Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 24, 1932
Place of Birth:
Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada
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John Vernon
Biography
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Animal House: The Inside Story | Self |
| 2008 | Delgo | Judge Nohrin (voice) |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays Itself | Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman | Rupert Thorne (voice) |
| 2002 | Warrior Angels | Ansgar / Bladrick |
| 2002 | Sorority Boys | Old Man |
| 2002 | Welcome to America | Det. Golding |
| 2000 | Stageghost | Slim |
| 2000 | The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | |
| 1999 | Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales | Self |
| 1999 | Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure | Principal Scotti |
| 1998 | The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion | Self - Dean Wormer |
| 1997 | Wojeck: Out of the Fire | Dr Steve Wojeck |
| 1995 | Malicious | Detective Pronzini |
| 1995 | Family of Cops | Frank Rampola |
| 1994 | Hostage for a Day | V.D. Regan |
| 1994 | Paris or Somewhere | Old Mahon |
| 1994 | The Forget-Me-Not Murders | Boyce |
| 1994 | Sodbusters | Slade Cantrell |
| 1992 | The Naked Truth | Von Bulo |
| 1991 | The Woman Who Sinned | Lieutenant Girvetz |
| 1989 | Bail Out | Mr. Ridgeway |
| 1989 | Afghanistan: The Last War Bus | Ken Ross |
| 1989 | Mob Story | |
| 1989 | Hostile Takeover | Mayor |
| 1988 | Killer Klowns from Outer Space | Curtis Mooney |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Mr. Big |
| 1988 | Dixie Lanes | Elmer Sinclair |
| 1988 | Deadly Stranger | Mr. Mitchell |
| 1987 | Ernest Goes to Camp | Sherman Krader |
| 1987 | Nightstick | Adam Beardsly |
| 1987 | Terminal Exposure | Mr. Karrothers |
| 1987 | Blue Monkey | Roger Levering |
| 1986 | Fuzzbucket | Principal |
| 1985 | Fraternity Vacation | Chief Ferret |
| 1985 | Doin' Time | Big Mac |
| 1984 | The Blood of Others | Charles |
| 1984 | Savage Streets | Principal Underwood |
| 1984 | Jungle Warriors | Vito Mastranga |
| 1983 | Curtains | Jonathan Stryker |
| 1983 | Chained Heat | Warden Bacman |
| 1983 | Little Red Riding Hood | Father |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Dr. Stone |
| 1981 | The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats | Coach "Bulldog" Malone |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Prosecutor (voice) |
| 1980 | Herbie Goes Bananas | Prindle |
| 1980 | It Rained All Night the Day I Left | Killian |
| 1980 | Fantastica | Jim McPherson |
| 1978 | Animal House | Dean Vernon Wormer |
| 1977 | A Special Day | Emanuele Taberi |
| 1977 | Golden Rendezvous | Luis Carreras |
| 1977 | The Uncanny | Pomeroy (segment 3 "Hollywood 1936") |
| 1977 | Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night | Dr. Orrin Helgerson |
| 1977 | Angela | Benjamin Kincaid |
| 1976 | The Outlaw Josey Wales | Fletcher |
| 1976 | Drum | |
| 1975 | Brannigan | Ben Larkin |
| 1975 | The Impostor | Sheriff Turner |
| 1975 | Matt Helm | Harry Paine |
| 1975 | The Swiss Family Robinson | Charles Forsythe |
| 1974 | Sweet Movie | Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital |
| 1974 | The Questor Tapes | Geoffrey Darro |
| 1974 | Mousey | David Richardson |
| 1974 | The Black Windmill | McKee |
| 1974 | W | Arnie Felson |
| 1974 | Virginia Hill | Nick Rubanos |
| 1973 | Charley Varrick | Maynard Boyle |
| 1973 | Nightmare Step | Allan |
| 1973 | The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping | Julian Peck |
| 1973 | Hunter | David Hunter / Praetorius |
| 1972 | Fear Is the Key | Vyland |
| 1972 | Journey | Boulder Allin |
| 1971 | Dirty Harry | The Mayor |
| 1971 | Face-Off | Fred Wares |
| 1971 | One More Train to Rob | Timothy Xavier Nolan |
| 1971 | Escape | Doctor Charles Walding |
| 1969 | Topaz | Rico Parra |
| 1969 | Justine | Nessim |
| 1969 | Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here | Hacker |
| 1969 | Trial Run | Leo D'Agosta |
| 1967 | Point Blank | Mal Reese |
| 1967 | The Rock | Self (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Nobody Waved Goodbye | Lot Supervisor |
| 1964 | The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk | |
| 1962 | Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec | Galt |
| 1962 | Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist | Alexander Galt |
| 1959 | Tourist Go Home | Himself |
| 1957 | Fires of Envy | |
| 1956 | 1984 | Big Brother (uncredited) |
| Object of Desire |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy | Dean Toadblatt |
| 2000 | Pigs Next Door | Grand Porcinus (voice) |
| 2000 | The Strangerers | D.N.E. Agent |
| 1996 | The Incredible Hulk | General Ross (voice) |
| 1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Shao Kahn (voice) |
| 1995 | Marker | |
| 1994 | Duckman | |
| 1994 | Spider-Man | Doctor Strange (voice) |
| 1994 | Fantastic Four | Dr. Doom (voice) |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Clint Murdock / Max Slater |
| 1993 | Matrix | Narrator |
| 1993 | Acapulco H.E.A.T. | Mr. Smith |
| 1992 | African Skies | |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Rupert Thorne (voice) |
| 1992 | Renegade | Capt. Ed McKendrick |
| 1991 | Dark Justice | |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | Mr. Ashland (voice) |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Mr. Chalmers |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds | General Wilson |
| 1987 | The New Adventures of Beans Baxter | Number One |
| 1986 | Sledge Hammer! | Mayor Jack Flambo |
| 1986 | Wildfire | |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mr. Brenner |
| 1985 | Hail to the Chief | Gen. Hannibal Stryker |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Dave Ryerson |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Henry Hayward |
| 1984 | Airwolf | John Bradford Horn |
| 1984 | Partners in Crime | |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Ted Jarrett |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | |
| 1983 | Automan | |
| 1983 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Big John Masters |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Grant Chandler |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Cameron Zachary |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Father |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Claude Watkins |
| 1982 | The Blue and the Gray | Seward |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Travis Saunders |
| 1979 | California Fever | |
| 1979 | Delta House | Dean Vernon Wormer |
| 1979 | The Littlest Hobo | |
| 1979 | The Sacketts | Jonathan Pritts |
| 1978 | Vega$ | |
| 1977 | CHiPs | |
| 1977 | The Oregon Trail | |
| 1977 | For The Record | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | |
| 1976 | Here To Stay | |
| 1975 | Switch | Jack Morgan |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. | |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Dr. Hank Danvers |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Gen. Cantrell |
| 1972 | Search | |
| 1972 | Cool Million | Inspector Duprez |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wife | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Cal Anderson |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Sean McLaren |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | Dr. Bellew |
| 1966 | Wojeck | Steve Wojeck |
| 1966 | The Marvel Super Heroes | Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice) |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Colonel Josef Strom |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1966 | Tarzan | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | General Ramon Sabattini |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Ramone Fuego |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Mike Burton |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | David Starret |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Michael Durgom |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Steve Wojeck |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Beaudry |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Varney |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Kubaka |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Lyman |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Rego |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Burns |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Eliwasset |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Cap'n Tolliver |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Nangus |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Oliver Harker |