John Vernon

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 24, 1932

died

February 1, 2005

place of birth

Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada

also known as

John R. Vernon · Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz · جان ورنن

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Dirty Harry
7.5

Dirty Harry

1971as The Mayor
The Outlaw Josey Wales
7.5

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976as Fletcher
Animal House
7.0

Animal House

1978as Dean Vernon Wormer
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
6.6

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

1988as Curtis Mooney
Airplane II: The Sequel
6.1

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982as Dr. Stone
Heavy Metal
6.5

Heavy Metal

1981as Prosecutor (voice)
W
5.9

W

1974as Arnie Felson
Point Blank
7.0

Point Blank

1967as Mal Reese
Chained Heat
5.1

Chained Heat

1983as Warden Bacman
Sweet Movie
5.3

Sweet Movie

1974as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
Sorority Boys
5.8

Sorority Boys

2002as Old Man
A Special Day
8.1

A Special Day

1977as Emanuele Taberi
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
6.4

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988as Mr. Big
Savage Streets
6.3

Savage Streets

1984as Principal Underwood
Topaz
6.0

Topaz

1969as Rico Parra
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
6.7

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

2003as Rupert Thorne (voice)
Charley Varrick
7.3

Charley Varrick

1973as Maynard Boyle
Warrior Angels
4.5

Warrior Angels

2002as Ansgar / Bladrick
1984
6.5

1984

1956as Big Brother (uncredited)
Herbie Goes Bananas
5.4

Herbie Goes Bananas

1980as Prindle
Jungle Warriors
4.1

Jungle Warriors

1984as Vito Mastranga
Ernest Goes to Camp
5.2

Ernest Goes to Camp

1987as Sherman Krader
One More Train to Rob
5.4

One More Train to Rob

1971as Timothy Xavier Nolan
Brannigan
6.0

Brannigan

1975as Ben Larkin
Justine
4.4

Justine

1969as Nessim
Delgo
4.5

Delgo

2008as Judge Nohrin (voice)
Blue Monkey
4.9

Blue Monkey

1987as Roger Levering
Drum
5.3

Drum

1976
Golden Rendezvous
5.5

Golden Rendezvous

1977as Luis Carreras
Curtains
5.4

Curtains

1983as Jonathan Stryker
Bail Out
3.9

Bail Out

1989as Mr. Ridgeway
Fraternity Vacation
5.2

Fraternity Vacation

1985as Chief Ferret
Terminal Exposure
4.5

Terminal Exposure

1987as Mr. Karrothers
Family of Cops
6.4

Family of Cops

1995as Frank Rampola
The Uncanny
5.9

The Uncanny

1977as Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")
Fear Is the Key
5.9

Fear Is the Key

1972as Vyland
Doin' Time
4.8

Doin' Time

1985as Big Mac
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
7.5

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

1977as Dr. Orrin Helgerson
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
5.8

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

1969as Hacker
The Black Windmill
6.2

The Black Windmill

1974as McKee
Face-Off
5.5

Face-Off

1971as Fred Wares
Malicious
4.9

Malicious

1995as Detective Pronzini
Matt Helm

Matt Helm

1975as Harry Paine
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
6.8

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping

1973as Julian Peck
The Woman Who Sinned
5.1

The Woman Who Sinned

1991as Lieutenant Girvetz
The Blood of Others
5.3

The Blood of Others

1984as Charles
The Naked Truth
3.1

The Naked Truth

1992as Von Bulo
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
7.3

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

1998as Self - Dean Wormer
Mousey
5.2

Mousey

1974as David Richardson
Trial Run
5.0

Trial Run

1969as Leo D'Agosta