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