John Vernon
February 24, 1932 (94 years old) in Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada
John Keith Vernon (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.
Known For
Credits
- 2008 · Delgo as Judge Nohrin (voice)
- 2008 · Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
- 2003 · Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman as Rupert Thorne (voice)
- 2002 · Warrior Angels as Ansgar / Bladrick
- 2002 · Sorority Boys as Old Man
- 2000 · The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story as
- 2000 · The Strangerers as D.N.E. Agent
- 1998 · The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Dean Wormer
- 1995 · Family of Cops as Frank Rampola
- 1994 · Sodbusters as Slade Cantrell
- 1994 · The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Boyce
- 1991 · Rewrite for Murder as Claude Dempsey
- 1989 · Mob Story as Don "Luce" Luciano
- 1989 · Hostile Takeover as Mayor
- 1988 · I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Mr. Big
- 1988 · Deadly Stranger as Mr. Mitchell
- 1987 · Blue Monkey as Roger Levering
- 1987 · Terminal Exposure as Mr. Karrothers
- 1987 · Nightstick as Adam Beardsly
- 1987 · Ernest Goes to Camp as Sherman Krader
- 1986 · Wildfire as
- 1985 · Hail to the Chief as Gen. Hannibal Stryker
- 1984 · Partners in Crime as
- 1984 · Savage Streets as Principal Underwood
- 1984 · The Blood of Others as Charles
- 1983 · Curtains as Jonathan Stryker
- 1982 · The Blue and the Gray as Seward
- 1980 · Herbie Goes Bananas as Prindle
- 1980 · Fantastica as Jim McPherson
- 1979 · California Fever as
- 1979 · Delta House as Dean Vernon Wormer
- 1977 · Golden Rendezvous as Luis Carreras
- 1977 · The Oregon Trail as
- 1977 · The Uncanny as Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")
- 1977 · A Special Day as Emanuele Taberi
- 1976 · For the Record as
- 1975 · The Impostor as Sheriff Turner
- 1974 · Virginia Hill as Nick Rubanos
- 1974 · The Black Windmill as McKee
- 1973 · The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping as Julian Peck
- 1972 · Cool Million as Inspector Duprez
- 1972 · Journey as Boulder Allin
- 1972 · Search as
- Future · Object of Desire as
- 2004 · Los Angeles Plays Itself as Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)
- 2003 · Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update as Vernon Wormer
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Det. Golding
- 2001 · The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as Dean Toadblatt
- 2000 · Pigs Next Door as Grand Porcinus (voice)
- 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
- 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 · Malicious as Detective Pronzini
- 1995 · Marker as
- 1994 · Spider-Man as Doctor Strange (voice)
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as Dr. Doom (voice)
- 1994 · Paris or Somewhere as Old Mahon
- 1994 · Hostage for a Day as V.D. Regan
- 1994 · Duckman as Principal Dinkler (voice)
- 1993 · Acapulco H.E.A.T. as Mr. Smith
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Clint Murdock / Max Slater
- 1992 · African Skies as
- 1992 · The Naked Truth as Von Bulo
- 1992 · Renegade as Capt. Ed McKendrick
- 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 · Bail Out as Mr. Ridgeway
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Mr. Chalmers
- 1989 · Afghanistan: The Last War Bus as Ken Ross
- 1988 · War of the Worlds as General Wilson
- 1988 · Killer Klowns from Outer Space as Curtis Mooney
- 1988 · Dixie Lanes as Elmer Sinclair
- 1987 · The New Adventures of Beans Baxter as Number One
- 1986 · Sledge Hammer! as Mayor Jack Flambo
- 1986 · Fuzzbucket as Principal
- 1986 · Rat Tales as Bronc
- 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
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Henry Hayward
- 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 · The A-Team as Ted Jarrett
- 1982 · Airplane II: The Sequel as Dr. Stone
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Cameron Zachary
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Claude Watkins
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Father
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Grant Chandler
- 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
- 1979 · The Littlest Hobo as
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as Travis Saunders
- 1979 · The Sacketts as Jonathan Pritts
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1978 · Animal House as Dean Vernon Wormer
- 1977 · Angela as Benjamin Kincaid
- 1977 · Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night as Dr. Orrin Helgerson
- 1977 · CHiPs 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 · Matt Helm as Harry Paine
- 1975 · The Swiss Family Robinson as Charles Forsythe
- 1975 · Brannigan as Ben Larkin
- 1975 · S.W.A.T. as
- 1974 · Petrocelli as
- 1974 · Sweet Movie as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
- 1974 · W as Arnie Felson
- 1974 · Mousey as David Richardson
- 1974 · The Questor Tapes as Geoffrey Darro
- 1973 · Charley Varrick as Maynard Boyle
- 1973 · Nightmare Step as Allan
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Dr. Hank Danvers
- 1973 · Hunter as David Hunter / Praetorius
- 1972 · Fear Is the Key as Vyland
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Gen. Cantrell
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Forbes
- 1971 · Dirty Harry as The Mayor
- 1971 · Face-Off as Fred Wares
- 1971 · McMillan & Wife as
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · Escape as Doctor Charles Walding
- 1971 · One More Train to Rob as Timothy Xavier Nolan
- 1970 · Mission: Impossible - The Falcon as General Ramon Sabattini
- 1969 · Topaz as Rico Parra
- 1969 · Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as Hacker
- 1969 · Justine as Nessim
- 1969 · Trial Run as Leo D'Agosta
- 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 · Mission: Impossible as General Ramon Sabattini
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Ramone Fuego
- 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
- 1964 · The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk as
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Steve Wojeck
- 1962 · Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist as Alexander Galt
- 1962 · Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec as Galt
- 1959 · Bonanza as Beaudry
- 1959 · Tourist Go Home as
- 1957 · Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Varney
- 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 · Fires of Envy as
- 1956 · 1984 as Big Brother (uncredited)
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Oliver Harker