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 · Delgo as Judge Nohrin (voice)
- 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
- 2000 · Pigs Next Door as Grand Porcinus
- 1995 · Family of Cops as Frank Rampola
- 1995 · Malicious as Detective Pronzini
- 1995 · Marker as
- 1994 · Hostage for a Day as V.D. Regan
- 1994 · The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Boyce
- 1994 · Sodbusters as Slade Cantrell
- 1993 · Matrix as Narrator
- 1989 · Bail Out as Mr. Ridgeway
- 1988 · Hostile Takeover as Mayor
- 1988 · Deadly Stranger as Mr. Mitchell
- 1987 · Blue Monkey as Roger Levering
- 1985 · Fraternity Vacation as Chief Ferret
- 1985 · Doin' Time as Big Mac
- 1985 · Hail to the Chief as Gen. Hannibal Stryker
- 1984 · Partners in Crime as
- 1984 · The Blood of Others as Charles
- 1984 · Jungle Warriors as Vito Mastranga
- 1983 · Philip Marlowe, Private Eye as Big John Masters
- 1983 · Curtains as Jonathan Stryker
- 1982 · The Blue and the Gray as Seward
- 1980 · Fantastica as Jim McPherson
- 1979 · California Fever as
- 1979 · The Sacketts as Jonathan Pritts
- 1979 · Delta House as Dean Vernon Wormer
- 1977 · Angela as Benjamin Kincaid
- 1977 · For The Record as
- 1976 · Drum as
- 1974 · W as Arnie Felson
- 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
- 1972 · Fear Is the Key as Vyland
- 1972 · Cool Million as Inspector Duprez
- 1969 · Topaz as Rico Parra
- 1969 · Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as Hacker
- 1969 · Justine as Nessim
- 1966 · Wojeck as Steve Wojeck
- Future · Object of Desire as
- 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 · 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)
- 1994 · Spider-Man as Doctor Strange (voice)
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as
- 1994 · Paris or Somewhere as Old Mahon
- 1994 · Duckman as
- 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 · Mob Story as
- 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 · Killer Klowns from Outer Space as Curtis Mooney
- 1988 · Dixie Lanes as Elmer Sinclair
- 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 · MacGyver as Dave Ryerson
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. Brenner
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Henry Hayward
- 1984 · Savage Streets as Principal Underwood
- 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 · 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
- 1980 · Herbie Goes Bananas as Prindle
- 1979 · The Littlest Hobo as
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as Travis Saunders
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1978 · Animal House as Dean Vernon Wormer
- 1977 · Golden Rendezvous as Luis Carreras
- 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
- 1976 · Here To Stay as
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. 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 · Mousey as David Richardson
- 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 · Kung Fu as Gen. Cantrell
- 1972 · Journey as Boulder Allin
- 1972 · Search as
- 1971 · Dirty Harry as The Mayor
- 1971 · Face-Off as Fred Wares
- 1971 · McMillan and Wife as
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · Escape as Doctor Charles Walding
- 1971 · One More Train to Rob as Timothy Xavier Nolan
- 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 · 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 Himself
- 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