John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 [1] – 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 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.

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.

John Vernon was a Canadian actor who was often seen playing the roles of shrewd villains and unethical officials in Hollywood movies. Read this biography to know his birthday, childhood, achievements, family life and timeline.

Feb 4, 2005 · John Vernon, a stage-trained character actor who played cunning villains in film and TV and made his comedy mark as Dean Wormer in “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” has died. He was 72.

Feb 6, 2005 · LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 - John Vernon, a stage-trained character actor who played cunning villains in film and television and made his comedy mark in "National Lampoon's Animal House," died on...

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.

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...

Nov 7, 2023 · The versatile and acclaimed actor John Vernon, with a career that spanned both Canadian and American entertainment industries, had a rich heritage with Armenian-Polish roots. Born as Adolphus Agopsowicz in 1932, in the small town of Zehner, Saskatchewan, he would later adopt the stage name by which he became widely known.