Name
John Vernon
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1932-02-24
Deathday
2005-02-01 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada
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
Dirty Harry
(2,825 Votes)
7.454
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan â€...
Relase Date : 23 Dec, 1971
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Airplane II: The Sequel
(1,299 Votes)
6.085
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-w...
Relase Date : 10 Dec, 1982
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The Outlaw Josey Wales
(1,332 Votes)
7.454
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He pref...
Relase Date : 30 Jun, 1976
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Animal House
(1,718 Votes)
6.949
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Frat...
Relase Date : 28 Jul, 1978
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Killer Klowns from Outer Space
(1,208 Votes)
6.656
Aliens disguised as clowns crash land on Earth in a rural town to capture unsuspecting vic...
Relase Date : 27 May, 1988
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Point Blank
(449 Votes)
7.053
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedl...
Relase Date : 30 Aug, 1967
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A Special Day
(787 Votes)
8.06
Two neighbours — a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife — forge a strong bon...
Relase Date : 11 Aug, 1977
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1971 Dirty Harry as The Mayor
- 1974 Sweet Movie as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
- 1969 Topaz as Rico Parra
- 1982 Airplane II: The Sequel as Dr. Stone
- 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales as Fletcher
- 1984 The Blood of Others as Charles
- 2003 Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman as Rupert Thorne (voice)
- 1978 Animal House as Dean Vernon Wormer
- 1985 Fraternity Vacation as Chief Ferret
- 1980 Herbie Goes Bananas as Prindle
- 1972 Fear Is the Key as Vyland
- 1967 Point Blank as Mal Reese
- 1973 Charley Varrick as Maynard Boyle
- 1975 Brannigan as Ben Larkin
- 1962 Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec as Galt
- 1962 Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist as Alexander Galt
- 1959 Tourist Go Home
- 1977 A Special Day as Emanuele Taberi
- 1989 Bail Out as Mr. Ridgeway
- 1969 Justine as Nessim
- 1969 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as Hacker
- 1984 Savage Streets as Principal Underwood
- 1974 The Questor Tapes as Geoffrey Darro
- 1988 Killer Klowns from Outer Space as Curtis Mooney
- 1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Mr. Big
- 1983 Curtains as Jonathan Stryker
- 1977 Golden Rendezvous as Luis Carreras
- 1983 Chained Heat as Warden Bacman
- 1987 Ernest Goes to Camp as Sherman Krader
- 1995 Malicious as Detective Pronzini
- 1985 Doin' Time as Big Mac
- 1987 Nightstick as Adam Beardsly
- 1977 The Uncanny as Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")
- 1995 Family of Cops as Frank Rampola
- 1984 Jungle Warriors as Vito Mastranga
- 1989 Afghanistan: The Last War Bus as Ken Ross
- 1981 The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats as Coach "Bulldog" Malone
- 1974 Mousey as David Richardson
- 1999 Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales as Self
- 1971 Face-Off as Fred Wares
- 1971 One More Train to Rob as Timothy Xavier Nolan
- 1992 The Naked Truth as Von Bulo
- 1971 Escape as Doctor Charles Walding
- 1967 The Rock as Self (uncredited)
- 1972 Journey as Boulder Allin
- 1994 Hostage for a Day as V.D. Regan
- 1974 The Black Windmill as McKee
- 2002 Warrior Angels as Ansgar / Bladrick
- 1987 Terminal Exposure as Mr. Karrothers
- 1994 Paris or Somewhere as Old Mahon
- 1973 Nightmare Step as Allan
- 1975 The Impostor as Sheriff Turner
- 1991 The Woman Who Sinned as Lieutenant Girvetz
- 1980 It Rained All Night the Day I Left as Killian
- 1974 W as Arnie Felson
- 1987 Blue Monkey as Roger Levering
- 1988 Dixie Lanes as Elmer Sinclair
- 1988 Deadly Stranger as Mr. Mitchell
- 1977 Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night as Dr. Orrin Helgerson
- 1994 The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Boyce
- 1994 Sodbusters as Slade Cantrell
- 1964 Nobody Waved Goodbye as Lot Supervisor
- 1956 1984 as Big Brother (uncredited)
- Soon Object of Desire
- 1983 Little Red Riding Hood as Father
- 1989 Mob Story as Don "Luce" Luciano
- 1976 Drum
- 1981 Heavy Metal as Prosecutor (voice)
- 2000 Stageghost as Slim
- 1964 The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
- 1986 Fuzzbucket as Principal
- 1975 Matt Helm as Harry Paine
- 1999 Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure as Principal Scotti
- 1975 The Swiss Family Robinson as Charles Forsythe
- 1974 Virginia Hill as Nick Rubanos
- 1980 Fantastica as Jim McPherson
- 1989 Hostile Takeover as Mayor
- 2000 The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
- 1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping as Julian Peck
- 1998 The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Dean Wormer
- 1957 Fires of Envy
- 1977 Angela as Benjamin Kincaid
- 1997 Wojeck: Out of the Fire as Dr Steve Wojeck
- 2002 Sorority Boys as Old Man
- 2008 Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
- 2002 Welcome to America as Det. Golding
- 1969 Trial Run as Leo D'Agosta
- 1973 Hunter as David Hunter / Praetorius
- 2008 Delgo as Judge Nohrin (voice)
- 1991 Rewrite for Murder as Claude Dempsey
- 2003 Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update as Vernon Wormer
