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.

KNOWN FOR

Bonanza
1968
MacGyver
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1985
Hawaii Five-O
1970
Mannix
1972
Mission: Impossible
1969
Knight Rider
1984
Quincy, M.E.
1978
The A-Team
1983
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Cannon
1973
T. J. Hooker
1983

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
187
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Point Blank the Documentary
as Self
2008
Animal House: The Inside Story
as Self
2008
Delgo
as Judge Nohrin (voice)
2003
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
as Rupert Thorne (voice)
2003
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
as Vernon Wormer
2003
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
as Dean Toadblatt
2002
Warrior Angels
as Ansgar / Bladrick
2002
Sorority Boys
as Old Man
2002
Welcome to America
as Det. Golding
2000
Stageghost
as Slim
2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
Pigs Next Door
as Grand Porcinus (voice)
2000
The Strangerers
as D.N.E. Agent
1999
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Self
1999
Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure
as Principal Scotti
1998
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Self - Dean Wormer
1997
Wojeck: Out of the Fire
as Dr Steve Wojeck
1997
Duckman
as Principal Dinkler (voice)
1996
Spider-Man
as Doctor Strange (voice)
1996
The Incredible Hulk
as General Ross (voice)
1996
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
as Shao Kahn (voice)
1995
Malicious
as Detective Pronzini
1995
Family of Cops
as Frank Rampola
1995
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Clint Murdock / Max Slater
1995
Marker
1995
Pinky and the Brain
as Admiral (voice)
1994
Hostage for a Day
as V.D. Regan
1994
Paris or Somewhere
as Old Mahon
1994
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
as Boyce
1994
Sodbusters
as Slade Cantrell
1994
Fantastic Four
as Dr. Doom (voice)
1994
African Skies
1993
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
as Mr. Smith
1993
Renegade
as Capt. Ed McKendrick
1993
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
as Rex Shard (voice)
1993
Doogie Howser, M.D.
as Hank Bellamy
1992
The Naked Truth
as Von Bulo
1992
Tales from the Crypt
as Mr. Chalmers
1992
Batman: The Animated Series
as Rupert Thorne (voice)
1992
Dinosaurs
as Mr. Ashland (voice)
1991
The Woman Who Sinned
as Lieutenant Girvetz
1991
Rewrite for Murder
as Claude Dempsey
1991
Dark Justice
1989
Bail Out
as Mr. Ridgeway
1989
Afghanistan: The Last War Bus
as Ken Ross
1989
Mob Story
as Don "Luce" Luciano
1989
Hostile Takeover
as Mayor
1988
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
as Curtis Mooney
1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Mr. Big
1988
Dixie Lanes
as Elmer Sinclair
1988
Deadly Stranger
as Mr. Mitchell
1988
Two Men
as Alex Kores
1988
War of the Worlds
as General Wilson
1987
Ernest Goes to Camp
as Sherman Krader
1987
Nightstick
as Adam Beardsly
1987
Terminal Exposure
as Mr. Karrothers
1987
Blue Monkey
as Roger Levering
1987
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. Brenner
1987
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1987
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
as Number One
1986
Fuzzbucket
as Principal
1986
Rat Tales
as Bronc
1986
Sledge Hammer!
as Mayor Jack Flambo
1986
Airwolf
as John Bradford Horn
1986
Wildfire
1986
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
as Big John Masters
1986
Knight Rider
as Claude Watkins
1985
Fraternity Vacation
as Chief Ferret
1985
Doin' Time
as Big Mac
1985
Murder, She Wrote
as Henry Hayward
1985
The Fall Guy
1985
Hail to the Chief
as Gen. Hannibal Stryker
1985
MacGyver
as Dave Ryerson
1984
The Blood of Others
as Charles
1984
Savage Streets
as Principal Underwood
1984
Jungle Warriors
as Vito Mastranga
1984
Knight Rider
as Cameron Zachary
1984
Automan
1984
Partners in Crime
1983
Curtains
as Jonathan Stryker
1983
Chained Heat
as Warden Bacman
1983
Little Red Riding Hood
as Father
1983
T. J. Hooker
as Grant Chandler
1983
The A-Team
