Portrait of John Vernon

John Vernon

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: February 24, 1932

Place of Birth: Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada

Filmography

2008
Delgo

as Judge Nohrin (voice)

2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)

2003
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

as Rupert Thorne (voice)

2002
Warrior Angels

as Ansgar / Bladrick

2002
Sorority Boys

as Old Man

2000
Pigs Next Door

as Grand Porcinus (voice)

2000
The Strangerers

as D.N.E. Agent

2000
Stageghost

as Slim

1999
1998
1997
Wojeck: Out of the Fire

as Dr Steve Wojeck

1996
The Incredible Hulk

as General Ross (voice)

1995
Family of Cops

as Frank Rampola

1995
Malicious

as Detective Pronzini

1995
1994
Spider-Man

as Doctor Strange (voice)

1994
Fantastic Four

as Dr. Doom (voice)

1994
Sodbusters

as Slade Cantrell

1994
Paris or Somewhere

as Old Mahon

1994
Hostage for a Day

as V.D. Regan

1994
Duckman

as Principal Dinkler (voice)

1993
Acapulco H.E.A.T.

as Mr. Smith

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as Clint Murdock / Max Slater

1992
The Naked Truth

as Von Bulo

1992
Renegade

as Capt. Ed McKendrick

1992
Batman: The Animated Series

as Rupert Thorne (voice)

1991
The Woman Who Sinned

as Lieutenant Girvetz

1991
Rewrite for Murder

as Claude Dempsey

1991
Dinosaurs

as Mr. Ashland (voice)

1989
Mob Story

as Don "Luce" Luciano

1989
Bail Out

as Mr. Ridgeway

1989
1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Mr. Chalmers

1988
War of the Worlds

as General Wilson

1988
Deadly Stranger

as Mr. Mitchell

1988
1988
Dixie Lanes

as Elmer Sinclair

1987
Blue Monkey

as Roger Levering

1987
Terminal Exposure

as Mr. Karrothers

1987
Nightstick

as Adam Beardsly

1987
Ernest Goes to Camp

as Sherman Krader

1986
Sledge Hammer!

as Mayor Jack Flambo

1986
Fuzzbucket

as Principal

1985
Fraternity Vacation

as Chief Ferret

1985
MacGyver

as Dave Ryerson

1985
Doin' Time

as Big Mac

1985
Hail to the Chief

as Gen. Hannibal Stryker

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Henry Hayward

1984
Savage Streets

as Principal Underwood

1984
1984
Jungle Warriors

as Vito Mastranga

1984
Airwolf

as John Bradford Horn

1983
Chained Heat

as Warden Bacman

1983
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

as Big John Masters

1983
Curtains

as Jonathan Stryker

1983
The A-Team

as Ted Jarrett

1982
1982
Knight Rider

as Cameron Zachary

1982
Knight Rider

as Claude Watkins

1982
1982
T. J. Hooker

as Grant Chandler

1981
1981
Heavy Metal

as Prosecutor (voice)

1980
1980
Fantastica

as Jim McPherson

1979
Hart to Hart

as Travis Saunders

1979
The Sacketts

as Jonathan Pritts

1979
Delta House

as Dean Vernon Wormer

1978
1978
Animal House

as Dean Vernon Wormer

1977
Golden Rendezvous

as Luis Carreras

1977
Angela

as Benjamin Kincaid

1977
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

as Dr. Orrin Helgerson

1977
1977
The Uncanny

as Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")

1977
A Special Day

as Emanuele Taberi

1976
1976
1975
Switch

as Jack Morgan

1975
Matt Helm

as Harry Paine

1975
The Swiss Family Robinson

as Charles Forsythe

1975
Brannigan

as Ben Larkin

1975
The Impostor

as Sheriff Turner

1974
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
1974
The Questor Tapes

as Geoffrey Darro

1973
Charley Varrick

as Maynard Boyle

1973
1973
Barnaby Jones

as Dr. Hank Danvers

1973
Hunter

as David Hunter / Praetorius

1972
1972
Cool Million

as Inspector Duprez

1972
Kung Fu

as Gen. Cantrell

1972
Kung Fu

as Forbes

1972
Journey

as Boulder Allin

1972
1971
Dirty Harry

as The Mayor

1971
Face-Off

as Fred Wares

1971
1971
Escape

as Doctor Charles Walding

1971
One More Train to Rob

as Timothy Xavier Nolan

1969
Topaz

as Rico Parra

1969
Justine

as Nessim

1969
Trial Run

as Leo D'Agosta

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Cal Anderson

1967
1967
The High Chaparral

as Sean McLaren

1967
1967
Point Blank

as Mal Reese

1967
The Rock

as Self (uncredited)

1966
Mission: Impossible

as Colonel Josef Strom

1966
Mission: Impossible

as General Ramon Sabattini

1966
Mission: Impossible

as Ramone Fuego

1966
Wojeck

as Steve Wojeck

1966
1966
The Marvel Super Heroes

as Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)

1965
The F.B.I.

as Mike Burton

1965
The F.B.I.

as David Starret

1965
The F.B.I.

as Michael Durgom

1964
Nobody Waved Goodbye

as Lot Supervisor

1959
Bonanza

as Beaudry

1959
Tourist Go Home

as Himself

1956
1984

as Big Brother (uncredited)

1955
Gunsmoke

as Oliver Harker