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)
- 2004 · Los Angeles Plays Itself as Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)
- 2003 · Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman as Rupert Thorne (voice)
- 2002 · Warrior Angels as Ansgar / Bladrick
- 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
- 1997 · Wojeck: Out of the Fire as Dr Steve Wojeck
- 1991 · The Woman Who Sinned as Lieutenant Girvetz
- 1991 · Rewrite for Murder as Claude Dempsey
- 1988 · I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Mr. Big
- 1988 · Deadly Stranger as Mr. Mitchell
- 1988 · Killer Klowns from Outer Space as Curtis Mooney
- 1987 · Nightstick as Adam Beardsly
- 1987 · The New Adventures of Beans Baxter as Number One
- 1986 · Wildfire as
- 1986 · Fuzzbucket as Principal
- 1985 · Fraternity Vacation as Chief Ferret
- 1985 · Hail to the Chief as Gen. Hannibal Stryker
- 1984 · Jungle Warriors as Vito Mastranga
- 1983 · Chained Heat as Warden Bacman
- 1983 · Curtains as Jonathan Stryker
- 1982 · The Blue and the Gray as Seward
- 1981 · The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats as Coach "Bulldog" Malone
- 1980 · Herbie Goes Bananas as Prindle
- 1979 · California Fever as
- 1977 · Angela as Benjamin Kincaid
- 1977 · The Uncanny as Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")
- 1977 · A Special Day as Emanuele Taberi
- 1976 · Drum as
- 1976 · For the Record as
- 1975 · Brannigan as Ben Larkin
- 1974 · The Black Windmill as McKee
- 1973 · The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping as Julian Peck
- 1973 · Charley Varrick as Maynard Boyle
- 1973 · Hunter as David Hunter / Praetorius
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Gen. Cantrell
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Forbes
- 1971 · Face-Off as Fred Wares
- 1971 · Escape as Doctor Charles Walding
- 1969 · Topaz as Rico Parra
- 1969 · Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as Hacker
- 1966 · Wojeck as Steve Wojeck
- 1962 · Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec as Galt
- 1956 · 1984 as Big Brother (uncredited)
- Future · Object of Desire as
- 2008 · Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
- 2003 · Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update as Vernon Wormer
- 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 (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
- 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
- 1995 · Marker as
- 1994 · Spider-Man as Doctor Strange (voice)
- 1994 · Fantastic Four as Dr. Doom (voice)
- 1994 · Sodbusters as Slade Cantrell
- 1994 · Paris or Somewhere as Old Mahon
- 1994 · Hostage for a Day as V.D. Regan
- 1994 · The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Boyce
- 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 · 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 · War of the Worlds as General Wilson
- 1988 · Dixie Lanes as Elmer Sinclair
- 1987 · Blue Monkey as Roger Levering
- 1987 · Terminal Exposure as Mr. Karrothers
- 1987 · Ernest Goes to Camp as Sherman Krader
- 1986 · Sledge Hammer! as Mayor Jack Flambo
- 1986 · Rat Tales as Bronc
- 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 · 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 · 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 · 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
- 1979 · Delta House as Dean Vernon Wormer
- 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
- 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 · 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 · Nightmare Step as Allan
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Dr. Hank Danvers
- 1972 · Fear Is the Key as Vyland
- 1972 · Cool Million as Inspector Duprez
- 1972 · Journey as Boulder Allin
- 1972 · Search as
- 1971 · Dirty Harry as The Mayor
- 1971 · McMillan & Wife as
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · One More Train to Rob as Timothy Xavier Nolan
- 1970 · Mission: Impossible - The Falcon as General Ramon Sabattini
- 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
- 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
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Oliver Harker




