John Vernon

<html> <head> <title>John Vernon</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/478/000088214/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0>John Vernon<img src="John Vernon.jpg" height=204 width=200 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="John Vernon">AKA Adolphus Raymondus Vernon AgopsowiczBorn: <a href="/lists/572/000106254/" class=proflink>24-Feb</a>-<a href="/lists/931/000105616/" class=proflink>1932</a> Birthplace: Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada Died: <a href="/lists/915/000106597/" class=proflink>1-Feb</a>-<a href="/lists/515/000106197/" class=proflink>2005</a> Location of death: <a href="/geo/582/000069375/" class=proflink>Los Angeles, CA</a> Cause of death: Complications of Surgery Remains: Cremated Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: ActorNationality: Canada Executive summary: Dean Wormer in Animal HouseJohn Vernon was a steely-eyed, pockmarked, mean-looking Canadian actor with a deep, resonant voice, who usually played bad guys. In his film debut, Vernon was unseen, but provided the voice of Big Brother in the 1956 <a href="/people/620/000042494/">Edmond O'Brien</a> version of <a href="/people/457/000022391/">Orwell</a>'s 1984. In his most famous role, he was the Dean of the fictional Faber College in National Lampoon's Animal House with <a href="/people/203/000022137/">John Belushi</a>. On TV, Vernon voiced The Sub-Mariner, a cartoon based on the Marvel comic, and he starred on Canadian TV as Wojeck, a crime-solving coroner long before Quincy or CSI. "I did only 20 episodes of the show as the crusading coroner," he later recalled, "but the reaction was so strong that it reached the attention of some Hollywood producers, who brought me to L.A." In <a href="/people/849/000022783/">Clint Eastwood</a>'s original Dirty Harry, Vernon played the mayor of San Francisco. He also had supporting roles in Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here with <a href="/people/795/000022729/">Robert Redford</a>, The Outlaw Josey Wales with Eastwood, Airplane II: The Sequel with <a href="/people/632/000022566/">William Shatner</a>, and Ernest Goes to Camp with <a href="/people/232/000022166/">Jim Varney</a>. He received the Animal House role only after <a href="/people/941/000043812/">Jack Webb</a> turned it down. The film's director, <a href="/people/005/000024930/">John Landis</a>, said Vernon was delighted to be given a rare chance to do comedy. "Who dumped a whole truckload of fizzies into the swim meet? Who delivered the medical cadavers to the alumni dinner? Every Halloween the trees are filled with underwear, every spring the toilets explode." Vernon also played Dean Wormer in the short-lived sitcom Delta House, based on Animal House. He never achieved major stardom, and often chuckled about being mistaken for <a href="/people/260/000032164/">Richard Burton</a>, <a href="/people/369/000045234/">Robert Shaw</a>, or <a href="/people/261/000023192/">Patrick McGoohan</a>. "Everybody's seen my face but nobody's sure who I am. People confuse me with other people and I enjoy that."Father: Adolf Agopsowicz (grocery store owner-operator) Mother: Eleonore Krückel (housewife) Brother: Ernest Christopher Agopsowicz Wife: Nancy West (model, div., three children) Son: Grant West (stepson) Son: Jim West (stepson) Daughter: Nancy Vernon (singer-guitarist, "Tattoo Tears", b. 7-Oct-1967) Daughter: <a href="/people/279/000131883/">Kate Vernon</a> (actress, b. 1961) Son: Chris Vernon     University: <a href="/edu/838/000111505/">Banff School of Fine Arts, Alberta, Canada</a>     University: <a href="/edu/575/000079338/">Royal Academy of Dramatic Art</a>     TELEVISION     <a href="/tv/702/000135297/">Acapulco H.E.A.T.