John Vernon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 24, 1932
- Died
- Feb 1, 2005 (aged 72)
- Place of birth
- Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Credits
- 170
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
1971Movie
The Mayor
Batman: The Animated Series
1992TV
Rupert Thorne (voice)
Animal House
1978Movie
Dean Vernon Wormer
Knight Rider
1982TV
Cameron Zachary, Claude Watkins
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976Movie
Fletcher
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982Movie
Dr. Stone
Filmography
Point Blank the Documentary
2024Movie
Self
Delgo
2008Movie
Judge Nohrin (voice)
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008Movie
Self
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
2003Movie
Rupert Thorne (voice)
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
2003Movie
Vernon Wormer
Warrior Angels
2002Movie
Ansgar / Bladrick
Sorority Boys
2002Movie
Old Man
Welcome to America
2002Movie
Det. Golding
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001TV
Dean Toadblatt
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000Movie
Pigs Next Door
2000TV
Grand Porcinus (voice)
The Strangerers
2000TV
D.N.E. Agent
Stageghost
2000Movie
Slim
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
1999Movie
Self
Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure
1999Movie
Principal Scotti
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998Movie
Self - Dean Wormer
Wojeck: Out of the Fire
1997Movie
Dr Steve Wojeck
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996TV
Shao Kahn (voice)
The Incredible Hulk
1996TV
General Ross (voice)
Family of Cops
1995Movie
Frank Rampola
Malicious
1995Movie
Detective Pronzini
Pinky and the Brain
1995TV
Admiral (voice)
Marker
1995TV
Spider-Man
1994TV
Doctor Strange (voice)
Fantastic Four
1994TV
Dr. Doom (voice)
Sodbusters
1994Movie
Slade Cantrell
Paris or Somewhere
1994Movie
Old Mahon
Hostage for a Day
1994Movie
V.D. Regan
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
1994Movie
Boyce
Duckman
1994TV
Principal Dinkler (voice)
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1993TV
Mr. Smith
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993TV
Rex Shard (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993TV
Clint Murdock / Max Slater
African Skies
1992TV
The Naked Truth
1992Movie
Von Bulo
Renegade
1992TV
Capt. Ed McKendrick
Batman: The Animated Series
1992TV
Rupert Thorne (voice)
The Woman Who Sinned
1991Movie
Lieutenant Girvetz
Rewrite for Murder
1991Movie
Claude Dempsey
Dinosaurs
1991TV
Mr. Ashland (voice)
Dark Justice
1991TV
Mob Story
1989Movie
Don "Luce" Luciano
Bail Out
1989Movie
Mr. Ridgeway
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989TV
Hank Bellamy
Hostile Takeover
1989Movie
Mayor
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Mr. Chalmers
Afghanistan: The Last War Bus
1989Movie
Ken Ross
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988Movie
Mr. Big
War of the Worlds
1988TV
General Wilson
Deadly Stranger
1988Movie
Mr. Mitchell
Two Men
1988Movie
Alex Kores
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
1988Movie
Curtis Mooney
Dixie Lanes
1988Movie
Elmer Sinclair
Blue Monkey
1987Movie
Roger Levering
Terminal Exposure
1987Movie
Mr. Karrothers
Nightstick
1987Movie
Adam Beardsly
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
1987TV
Number One
Ernest Goes to Camp
1987Movie
Sherman Krader
Sledge Hammer!
