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John Vernon was a Canadian actor who starred in Hollywood films such as Animal House, Dirty Harry, and The Outlaw Josey Wales. He was born in Saskatchewan, Canada, and had Armenian, German, and Polish ancestry.
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.
- January 1, 1
- Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
John Vernon was a Canadian actor who played villains and authority figures in films like Dirty Harry and Animal House. He also voiced characters in comics and video games, and was the father of Kate Vernon.
- February 24, 1932
- February 1, 2005
The actor, who played cunning villains in film and TV, died in 2005 at 72. He was known for his role as Dean Wormer in the comedy classic “National Lampoon’s Animal House.”
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 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)
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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.