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John Keith Vernon, a Canadian actor born on February 24, 1932, and deceased on February 1, 2005, carved out a distinctive career in Hollywood following a successful stint in Canadian television. Vernon's versatility shone through his roles in American classics, notably as the imperious Dean Wormer in "Animal House," the pragmatic Mayor in "Dirty Harry," and the ruthless Fletcher in "The Outlaw Josey Wales," each performance cementing his status as a reliable character actor with a knack for authority and menace.
The roles that explain the career.
71 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope | Understudy John | Film |
| 2024 | National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus | Radio News Reader | Film |
| 2024 | Point Blank the Documentary | Self | Film |
| 2010 | Florrie's Dragons | TV | |
| 2008 | Delgo | Judge Nohrin (voice) | Film |
| 2003 | Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman | Rupert Thorne (voice) | Film |
| 1999 | Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales | Self | Film |
| 1999 | Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure | Principal Scotti | Film |
| 1996 | The Incredible Hulk | General Ross (voice) | TV |
| 1995 | Malicious | Detective Pronzini | Film |
| 1995 | Family of Cops | Frank Rampola | Film |
| 1994 | Hostage for a Day | V.D. Regan | Film |
| 1994 | Sodbusters | Slade Cantrell | Film |
| 1989 | Mob Story | Don "Luce" Luciano | Film |
| 1989 | Bail Out | Mr. Ridgeway | Film |
| 1989 | Hostile Takeover | Mayor | Film |
| 1989 | Afghanistan: The Last War Bus | Ken Ross | Film |
| 1988 | Deadly Stranger | Mr. Mitchell | Film |
| 1988 | Two Men | Alex Kores | Film |
| 1988 | Killer Klowns from Outer Space | Curtis Mooney | Film |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Mr. Big | Film |
| 1987 | Blue Monkey | Roger Levering | Film |
| 1987 | Terminal Exposure | Mr. Karrothers | Film |
| 1987 | Ernest Goes to Camp | Sherman Krader | Film |
| 1986 | Wildfire | TV | |
| 1986 | Fuzzbucket | Principal | Film |
| 1985 | Fraternity Vacation | Chief Ferret | Film |
| 1985 | Hail to the Chief | Gen. Hannibal Stryker | TV |
| 1985 | Doin' Time | Big Mac | Film |
| 1985 | The Nutcracker | Director | Film |
| 1984 | The Blood of Others | Charles | Film |
| 1984 | Savage Streets | Principal Underwood | Film |
| 1984 | Jungle Warriors | Vito Mastranga | Film |
| 1983 | Chained Heat | Warden Bacman | Film |
| 1983 | Little Red Riding Hood | Father | Film |
| 1983 | Curtains | Jonathan Stryker | Film |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Dr. Stone | Film |
| 1981 | The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats | Coach "Bulldog" Malone | Film |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Prosecutor (voice) | Film |
| 1980 | It Rained All Night the Day I Left | Killian | Film |
| 1980 | Fantastica | Jim McPherson | Film |
| 1980 | Herbie Goes Bananas | Prindle | Film |
| 1979 | Delta House | Dean Vernon Wormer | TV |
| 1978 | Animal House | Dean Vernon Wormer | Film |
| 1977 | A Special Day | Emanuele Taberi | Film |
| 1977 | Golden Rendezvous | Luis Carreras | Film |
| 1977 | The Uncanny | Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936") | Film |
| 1976 | The Outlaw Josey Wales | Fletcher | Film |
| 1976 | Drum | Film | |
| 1975 | Brannigan | Ben Larkin | Film |
| 1974 | Sweet Movie | Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital | Film |
| 1974 | Virginia Hill | Nick Rubanos | Film |
| 1974 | The Black Windmill | McKee | Film |
| 1974 | The Questor Tapes | Geoffrey Darro | Film |
| 1974 | Mousey | David Richardson | Film |
| 1973 | Charley Varrick | Maynard Boyle | Film |
| 1973 | The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping | Julian Peck | Film |
| 1972 | Fear Is the Key | Vyland | Film |
| 1972 | Cool Million | Inspector Duprez | TV |
| 1971 | One More Train to Rob | Timothy Xavier Nolan | Film |
| 1971 | Dirty Harry | The Mayor | Film |
| 1971 | Face-Off | Fred Wares | Film |
| 1969 | Justine | Nessim | Film |
| 1969 | Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here | Hacker | Film |
| 1969 | Topaz | Rico Parra | Film |
| 1967 | Point Blank | Mal Reese | Film |
| 1966 | The Marvel Super Heroes | Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice) | TV |
| 1966 | Wojeck | Steve Wojeck | TV |
| 1964 | Nobody Waved Goodbye | Lot Supervisor | Film |
| 1964 | Julius Ceasar | Director | Film |
| 1956 | 1984 | Big Brother (uncredited) | Film |
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