John Vernon

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Vernon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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1984 (1956)

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In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Edmond O'Brien  •  Jan Sterling  •  Michael Redgrave  •  Donald Pleasence

In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Edmond O'Brien  •  Jan Sterling  •  Michael Redgrave  •  Donald Pleasence

Fraternity Vacation (1985)

A nerd gains the friendship of two of his frat brothers when his dad offers them his condo for the week in Palm Springs, and also offers the fraternity a hot tub and jacuzzi if they can help his son find a girl. They meet two guys from a rival fraternity, and make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Frawley
CAST:  Stephen Geoffreys  •  Sheree J. Wilson  •  Cameron Dye  •  Tim Robbins

A nerd gains the friendship of two of his frat brothers when his dad offers them his condo for the week in Palm Springs, and also offers the fraternity a hot tub and jacuzzi if they can help his son find a girl. They meet two guys from a rival fraternity, and make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Frawley
CAST:  Stephen Geoffreys  •  Sheree J. Wilson  •  Cameron Dye  •  Tim Robbins

The Questor Tapes (1974)

Project Questor is brainchild of the genius Dr. Vaslovik: he developed plans to build an android super-human. Although he's disappeared and half of his programming tape was erased in the attempt to decode it, his former colleagues continue the project and finally ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard A. Colla
CAST:  Robert Foxworth  •  Mike Farrell  •  John Vernon  •  Lew Ayres

Project Questor is brainchild of the genius Dr. Vaslovik: he developed plans to build an android super-human. Although he's disappeared and half of his programming tape was erased in the attempt to decode it, his former colleagues continue the project and finally ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard A. Colla
CAST:  Robert Foxworth  •  Mike Farrell  •  John Vernon  •  Lew Ayres

Nobody Waved Goodbye (1964)

A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Owen
CAST:  Peter Kastner  •  Julie Biggs  •  Claude Rae  •  Toby Tarnow

A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Owen
CAST:  Peter Kastner  •  Julie Biggs  •  Claude Rae  •  Toby Tarnow

One More Train to Rob (1971)

Harker Flet and compatriots Timothy X. Nolan and Katy, along with three other men, steal $40,000 in money and jewelry from a California train in the gold-mining country of the 1880's. The six split up and while they are hiding out awaiting the rendezvous to divide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  George Peppard  •  Diana Muldaur  •  John Vernon  •  France Nuyen

Harker Flet and compatriots Timothy X. Nolan and Katy, along with three other men, steal $40,000 in money and jewelry from a California train in the gold-mining country of the 1880's. The six split up and while they are hiding out awaiting the rendezvous to divide ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  George Peppard  •  Diana Muldaur  •  John Vernon  •  France Nuyen

Family of Cops (1995)

Paul Fein is a veteran police detective whose son Eddie is also a cop. Paul is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent businessman, and he soon learns that the field of suspects has been narrowed down to two—the victim's sexually freewheeling wife Anna, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Kotcheff
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Angela Featherstone  •  Sebastian Spence  •  Kate Trotter

Paul Fein is a veteran police detective whose son Eddie is also a cop. Paul is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent businessman, and he soon learns that the field of suspects has been narrowed down to two—the victim's sexually freewheeling wife Anna, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Kotcheff
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Angela Featherstone  •  Sebastian Spence  •  Kate Trotter

Golden Rendezvous (1977)

Action-packed suspense thriller finds innocuous-looking purser Carter (Harris) the unlikely hero when the floating casino on which he works is hijacked by a heavily armed group of mercenaries, led by John Vernon. Complicating matters, a nuclear warhead has been ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashley Lazarus
CAST:  Richard Harris  •  Ann Turkel  •  Gordon Jackson  •  John Vernon

Action-packed suspense thriller finds innocuous-looking purser Carter (Harris) the unlikely hero when the floating casino on which he works is hijacked by a heavily armed group of mercenaries, led by John Vernon. Complicating matters, a nuclear warhead has been ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashley Lazarus
CAST:  Richard Harris  •  Ann Turkel  •  Gordon Jackson  •  John Vernon

Sodbusters (1994)

A group of homesteaders in 1875 are harassed by an evil, land-grabbing, gunslinging cattleman until a stranger with a mysterious past comes to their aid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Levy
CAST:  Kris Kristofferson  •  John Vernon  •  Fred Willard  •  Wendel Meldrum

A group of homesteaders in 1875 are harassed by an evil, land-grabbing, gunslinging cattleman until a stranger with a mysterious past comes to their aid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Levy
CAST:  Kris Kristofferson  •  John Vernon  •  Fred Willard  •  Wendel Meldrum

Paris or Somewhere (1994)

A confessed killer wanders into a small community in the Canadian prairies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Turner
CAST:  Callum Keith Rennie  •  Molly Parker  •  Chris Owens  •  Charlene Fernetz

A confessed killer wanders into a small community in the Canadian prairies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Turner
CAST:  Callum Keith Rennie  •  Molly Parker  •  Chris Owens  •  Charlene Fernetz

Face-Off (1971)

Love story involving a Canadian professional hockey player and a hippie folk singer. Their union is tumultuous, as both try to come to terms with their differences in careers and lifestyles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George McCowan
CAST:  Art Hindle  •  Trudy Young  •  John Vernon  •  Sean Sullivan

Love story involving a Canadian professional hockey player and a hippie folk singer. Their union is tumultuous, as both try to come to terms with their differences in careers and lifestyles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George McCowan
CAST:  Art Hindle  •  Trudy Young  •  John Vernon  •  Sean Sullivan