</a> Mr. Smith (1993-94)     <a href="/tv/823/000090553/">Hail to the Chief</a> Gen. Hannibal Stryker (1985)     <a href="/tv/616/000348569/">Delta House</a> Dean Vernon Wormer (1979)     FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR     <a href="/films/734/000179197/">Delgo (17-Apr-2008)</a> · Nohrin Judge [VOICE]     <a href="/films/266/000034164/">Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (19-Nov-2003)</a> [VOICE]     <a href="/films/207/000041084/">Sorority Boys (19-Mar-2002)</a>     <a href="/films/929/000077698/">Malicious (Apr-1996)</a>     <a href="/films/996/000089729/">Family of Cops (26-Nov-1995)</a>     <a href="/films/146/000267342/">Sodbusters (17-Jul-1994)</a>     <a href="/films/813/000138399/">Hostage for a Day (25-Apr-1994)</a>     <a href="/films/989/000041866/">The Naked Truth (1992)</a>     <a href="/films/590/000037479/">I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (14-Dec-1988)</a> · Mr. Big     <a href="/films/215/000037104/">Killer Klowns from Outer Space (27-May-1988)</a>     <a href="/films/123/000214478/">Blue Monkey (Sep-1987)</a>     <a href="/films/950/000140530/">Terminal Exposure (16-Jul-1987)</a>     <a href="/films/387/000061204/">Ernest Goes to Camp (22-May-1987)</a>     <a href="/films/332/000245594/">Doin' Time (19-May-1985)</a>     <a href="/films/331/000084079/">Fraternity Vacation (12-Apr-1985)</a>     <a href="/films/626/000084374/">Savage Streets (Oct-1984)</a>     <a href="/films/187/000256416/">Jungle Warriors (11-May-1984)</a>     <a href="/films/807/000138393/">The Blood of Others (2-May-1984)</a>     <a href="/films/852/000036744/">Chained Heat (27-May-1983)</a>     <a href="/films/465/000134063/">Curtains (4-Mar-1983)</a>     <a href="/films/151/000033052/">Airplane II: The Sequel (10-Dec-1982)</a> · Dr. Stone     <a href="/films/557/000084305/">The Blue and the Gray (14-Nov-1982)</a>     <a href="/films/513/000035408/">Heavy Metal (29-Jul-1981)</a> · Prosecutor [VOICE]     <a href="/films/302/000034200/">Herbie Goes Bananas (25-Jun-1980)</a>     <a href="/films/080/000082831/">The Sacketts (15-May-1979)</a>     <a href="/films/528/000032432/">Animal House (28-Jul-1978)</a> · Dean Vernon Wormer     <a href="/films/249/000229559/">Angela (19-Apr-1978)</a>     <a href="/films/089/000041963/">Golden Rendezvous (25-Dec-1977)</a>     <a href="/films/947/000250197/">Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (5-Oct-1977)</a>     <a href="/films/273/000033174/">The Uncanny (24-Aug-1977)</a>     <a href="/films/938/000130548/">A Special Day (17-May-1977)</a>     <a href="/films/558/000036450/">The Outlaw Josey Wales (30-Jun-1976)</a>     <a href="/films/647/000083398/">Brannigan (26-Mar-1975)</a> · Larkin     <a href="/films/657/000038543/">The Black Windmill (2-Aug-1974)</a>     <a href="/films/008/000261222/">W (Jun-1974)</a>     <a href="/films/864/000247123/">Cat and Mouse (9-Mar-1974)</a>     <a href="/films/910/000083661/">The Questor Tapes (23-Jan-1974)</a>     <a href="/films/790/000112454/">Sweet Movie (1974)</a>     <a href="/films/844/000061661/">Charley Varrick (19-Sep-1973)</a> · Maynard Boyle     <a href="/films/979/000083730/">Fear Is the Key (1972)</a>     <a href="/films/450/000033351/">Dirty Harry (22-Dec-1971)</a> · The Mayor     <a href="/films/391/000240668/">One More Train to Rob (19-Feb-1971)</a> · Timothy X. 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