John Vernon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

2/24/1932

Place of Birth

Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada

Also Known As

John R. Vernon Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz جان ورنن

John Vernon

Biography

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

Career Timeline

2008

Delgo

as Judge Nohrin (voice)

Animal House: The Inside Story

as Self

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)

2003

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

as Rupert Thorne (voice)

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

as Vernon Wormer

2002

Warrior Angels

as Ansgar / Bladrick

Sorority Boys

as Old Man

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

Role unknown

Pigs Next Door

as Grand Porcinus (voice)

The Strangerers

as D.N.E. Agent

Stageghost

as Slim

1999

Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales

as Self

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)

The Incredible Hulk

as General Ross (voice)

1995

Family of Cops

as Frank Rampola

Malicious

as Detective Pronzini

Marker

Role unknown

1994

Spider-Man

as Doctor Strange (voice)

Fantastic Four

as Dr. Doom (voice)

Sodbusters

as Slade Cantrell

Paris or Somewhere

as Old Mahon

Hostage for a Day

as V.D. Regan

The Forget-Me-Not Murders

as Boyce

Duckman

as Principal Dinkler (voice)

1993

Acapulco H.E.A.T.

as Mr. Smith

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Clint Murdock / Max Slater

1992

African Skies

Role unknown

The Naked Truth

as Von Bulo

Renegade

as Capt. Ed McKendrick

Batman: The Animated Series

as Rupert Thorne (voice)

1991

The Woman Who Sinned

as Lieutenant Girvetz

Rewrite for Murder

as Claude Dempsey

Dinosaurs

as Mr. Ashland (voice)

Dark Justice

Role unknown

1989

Mob Story

as Don "Luce" Luciano

Bail Out

as Mr. Ridgeway

Hostile Takeover

as Mayor

Tales from the Crypt

as Mr. Chalmers

Afghanistan: The Last War Bus

as Ken Ross

1988

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

as Mr. Big

War of the Worlds

as General Wilson

Deadly Stranger

as Mr. Mitchell

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

as Curtis Mooney

Dixie Lanes

as Elmer Sinclair

1987

Blue Monkey

as Roger Levering

Terminal Exposure

as Mr. Karrothers

Nightstick

as Adam Beardsly

The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

as Number One

Ernest Goes to Camp

as Sherman Krader

1986

Sledge Hammer!

as Mayor Jack Flambo

Wildfire

Role unknown

Fuzzbucket

as Principal

1985

Fraternity Vacation

as Chief Ferret

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mr. Brenner

MacGyver

as Dave Ryerson

Doin' Time

as Big Mac

Hail to the Chief

as Gen. Hannibal Stryker

1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Henry Hayward

Partners in Crime

Role unknown

Savage Streets

as Principal Underwood

The Blood of Others

as Charles

Jungle Warriors

as Vito Mastranga

Airwolf

as John Bradford Horn

1983

Automan

Role unknown

Little Red Riding Hood

as Father

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Role unknown

Chained Heat

as Warden Bacman

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

as Big John Masters

Curtains

as Jonathan Stryker

The A-Team

as Ted Jarrett

1982

Airplane II: The Sequel

as Dr. Stone

The Blue and the Gray

as Seward

Knight Rider

as Cameron Zachary

Knight Rider

as Claude Watkins

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Father

T. J. Hooker

as Grant Chandler

1981

The Fall Guy

Role unknown

The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats

as Coach "Bulldog" Malone

Heavy Metal

as Prosecutor (voice)

1980

It Rained All Night the Day I Left

as Killian

Herbie Goes Bananas

as Prindle

Fantastica

as Jim McPherson

1979

The Littlest Hobo

Role unknown

California Fever

Role unknown

Hart to Hart

as Travis Saunders

The Sacketts

as Jonathan Pritts

Delta House

as Dean Vernon Wormer

1978

Vega$

Role unknown

Animal House

as Dean Vernon Wormer

1977

Golden Rendezvous

as Luis Carreras

Angela

as Benjamin Kincaid

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

as Dr. Orrin Helgerson

The Oregon Trail

Role unknown

CHiPs

Role unknown

The Uncanny

as Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")

A Special Day

as Emanuele Taberi

For The Record

Role unknown

1976

Here To Stay

Role unknown

Quincy, M.E.

Role unknown

Drum

Role unknown

The Outlaw Josey Wales

as Fletcher

1975

Switch

as Jack Morgan

Matt Helm

as Harry Paine

The Swiss Family Robinson

as Charles Forsythe

Brannigan

as Ben Larkin

The Impostor

as Sheriff Turner

S.W.A.T.

Role unknown

1974

Virginia Hill

as Nick Rubanos

Petrocelli

Role unknown

Sweet Movie

as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital

W

as Arnie Felson

Mousey

as David Richardson

The Black Windmill

as McKee

The Questor Tapes

as Geoffrey Darro

1973

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping

as Julian Peck

Charley Varrick

as Maynard Boyle

Nightmare Step

as Allan

Barnaby Jones

as Dr. Hank Danvers

Hunter

as David Hunter / Praetorius

1972

Fear Is the Key

as Vyland

Cool Million

as Inspector Duprez

Kung Fu

as Gen. Cantrell

Kung Fu

as Forbes

Journey

as Boulder Allin

Search

Role unknown

1971

Dirty Harry

as The Mayor

Face-Off

as Fred Wares

McMillan & Wife

Role unknown

Cannon

Role unknown

Escape

as Doctor Charles Walding

One More Train to Rob

as Timothy Xavier Nolan

1969

Topaz

as Rico Parra

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

as Hacker

Justine

as Nessim

Trial Run

as Leo D'Agosta

1968

Hawaii Five-O

as Cal Anderson

1967

Mannix

Role unknown

The High Chaparral

as Sean McLaren

Judd for the Defense

as Dr. Bellew

Point Blank

as Mal Reese

The Rock

as Self (uncredited)

1966

Mission: Impossible

as Colonel Josef Strom

Mission: Impossible

as General Ramon Sabattini

Mission: Impossible

as Ramone Fuego

Wojeck

as Steve Wojeck

Felony Squad

Role unknown

Tarzan

Role unknown

The Marvel Super Heroes

as Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)

1965

The F.B.I.

as Mike Burton

The F.B.I.

as David Starret

The F.B.I.

as Michael Durgom

1964

Nobody Waved Goodbye

as Lot Supervisor

The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk

Role unknown

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Steve Wojeck

1962

Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist

as Alexander Galt

Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec

as Galt

1959

Bonanza

as Beaudry

Tourist Go Home

as Himself

1957

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

as Varney

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

as Kubaka

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

as Lyman

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

as Rego

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

as Burns

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

as Eliwasset

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

as Cap'n Tolliver

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

as Nangus

Fires of Envy

Role unknown

1956

1984

as Big Brother (uncredited)

1955

Gunsmoke

as Oliver Harker