John Vernon
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dirty Harry
as The Mayor
1971
Sweet Movie
as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
1974
Topaz
as Rico Parra
1969
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Dr. Stone
1982
The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Fletcher
1976
The Blood of Others
as Charles
1984
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
as Rupert Thorne (voice)
2003
Animal House
as Dean Vernon Wormer
1978
Fraternity Vacation
as Chief Ferret
1985
Herbie Goes Bananas
as Prindle
1980
Fear Is the Key
as Vyland
1972
Point Blank
as Mal Reese
1967
Charley Varrick
as Maynard Boyle
1973
Brannigan
as Ben Larkin
1975
Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec
as Galt
1962
Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
as Alexander Galt
1962
Tourist Go Home
1959
A Special Day
as Emanuele Taberi
1977
Bail Out
as Mr. Ridgeway
1989
Justine
as Nessim
1969
TV Appearances
Murder, She Wrote
as Henry Hayward
1984
Duckman
as Principal Dinkler (voice)
1994
CHiPs
1977
Sledge Hammer!
as Mayor Jack Flambo
1986
Wojeck
as Steve Wojeck
1966
Spider-Man
as Doctor Strange (voice)
1994
T. J. Hooker
as Grant Chandler
1982
Kung Fu
as Gen. Cantrell
1972
The A-Team
as Ted Jarrett
1983
The F.B.I.
as Mike Burton
1965
War of the Worlds
as General Wilson
1988
Airwolf
as John Bradford Horn
1984