John Vernon (I) (1932–2005) |
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John Vernon was a prolific stage-trained Canadian character player who made a career out of convincingly playing crafty villains, morally-bankrupt officials and heartless authority figures in American films and television since the 1960s. Vernon was directed by some stellar filmmakers, including Alfred Hitchcock (Topaz (1969)); George Cukor (...
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Born:in Zehner, Saskatchewan, CanadaDied:(age 72) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actor (210 credits)
Actor (210 credits)
2003-2005
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
(TV Series)
Warden Toadblatt
Warden Toadblatt
- One Crazy Summoner/Guess What's Coming to the Dinner
(2005)
... Warden Toadblatt (voice)
- Nigel Planter and the Chamber Pot of Secrets/Circus of Fear
(2004)
... Warden Toadblatt (voice)
- Toadblatt's School of Scorcery/Educating Grim/It's Hokey Mon!
(2003)
... Warden Toadblatt (voice)
2001
Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge
(Video Game)
(voice)
2000
Star Trek: Klingon Academy
(Video Game)
Academy Communications Officer / Federation Commander 2 (voice)
Academy Communications Officer / Federation Commander 2 (voice)
1998
Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain
(TV Series short)
Principal Cheevers / Principal
Principal Cheevers / Principal
- Cute Little Alienhead
(1998)
... Principal Cheevers
- Gee, Your Hair Spells Terrific
(1998)
... Principal (voice)
1996-1997
The Incredible Hulk
(TV Series)
General Ross
General Ross
- Mission: Incredible
(1997)
... General Ross (voice)
- Hulk of a Different Color
(1997)
... General Ross (voice)
- Darkness and Light: Part 3
(1996)
... General Ross (voice)
- Darkness and Light: Part 2
(1996)
... General Ross (voice)
- Darkness and Light: Part 1
(1996)
... General Ross (voice)
1997
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man
(TV Series)
Principal Dinkler
Principal Dinkler
- From Brad to Worse
(1997)
... Principal Dinkler (voice)
1996
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
(TV Series)
Shao Kahn
Shao Kahn
- Overthrown
(1996)
... Shao Kahn (voice)
- Resurrection
(1996)
... Shao Kahn (voice)
- Familiar Red
(1996)
... Shao Kahn (voice)
1996
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
(TV Series)
Doctor Strange / Stephen Strange
Doctor Strange / Stephen Strange
- Sins of the Fathers Chapter 1: Doctor Strange
(1996)
... Doctor Strange / Stephen Strange (voice)
1995
Walker, Texas Ranger
(TV Series)
Clint Murdock / Max Slater
Clint Murdock / Max Slater
- Final Justice
(1995)
... Clint Murdock / Max Slater
1993-1995
Renegade
(TV Series)
Max Powers / Capt. Ed McKendrick
Max Powers / Capt. Ed McKendrick
- Family Ties
(1995)
... Max Powers
- Lyon's Roar
(1993)
... Capt. Ed McKendrick
1994
Fantastic Four: The Animated Series
(TV Series)
Dr. Doom
Dr. Doom
- The Mask of Doom: Part I
(1994)
... Dr. Doom (voice)
1992-1994
Batman: The Animated Series
(TV Series)
Rupert Thorne
Rupert Thorne
- Second Chance
(1994)
... Rupert Thorne (voice)
- Bane
(1994)
... Rupert Thorne (voice)
- Paging the Crime Doctor
(1993)
... Rupert Thorne (voice)
- Shadow of the Bat
(1993)
... Rupert Thorne (voice)
- The Man Who Killed Batman
(1993)
... Rupert Thorne (voice)
1993-1994
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
(TV Series)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Smith
- Code Name: Assassin
(1994)
... Mr. Smith
- Code Name: Deep Six
(1994)
... Mr. Smith
- Code Name: Stalemate: Part 2
(1994)
