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John Vernon
Born: 1932-02-24 in Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada
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.
Rated Filmography (87)
Sorted by Score10.0
Fires of Envy
1957
10.0
Wojeck: Out of the Fire
1997
10.0
Hunter
1973
9.0
Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
1962
9.0
The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats
1981
9.0
Journey
1972
9.0
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
1964
9.0
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000
8.8
Afghanistan: The Last War Bus
1989
8.1
A Special Day
1977
7.5
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
1999
7.5
The Impostor
1975
7.5
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977
7.5
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
7.5
Dirty Harry
1971
7.4
The Rock
1967
7.4
Charley Varrick
1973
7.3
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998
7.1
Point Blank
1967
7.0
Tourist Go Home
1959
7.0
Rewrite for Murder
1991
7.0
Two Men
1988
6.9
Animal House
1978
6.8
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
1973
6.7
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
2003
6.7
Deadly Stranger
1988
6.7
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
1988
6.5
Heavy Metal
1981
6.5
Stageghost
2000
6.5
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975
6.5
1984
1956
6.4
Family of Cops
1995
6.4
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
6.3
The Black Windmill
1974
6.3
Savage Streets
1984
6.2
Nobody Waved Goodbye
1964
6.2
Fantastica
1980
6.1
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
6.0
Topaz
1969
6.0
Brannigan
1975
5.9
Fear Is the Key
1972
5.9
W
1974
5.9
The Questor Tapes
1974
5.8
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969
5.8
The Uncanny
1977
5.8
Sorority Boys
2002
5.8
Little Red Riding Hood
1983
5.8
Fuzzbucket
1986
5.7
Virginia Hill
1974
5.7
Escape
1971
5.5
Golden Rendezvous
1977
5.5
Paris or Somewhere
1994
5.5
Mob Story
1989
5.5
Face-Off
1971
5.4
One More Train to Rob
1971
5.4
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980
5.3
Curtains
1983
5.3
Sweet Movie
1974
5.3
Ernest Goes to Camp
1987
5.3
The Blood of Others
1984
5.2
Mousey
1974
5.2
Hostage for a Day
1994
5.2
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980
5.2
Drum
1976
5.2
Fraternity Vacation
1985
5.1
Chained Heat
1983
5.1
The Woman Who Sinned
1991
5.0
Sodbusters
1994
5.0
Trial Run
1969
4.9
Hostile Takeover
1989
4.9
Angela
1977
4.9
Malicious
1995
4.9
Blue Monkey
1987
4.8
Doin' Time
1985
4.6
Delgo
2008
4.5
Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec
1962
4.5
Warrior Angels
2002
4.5
Terminal Exposure
1987
4.4
Justine
1969
4.1
Jungle Warriors
1984
4.0
Dixie Lanes
1988
4.0
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
3.9
Bail Out
1989
3.7
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
1994
3.5
Nightstick
1987
3.1
The Naked Truth
1992
3.0
Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure
1999