John Vernon

John Vernon

John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Vernon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Known For

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

2001 • as Dean Toadblatt

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968 • as Cal Anderson

MacGyver

MacGyver

1985 • as Dave Ryerson

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • as Henry Hayward

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 • as Beaudry

Filmography

2008

Animal House: The Inside Story
Animal House: The Inside Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/13/2008
Delgo
Delgo
as Judge Nohrin (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/12/2008

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/28/2004

2003

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
as Rupert Thorne (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/21/2003

2002

Warrior Angels
Warrior Angels
as Ansgar / Bladrick
Movie - Released: 10/11/2002
Sorority Boys
Sorority Boys
as Old Man
Movie - Released: 3/22/2002
Movie
Welcome to America
as Det. Golding
Movie - Released: 1/1/2002

2001

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
as Dean Toadblatt
TV - Released: 8/24/2001

2000

Stageghost
Stageghost
as Slim
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Movie - Released: 5/31/2000
Pigs Next Door
Pigs Next Door
as Grand Porcinus
TV - Released: 3/7/2000
The Strangerers
The Strangerers
as D.N.E. Agent
TV - Released: 2/15/2000

1999

Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/30/1999
Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure
Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure
as Principal Scotti
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1998

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Self - Dean Wormer
Movie - Released: 10/13/1998

1997

Wojeck: Out of the Fire
Wojeck: Out of the Fire
as Dr Steve Wojeck
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997

1996

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
as General Ross (voice)
TV - Released: 9/8/1996
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
as Shao Kahn (voice)
TV - Released: 9/21/1996

1995

Malicious
Malicious
as Detective Pronzini
Movie - Released: 11/6/1995
Family of Cops
Family of Cops
as Frank Rampola
Movie - Released: 11/26/1995
Marker
Marker
TV - Released: 1/17/1995

1994

Hostage for a Day
Hostage for a Day
as V.D. Regan
Movie - Released: 4/25/1994
Paris or Somewhere
Paris or Somewhere
as Old Mahon
Movie - Released: 5/19/1994
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
as Boyce
Movie - Released: 3/29/1994
Sodbusters
Sodbusters
as Slade Cantrell
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994
Duckman
Duckman
TV - Released: 3/5/1994
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
as Doctor Strange (voice)
TV - Released: 11/19/1994
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
TV - Released: 9/24/1994

1993

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Clint Murdock / Max Slater
TV - Released: 4/21/1993
Matrix
Matrix
as Narrator
TV - Released: 3/1/1993
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
as Mr. Smith
TV - Released: 9/28/1993

1992

The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth
as Von Bulo
Movie - Released: 9/29/1992
African Skies
African Skies
TV - Released: 10/11/1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series
as Rupert Thorne (voice)
TV - Released: 9/5/1992
Renegade
Renegade
as Capt. Ed McKendrick
TV - Released: 9/19/1992

1991

The Woman Who Sinned
The Woman Who Sinned
as Lieutenant Girvetz
Movie - Released: 11/17/1991
Dark Justice
Dark Justice
TV - Released: 4/5/1991
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs
as Mr. Ashland (voice)
TV - Released: 4/26/1991

1989

Bail Out
Bail Out
as Mr. Ridgeway
Movie - Released: 9/22/1989
Afghanistan: The Last War Bus
Afghanistan: The Last War Bus
as Ken Ross
Movie - Released: 3/15/1989
Mob Story
Mob Story
Movie - Released: 11/24/1989
Hostile Takeover
Hostile Takeover
as Mayor
Movie - Released: 9/1/1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Mr. Chalmers
TV - Released: 6/10/1989

1988

Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
as Curtis Mooney
Movie - Released: 5/27/1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Mr. Big
Movie - Released: 11/10/1988
Dixie Lanes
Dixie Lanes
as Elmer Sinclair
Movie - Released: 5/3/1988
Deadly Stranger
Deadly Stranger
as Mr. Mitchell
Movie - Released: 7/27/1988
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
as General Wilson
TV - Released: 10/7/1988

1987

Ernest Goes to Camp
Ernest Goes to Camp
as Sherman Krader
Movie - Released: 5/22/1987
Nightstick
Nightstick
as Adam Beardsly
Movie - Released: 9/1/1987
Terminal Exposure
Terminal Exposure
as Mr. Karrothers
Movie - Released: 9/21/1987
Blue Monkey
Blue Monkey
as Roger Levering
Movie - Released: 9/25/1987
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
as Number One
TV - Released: 7/18/1987

