
John Vernon
February 24, 1932 (93 years old) in Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada
John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz) 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)
- 2004 · Los Angeles Plays Itself as Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)
- 1995 · Family of Cops as Frank Rampola
- 1995 · Malicious as Detective Pronzini
- 1994 · Hostage for a Day as V.D. Regan
- 1992 · The Naked Truth as Von Bulo
- 1991 · The Woman Who Sinned as Lieutenant Girvetz
- 1989 · Bail Out as Mr. Ridgeway
- 1988 · Dixie Lanes as Elmer Sinclair
- 1987 · Terminal Exposure as Mr. Karrothers
- 1987 · Ernest Goes to Camp as Sherman Krader
- 1986 · Wildfire as
- 1985 · Fraternity Vacation as Chief Ferret
- 1985 · Doin' Time as Big Mac
- 1984 · Savage Streets as Principal Underwood
- 1984 · The Blood of Others as Charles
- 1984 · Jungle Warriors as Vito Mastranga
- 1983 · Chained Heat as Warden Bacman
- 1983 · Curtains as Jonathan Stryker
- 1979 · California Fever as
- 1979 · Delta House as Dean Vernon Wormer
- 1977 · Golden Rendezvous as Luis Carreras
- 1977 · Angela as Benjamin Kincaid
- 1977 · The Uncanny as Pomeroy (segment 3 "Hollywood 1936")
- 1977 · A Special Day as Emanuele Taberi
- 1977 · For The Record as
- 1976 · Drum as
- 1975 · Brannigan as Ben Larkin
- 1974 · Sweet Movie as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
- 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
- 1972 · Fear Is the Key as Vyland
- 1972 · Cool Million as Inspector Duprez
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Gen. Cantrell
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Forbes
- 1971 · One More Train to Rob as Timothy Xavier Nolan
- 1969 · Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as Hacker
- 1969 · Justine as Nessim
- 1966 · Wojeck as Steve Wojeck
- 1964 · Nobody Waved Goodbye as Lot Supervisor
- 1956 · 1984 as Big Brother (uncredited)
- Future · Object of Desire as
- 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
- 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 (voice)
- 2000 · The Strangerers as D.N.E. Agent
- 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 · Marker as
- 1994 · Spider-Man as Doctor Strange (voice)
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as Dr. Doom (voice)
- 1994 · Paris or Somewhere as Old Mahon
- 1994 · The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Boyce
- 1994 · Duckman as Principal Dinkler (voice)
- 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 · Renegade as Capt. Ed McKendrick
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Rupert Thorne (voice)
- 1991 · Dinosaurs as Mr. Ashland (voice)
- 1991 · Dark Justice as
- 1989 · Mob Story as Don "Luce" Luciano
- 1989 · Hostile Takeover as Mayor
- 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 · Deadly Stranger as Mr. Mitchell
- 1988 · Killer Klowns from Outer Space as Curtis Mooney
- 1987 · Blue Monkey as Roger Levering
- 1987 · Nightstick as Adam Beardsly
- 1987 · The New Adventures of Beans Baxter as Number One
- 1986 · Sledge Hammer! as Mayor Jack Flambo
- 1986 · Fuzzbucket as Principal
- 1985 · MacGyver as Dave Ryerson
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. Brenner
- 1985 · Hail to the Chief as Gen. Hannibal Stryker
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Henry Hayward
- 1984 · Partners in Crime as
- 1984 · Airwolf as John Bradford Horn
- 1983 · Automan as
- 1983 · Little Red Riding Hood as Father
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 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 · 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 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
- 1980 · Fantastica as Jim McPherson
- 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 · Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night as Dr. Orrin Helgerson
- 1977 · The Oregon Trail as
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1976 · Here To Stay as
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. 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 · The Impostor as Sheriff Turner
- 1975 · S.W.A.T. as
- 1974 · Virginia Hill as Nick Rubanos
- 1974 · Petrocelli as
- 1974 · W as Arnie Felson
- 1974 · Mousey as David Richardson
- 1973 · Nightmare Step as Allan
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Dr. Hank Danvers
- 1973 · Hunter as David Hunter / Praetorius
- 1972 · Journey as Boulder Allin
- 1972 · Search as
- 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
- 1969 · Topaz as Rico Parra
- 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 · 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
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Oliver Harker