as Sherman Krader
- 1986 · Sledge Hammer! as Mayor Jack Flambo
- 1986 · Wildfire as
- 1986 · Fuzzbucket as Principal
- 1985 · Fraternity Vacation as Chief Ferret
- 1985 · MacGyver as Dave Ryerson
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. Brenner
- 1985 · Doin' Time as Big Mac
- 1985 · Hail to the Chief as Gen. Hannibal Stryker
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Henry Hayward
- 1984 · Partners in Crime as
- 1984 · Savage Streets as Principal Underwood
- 1984 · The Blood of Others as Charles
- 1984 · Jungle Warriors as Vito Mastranga
- 1984 · Airwolf as John Bradford Horn
- 1983 · Automan as
- 1983 · Little Red Riding Hood as Father
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · Chained Heat as Warden Bacman
- 1983 · Philip Marlowe, Private Eye as Big John Masters
- 1983 · Curtains as Jonathan Stryker
- 1983 · The A-Team as Ted Jarrett
- 1982 · Airplane II: The Sequel as Dr. Stone
- 1982 · The Blue and the Gray as Seward
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Cameron Zachary
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Claude Watkins
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Father
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as
- 1981 · The Fall Guy as
- 1981 · The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats as Coach "Bulldog" Malone
- 1981 · Heavy Metal as Prosecutor (voice)
- 1980 · It Rained All Night the Day I Left as Killian
- 1980 · Herbie Goes Bananas as Prindle
- 1980 · Fantastica as Jim McPherson
- 1979 · The Littlest Hobo as
- 1979 · California Fever as
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as Travis Saunders
- 1979 · The Sacketts as Jonathan Pritts
- 1979 · Delta House as Dean Vernon Wormer
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1978 · Animal House as Dean Vernon Wormer
- 1977 · Golden Rendezvous as Luis Carreras
- 1977 · Angela as Benjamin Kincaid
- 1977 · Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night as Dr. Orrin Helgerson
- 1977 · The Oregon Trail as
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1977 · The Uncanny as Pomeroy (segment 3 "Hollywood 1936")
- 1977 · A Special Day as Emanuele Taberi
- 1977 · For The Record as
- 1976 · Here To Stay as
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as
- 1976 · Drum as
- 1976 · The Outlaw Josey Wales as Fletcher
- 1975 · Switch as Jack Morgan
- 1975 · Barbary Coast as Robin Templar
- 1975 · Matt Helm as Harry Paine
- 1975 · The Swiss Family Robinson as Charles Forsythe
- 1975 · Brannigan as Ben Larkin
- 1975 · The Impostor as Sheriff Turner
- 1975 · S.W.A.T. as
- 1974 · Virginia Hill as Nick Rubanos
- 1974 · Petrocelli as
- 1974 · Sweet Movie as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
- 1974 · W as Arnie Felson
- 1974 · Mousey as David Richardson
- 1974 · The Black Windmill as McKee
- 1974 · The Questor Tapes as Geoffrey Darro
- 1973 · The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping as Julian Peck
- 1973 · Charley Varrick as Maynard Boyle
- 1973 · Nightmare Step as Allan
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Dr. Hank Danvers
- 1972 · Fear Is the Key as Vyland
- 1972 · Cool Million as
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Gen. Cantrell
- 1972 · Search as
- 1971 · Dirty Harry as The Mayor
- 1971 · Face-Off as Fred Wares
- 1971 · McMillan and Wife as
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · One More Train to Rob as Timothy Xavier Nolan
- 1969 · Topaz as Rico Parra
- 1969 · Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as Hacker
- 1969 · Justine as Nessim
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Cal Anderson
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · The High Chaparral as Sean McLaren
- 1967 · Judd for the Defense as Dr. Bellew
- 1967 · Point Blank as Mal Reese
- 1967 · The Rock as Self (uncredited)
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Colonel Josef Strom
- 1966 · Wojeck as Steve Wojeck
- 1966 · Felony Squad as
- 1966 · Tarzan as
- 1966 · The Marvel Super Heroes as Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Mike Burton
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as David Starret
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Michael Durgom
- 1964 · Nobody Waved Goodbye as Lot Supervisor
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Steve Wojeck
- 1959 · Bonanza as Beaudry
- 1957 · Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Kubaka
- 1957 · Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Lyman
- 1957 · Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Rego
- 1957 · Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Burns
- 1957 · Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Eliwasset
- 1957 · Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Cap'n Tolliver
- 1957 · Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Nangus
- 1957 · Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Varney
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Oliver Harker
- Future · Object of Desire as
- 1972 · Journey as Boulder Allin
- 1971 · Escape as Doctor Charles Walding
- 1969 · Trial Run as Leo D'Agosta
- 1964 · The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk as
- 1962 · Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist as Alexander Galt
- 1962 · Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec as Galt
- 1959 · Tourist Go Home as Himself
- 1957 · Fires of Envy as
- 1956 · 1984 as Big Brother (uncredited)