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John Vernon
John Vernon

John Vernon

ActingBorn February 24, 1932Died February 1, 2005 (age 72)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.

Filmography

2008
Delgo

as Judge Nohrin (voice)

Movie
2003
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

as Rupert Thorne (voice)

Movie
2002
Warrior Angels

as Ansgar / Bladrick

Movie
2002
Sorority Boys

as Old Man

Movie
2002
Welcome to America

as Det. Golding

Movie
2000
Pigs Next Door

as Grand Porcinus (voice)

TV
2000
The Strangerers

as D.N.E. Agent

TV
2000
Stageghost

as Slim

Movie
1999Movie
1998Movie
1997
Wojeck: Out of the Fire

as Dr Steve Wojeck

Movie
1996TV
1996
The Incredible Hulk

as General Ross (voice)

TV
1995
Family of Cops

as Frank Rampola

Movie
1995
Malicious

as Detective Pronzini

Movie
1995
Pinky and the Brain

as Admiral (voice)

TV
1995TV
1994
Spider-Man

as Doctor Strange (voice)

TV
1994
Fantastic Four

as Dr. Doom (voice)

TV
1994
Sodbusters

as Slade Cantrell

Movie
1994
Paris or Somewhere

as Old Mahon

Movie
1994
Hostage for a Day

as V.D. Regan

Movie
1994Movie
1994
Duckman

as Principal Dinkler (voice)

TV
1993
Acapulco H.E.A.T.

as Mr. Smith

TV
1993TV
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as Clint Murdock / Max Slater

TV
1992
The Naked Truth

as Von Bulo

Movie
1992
Renegade

as Capt. Ed McKendrick

TV
1992
Batman: The Animated Series

as Rupert Thorne (voice)

TV
1991
The Woman Who Sinned

as Lieutenant Girvetz

Movie
1991
Rewrite for Murder

as Claude Dempsey

Movie
1991
Dinosaurs

as Mr. Ashland (voice)

TV
1989
Mob Story

as Don "Luce" Luciano

Movie
1989
Bail Out

as Mr. Ridgeway

Movie
1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.

as Hank Bellamy

TV
1989Movie
1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Mr. Chalmers

TV
1989Movie
1988Movie
1988
War of the Worlds

as General Wilson

TV
1988
Deadly Stranger

as Mr. Mitchell

Movie
1988
Two Men

as Alex Kores

Movie
1988Movie
1988
Dixie Lanes

as Elmer Sinclair

Movie
1987
Blue Monkey

as Roger Levering

Movie
1987
Terminal Exposure

as Mr. Karrothers

Movie
1987
Nightstick

as Adam Beardsly

Movie
1987
Ernest Goes to Camp

as Sherman Krader

Movie
1986
Sledge Hammer!

as Mayor Jack Flambo

TV
1986TV
1986
Fuzzbucket

as Principal

Movie
1986
Rat Tales

as Bronc

Movie
1985
Fraternity Vacation

as Chief Ferret

Movie
1985
MacGyver

as Dave Ryerson

TV
1985
Doin' Time

as Big Mac

Movie
1985
Hail to the Chief

as Gen. Hannibal Stryker

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Henry Hayward

TV
1984
Savage Streets

as Principal Underwood

Movie
1984Movie
1984
Jungle Warriors

as Vito Mastranga

Movie
1984
Airwolf

as John Bradford Horn

TV
1983TV
1983Movie
1983
Chained Heat

as Warden Bacman

Movie
1983
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

as Big John Masters

TV
1983
Curtains

as Jonathan Stryker

Movie
1983
The A-Team

as Ted Jarrett

TV
1982Movie
1982TV
1982
Knight Rider

as Cameron Zachary

TV
1982
Knight Rider

as Claude Watkins

TV
1982TV
1982
T. J. Hooker

as Grant Chandler

TV
1981Movie
1981
Heavy Metal

as Prosecutor (voice)

Movie
1980Movie
1980
Fantastica

as Jim McPherson

Movie
1979
Hart to Hart

as Travis Saunders

TV
1979
The Sacketts

as Jonathan Pritts

TV
1979
Delta House

as Dean Vernon Wormer

TV
1978TV
1978
Animal House

as Dean Vernon Wormer

Movie
1977
Golden Rendezvous

as Luis Carreras

Movie
1977
Angela

as Benjamin Kincaid

Movie
1977
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

as Dr. Orrin Helgerson

Movie
1977TV
1977
The Uncanny

as Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")

Movie
1977
A Special Day

as Emanuele Taberi

Movie
1976Movie
1976Movie
1975
Switch

as Jack Morgan

TV
1975
Matt Helm

as Harry Paine

Movie
1975
The Swiss Family Robinson

as Charles Forsythe

Movie
1975
Brannigan

as Ben Larkin

Movie
1975
The Impostor

as Sheriff Turner

Movie
1975TV
1974
Virginia Hill

as Nick Rubanos

Movie
1974
Petrocelli

as Barney Majors

TV
1974
Sweet Movie

as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital

Movie
1974
W

as Arnie Felson

Movie
1974
Mousey

as David Richardson

Movie
1974Movie
1974
The Questor Tapes

as Geoffrey Darro

Movie
1973
Charley Varrick

as Maynard Boyle

Movie
1973Movie
1973
Barnaby Jones

as Dr. Hank Danvers

TV
1973
Hunter

as David Hunter / Praetorius

Movie
1972Movie
1972
Cool Million

as Inspector Duprez

TV
1972
Kung Fu

as Gen. Cantrell

TV
1972
Kung Fu

as Forbes

TV
1972
Journey

as Boulder Allin

Movie
1972TV
1971
Dirty Harry

as The Mayor

Movie
1971
Face-Off

as Fred Wares

Movie
1971TV
1971
Escape

as Doctor Charles Walding

Movie
1971
One More Train to Rob

as Timothy Xavier Nolan

Movie
1970
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon

as General Ramon Sabattini

Movie
1969
Topaz

as Rico Parra

Movie
1969
Justine

as Nessim

Movie
1969
Trial Run

as Leo D'Agosta

Movie
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Cal Anderson

TV
1967TV
1967
The High Chaparral

as Sean McLaren

TV
1967TV
1967
Point Blank

as Mal Reese

Movie
1967
The Rock

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1966
Mission: Impossible

as Colonel Josef Strom

TV
1966
Mission: Impossible

as General Ramon Sabattini

TV
1966
Mission: Impossible

as Ramone Fuego

TV
1966
Wojeck

as Steve Wojeck

TV
1966TV
1966
The Marvel Super Heroes

as Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as Mike Burton

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as David Starret

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as Michael Durgom

TV
1964
Nobody Waved Goodbye

as Lot Supervisor

Movie
1962Movie
1960
Festival

as Vershinin

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Beaudry

TV
1957Movie
1956
1984

as Big Brother (uncredited)

Movie
1955
Gunsmoke

as Oliver Harker

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 24, 1932
Day of DeathFebruary 1, 2005
Place of BirthZehner, Saskatchewan, Canada
Popularity1.2