... Mr. Smith
- Code Name: Stalemate - Part 1
(1994)
... Mr. Smith
- Code Name: Shamrock
(1994)
... Mr. Smith (credit only)
1993
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron
(TV Series)
Rex Shard
Rex Shard
- Chaos in Crystal
(1993)
... Rex Shard (voice)
1993
Matrix
(TV Series)
Narrator
Narrator
- The Yellow Chamber
(1993)
... Narrator (voice)
- Lapses in Memory
(1993)
... Narrator (voice)
- Shadows from the Past
(1993)
... Narrator (voice)
- Conviction of His Courage
(1993)
... Narrator (voice)
- Love Kills
(1993)
... Narrator (voice)
1993
In the Heat of the Night
(TV Series)
Dr. Langley Phillips
Dr. Langley Phillips
- Private Sessions
(1993)
... Dr. Langley Phillips
1990
Father Dowling Mysteries
(TV Series)
Sam McCauley
Sam McCauley
- The Undercover Nun Mystery
(1990)
... Sam McCauley
1988
War of the Worlds
(TV Series)
General Wilson
General Wilson
- The Walls of Jericho
(1988)
... General Wilson
- The Resurrection: Part 2
(1988)
... General Wilson
- The Resurrection: Part 1
(1988)
... General Wilson
1987
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
(TV Series)
Number One
Number One
- Beans and the Satanic Backwards Masking Conspiracy
(1987)
... Number One
1987
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(TV Series)
Mr. Brenner
Mr. Brenner
- Conversation Over a Corpse
(1987)
... Mr. Brenner
1986
Wildfire
(TV Series)
Wildfire
Wildfire
- Wildfire: King of the Horses
(1986)
... Wildfire (voice)
- Where the Dreams Come From
(1986)
... Wildfire (voice)
- King for a Day
(1986)
... Wildfire (voice)
- Dragons of Dar-Shan
(1986)
... Wildfire (voice)
- Strangers in the Night
(1986)
... Wildfire (voice)
1986
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
(TV Series)
Big John Masters
Big John Masters
- Spanish Blood
(1986)
... Big John Masters
1984-1986
Knight Rider
(TV Series)
Claude Watkins / Cameron Zachary
Claude Watkins / Cameron Zachary
- Voo Doo Knight
(1986)
... Claude Watkins
- A Good Knight's Work
(1984)
... Cameron Zachary
1986
Airwolf
(TV Series)
John Bradford Horn
John Bradford Horn
- Discovery
(1986)
... John Bradford Horn (as John R. Vernon)
1985
Hail to the Chief
(TV Series)
General Hannibal Stryker / Gen. Hannibal Stryker
General Hannibal Stryker / Gen. Hannibal Stryker
- Episode #1.7
(1985)
... General Hannibal Stryker
- Episode #1.6
(1985)
... General Hannibal Stryker
- Episode #1.3
(1985)
... General Hannibal Stryker
- Pilot
(1985)
... Gen. Hannibal Stryker
1983-1985
The Fall Guy
(TV Series)
Mardovitch / Ellis / Carson Connally
Mardovitch / Ellis / Carson Connally
- High Orbit
(1985)
... Mardovitch
- Boom
(1984)
... Ellis
- Just a Small Circle of Friends
(1983)
... Carson Connally
1982
The Blue and the Gray
(TV Mini Series)
Secretary of State Seward
Secretary of State Seward
- Part 3
(1982)
... Secretary of State Seward (credit only)
- Part 2
(1982)
... Secretary of State Seward
- Part 1
(1982)
... Secretary of State Seward (credit only)
1979
The Sacketts
(TV Mini Series)
Jonathan Pritts
Jonathan Pritts
- Part II
(1979)
... Jonathan Pritts
- Part I
(1979)
... Jonathan Pritts
1979
Delta House
(TV Series)
Dean Vernon Wormer
Dean Vernon Wormer
- The Matriculation of Kent Dorfman
(1979)
... Dean Vernon Wormer
- Hoover and the Bomb
(1979)
... Dean Vernon Wormer
- Campus Fair
(1979)
... Dean Vernon Wormer
- The Blotto Who Came to Dinner
(1979)
... Dean Vernon Wormer
- The Fall of Dean Wormer
(1979)
... Dean Vernon Wormer
1976
Drum
(scenes deleted)
1973-1975
Cannon
(TV Series)
Arthur Correll / Ward Trustin / Brad Calvert / ...
Arthur Correll / Ward Trustin / Brad Calvert / ...
