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
- 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 · Warrior Angels as Ansgar / Bladrick
- 2000 · The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story as
- 1999 · Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales as Self
- 1995 · Family of Cops as Frank Rampola
- 1995 · Malicious as Detective Pronzini
- 1994 · Hostage for a Day as V.D. Regan
- 1994 · The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Boyce
- 1993 · Matrix as Narrator
- 1992 · African Skies as
- 1992 · The Naked Truth as Von Bulo
- 1991 · The Woman Who Sinned as Lieutenant Girvetz
- 1989 · Bail Out as Mr. Ridgeway
- 1987 · Blue Monkey as Roger Levering
- 1987 · Terminal Exposure as Mr. Karrothers
- 1987 · The New Adventures of Beans Baxter as Number One
- 1987 · Ernest Goes to Camp as Sherman Krader
- 1986 · Wildfire as
- 1985 · Fraternity Vacation as Chief Ferret
- 1985 · Doin' Time as Big Mac
- 1985 · Hail to the Chief as Gen. Hannibal Stryker
- 1984 · Jungle Warriors as Vito Mastranga
- 1980 · It Rained All Night the Day I Left as Killian
- 1980 · Fantastica as Jim McPherson
- 1979 · California Fever as
- 1979 · Delta House as Dean Vernon Wormer
- 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 · 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
- 1972 · Fear Is the Key as Vyland
- 1972 · Cool Million as Inspector Duprez
- 1971 · Face-Off as Fred Wares
- 1971 · One More Train to Rob as Timothy Xavier Nolan
- 1969 · Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as Hacker
- 1966 · Wojeck as Steve Wojeck
- Future · Object of Desire as
- 2008 · Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
- 2003 · Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman as Rupert Thorne (voice)
- 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 · Pigs Next Door as Grand Porcinus
- 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
- 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
- 1994 · Paris or Somewhere as Old Mahon
- 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
- 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
- 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 · Nightstick as Adam Beardsly
- 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
- 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 · 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 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 · Herbie Goes Bananas as Prindle
- 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
- 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 · 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
- 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 · McMillan and Wife as
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · Escape as Doctor Charles Walding
- 1969 · Topaz as Rico Parra
- 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
- 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