John Vernon

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 has built a filmography of 20 credits over a career spanning from 1966 to 2001.

John Vernon's most notable role to date came in Dirty Harry (1971), where he played The Mayor. He also appeared in Batman: The Animated Series (1992) as Rupert Thorne (voice). Most recently appeared in Animal House (1978) as Dean Vernon Wormer.

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