John Vernon

Born Feb 24, 1932 in Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada

John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz) made a distinctive screen villain in such films as Point Blank and Topaz, and is best known for his comically sinister role of Dean Vernon Wormer in National Lampoon's Animal House. It was his 1966 title role in Wojeck, a Canadian TV series based on the career of a Toronto coroner, Dr. Morton Shulman which brought him to the attention of Hollywood producers.

Filmography

Shows & movies

National Theatre Live: King Lear

2018

Drama | 3h 47m

9/11: Voices From the Air as Colin Scoggins

2012

Documentary, War, History

The Decade You Were Born: The 80s as John Vernon

2011

Documentary, Drama | 1h 31m

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update as Vernon Wormer

2003

Comedy | 23m

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman as Rupert Thorne

2003

Action, Animation, Crime | 1h 15m

Nailing Vienna as Earl

2002

Comedy, Crime | 1h 34m

Warrior Angels as Ansgar / Bladrick

2002

Action, Adventure | 1h 32m

Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure as Principal Scotti

1999

Family, Comedy | 1h 29m

The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion as Self - 'Dean Wormer'

1998

Comedy, Documentary | 45m

Princess in Love as D.S. Barry

1996

Drama | 1h 34m

The Incredible Hulk (1996) as Thaddeus Ross

2 seasons • 1996 • Ended

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Children, Animation, Adventure | 25m

Family of Cops as Frank Rampola

1995

Action, Crime | 1h 27m

Malicious as Detective Pronzini

1995

Drama, Thriller | 1h 32m

Paris or Somewhere as Old Mahon

1994

Comedy, Drama

Sodbusters as Slade Cantrell

1994

Western, Comedy | 1h 38m

Hostage for a Day as V.D. Regan

1994

Comedy, Fantasy | 1h 35m

The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Boyce

1994

| 1h 40m

Acapulco H.E.A.T. as Mr Smith

2 seasons • 1993 • Ended

Adventure, Action | 45m

Matrix as Narrator

1 season • 1993 • Ended

Fantasy, Drama, Action, Thriller | 45m

Batman: The Animated Series as Rupert Thorne

4 seasons • 1992 • Ended

Science Fiction, Family, Crime, Animation, Adventure | 25m

The Naked Truth as Von Bulo

1992

| 1h 32m

The Woman Who Sinned as Lieutenant Girvetz

1991

Crime, Drama | 1h 40m

Object of Desire

1990

Drama, Thriller | 1h 30m

Bail Out as Mr. Ridgeway

1989

Adventure, Action, Comedy | 1h 27m

Mob Story

1989

Afghanistan: The Last War Bus as Ken Ross

1989

| 1h 30m

Deadly Stranger as Mr. Mitchell

1988

Thriller | 1h 34m

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Mr. Big

1988

Action, Comedy | 1h 28m

Killer Klowns from Outer Space as Curtis Mooney

1988

Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction | 1h 28m

Terminal Exposure as Mr. Karrothers

1987

Comedy, Crime | 1h 45m

Nightstick as Adam Beardsly

1987

Action, Drama, Thriller | 1h 35m

Blue Monkey as Roger Levering

1987

Horror | 1h 36m

Ernest Goes to Camp as Sherman Krader

1987

Comedy, Family | 1h 32m

Wildfire as Wildfire

1 season • 1986 • Ended

Fantasy, Family, Animation | 25m

Fuzzbucket as Principal

1986

Adventure, Comedy, Family | 46m

Hail to the Chief as General Hannibal Stryker

1 season • 1985 • Ended

Comedy | 25m

Doin' Time as Big Mac

1985

Comedy | 1h 21m

Fraternity Vacation as Chief Ferret

1985

Comedy | 1h 34m

Jungle Warriors as Vito Mastranga

1984

Action, Adventure | 1h 35m

The Blood of Others as Charles

1984

Drama | 2h 15m

Savage Streets as Principal Underwood

1984

Action, Crime, Thriller | 1h 32m

Little Red Riding Hood as Father

1983

Fantasy | 54m

Curtains as Jonathan Stryker

1983

Crime, Horror, Thriller | 1h 29m

Chained Heat as Warden Bacman

1983

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 39m

The Blue and the Gray as Secretary of State Seward

1 season • 1982 • Ended

Mini-Series, Drama, Western, History, War | 1h 25m

Airplane II: The Sequel as Dr. Stone

1982

Comedy, Science Fiction | 1h 25m

Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats as Coach 'Bulldog' Malone

1987

Comedy | 1h 31m

Heavy Metal as Prosecutor (voice)

1981

Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction | 1h 30m

It rained all night the day I left as Killian

1981

Comedy, Crime | 1h 35m

Herbie Goes Bananas as Prindle

1980

Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | 1h 38m

The Sacketts as Jonathan Pritts

1 season • 1979 • Ended

Western | 1h 37m

Delta House as Dean Vernon Wormer

1 season • 1979 • Ended

| 25m

Animal House as Dean Vernon Wormer

1978

Comedy | 1h 49m

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night as Dr. Orrin Helgerson

1978

Horror, Drama | 1h 40m

Golden Rendezvous as Luis Carreras

1977

Thriller | 1h 49m

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

1977

Horror | 1h 29m

A Special Day as Emanuele

1977

Drama | 1h 50m

Drum

1976

Action, Thriller, Drama | 1h 50m

The Outlaw Josey Wales as Fletcher

1976

Drama, Western | 2h 15m

Matt Helm as Harry Paine

1976

Crime, Drama, Action | 1h 11m

Brannigan as Ben Larkin

1975

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 51m

Virginia Hill as Nick Rubanos

1974

Drama | 1h 14m

The Questor Tapes as Geoffrey Darro

1974

Science Fiction | 1h 40m

W as Arnie Felson

1974

Thriller | 1h 35m

Mousey as David Richardson

1974

Action, Drama | 1h 25m

The Black Windmill as McKee

1974

Thriller, Action, Crime | 1h 46m

Sweet Movie as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital

1974

Comedy, Drama | 1h 39m

Nightmare Step as Allan

1973

Drama, Horror, Mystery | 1h 13m

Charley Varrick as Maynard Boyle

1973

Crime, Thriller | 1h 51m

Mask of Marcella as Inspector Duprez

1972

Crime, Drama | 1h 40m

Journey as Boulder Allin

1972

Drama | 1h 28m

Fear Is the Key as Vyland

1972

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 43m

Face-Off as Fred Wares

1971

Drama | 1h 45m

Escape as Doctor Charles Walding

1971

Science Fiction, Thriller | 1h 13m

One More Train to Rob as Timothy Xavier Nolan

1971

Western | 1h 48m

Dirty Harry as The Mayor

1971

Action, Crime, Thriller | 1h 42m

Justine as Nessim

1969

Drama | 1h 56m

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as George Hacker

1969

Drama, Western | 1h 38m

Topaz as Rico Parra

1969

Drama, Thriller | 2h 23m

The Rock as Himself

1967

Documentary | 9m

Point Blank as Mal Reese

1967

Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 32m

Wojeck

2 seasons • 1966 • Ended

Drama | 1h

The Marvel Super Heroes

1 season • 1966 • Ended

Science Fiction, Animation, Adventure, Action | 25m

Nobody Waved Goodbye as Lot Supervisor

1968

Drama | 1h 20m

The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk as (archive footage)

1964

Western

1984 as Big Brother (voice)

1956

Drama, Science Fiction | 1h 30m

Wojeck: Out of the Fire as Dr. Steve Wojeck

Drama | 1h 29m