1986

Fuzzbucket
Fuzzbucket
as Principal
Movie - Released: 5/18/1986
Sledge Hammer!
Sledge Hammer!
as Mayor Jack Flambo
TV - Released: 9/23/1986
Wildfire
Wildfire
TV - Released: 9/13/1986

1985

Fraternity Vacation
Fraternity Vacation
as Chief Ferret
Movie - Released: 12/4/1985
Doin' Time
Doin' Time
as Big Mac
Movie - Released: 5/19/1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. Brenner
TV - Released: 9/29/1985
Hail to the Chief
Hail to the Chief
as Gen. Hannibal Stryker
TV - Released: 4/9/1985
MacGyver
MacGyver
as Dave Ryerson
TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

The Blood of Others
The Blood of Others
as Charles
Movie - Released: 8/25/1984
Savage Streets
Savage Streets
as Principal Underwood
Movie - Released: 8/30/1984
Jungle Warriors
Jungle Warriors
as Vito Mastranga
Movie - Released: 5/11/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Henry Hayward
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Airwolf
Airwolf
as John Bradford Horn
TV - Released: 1/22/1984
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime
TV - Released: 9/27/1984

1983

Curtains
Curtains
as Jonathan Stryker
Movie - Released: 3/4/1983
Chained Heat
Chained Heat
as Warden Bacman
Movie - Released: 5/27/1983
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
as Father
Movie - Released: 11/10/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as Ted Jarrett
TV - Released: 1/23/1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV - Released: 10/3/1983
Automan
Automan
TV - Released: 12/15/1983
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
as Big John Masters
TV - Released: 4/16/1983

1982

Airplane II: The Sequel
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Dr. Stone
Movie - Released: 12/10/1982
T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker
as Grant Chandler
TV - Released: 3/13/1982
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
as Cameron Zachary
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Father
TV - Released: 9/11/1982
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
as Claude Watkins
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray
as Seward
TV - Released: 11/14/1982

1981

The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
as Coach "Bulldog" Malone
Movie - Released: 8/28/1981
Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal
as Prosecutor (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/7/1981
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
TV - Released: 11/4/1981

1980

Herbie Goes Bananas
Herbie Goes Bananas
as Prindle
Movie - Released: 6/25/1980
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
as Killian
Movie - Released: 8/5/1980
Fantastica
Fantastica
as Jim McPherson
Movie - Released: 5/7/1980

1979

Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
as Travis Saunders
TV - Released: 9/22/1979
California Fever
California Fever
TV - Released: 9/25/1979
Delta House
Delta House
as Dean Vernon Wormer
TV - Released: 1/16/1979
The Littlest Hobo
The Littlest Hobo
TV - Released: 10/11/1979
The Sacketts
The Sacketts
as Jonathan Pritts
TV - Released: 5/15/1979

1978

Animal House
Animal House
as Dean Vernon Wormer
Movie - Released: 7/28/1978
Vega$
Vega$
TV - Released: 9/20/1978

1977

A Special Day
A Special Day
as Emanuele Taberi
Movie - Released: 8/11/1977
Golden Rendezvous
Golden Rendezvous
as Luis Carreras
Movie - Released: 12/25/1977
The Uncanny
The Uncanny
as Pomeroy (segment 3 "Hollywood 1936")
Movie - Released: 8/24/1977
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
as Dr. Orrin Helgerson
Movie - Released: 10/5/1977
Angela
Angela
as Benjamin Kincaid
Movie - Released: 11/10/1977
CHiPs
CHiPs
TV - Released: 9/15/1977
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
TV - Released: 9/21/1977
For The Record
For The Record
TV - Released: 1/1/1977

1976

The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Fletcher
Movie - Released: 6/30/1976
Drum
Drum
Movie - Released: 7/30/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
TV - Released: 10/3/1976
TV
Here To Stay
TV - Released: 11/28/1976

1975

Brannigan
Brannigan
as Ben Larkin
Movie - Released: 3/21/1975
The Impostor
The Impostor
as Sheriff Turner
Movie - Released: 3/18/1975
Matt Helm
Matt Helm
as Harry Paine
Movie - Released: 5/7/1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson
as Charles Forsythe
Movie - Released: 4/15/1975
Switch
Switch
as Jack Morgan
TV - Released: 9/9/1975
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T.
TV - Released: 2/24/1975
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
as Robin Templar
TV - Released: 9/8/1975

