John Vernon

Born: 1932-02-24, Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada

Died: 2005-02-01

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.

Filmography

• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• MacGyver (1985)
• Knight Rider (1982)
• Bonanza (1959)
• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
• The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2001)
• T. J. Hooker (1982)
• Renegade (1992)
• Hart to Hart (1979)
• Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989)
• Dinosaurs (1991)
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
• Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
• The F.B.I. (1965)
• Gunsmoke (1955)
• Duckman (1994)
• Switch (1975)
• Pinky and the Brain (1995)
• Sledge Hammer! (1986)
• Felony Squad (1966)
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
• Dark Justice (1991)
• McMillan & Wife (1971)
• Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993)
• Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996)
• Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
• Dirty Harry (1971)
• Animal House (1978)