John Vernon
February 24, 1932 (93 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
- 2003 · Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman as Rupert Thorne (voice)
- 2002 · Warrior Angels as Ansgar / Bladrick
- 2002 · Sorority Boys as Old Man
- 2001 · The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as Dean Toadblatt
- 2000 · Stageghost as Slim
- 1999 · Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure as Principal Scotti
- 1998 · The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Dean Wormer
- 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 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 · 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 Don "Luce" Luciano
- 1989 · Bail Out as Mr. Ridgeway
- 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
- 1988 · Dixie Lanes as Elmer Sinclair
- 1987 · Terminal Exposure as Mr. Karrothers
- 1987 · Nightstick as Adam Beardsly
- 1987 · Ernest Goes to Camp as Sherman Krader
- 1986 · Sledge Hammer! as Mayor Jack Flambo
- 1986 · Fuzzbucket as Principal
- 1985 · Fraternity Vacation as Chief Ferret
- 1985 · MacGyver as Dave Ryerson
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. Brenner
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Henry Hayward
- 1984 · Partners in Crime as
- 1984 · Savage Streets as Principal Underwood
- 1984 · Jungle Warriors as Vito Mastranga
- 1984 · Airwolf as John Bradford Horn
- 1983 · Automan as
- 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 "Hollywood 1936")
- 1977 · A Special Day as Emanuele Taberi
- 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 · 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 · Charley Varrick as Maynard Boyle
- 1973 · Nightmare Step as Allan
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Dr. Hank Danvers
- 1972 · Search as
- 1971 · Dirty Harry as The Mayor
- 1971 · McMillan & Wife as
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · Escape as Doctor Charles Walding
- 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
- 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
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Steve Wojeck
- 1959 · Bonanza as Beaudry
- 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)
- Future · Object of Desire as
- 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 · Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update as Vernon Wormer
- 2002 · Welcome to America as Det. Golding
- 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
- 1999 · Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales as Self
- 1997 · Wojeck: Out of the Fire as Dr Steve Wojeck
- 1995 · Marker as
- 1994 · Sodbusters as Slade Cantrell
- 1994 · The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Boyce
- 1992 · African Skies as
- 1991 · Rewrite for Murder as Claude Dempsey
- 1987 · Blue Monkey as Roger Levering
- 1987 · The New Adventures of Beans Baxter as Number One
- 1986 · Wildfire as
- 1985 · Doin' Time as Big Mac
- 1985 · Hail to the Chief as Gen. Hannibal Stryker
- 1984 · The Blood of Others as Charles
- 1983 · Little Red Riding Hood as Father
- 1983 · Philip Marlowe, Private Eye as Big John Masters
- 1983 · Curtains as Jonathan Stryker
- 1980 · Herbie Goes Bananas as Prindle
- 1979 · California Fever as
- 1979 · Delta House as Dean Vernon Wormer
- 1977 · For The Record as
- 1976 · Here To Stay as
- 1973 · The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping as Julian Peck
- 1973 · Hunter as David Hunter / Praetorius
- 1972 · Fear Is the Key as Vyland
- 1972 · Cool Million as Inspector Duprez
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Gen. Cantrell
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Forbes
- 1972 · Journey as Boulder Allin
- 1971 · Face-Off as Fred Wares
- 1966 · Wojeck as Steve Wojeck
- 1964 · Nobody Waved Goodbye as Lot Supervisor
- 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
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Oliver Harker