- The Star
(1975)
... Arthur Correll
- The Set Up
(1975)
... Ward Trustin
- Night Flight to Murder
(1973)
... Brad Calvert
- Hard Rock Roller Coaster
(1973)
... Ross McClintock
1974-1975
Kung Fu
(TV Series)
Gen. Cantrell / Forbes
Gen. Cantrell / Forbes
- Full Circle
(1975)
... Gen. Cantrell
- The Brothers Caine
(1975)
... Gen. Cantrell
- My Brother, My Executioner
(1974)
... Forbes
1974
Movin' On
(TV Series)
Felton / Vincent Felton
Felton / Vincent Felton
- Goin' Home: Part 2
(1974)
... Felton
- Goin' Home: Part 1
(1974)
... Vincent Felton
1968-1974
The F.B.I.
(TV Series)
Rudy Keppler / Michael Durgom / David Starret / ...
Rudy Keppler / Michael Durgom / David Starret / ...
- The Vendetta
(1974)
... Rudy Keppler
- Escape to Nowhere
(1972)
... Michael Durgom
- Journey Into Night
(1969)
... David Starret
- Southwind
(1968)
... Mike Burton
1969-1972
Mission: Impossible
(TV Series)
General Ramon Sabattini / Norman Shields / Ramone Fuego / ...
General Ramon Sabattini / Norman Shields / Ramone Fuego / ...
- Movie
(1972)
... Norman Shields
- The Catafalque
(1971)
... Ramone Fuego
- The Falcon: Part 3
(1970)
... General Ramon Sabattini
- The Falcon: Part 2
(1970)
... General Ramon Sabattini
- The Falcon: Part 1
(1970)
... General Ramon Sabattini
1971-1972
Mannix
(TV Series)
John Thompson / James Dexter / Chief Belden
John Thompson / James Dexter / Chief Belden
- To Kill a Memory
(1972)
... John Thompson
- Scapegoat
(1972)
... James Dexter
- Shadow Play
(1971)
... Chief Belden
1972
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
(TV Series)
Dr. Frank Stedman
Dr. Frank Stedman
- Time Bomb in the Chest
(1972)
... Dr. Frank Stedman
1968
Judd for the Defense
(TV Series)
Dr. Christopher Bellew
Dr. Christopher Bellew
- Transplant
(1968)
... Dr. Christopher Bellew
1966-1968
Wojeck
(TV Series)
Dr. Steve Wojeck / Dr. Steve Wojeck - Coroner / Dr. Steven Wojeck
Dr. Steve Wojeck / Dr. Steve Wojeck - Coroner / Dr. Steven Wojeck
- Chocolate Fudge with Walnuts
(1968)
... Dr. Steve Wojeck
- Fair Egypt
(1968)
... Dr. Steve Wojeck
- You've Been Very Kind
(1968)
... Dr. Steve Wojeck
- Give Until It Hurts and Then Some
(1968)
... Dr. Steve Wojeck
- After All, Who's Art Morrison Anyway?
(1968)
... Dr. Steve Wojeck
1966
Captain America
(TV Series)
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
- The Red Skull Lives/He Who Holds the Cosmic Cube/The Red Skull Supreme
(1966)
... Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)
- The Girl from Cap's Past/The Stage Is Set/Thirty Minutes to Live
(1966)
... Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)
- The Sleeper Shall Awake/Where Walks the Sleeper/The Final Sleep
(1966)
... Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)
- When the Commissar Commands/Doorway to Doom/Duel or Die
(1966)
... Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)
- The Bitter Taste of Defeat/Sorcery Triumph/The Road Back
(1966)
... Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)
1966
Iron Man
(TV Series)
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Tony Stark / Iron Man
- If I Die, Let It Be With Honor/Fight On, For A World Is Watching/What Price Victory?
(1966)
... Tony Stark / Iron Man (voice)
- The Crimson Dynamo/The Crimson Dynamo Strikes/Captured
(1966)
... Tony Stark / Iron Man (voice)
- The Mandarin's Revenge/The Mandarin's Death Ray/No One Escapes the Mandarin
(1966)
... Tony Stark / Iron Man (voice)
- Ultimo/Ultimo Lives/Crescendo
(1966)
... Tony Stark / Iron Man (voice)
- The Death of Tony Stark/The Hands of the Mandarin/The Origin of the Mandarin
(1966)
... Tony Stark / Iron Man (voice)
1960-1966
Festival
(TV Series)
Rolph / Burghley / Det. Carter / ...
