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.
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Acting History
2008
Delgo as Judge Nohrin (voice)
2008Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
2004Los Angeles Plays Itself as Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)
2003Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman as Rupert Thorne (voice)
2003Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update as Vernon Wormer
2002Warrior Angels as Ansgar / Bladrick
2002Sorority Boys as Old Man
2002Welcome to America as Det. Golding
2001The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as Dean Toadblatt
2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000Pigs Next Door as Grand Porcinus (voice)
2000The Strangerers as D.N.E. Agent
2000Stageghost as Slim
1999Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales as Self
1999Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure as Principal Scotti
1998The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Dean Wormer
1997Wojeck: Out of the Fire as Dr Steve Wojeck
1996Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as Shao Kahn (voice)
1996The Incredible Hulk as General Ross (voice)
1995Family of Cops as Frank Rampola
1995Malicious as Detective Pronzini
1995Marker
1994Spider-Man as Doctor Strange (voice)
1994Fantastic Four as Dr. Doom (voice)
1994Sodbusters as Slade Cantrell
1994Paris or Somewhere as Old Mahon
1994Hostage for a Day as V.D. Regan
1994The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Boyce
1994Duckman as Principal Dinkler (voice)
1993Acapulco H.E.A.T. as Mr. Smith
1993Walker, Texas Ranger as Clint Murdock / Max Slater
1992African Skies
1992The Naked Truth as Von Bulo
1992Renegade as Capt. Ed McKendrick
1992Batman: The Animated Series as Rupert Thorne (voice)
1991The Woman Who Sinned as Lieutenant Girvetz
1991Rewrite for Murder as Claude Dempsey
1991Dinosaurs as Mr. Ashland (voice)
1991Dark Justice
1989Mob Story as Don "Luce" Luciano
1989Bail Out as Mr. Ridgeway
1989Hostile Takeover as Mayor
1989Tales from the Crypt as Mr. Chalmers
1989Afghanistan: The Last War Bus as Ken Ross
1988I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Mr. Big
1988War of the Worlds as General Wilson
1988Deadly Stranger as Mr. Mitchell
1988Killer Klowns from Outer Space as Curtis Mooney
1988Dixie Lanes as Elmer Sinclair
1987Blue Monkey as Roger Levering
1987Terminal Exposure as Mr. Karrothers
1987Nightstick as Adam Beardsly
1987The New Adventures of Beans Baxter as Number One
1987Ernest Goes to Camp as Sherman Krader
1986Sledge Hammer! as Mayor Jack Flambo
1986Wildfire
1986Fuzzbucket as Principal
1986Rat Tales
1985Fraternity Vacation as Chief Ferret
1985MacGyver as Dave Ryerson
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. Brenner
1985Doin' Time as Big Mac
1985Hail to the Chief as Gen. Hannibal Stryker
1984Murder, She Wrote as Henry Hayward
1984Partners in Crime
1984Savage Streets as Principal Underwood
1984The Blood of Others as Charles
1984Jungle Warriors as Vito Mastranga
1984Airwolf as John Bradford Horn
1983Automan
1983Little Red Riding Hood as Father
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983Chained Heat as Warden Bacman
1983Philip Marlowe, Private Eye as Big John Masters
1983Curtains as Jonathan Stryker
1983The A-Team as Ted Jarrett
1982Airplane II: The Sequel as Dr. Stone
1982The Blue and the Gray as Seward
1982Knight Rider as Cameron Zachary
1982Knight Rider as Claude Watkins
1982Faerie Tale Theatre as Father
1982T. J. Hooker as Grant Chandler
1981The Fall Guy
1981The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats as Coach "Bulldog" Malone
1981Heavy Metal as Prosecutor (voice)
1980It Rained All Night the Day I Left as Killian
1980Herbie Goes Bananas as Prindle
1980Fantastica as Jim McPherson
1979The Littlest Hobo
1979California Fever
1979Hart to Hart as Travis Saunders
1979The Sacketts as Jonathan Pritts
1979Delta House as Dean Vernon Wormer
1978Vega$
1978Animal House as Dean Vernon Wormer
1977Golden Rendezvous as Luis Carreras
1977Angela as Benjamin Kincaid
1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night as Dr. Orrin Helgerson
1977The Oregon Trail
1977CHiPs
1977The Uncanny as Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")
1977A Special Day as Emanuele Taberi
1977For The Record
1976Here To Stay
1976Quincy, M.E.
1976Drum
1976The Outlaw Josey Wales as Fletcher
1975Switch as Jack Morgan
1975Matt Helm as Harry Paine
1975The Swiss Family Robinson as Charles Forsythe
1975Brannigan as Ben Larkin
1975The Impostor as Sheriff Turner
1975S.W.A.T.
1974Virginia Hill as Nick Rubanos
1974Petrocelli
1974Sweet Movie as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
1974W as Arnie Felson
1974Mousey as David Richardson
1974The Black Windmill as McKee
1974The Questor Tapes as Geoffrey Darro
1973The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping as Julian Peck
1973Charley Varrick as Maynard Boyle
1973Nightmare Step as Allan
1973Barnaby Jones as Dr. Hank Danvers
1973Hunter as David Hunter / Praetorius
1972Fear Is the Key as Vyland
1972Cool Million as Inspector Duprez
1972Kung Fu as Gen. Cantrell
1972Kung Fu as Forbes
1972Journey as Boulder Allin
1972Search
1971Dirty Harry as The Mayor
1971Face-Off as Fred Wares
1971McMillan & Wife
1971Cannon
1971Escape as Doctor Charles Walding
1971One More Train to Rob as Timothy Xavier Nolan
1969Topaz as Rico Parra
1969Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as Hacker
1969Justine as Nessim
1969Trial Run as Leo D'Agosta
1968Hawaii Five-O as Cal Anderson
1967Mannix
1967The High Chaparral as Sean McLaren
1967Judd for the Defense as Dr. Bellew
1967Point Blank as Mal Reese
1967The Rock as Self (uncredited)
1966Mission: Impossible as Colonel Josef Strom
1966Mission: Impossible as General Ramon Sabattini
1966Mission: Impossible as Ramone Fuego
1966Wojeck as Steve Wojeck
1966Felony Squad
1966Tarzan
1966The Marvel Super Heroes as Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)
1965The F.B.I. as Mike Burton
1965The F.B.I. as David Starret
1965The F.B.I. as Michael Durgom
1964Nobody Waved Goodbye as Lot Supervisor
1964The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Steve Wojeck
1962Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist as Alexander Galt
1962Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec as Galt
1959Bonanza as Beaudry
1959Tourist Go Home as Himself
1957Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Varney
1957Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Kubaka
1957Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Lyman
1957Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Rego
1957Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Burns
1957Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Eliwasset
1957Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Cap'n Tolliver
1957Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Nangus
1957Fires of Envy
19561984 as Big Brother (uncredited)
1955Gunsmoke as Oliver Harker
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