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