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