- 1986 Rat Tales as Bronc
- 1970 Mission: Impossible - The Falcon as General Ramon Sabattini
- 2024 Point Blank the Documentary as Self
- 1988 Two Men as Alex Kores
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Henry Hayward
- 1994 Duckman ( 1 episode ) as Principal Dinkler (voice)
- 1977 CHiPs ( 1 episode )
- 1986 Sledge Hammer! ( 1 episode ) as Mayor Jack Flambo
- 1966 Wojeck ( 19 episodes ) as Steve Wojeck
- 1994 Spider-Man ( 1 episode ) as Doctor Strange (voice)
- 1982 T. J. Hooker ( 1 episode ) as Grant Chandler
- 1972 Kung Fu ( 3 episodes ) as Gen. Cantrell
- 1983 The A-Team ( 1 episode ) as Ted Jarrett
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 1 episode ) as Mike Burton
- 1988 War of the Worlds ( 3 episodes ) as General Wilson
- 1984 Airwolf ( 1 episode ) as John Bradford Horn
- 1968 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Cal Anderson
- 1966 The Marvel Super Heroes ( 195 episodes ) as Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)
- 1982 Knight Rider ( 1 episode ) as Cameron Zachary
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Chalmers
- 1976 Quincy, M.E. ( 1 episode )
- 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ( 1 episode ) as Clint Murdock / Max Slater
- 1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Brenner
- 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Mannix ( 2 episodes )
- 1994 Fantastic Four ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Doom (voice)
- 1979 Hart to Hart ( 1 episode ) as Travis Saunders
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Oliver Harker
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Father
- 1966 Mission: Impossible ( 2 episodes ) as Colonel Josef Strom
- 1971 Cannon ( 2 episodes )
- 1979 California Fever ( 1 episode )
- 1992 African Skies ( 1 episode )
- 1996 The Incredible Hulk ( 21 episodes ) as General Ross (voice)
- 1981 The Fall Guy ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Felony Squad ( 1 episode )
- 1971 McMillan & Wife ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans ( 1 episode ) as Varney
- 1978 Vega$ ( 1 episode )
- 1979 Delta House ( 13 episodes ) as Dean Vernon Wormer
- 1987 The New Adventures of Beans Baxter ( 1 episode ) as Number One
- 1986 Wildfire ( 13 episodes )
- 1975 Switch ( 1 episode ) as Jack Morgan
- 1967 The High Chaparral ( 1 episode ) as Sean McLaren
- 1975 S.W.A.T. ( 1 episode )
- 1985 Hail to the Chief ( 7 episodes ) as Gen. Hannibal Stryker
- 1972 Search ( 1 episode )
- 1972 Cool Million ( 5 episodes ) as Inspector Duprez
- 1991 Dark Justice ( 1 episode )
- 1983 Automan ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Judd, for the Defense ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Bellew
- 1979 The Littlest Hobo ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Tarzan ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans ( 1 episode ) as Kubaka
- 1976 Here To Stay ( 1 episode )
- 2001 The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy ( 3 episodes ) as Dean Toadblatt
- 1977 The Oregon Trail ( 2 episodes )
- 1984 Partners in Crime ( 1 episode )
- 1996 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm ( 4 episodes ) as Shao Kahn (voice)
- 1992 Batman: The Animated Series ( 9 episodes ) as Rupert Thorne (voice)
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 1 episode ) as David Starret
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 1 episode ) as Michael Durgom
- 1993 Acapulco H.E.A.T. ( 20 episodes ) as Mr. Smith
- 1983 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye ( 1 episode ) as Big John Masters
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Steve Wojeck
- 1982 Knight Rider ( 1 episode ) as Claude Watkins
- 1976 For the Record ( 2 episodes ) as I.G. Loring
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Beaudry
- 1985 MacGyver ( 1 episode ) as Dave Ryerson
- 2000 Pigs Next Door ( 13 episodes ) as Grand Porcinus (voice)
- 1991 Dinosaurs ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Ashland (voice)
- 1979 The Sacketts ( 2 episodes ) as Jonathan Pritts
- 1982 The Blue and the Gray ( 3 episodes ) as Seward
- 1966 Mission: Impossible ( 3 episodes ) as General Ramon Sabattini
- 1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans ( 1 episode ) as Lyman
- 1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans ( 1 episode ) as Rego
- 1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans ( 1 episode ) as Burns
- 1995 Marker ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Barnaby Jones ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Hank Danvers
- 1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans ( 1 episode ) as Eliwasset
- 1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans ( 1 episode ) as Cap'n Tolliver
- 1966 Mission: Impossible ( 1 episode ) as Ramone Fuego
- 1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans ( 1 episode ) as Nangus
- 1992 Renegade ( 1 episode ) as Capt. Ed McKendrick
- 2000 The Strangerers ( 1 episode ) as D.N.E. Agent
- 1972 Kung Fu ( 1 episode ) as Forbes
- 1993 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron ( 1 episode ) as Rex Shard (voice)
- 1974 Petrocelli ( 1 episode ) as Barney Majors
- 1995 Pinky and the Brain ( 1 episode ) as Admiral (voice)
- 1960 Festival ( 1 episode ) as Vershinin
- 1989 Doogie Howser, M.D. ( 1 episode ) as Hank Bellamy
- 1966 The Marvel Super Heroes ( 3 episodes ) as Major Glenn Talbot (voice)
- 1960 Festival ( 1 episode )
- 1971 Cannon ( 1 episode ) as Brad Calvert
- 1971 Cannon ( 2 episodes ) as Arthur Correll
