John Vernon
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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Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Henry Hayward
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · Cal Anderson
The A-Team
1983 · Ted Jarrett
Bonanza
1959 · Beaudry
Knight Rider
1982 · Cameron Zachary
MacGyver
1985 · Dave Ryerson
Mannix
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Colonel Josef Strom
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · Rupert Thorne (voice)
Spider-Man
1994 · Doctor Strange (voice)
Renegade
1992 · Capt. Ed McKendrick
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Airwolf
1984 · John Bradford Horn
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Grant Chandler
Hart to Hart
1979 · Travis Saunders
Gunsmoke
1955 · Oliver Harker
Cannon
1971
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Mr. Chalmers
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001 · Dean Toadblatt
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Clint Murdock / Max Sl...
The F.B.I.
1965 · Mike Burton
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Mr. Brenner
Dinosaurs
1991 · Mr. Ashland (voice)
The High Chaparral
1967 · Sean McLaren
Barnaby Jones
1973 · Dr. Hank Danvers
The Fall Guy
1981
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · Hank Bellamy
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Tarzan
1966
Duckman
1994 · Principal Dinkler (voi...
McMillan & Wife
1971
Pinky and the Brain
1995 · Admiral (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Father
Sledge Hammer!
1986 · Mayor Jack Flambo
Switch
1975 · Jack Morgan
Vega$
1978
Dark Justice
1991
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1993 · Mr. Smith
Petrocelli
1974 · Barney Majors
War of the Worlds
1988 · General Wilson
Felony Squad
1966
Fantastic Four
1994 · Dr. Doom (voice)
The Marvel Super Heroes
1966 · Iron Man (Tony Stark)...
CHiPs
1977
Judd, for the Defense
1967 · Dr. Bellew
Dirty Harry
1971 · The Mayor
The Littlest Hobo
1979
Animal House
1978 · Dean Vernon Wormer
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957 · Varney
Search
1972
Automan
1983
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993 · Rex Shard (voice)
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 · Dr. Stone
S.W.A.T.
1975
The Incredible Hulk
1996 · General Ross (voice)
African Skies
1992
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996 · Shao Kahn (voice)
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976 · Fletcher
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
1988 · Curtis Mooney
For the Record
1976
Heavy Metal
1981 · Prosecutor (voice)
The Sacketts
1979 · Jonathan Pritts
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
2003 · Rupert Thorne (voice)
Partners in Crime
1984
Marker
1995
Wildfire
1986
Point Blank
1967 · Mal Reese
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · Mr. Big
The Blue and the Gray
1982 · Seward
Delta House
1979 · Dean Vernon Wormer
Topaz
1969 · Rico Parra
The Oregon Trail
1977
Pigs Next Door
2000 · Grand Porcinus (voice)
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
1987 · Number One
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
1983 · Big John Masters
A Special Day
1977 · Emanuele Taberi
Festival
1960 · Vershinin
1984
1956 · Big Brother (uncredite...
Charley Varrick
1973 · Maynard Boyle
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980 · Prindle
Cool Million
1972 · Inspector Duprez
California Fever
1979
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969 · Hacker
Sweet Movie
1974 · Aristote Alplanalpe, A...
Savage Streets
1984 · Principal Underwood
The Strangerers
2000 · D.N.E. Agent
Wojeck
1966 · Steve Wojeck
Sorority Boys
2002 · Old Man
Ernest Goes to Camp
1987 · Sherman Krader
Hail to the Chief
1985 · Gen. Hannibal Stryker
Face-Off
1971 · Fred Wares
The Rock
1967 · Self (uncredited)
Escape
1971 · Doctor Charles Walding
Drum
1976
Fraternity Vacation
1985 · Chief Ferret
Warrior Angels
2002 · Ansgar / Bladrick
Kung Fu
1972 · Gen. Cantrell
Chained Heat
1983 · Warden Bacman
Nightstick
1987 · Adam Beardsly
Fuzzbucket
1986 · Principal
Brannigan
1975 · Ben Larkin
Malicious
1995 · Detective Pronzini
The Uncanny
1977 · Pomeroy (segment "Holl...
The Blood of Others
1984 · Charles
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008 · Self
Angela
1977 · Benjamin Kincaid
Blue Monkey
1987 · Roger Levering
Curtains
1983 · Jonathan Stryker
Doin' Time
1985 · Big Mac
The Naked Truth
1992 · Von Bulo
Rat Tales
1986 · Bronc
The Woman Who Sinned
1991 · Lieutenant Girvetz
Fear Is the Key
1972 · Vyland
Terminal Exposure
1987 · Mr. Karrothers
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
1994 · Boyce
One More Train to Rob
1971 · Timothy Xavier Nolan
Justine
1969 · Nessim
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975 · Charles Forsythe
The Black Windmill
1974 · McKee
Delgo
2008 · Judge Nohrin (voice)
Nightmare Step
1973 · Allan
Golden Rendezvous
1977 · Luis Carreras
Family of Cops
1995 · Frank Rampola
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998 · Self - Dean Wormer
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
1973 · Julian Peck
The Questor Tapes
1974 · Geoffrey Darro
Little Red Riding Hood
1983 · Father
Bail Out
1989 · Mr. Ridgeway
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980 · Killian
Two Men
1988 · Alex Kores
Jungle Warriors
1984 · Vito Mastranga
Rewrite for Murder
1991 · Claude Dempsey
Paris or Somewhere
1994 · Old Mahon
Hostile Takeover
1989 · Mayor
Tourist Go Home
1959
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970 · General Ramon Sabattin...
Virginia Hill
1974 · Nick Rubanos
Hostage for a Day
1994 · V.D. Regan
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977 · Dr. Orrin Helgerson
Point Blank the Documentary
2024 · Self
Fantastica
1980 · Jim McPherson
The Impostor
1975 · Sheriff Turner
Nobody Waved Goodbye
1964 · Lot Supervisor
Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure
1999 · Principal Scotti
Mousey
1974 · David Richardson
Sodbusters
1994 · Slade Cantrell
Dixie Lanes
1988 · Elmer Sinclair
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
1999 · Self
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
Afghanistan: The Last War Bus
1989 · Ken Ross
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
1964
Mob Story
1989 · Don "Luce" Luciano
Trial Run
1969 · Leo D'Agosta
Stageghost
2000 · Slim
W
1974 · Arnie Felson
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981 · Coach "Bulldog" Malone
Object of Desire
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Hunter
1973 · David Hunter / Praetor...
Journey
1972 · Boulder Allin
Deadly Stranger
1988 · Mr. Mitchell
Wojeck: Out of the Fire
1997 · Dr Steve Wojeck
Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec
1962 · Galt
Matt Helm
1975 · Harry Paine
Fires of Envy
1957
Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
1962 · Alexander Galt