John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Vernon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
| Birth Location | Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932-02-24 |
| Died | 2005-02-01 |
Movies
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Animal House: The Inside Story
as Self
2008
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)
2004
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
as Rupert Thorne (voice)
2003
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
as Vernon Wormer
2003
Warrior Angels
as Ansgar / Bladrick
2002
Sorority Boys
as Old Man
2002
Welcome to America
as Det. Golding
2002
Stageghost
as Slim
2000
Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure
as Principal Scotti
1999
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Self - Dean Wormer
1998
Wojeck: Out of the Fire
as Dr Steve Wojeck
1997
Family of Cops
as Frank Rampola
1995
Malicious
as Detective Pronzini
1995
Paris or Somewhere
as Old Mahon
1994
Hostage for a Day
as V.D. Regan
1994
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
as Boyce
1994
Sodbusters
as Slade Cantrell
1994
The Naked Truth
as Von Bulo
1992
The Woman Who Sinned
as Lieutenant Girvetz
1991
1989
Bail Out
as Mr. Ridgeway
1989
Afghanistan: The Last War Bus
as Ken Ross
1989
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Mr. Big
1988
Hostile Takeover
as Mayor
1988
Deadly Stranger
as Mr. Mitchell
1988
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
as Curtis Mooney
1988
Dixie Lanes
as Elmer Sinclair
1988
Blue Monkey
as Roger Levering
1987
Terminal Exposure
as Mr. Karrothers
1987
Nightstick
as Adam Beardsly
1987
Ernest Goes to Camp
as Sherman Krader
1987
Fuzzbucket
as Principal
1986
Fraternity Vacation
as Chief Ferret
1985
Doin' Time
as Big Mac
1985
Savage Streets
as Principal Underwood
1984
Jungle Warriors
as Vito Mastranga
1984
The Blood of Others
as Charles
1984
Little Red Riding Hood
as Father
1983
Chained Heat
as Warden Bacman
1983
Curtains
as Jonathan Stryker
1983
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Dr. Stone
1982
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
as Coach "Bulldog" Malone
1981
Heavy Metal
as Prosecutor (voice)
1981
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
as Killian
1980
Herbie Goes Bananas
as Prindle
1980
Fantastica
as Jim McPherson
1980
Animal House
as Dean Vernon Wormer
1978
Golden Rendezvous
as Luis Carreras
1977
Angela
as Benjamin Kincaid
1977
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
as Dr. Orrin Helgerson
1977
The Uncanny
as Pomeroy (segment 3 "Hollywood 1936")
1977
A Special Day
as Emanuele Taberi
1977
1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Fletcher
1976
Matt Helm
as Harry Paine
1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
as Charles Forsythe
1975
Brannigan
as Ben Larkin
1975
The Impostor
as Sheriff Turner
1975
Virginia Hill
as Nick Rubanos
1974
Sweet Movie
as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
1974
W
as Arnie Felson
1974
Mousey
as David Richardson
1974
The Black Windmill
as McKee
1974
The Questor Tapes
as Geoffrey Darro
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
as Julian Peck
1973
Charley Varrick
as Maynard Boyle
1973
Nightmare Step
as Allan
1973
Fear Is the Key
as Vyland
1972
Journey
as Boulder Allin
1972
Dirty Harry
as The Mayor
1971
Face-Off
as Fred Wares
1971
Escape
as Doctor Charles Walding
1971
One More Train to Rob
as Timothy Xavier Nolan
1971
Topaz
as Rico Parra
1969
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
as Hacker
1969
Justine
as Nessim
1969
Trial Run
as Leo D'Agosta
1969
Point Blank
as Mal Reese
1967
The Rock
as Self (uncredited)
1967
Nobody Waved Goodbye
as Lot Supervisor
1964
Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
as Alexander Galt
1962
1962
Tourist Go Home
as Himself
1959
1957
1984
as Big Brother (uncredited)
1956
John Vernon hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
