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John Vernon

John Vernon

ActingFebruary 24, 1932(died age 72)Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada

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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.

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Filmography (165)

Animal House: The Inside Story

2008·Judge Nohrin (voice)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004·Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

2003·Rupert Thorne (voice)

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

2003·Vernon Wormer

2002·Ansgar / Bladrick

Welcome to America

2002·Det. Golding

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

2001·Dean Toadblatt

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

2000·Grand Porcinus (voice)

The Strangerers

2000·D.N.E. Agent

Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales

Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure

1999·Principal Scotti

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

1998·Self - Dean Wormer

Wojeck: Out of the Fire

1997·Dr Steve Wojeck

The Incredible Hulk

1996·General Ross (voice)

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

1996·Shao Kahn (voice)

1995·Detective Pronzini

1995·Frank Rampola

Pinky and the Brain

1995·Admiral (voice)

Hostage for a Day

1994·V.D. Regan

Paris or Somewhere

1994·Old Mahon

The Forget-Me-Not Murders

1994·Slade Cantrell

1994·Principal Dinkler (voice)

1994·Doctor Strange (voice)

1994·Dr. Doom (voice)

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993·Clint Murdock / Max Slater

Acapulco H.E.A.T.

1993·Mr. Smith

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

1993·Rex Shard (voice)

The Naked Truth

Batman: The Animated Series

1992·Rupert Thorne (voice)

1992·Capt. Ed McKendrick

The Woman Who Sinned

1991·Lieutenant Girvetz

Rewrite for Murder

1991·Claude Dempsey

1991·Mr. Ashland (voice)

1989·Mr. Ridgeway

Afghanistan: The Last War Bus

1989·Don "Luce" Luciano

Hostile Takeover

Tales from the Crypt

1989·Mr. Chalmers

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

1988·Curtis Mooney

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988·Elmer Sinclair

Deadly Stranger

1988·Mr. Mitchell

War of the Worlds

1988·General Wilson

Ernest Goes to Camp

1987·Sherman Krader

1987·Adam Beardsly

Terminal Exposure

1987·Mr. Karrothers

1987·Roger Levering

The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

1987·Number One

1986·Principal

1986·Mayor Jack Flambo

Fraternity Vacation

1985·Chief Ferret

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985·Mr. Brenner

Hail to the Chief

1985·Gen. Hannibal Stryker

1985·Dave Ryerson

The Blood of Others

1984·Principal Underwood

Jungle Warriors

1984·Vito Mastranga

Murder, She Wrote

1984·Henry Hayward

1984·John Bradford Horn

Partners in Crime

1983·Jonathan Stryker

1983·Warden Bacman

Little Red Riding Hood

1983·Ted Jarrett

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

1983·Big John Masters

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982·Dr. Stone

1982·Grant Chandler

1982·Cameron Zachary

Faerie Tale Theatre

The Blue and the Gray

The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats

1981·Coach "Bulldog" Malone

1981·Prosecutor (voice)

Herbie Goes Bananas

It Rained All Night the Day I Left

1980·Jim McPherson

1979·Travis Saunders

California Fever

1979·Dean Vernon Wormer

The Littlest Hobo

1979·Jonathan Pritts

1978·Dean Vernon Wormer

1977·Emanuele Taberi

Golden Rendezvous

1977·Luis Carreras

1977·Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

1977·Dr. Orrin Helgerson

1977·Benjamin Kincaid

The Oregon Trail

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1975·Ben Larkin

1975·Sheriff Turner

1975·Harry Paine

The Swiss Family Robinson

1975·Charles Forsythe

1975·Jack Morgan

1974·Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital

The Questor Tapes

1974·Geoffrey Darro

1974·David Richardson

The Black Windmill

1974·Arnie Felson

1974·Nick Rubanos

1974·Barney Majors

Charley Varrick

1973·Maynard Boyle

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping

1973·Julian Peck

1973·David Hunter / Praetorius

1973·Dr. Hank Danvers

Fear Is the Key

1972·Boulder Allin

1972·Gen. Cantrell

1972·Inspector Duprez

1971·The Mayor

1971·Fred Wares

One More Train to Rob

1971·Timothy Xavier Nolan

1971·Doctor Charles Walding

McMillan & Wife

Mission: Impossible - The Falcon

1970·General Ramon Sabattini

1969·Rico Parra

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

1969·Leo D'Agosta

1968·Cal Anderson

1967·Mal Reese

1967·Self (uncredited)

The High Chaparral

1967·Sean McLaren

Judd, for the Defense

1967·Dr. Bellew

1966·Steve Wojeck

The Marvel Super Heroes

1966·Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)

Mission: Impossible

1966·Colonel Josef Strom

1965·Mike Burton

Nobody Waved Goodbye

1964·Lot Supervisor

The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963·Steve Wojeck

Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec

Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist

1962·Alexander Galt

Tourist Go Home

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

1956·Big Brother (uncredited)

1955·Oliver Harker