John Vernon
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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
Credits
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
as Dr. Stone
Dirty Harry (1971)
as The Mayor
Animal House (1978)
as Dean Vernon Wormer
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
as Fletcher
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
as Curtis Mooney
Heavy Metal (1981)
as Prosecutor (voice)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
as Mr. Big
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
as Rupert Thorne (voice)
Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
as Prindle
Topaz (1969)
as Rico Parra
Point Blank (1967)
as Mal Reese
A Special Day (1977)
as Emanuele Taberi
Face-Off (1971)
as Fred Wares
Charley Varrick (1973)
as Maynard Boyle
Sorority Boys (2002)
as Old Man
Brannigan (1975)
as Ben Larkin
The Rock (1967)
as Self (uncredited)
Drum (1976)
Actor
Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
as Sherman Krader
Savage Streets (1984)
as Principal Underwood
Nightstick (1987)
as Adam Beardsly
1984 (1956)
as Big Brother (uncredited)
Sweet Movie (1974)
as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
Nightmare Step (1973)
as Allan
Blue Monkey (1987)
as Roger Levering
Curtains (1983)
as Jonathan Stryker
Fuzzbucket (1986)
as Principal
The Black Windmill (1974)
as McKee
Family of Cops (1995)
as Frank Rampola
Warrior Angels (2002)
as Ansgar / Bladrick
One More Train to Rob (1971)
as Timothy Xavier Nolan
The Blood of Others (1984)
as Charles
Malicious (1995)
as Detective Pronzini
Escape (1971)
as Doctor Charles Walding
Fraternity Vacation (1985)
as Chief Ferret
Fear Is the Key (1972)
as Vyland
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
as Hacker
Rat Tales (1986)
as Bronc
Angela (1977)
as Benjamin Kincaid
Jungle Warriors (1984)
as Vito Mastranga
Delgo (2008)
as Judge Nohrin (voice)
Chained Heat (1983)
as Warden Bacman
The Swiss Family Robinson (1975)
as Charles Forsythe
Bail Out (1989)
as Mr. Ridgeway
Two Men (1988)
as Alex Kores
Doin' Time (1985)
as Big Mac
Hostile Takeover (1989)
as Mayor
The Naked Truth (1992)
as Von Bulo
Terminal Exposure (1987)
as Mr. Karrothers
Golden Rendezvous (1977)
as Luis Carreras
Justine (1969)
as Nessim
Little Red Riding Hood (1983)
as Father
Point Blank the Documentary (2024)
as Self
Object of Desire (—)
Actor
The Uncanny (1977)
as Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")
Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure (1999)
as Principal Scotti
The Impostor (1975)
as Sheriff Turner
Deadly Stranger (1988)
as Mr. Mitchell
Virginia Hill (1974)
as Nick Rubanos
Nobody Waved Goodbye (1964)
as Lot Supervisor
The Forget-Me-Not Murders (1994)
as Boyce
Rewrite for Murder (1991)
as Claude Dempsey
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (2003)
as Vernon Wormer
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats (1981)
as Coach "Bulldog" Malone
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973)
as Julian Peck
Mousey (1974)
as David Richardson
The Woman Who Sinned (1991)
as Lieutenant Girvetz
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000)
Actor
Animal House: The Inside Story (2008)
as Self
Hostage for a Day (1994)
as V.D. Regan
Afghanistan: The Last War Bus (1989)
as Ken Ross
Tourist Go Home (1959)
Actor
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (1998)
as Self - Dean Wormer
Wojeck: Out of the Fire (1997)
as Dr Steve Wojeck
Sodbusters (1994)
as Slade Cantrell
The Questor Tapes (1974)
as Geoffrey Darro
Paris or Somewhere (1994)
as Old Mahon
Mob Story (1989)
as Don "Luce" Luciano
Fantastica (1980)
as Jim McPherson
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon (1970)
as General Ramon Sabattini
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977)
as Dr. Orrin Helgerson
Welcome to America (2002)
as Det. Golding
Stageghost (2000)
as Slim
W (1974)
as Arnie Felson
Trial Run (1969)
as Leo D'Agosta
Dixie Lanes (1988)
as Elmer Sinclair
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales (1999)
as Self
Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec (1962)
as Galt
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk (1964)
Actor
It Rained All Night the Day I Left (1980)
as Killian
Fires of Envy (1957)
Actor
Journey (1972)
as Boulder Allin
Hunter (1973)
as David Hunter / Praetorius
Matt Helm (1975)
as Harry Paine
Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist (1962)
as Alexander Galt