as Ted Jarrett
1983
Hart to Hart
as Travis Saunders
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Father
1982
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Dr. Stone
1982
CHiPs
1982
The Blue and the Gray
as Seward
1981
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
as Coach "Bulldog" Malone
1981
Heavy Metal
as Prosecutor (voice)
1980
Herbie Goes Bananas
as Prindle
1980
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
as Killian
1980
Fantastica
as Jim McPherson
1980
Vega$
1980
The Littlest Hobo
1979
California Fever
1979
Delta House
as Dean Vernon Wormer
1979
The Sacketts
as Jonathan Pritts
1978
Animal House
as Dean Vernon Wormer
1978
Quincy, M.E.
1977
A Special Day
as Emanuele Taberi
1977
Golden Rendezvous
as Luis Carreras
1977
The Uncanny
as Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")
1977
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
as Dr. Orrin Helgerson
1977
Angela
as Benjamin Kincaid
1977
The Oregon Trail
1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Fletcher
1976
Drum
1976
Here To Stay
1976
For the Record
as I.G. Loring
1975
Brannigan
as Ben Larkin
1975
The Impostor
as Sheriff Turner
1975
Matt Helm
as Harry Paine
1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
as Charles Forsythe
1975
Gunsmoke
as Oliver Harker
1975
McMillan & Wife
1975
Switch
as Jack Morgan
1975
S.W.A.T.
1975
Cannon
as Arthur Correll
1974
Sweet Movie
as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
1974
The Questor Tapes
as Geoffrey Darro
1974
Mousey
as David Richardson
1974
The Black Windmill
as McKee
1974
W
as Arnie Felson
1974
Virginia Hill
as Nick Rubanos
1974
Kung Fu
as Gen. Cantrell
1974
Barnaby Jones
as Dr. Hank Danvers
1974
Kung Fu
as Forbes
1974
Petrocelli
as Barney Majors
1973
Charley Varrick
as Maynard Boyle
1973
Nightmare Step
as Allan
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
as Julian Peck
1973
Hunter
as David Hunter / Praetorius
1973
Cannon
1973
Search
1973
Cannon
as Brad Calvert
1972
Fear Is the Key
as Vyland
1972
Journey
as Boulder Allin
1972
Mannix
1972
Cool Million
as Inspector Duprez
1972
The F.B.I.
as Michael Durgom
1971
Dirty Harry
as The Mayor
1971
Face-Off
as Fred Wares
1971
One More Train to Rob
as Timothy Xavier Nolan
1971
Escape
as Doctor Charles Walding
1971
Mission: Impossible
as Ramone Fuego
1971
Bearcats!
as Jason Ryker
1970
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
as General Ramon Sabattini
1970
Hawaii Five-O
as Cal Anderson
1970
Mission: Impossible
as General Ramon Sabattini
1969
Topaz
as Rico Parra
1969
Justine
as Nessim
1969
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
as Hacker
1969
Trial Run
as Leo D'Agosta
1969
Mission: Impossible
as Colonel Josef Strom
1969
The High Chaparral
as Sean McLaren
1969
The F.B.I.
as David Starret
1968
The F.B.I.
as Mike Burton
1968
Felony Squad
1968
Judd, for the Defense
as Dr. Bellew
1968
Tarzan
1968
Bonanza
as Beaudry
1967
Point Blank
as Mal Reese
1967
The Rock
as Self (uncredited)
1966
Wojeck
as Steve Wojeck
1966
The Marvel Super Heroes
as Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)
1966
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Steve Wojeck
1966
The Marvel Super Heroes
as Major Glenn Talbot (voice)
1964
Nobody Waved Goodbye
as Lot Supervisor
1964
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
1962
Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec
as Galt
1962
Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
as Alexander Galt
1961
Festival
as Vershinin
1960
Festival
1959
Tourist Go Home
1957
Fires of Envy
1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Varney
1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Kubaka
1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Lyman
1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Rego
1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Burns
1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Eliwasset
1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Cap'n Tolliver
1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as Nangus
1956
1984
as Big Brother (uncredited)
Object of Desire