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John Vernon

Acting · Born February 24, 1932 · 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.

John Vernon movies and shows

  • Airwolf1984
  • MacGyver1985
  • Bonanza1959
  • Hawaii Five-O1969
  • Murder, She Wrote1984
  • Mannix1967
  • The A-Team1983
  • Mission: Impossible1966
  • Batman: The Animated Series1992
  • Knight Rider1982
  • Quincy, M.E.1976
  • The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy2001
  • Spider-Man1994
  • Walker, Texas Ranger1993
  • Renegade1992
  • Dinosaurs1991
  • Hart to Hart1979
  • Cannon1971
  • T. J. Hooker1982
  • The F.B.I.1965
  • Tales from the Crypt1989
  • Barnaby Jones1973
  • The Fall Guy1981
  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King1983