John Vernon

Deceased · Born: Feb 24, 1932 · Died: Feb 1, 2005

Personal Details

Born Feb 24, 1932 Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada

Parents

Adolf Agopsowicz,
Eleanore Krückel

Biography

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

Career

acting

2004

Grim & Evil as Dean Toadblatt

2003

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman as Rupert Thorne

2000

Stageghost as Slim

Pigs Next Door as Grand Porcinus

1999

Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure

Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure as Principal Scotti

1996

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk as General Ross (voice)

Spider-Man: The Animated Series

Spider-Man: The Animated Series as Doctor Strange (voice)

1995

Malicious as Detective Pronzini

Family of Cops as Frank Rampola

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger as Clint Murdock / Max Slater

1994

The Forget-Me-Not Murders

The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Boyce

Sodbusters as Slade Cantrell

Paris or Somewhere

Paris or Somewhere as Old Mahon

Hostage for a Day

Hostage for a Day as V.D. Regan

Fantastic Four: The Animated Series

Fantastic Four: The Animated Series

1992

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth as Von Bulo

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series as Rupert Thorne (voice)

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt as Mr. Chalmers

1991

The Woman Who Sinned

The Woman Who Sinned as Lieutenant Girvetz

1990

Object of Desire

Object of Desire

1989

Afganistan - The Last War Bus

Afganistan - The Last War Bus as Ken Ross

W.B., Blue and the Bean

W.B., Blue and the Bean as Mr. Ridgeway

1988

Hostile Takeover

Hostile Takeover as Mayor

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Killer Klowns from Outer Space as Curtis Mooney

Deadly Stranger

Deadly Stranger as Mr. Mitchell

Dixie Lanes as Elmer Sinclair

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Mr. Big

1987

Blue Monkey as Roger Levering

Nightstick as Adam Beardsly

Terminal Exposure

Terminal Exposure as Mr. Karrothers

Ernest Goes to Camp

Ernest Goes to Camp as Sherman Krader

1986

Disneyland as Principal

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye as Big John Masters

1985

Fraternity Vacation

Fraternity Vacation as Chief Ferret

Doin' Time as Big Mac

Hail to the Chief

Hail to the Chief as Gen. Hannibal Stryker

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote as Henry Hayward

Airwolf as John Bradford Horn

1984

Savage Streets as Principal Underwood

Jungle Warriors

Jungle Warriors as Vito Mastranga

The Blood of Others

The Blood of Others as Charles

1983

Curtains as Jonathan Stryker

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre as Father

Chained Heat as Warden Bacman

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre as Father

Knight Rider as Cameron Zachary

1982

The Blue and the Gray

The Blue and the Gray as Seward

1981

Heartbreak High

Heartbreak High as Coach "Bulldog" Malone

1980

It Rained All Night the Day I Left

It Rained All Night the Day I Left as Killian

Herbie Goes Bananas

Herbie Goes Bananas as Prindle

1979

The Sacketts as Jonathan Pritts

1978

National Lampoon's Animal House

National Lampoon's Animal House as Dean Vernon Wormer

1977

The Uncanny as Pomeroy (segment 3 "Hollywood 1936")

Golden Rendezvous

Golden Rendezvous as Luis Carreras

Angela as Benjamin Kincaid

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night as Dr. Orrin Helgerson

A Special Day as Emanuele Taberi

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

1976

The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales as Fletcher

1975

Brannigan as Ben Larkin

The Swiss Family Robinson

The Swiss Family Robinson as Charles Forsythe

Matt Helm as Harry Paine

1974

The Questor Tapes

The Questor Tapes as Geoffrey Darro

Mousey as David Richardson

The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill as McKee

Virginia Hill as Nick Rubanos

Sweet Movie as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital

W as Arnie Felson

Gunsmoke as Oliver Harker

1973

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping as Julian Peck

1972

Fear Is the Key

Fear Is the Key as Vyland

Journey as Boulder Allin

1971

Winter Comes Early

Winter Comes Early as Fred Wares

Dirty Harry as The Mayor

One More Train to Rob

One More Train to Rob as Timothy Xavier Nolan

Escape as Doctor Charles Walding

1970

Hawaii Five-O as Cal Anderson

1969

Trial Run as Leo D'Agosta

Topaz as Rico Parra

Justine as Nessim

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as Hacker

1967

Point Blank as Mal Reese

1966

Captain America

Captain America as Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)

1964

The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk

The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk

1957

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans as Rego

appearances

2001

'Topaz': An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin

'Topaz': An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin