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