John Vernon

Highest Rated: 100% Una Giornata Particolare (A Special Day) (1977)

Lowest Rated: 0% The Uncanny (1978)

Birthday: Feb 24, 1932

Birthplace: Not Available

Respected in North America and the United Kingdom, actor John Vernon has worked steadily on stage, television, and feature films since the 1950s. A native of Montréal, Canada, Vernon's formal studies began after he won a scholarship to London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Prior to attending the school, Vernon gained experience in amateur theater. During his time in London, Vernon worked with several repertory companies. In 1956, he voiced the part of Big Brother in 1984, but he did not make his formal film debut until 1958 in The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk. By the mid-'50s, Vernon had returned to Canada and went on to specialize in Shakespearean television shows and theater presentations. Vernon made his first Broadway bow in Royal Hunt of the Sun. From there he went to Hollywood to start a prolific career as a supporting and occasional lead actor. Vernon was frequently cast as a villain.

Highest Rated Movies

Una Giornata Particolare (A Special Day)
100%
Point Blank
92%
National Lampoon's Animal House
90%
The Outlaw Josey Wales
90%

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
50%	My Piece of the Pie	English Truck Driver	$4.7k	2011
No Score Yet	Warrior Angels	Ansgar	—	2006
No Score Yet	Dixie Lanes	Actor	—	2005
No Score Yet	Dixie Lanes	Elmer Sinclair	—	2004
No Score Yet	Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update	Actor	—	2003
60%	Batman - Mystery of the Batwoman	Rupert Thorne	—	2003
12%	Sorority Boys	Old Man	$10.2M	2002
No Score Yet	Stage Ghost	Actor	—	2001
No Score Yet	Princess in Love	Sgt. Mathew	—	1996
No Score Yet	A Family of Cops	Rampola	—	1995
No Score Yet	Malicious	Detective Pronzini	—	1995
No Score Yet	Sodbusters	Slade Cantrell	—	1994
No Score Yet	Hostage for a Day	V.D. Regan	—	1994
No Score Yet	The Naked Truth	Actor	—	1992
No Score Yet	Mob Story	Luce	—	1990
No Score Yet	War Bus Commando	Ken Ross	—	1989
No Score Yet	W.B., Blue and the Bean	Ridgeway	—	1989
62%	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka	Mr. Big	—	1988
76%	Killer Klowns from Outer Space	Officer Mooney	—	1988
No Score Yet	Terminal Exposure	Mr. Karrothers	—	1988
No Score Yet	Hostile Takeover	Mayor	—	1988
No Score Yet	Blue Monkey	Roger Levering	—	1987
62%	Ernest Goes to Camp	Sherman Krader	—	1987
No Score Yet	Nightstick	Adam Beardsley	—	1987
No Score Yet	Fuzzbucket	Principal	—	1986
No Score Yet	Doin' Time	Big Mac	—	1985
No Score Yet	Vacación Fraternal	Chief Ferret	—	1985
No Score Yet	Jungle Warriors	Vito	—	1984
No Score Yet	Savage Streets	Principal Underwood	—	1984
No Score Yet	The Blood of Others	Charles	—	1984
No Score Yet	The Young at Heart Comedians	Actor	—	1984
57%	Curtains	Jonathan Stryker	—	1983
56%	Chained Heat	Warden Bacman	—	1983
42%	Airplane 2 - The Sequel	Dr. Stone	—	1982
No Score Yet	Double Exposure	Actor	—	1982
No Score Yet	Samson et Dalila: The Royal Opera	Director	—	1981
No Score Yet	Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes	Director	—	1981
61%	Heavy Metal	Prosecutor	—	1981
No Score Yet	Heartbreak High	Actor	—	1981
40%	Herbie Goes Bananas	Prindle	—	1980
No Score Yet	The Sacketts	Actor	—	1979
90%	National Lampoon's Animal House	Dean Wormer	—	1978
No Score Yet	Angela	Ben Kincaid	—	1978
0%	The Uncanny	Pomeroy	—	1978
100%	Una Giornata Particolare (A Special Day)	Emanuele	—	1977
No Score Yet	Golden Rendezvous	Luis Carreras	—	1977
90%	The Outlaw Josey Wales	Fletcher	—	1976
No Score Yet	The Virginia Hill Story	Actor	—	1976
18%	Brannigan	Larkin	—	1975
50%	The Black Windmill	McKee	—	1974
50%	Sweet Movie	Mr. Kapital	—	1974
No Score Yet	W	Arnie	—	1974
84%	Charley Varrick	Maynard Boyle	—	1973
No Score Yet	Fear Is the Key	Vyland	—	1973
No Score Yet	Journey	Boulder Allin	—	1972
88%	Dirty Harry	Mayor	—	1971
No Score Yet	One More Train To Rob	Timothy X. Nolan	—	1971
69%	Topaz	Rico Parra	—	1969
73%	Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here	Hacker	—	1969
No Score Yet	Justine	Nessim	—	1969
92%	Point Blank	Mal Reese	—	1967
50%	Nobody Waved Good-Bye	Lot Supervisor	—	1965
No Score Yet	The Naked Truth	Actor	—	1957