The Blood of Others (1984)

In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator Bergmann, who will do anything to gain her affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Chabrol
CAST:  Jodie Foster  •  Michael Ontkean  •  Sam Neill  •  Lambert Wilson

In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator Bergmann, who will do anything to gain her affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Chabrol
CAST:  Jodie Foster  •  Michael Ontkean  •  Sam Neill  •  Lambert Wilson

Doin' Time (1985)

Duke Jarrett is sent to jail at the John Dillinger prison. However, the prison looks more like a zoo, more or less ruled by the prisoners themselves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Mendeluk
CAST:  Muhammad Ali  •  Jeff Altman  •  Dey Young  •  Henry Bal

Duke Jarrett is sent to jail at the John Dillinger prison. However, the prison looks more like a zoo, more or less ruled by the prisoners themselves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Mendeluk
CAST:  Muhammad Ali  •  Jeff Altman  •  Dey Young  •  Henry Bal

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977)

A disturbed young mother with some serious psychological problems begins to take them out on her toddler daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allen Reisner
CAST:  Susan Dey  •  John Vernon  •  Kevin McCarthy  •  Tricia O'Neil

A disturbed young mother with some serious psychological problems begins to take them out on her toddler daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allen Reisner
CAST:  Susan Dey  •  John Vernon  •  Kevin McCarthy  •  Tricia O'Neil

Nightstick (1987)

A cop tries to prevent a gang of extortionists from blowing up New York City with nitroglycerin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph L. Scanlan
CAST:  Bruce Fairbairn  •  Kerrie Keane  •  John Vernon  •  Walker Boone

A cop tries to prevent a gang of extortionists from blowing up New York City with nitroglycerin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph L. Scanlan
CAST:  Bruce Fairbairn  •  Kerrie Keane  •  John Vernon  •  Walker Boone

Terminal Exposure (1987)

Two beach combing-shutterbugs accidentally capture a murder on film. Now detectives, the boys set out to capture a murderess shot only from behind, with a rose tattoo on her behind. Fun in the sun turns dangerous when they end up shooting bullets instead of film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nico Mastorakis
CAST:  Mark Hennessy  •  Joe Estevez  •  Ted Lange  •  Hope Marie Carlton

Two beach combing-shutterbugs accidentally capture a murder on film. Now detectives, the boys set out to capture a murderess shot only from behind, with a rose tattoo on her behind. Fun in the sun turns dangerous when they end up shooting bullets instead of film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nico Mastorakis
CAST:  Mark Hennessy  •  Joe Estevez  •  Ted Lange  •  Hope Marie Carlton

Jungle Warriors (1984)

A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo location. Their plane is shot down and they are captured by a drug baron's private army. At the same time, the Mafia's representative arrive to negotiate future collaboration.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernst Ritter von Theumer
CAST:  Sybil Danning  •  John Vernon  •  Paul L. Smith  •  Nina van Pallandt

A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo location. Their plane is shot down and they are captured by a drug baron's private army. At the same time, the Mafia's representative arrive to negotiate future collaboration.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernst Ritter von Theumer
CAST:  Sybil Danning  •  John Vernon  •  Paul L. Smith  •  Nina van Pallandt

Deadly Stranger (1988)

An undercover cop infiltrates an illegal labor racket on a remote Texan/Mexican border farm. After falling for the farm owner's mistress, the two discover the tables have been turned and they are the hunted.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Kleven
CAST:  Darlanne Fluegel  •  Michael J. Moore  •  John Vernon  •  Thomas Rosales Jr.

An undercover cop infiltrates an illegal labor racket on a remote Texan/Mexican border farm. After falling for the farm owner's mistress, the two discover the tables have been turned and they are the hunted.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Kleven
CAST:  Darlanne Fluegel  •  Michael J. Moore  •  John Vernon  •  Thomas Rosales Jr.

Fear Is the Key (1972)

A deep-sea salvage expert enacts an elaborate plan to infiltrate and take revenge on a criminal organization that dealt him a foul misdeed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Tuchner
CAST:  Barry Newman  •  Suzy Kendall  •  John Vernon  •  Dolph Sweet

A deep-sea salvage expert enacts an elaborate plan to infiltrate and take revenge on a criminal organization that dealt him a foul misdeed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Tuchner
CAST:  Barry Newman  •  Suzy Kendall  •  John Vernon  •  Dolph Sweet

Stageghost (2000)

A group of people are trapped inside a stagecoach station under attack by spirits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Furst
CAST:  Christopher Atkins  •  Edward Albert  •  Dana Barron  •  William Sanderson

A group of people are trapped inside a stagecoach station under attack by spirits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Furst
CAST:  Christopher Atkins  •  Edward Albert  •  Dana Barron  •  William Sanderson

Angela (1977)

A war vet finds out that a former prostitute had his baby. Doubting it's his, he gives it away, so she reports him. Twenty years later, she still wants to find her son. She meets a young man and falls in love, but the vet's prison term ends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Sagal
CAST:  Sophia Loren  •  Steve Railsback  •  John Huston  •  John Vernon

A war vet finds out that a former prostitute had his baby. Doubting it's his, he gives it away, so she reports him. Twenty years later, she still wants to find her son. She meets a young man and falls in love, but the vet's prison term ends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Sagal
CAST:  Sophia Loren  •  Steve Railsback  •  John Huston  •  John Vernon
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