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John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; 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 . Personal life.
John Vernon (1932-2005) was a stage-trained Canadian character player who played crafty villains, morally-bankrupt officials and heartless authority figures in American films and TV. He appeared in films by Hitchcock, Cukor, Siegel and Eastwood, and was the Dean in Animal House.
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- Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Feb 6, 2005 · John Vernon, character actor who played cunning villains in film and television and made mark in comedy in National Lampoon's Animal House, dies at age 72; photo (M)
John Vernon was a prolific stage-trained Canadian character player who made a career out of convincingly playing crafty villains, morally-bankrupt officials and heartless authority figures in American films and television since the 1960s.
- February 24, 1932
- February 1, 2005
Feb 1, 2005 · John Vernon (1932-2005) was a Canadian actor who appeared in films such as Animal House, Dirty Harry and The Outlaw Josey Wales. He also voiced characters in animated shows and video games, such as Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat and Doctor Strange in Fantastic Four.
Feb 20, 2012 · John Vernon was a versatile and prolific actor who played villains, officials and corrupt characters in films and TV shows. He also voiced animated series and video games, and worked with directors like Hitchcock and Landis.
Feb 4, 2005 · John Vernon, a Canadian-born character actor who frequently played villains in films and on television and may be best known as the sinister Dean Wormer in the comedy classic “Animal House,” has...
