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Dean Vernon Wormer is the main antagonist of the film National Lampoon's Animal House and it's television spin-off Delta House. He was the dean of Faber College, who put his entire focus on expelling the entire Delta Tau Chi fraternity from the college. He was portrayed by the late John Vernon.
Jul 28, 1978 · National Lampoon's Animal House: Directed by John Landis. With Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst, Mark Metcalf, Mary Louise Weller. At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
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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 .
Dean Vernon Wormer – Wormer is seen at a nursing home in Florida, under the watchful eye of a male nurse. He appears to be senile , not recognizing Landis at first (calling him "Larry"), and not remembering his tenure as Dean of Faber.
Vernon may be best remembered as the sinister Dean Vernon Wormer in John Landis' National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), a role he reprised for the TV spin-off Delta House (1979). This led to more film comedy roles, a highlight being Mr. Big in the blaxploitation spoof I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) .
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At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him. Faber College has one frat house so disreputable it will take anyone.
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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,”...