1986TV
Mayor Jack Flambo
Wildfire
1986TV
Fuzzbucket
1986Movie
Principal
Rat Tales
1986Movie
Bronc
Fraternity Vacation
1985Movie
Chief Ferret
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985TV
Mr. Brenner
MacGyver
1985TV
Dave Ryerson
Doin' Time
1985Movie
Big Mac
Hail to the Chief
1985TV
Gen. Hannibal Stryker
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Henry Hayward
Partners in Crime
1984TV
Savage Streets
1984Movie
Principal Underwood
The Blood of Others
1984Movie
Charles
Jungle Warriors
1984Movie
Vito Mastranga
Airwolf
1984TV
John Bradford Horn
Automan
1983TV
Little Red Riding Hood
1983Movie
Father
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983TV
Chained Heat
1983Movie
Warden Bacman
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
1983TV
Big John Masters
Curtains
1983Movie
Jonathan Stryker
The A-Team
1983TV
Ted Jarrett
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982Movie
Dr. Stone
The Blue and the Gray
1982TV
Seward
Knight Rider
1982TV
Cameron Zachary, Claude Watkins
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982TV
Father
T. J. Hooker
1982TV
Grant Chandler
The Fall Guy
1981TV
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981Movie
Coach "Bulldog" Malone
Heavy Metal
1981Movie
Prosecutor (voice)
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980Movie
Killian
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980Movie
Prindle
Fantastica
1980Movie
Jim McPherson
The Littlest Hobo
1979TV
California Fever
1979TV
Hart to Hart
1979TV
Travis Saunders
The Sacketts
1979TV
Jonathan Pritts
Delta House
1979TV
Dean Vernon Wormer
Vega$
1978TV
Animal House
1978Movie
Dean Vernon Wormer
Golden Rendezvous
1977Movie
Luis Carreras
Angela
1977Movie
Benjamin Kincaid
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977Movie
Dr. Orrin Helgerson
The Oregon Trail
1977TV
CHiPs
1977TV
The Uncanny
1977Movie
Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")
A Special Day
1977Movie
Emanuele Taberi
Here To Stay
1976TV
Quincy, M.E.
1976TV
Drum
1976Movie
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976Movie
Fletcher
For the Record
1976TV
I.G. Loring
Switch
1975TV
Jack Morgan
Matt Helm
1975Movie
Harry Paine
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975Movie
Charles Forsythe
Brannigan
1975Movie
Ben Larkin
The Impostor
1975Movie
Sheriff Turner
S.W.A.T.
1975TV
Virginia Hill
1974Movie
Nick Rubanos
Petrocelli
1974TV
Barney Majors
Sweet Movie
1974Movie
Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
W
1974Movie
Arnie Felson
Mousey
1974Movie
David Richardson
The Black Windmill
1974Movie
McKee
The Questor Tapes
1974Movie
Geoffrey Darro
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
1973Movie
Julian Peck
Charley Varrick
1973Movie
Maynard Boyle
Nightmare Step
1973Movie
Allan
Barnaby Jones
1973TV
Dr. Hank Danvers
Hunter
1973Movie
David Hunter / Praetorius
Fear Is the Key
1972Movie
Vyland
Cool Million
1972TV
Inspector Duprez
Kung Fu
1972TV
Gen. Cantrell, Forbes
Journey
1972Movie
Boulder Allin
Search
1972TV
Dirty Harry
1971Movie
The Mayor
Face-Off
1971Movie
Fred Wares
McMillan & Wife
1971TV
Bearcats!
1971TV
Jason Ryker
Cannon
1971TV
Brad Calvert, Arthur Correll
Escape
1971Movie
Doctor Charles Walding
One More Train to Rob
1971Movie
Timothy Xavier Nolan
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970Movie
General Ramon Sabattini
Topaz
1969Movie
Rico Parra
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969Movie
Hacker
Justine
1969Movie
Nessim
Hawaii Five-O
1969TV
Cal Anderson
Trial Run
1969Movie
Leo D'Agosta
Mannix
1967TV
The High Chaparral
1967TV
Sean McLaren
Judd, for the Defense
1967TV
Dr. Bellew
Point Blank
1967Movie
Mal Reese
The Rock
1967Movie
Self (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Colonel Josef Strom, General Ramon Sabattini, Ramone Fuego
Wojeck
1966TV
Steve Wojeck
Felony Squad
1966TV
Tarzan
1966TV
The Marvel Super Heroes
1966TV
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice), Major Glenn Talbot (voice)
The F.B.I.
1965TV
Mike Burton, David Starret, Michael Durgom
Nobody Waved Goodbye
1964Movie
Lot Supervisor
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
1964Movie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
Steve Wojeck
Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
1962Movie
Alexander Galt
Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec
1962Movie
Galt
Festival
1960TV
Vershinin
Bonanza
1959TV
Beaudry
Tourist Go Home
1959Movie
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957TV
Varney, Kubaka, Lyman, Rego, Burns, Eliwasset, Cap'n Tolliver, Nangus
Fires of Envy
1957Movie
1984
1956Movie
Big Brother (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Oliver Harker
Object of Desire
Movie