1974

Sweet Movie
Sweet Movie
as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
Movie - Released: 6/12/1974
The Questor Tapes
The Questor Tapes
as Geoffrey Darro
Movie - Released: 1/23/1974
Mousey
Mousey
as David Richardson
Movie - Released: 5/24/1974
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill
as McKee
Movie - Released: 5/17/1974
W
W
as Arnie Felson
Movie - Released: 6/7/1974
Virginia Hill
Virginia Hill
as Nick Rubanos
Movie - Released: 11/19/1974
Petrocelli
Petrocelli
TV - Released: 9/11/1974

1973

Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick
as Maynard Boyle
Movie - Released: 9/19/1973
Nightmare Step
Nightmare Step
as Allan
Movie - Released: 3/27/1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
as Julian Peck
Movie - Released: 11/17/1973
Hunter
Hunter
as David Hunter / Praetorius
Movie - Released: 1/9/1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Dr. Hank Danvers
TV - Released: 1/28/1973

1972

Fear Is the Key
Fear Is the Key
as Vyland
Movie - Released: 12/26/1972
Journey
Journey
as Boulder Allin
Movie - Released: 10/6/1972
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as Gen. Cantrell
TV - Released: 10/14/1972
Search
Search
TV - Released: 9/13/1972
Cool Million
Cool Million
as Inspector Duprez
TV - Released: 10/28/1972

1971

Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry
as The Mayor
Movie - Released: 12/23/1971
Face-Off
Face-Off
as Fred Wares
Movie - Released: 11/12/1971
One More Train to Rob
One More Train to Rob
as Timothy Xavier Nolan
Movie - Released: 2/19/1971
Escape
Escape
as Doctor Charles Walding
Movie - Released: 4/6/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
TV - Released: 9/29/1971

1969

Topaz
Topaz
as Rico Parra
Movie - Released: 12/17/1969
Justine
Justine
as Nessim
Movie - Released: 8/6/1969
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
as Hacker
Movie - Released: 10/31/1969
Trial Run
Trial Run
as Leo D'Agosta
Movie - Released: 1/18/1969

1968

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Cal Anderson
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

Point Blank
Point Blank
as Mal Reese
Movie - Released: 8/30/1967
The Rock
The Rock
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1967
Mannix
Mannix
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Sean McLaren
TV - Released: 9/10/1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
as Dr. Bellew
TV - Released: 9/8/1967

1966

Wojeck
Wojeck
as Steve Wojeck
TV - Released: 9/13/1966
The Marvel Super Heroes
The Marvel Super Heroes
as Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)
TV - Released: 9/5/1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as Colonel Josef Strom
TV - Released: 9/17/1966
Felony Squad
Felony Squad
TV - Released: 9/12/1966
Tarzan
Tarzan
TV - Released: 9/8/1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as General Ramon Sabattini
TV - Released: 9/17/1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as Ramone Fuego
TV - Released: 9/17/1966

1965

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Mike Burton
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as David Starret
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Michael Durgom
TV - Released: 9/19/1965

1964

Nobody Waved Goodbye
Nobody Waved Goodbye
as Lot Supervisor
Movie - Released: 8/13/1964
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
Movie - Released: 1/1/1964

1963

TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Steve Wojeck
TV - Released: 10/4/1963

1962

Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec
Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec
as Galt
Movie - Released: 1/1/1962
Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
as Alexander Galt
Movie - Released: 12/31/1962

1959

Tourist Go Home
Tourist Go Home
as Himself
Movie - Released: 1/1/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Beaudry
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1957

Fires of Envy
Fires of Envy
Movie - Released: 1/1/1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Varney
TV - Released: 4/3/1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Kubaka
TV - Released: 4/3/1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Lyman
TV - Released: 4/3/1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Rego
TV - Released: 4/3/1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Burns
TV - Released: 4/3/1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Eliwasset
TV - Released: 4/3/1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Cap'n Tolliver
TV - Released: 4/3/1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Nangus
TV - Released: 4/3/1957

1956

1984
1984
as Big Brother (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/6/1956

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Oliver Harker
TV - Released: 9/10/1955

Unknown

Object of Desire
Object of Desire
Movie