Rolph / Burghley / Det. Carter / ...
- David Chapter III
(1966)
... Rolph
- Mary of Scotland
(1966)
... Burghley
- A Game Like Only a Game
(1965)
... Det. Carter
- A Cheap Bunch of Nice Flowers
(1965)
- Mrs. Dally Has a Lover/Today Is Independence Day
(1964)
... Sam (segment 'Today Is Independence Day')
1966
CBC Show of the Week
(TV Series)
Inspector Dyke
Inspector Dyke
- A Fear of Strangers
(1966)
... Inspector Dyke
1963-1965
The Forest Rangers
(TV Series)
Butler / Oliver Bell / Adams
Butler / Oliver Bell / Adams
- The Escape
(1965)
... Butler
- The Deal
(1964)
... Oliver Bell
- Bird Watchers
(1963)
... Adams
1964-1965
The Serial
(TV Series)
Kip Caley
Kip Caley
- The Road: Episode 4
(1965)
- The Road: Episode 1
(1965)
- More Joy in Heaven: Episode 6
(1964)
... Kip Caley
- More Joy in Heaven: Episode 5
(1964)
... Kip Caley
- More Joy in Heaven: Episode 4
(1964)
... Kip Caley
1964
Time of Your Life
(TV Mini Series)
Philippe
Philippe
- For France at Four
(1964)
... Philippe
- The Mystery at Loon Lake Lodge
(1964)
1962-1964
Playdate
(TV Series)
Cal Pierce / Hub Johnson / Cliff McCarthy
Cal Pierce / Hub Johnson / Cliff McCarthy
- Man with a Rope
(1964)
... Cal Pierce
- The Critic
(1963)
- The Hunt
(1963)
... Hub Johnson
- The Origin of the Species
(1962)
- One Man to Beat
(1962)
... Cliff McCarthy
1956-1961
Encounter
(TV Series)
Rolf / Robert Shanley / Carter / ...
Rolf / Robert Shanley / Carter / ...
- Riel: Part 2
(1961)
- Riel: Part 1
(1961)
- Ten Grapefruits to Lisbon
(1960)
... Rolf
- A Wind from the South
(1960)
... Robert Shanley
- Substitute Soldier
(1960)
... Carter
1958-1959
Folio
(TV Series)
Orkon / Lycon
Orkon / Lycon
- Crossing Paris
(1959)
- The Hostage
(1958)
... Orkon
- Socrates
(1958)
... Lycon
1959
Cannonball
(TV Series)
Announcer / Detective Burton
Announcer / Detective Burton
- The Has-Been
(1959)
... Announcer
- Sauce for the Goose
(1959)
... Detective Burton
1959
The Unforeseen
(TV Series)
Marlo
Marlo
- Where the Wheel Stops
(1959)
- The Monsters
(1959)
... Marlo
1956-1958
On Camera
(TV Series)
Doctor / Schwartz / Mike / ...
Doctor / Schwartz / Mike / ...
- The Facts of Life
(1958)
... Doctor
- The Builders
(1958)
- The Morning After
(1958)
... Schwartz
- Three-Day Blow
(1958)
... Mike
- Aunt Mary
(1956)
... Wes Baron
1957
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
(TV Series)
Varney / Nangus / Eliwasset / ...
Varney / Nangus / Eliwasset / ...
- The Royal Grant
(1957)
... Varney
- Revenge
(1957)
... Nangus
- The Reckoning
(1957)
... Eliwasset
- Tolliver Gang
(1957)
... Cap'n Tolliver
- The Girl
(1957)
... Kubaka
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Production manager (1 credit)
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Thanks (2 credits)
Thanks (2 credits)
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Self (10 credits)
Self (10 credits)
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Archive footage (15 credits)
Archive footage (15 credits)
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Personal Details
Alternate Names:
John R. VernonHeight:
6' 2" (1.88 m)Spouse:
Nancy West (divorced) (3 children)Children:
Kate Vernon
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