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
No Score Yet	Call the Midwife 2012	Sgt. Parry	2012
No Score Yet	Acapulco H.E.A.T. 1993-1999	Mr. Smith	1998 1994 1993
No Score Yet	The Incredible Hulk 1996-1997	Voice	1997 1996
No Score Yet	Walker, Texas Ranger 1993-2001	Actor	1995
No Score Yet	Doogie Howser, M.D. 1989-1993	Actor	1993
No Score Yet	In the Heat of the Night 1988-1995	Dr. Langley Phillips	1993 1989
No Score Yet	Mystery! 1980-2007	David Welwyn	1992
No Score Yet	Airwolf 1984-1987	John Bradford Horn	1986
No Score Yet	Knight Rider 1982-1986	Watkins	1986 1984 1983
No Score Yet	MacGyver 1985-1992	Ryerson	1985
No Score Yet	Murder, She Wrote 1984-1996	Henry Hayward	1985
No Score Yet	The Fall Guy 1981-1986	Carson Connally Mardovitch Rick Ellis	1985 1984 1983
No Score Yet	Hart to Hart 1979-1984	Josh Dunston	1983
No Score Yet	T.J. Hooker 1982-1986	Chandler	1983
No Score Yet	The A-Team 1983-1987	Jarret	1983
No Score Yet	CHiPs 1977-1983	Honeyton	1982 1979
No Score Yet	Quincy, M.E. 1976-1983	Vincent	1979 1978
No Score Yet	Gunsmoke 1955-1975	Harker	1975
No Score Yet	Kung Fu 1972-1975	Cantrell	1975 1974
No Score Yet	Ironside 1967-1975	Jack Phelps	1974
No Score Yet	Mission: Impossible 1966-1973	Col. Josef Strom Ramone Fuego Gen. Ramon Sabattini Norman Shields	1972 1971 1970 1969
No Score Yet	The High Chaparral 1967-1971	McLaren	1969
No Score Yet	Bonanza 1959-1973	Beaudry	1968

Quotes from John Vernon's Characters

Mayor:	Callahan, I don't want anymore trouble like you had in the Fillmore district. Understand? That's my policy.
Harry Callahan:	Yeah, well when an adult male chases a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard. That's my policy.
Mayor:	Intent? How did you establish that?
Harry Callahan:	When a naked man chases a woman in alley with a butcher knife, and a hard-on, I take it he's collecting for the Blue Cross.

Officer Curtis Mooney:	I don't know who you are... But before this night is over... you're gonna be begging for mercy.
Slug:	What are you in for?

Officer Curtis Mooney:

They wanna play games? Their messing with the wrong guy.

Officer Curtis Mooney:

Don't worry Dave, we just want to kill you.

Fletcher:

Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining.

Officer Curtis Mooney:

Killer clowns from outer space... Holy shit!

Principal Underwood:	Go fuck an iceberg
Principal Underwood:	Go fuck an iceberg.

Dean Vernon Wormer:

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

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