John Vernon: movies and TV shows
John Vernon has 183 credits in the archive: 95 films and 88 TV series, from 1955 to 2024. Highest rated: Batman: The Animated Series (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1955 – 2024 · busiest year: 1957 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Point Blank the Documentary | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2008 | Delgo | Judge Nohrin (voice) | Film | 4.6 | 76 |
| 2008 | Animal House: The Inside Story | Self | Film | 4.0 | 76 |
| 2003 | Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman | Rupert Thorne (voice) | Film | 6.7 | 71 |
| 2003 | Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update | Vernon Wormer | Film | 9.0 | 71 |
| 2002 | Warrior Angels | Ansgar / Bladrick | Film | 4.5 | 70 |
| 2002 | Sorority Boys | Old Man | Film | 5.8 | 70 |
| 2002 | Welcome to America | Det. Golding | Film | 9.5 | 70 |
| 2001 | The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy | Dean Toadblatt | TV | 8.1 | 69 |
| 2000 | Pigs Next Door | Grand Porcinus (voice) | TV | 8.7 | 68 |
| 2000 | The Strangerers | D.N.E. Agent | TV | 7.3 | 68 |
| 2000 | The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | Film | 9.0 | 68 | |
| 2000 | Stageghost | Slim | Film | 6.5 | 68 |
| 1999 | Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure | Principal Scotti | Film | 3.0 | 67 |
| 1999 | Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales | Self | Film | 7.5 | 67 |
| 1998 | The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion | Self - Dean Wormer | Film | 7.3 | 66 |
| 1997 | Wojeck: Out of the Fire | Dr Steve Wojeck | Film | 10.0 | 65 |
| 1996 | The Incredible Hulk | General Ross (voice) | TV | 6.4 | 64 |
| 1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Shao Kahn (voice) | TV | 7.1 | 64 |
| 1995 | Pinky and the Brain | Admiral (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1995 | Marker | TV | 5.5 | 63 | |
| 1995 | Malicious | Detective Pronzini | Film | 4.9 | 63 |
| 1995 | Family of Cops | Frank Rampola | Film | 6.4 | 63 |
| 1994 | Spider-Man | Doctor Strange (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 62 |
| 1994 | Duckman | Principal Dinkler (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 62 |
| 1994 | Fantastic Four | Dr. Doom (voice) | TV | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1994 | Hostage for a Day | V.D. Regan | Film | 5.2 | 62 |
| 1994 | Sodbusters | Slade Cantrell | Film | 5.0 | 62 |
| 1994 | Paris or Somewhere | Old Mahon | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 1994 | The Forget-Me-Not Murders | Boyce | Film | 3.7 | 62 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Clint Murdock / Max Slater | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1993 | Acapulco H.E.A.T. | Mr. Smith | TV | 5.3 | 61 |
| 1993 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Rex Shard (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Rupert Thorne (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 60 |
| 1992 | Renegade | Capt. Ed McKendrick | TV | 6.7 | 60 |
| 1992 | African Skies | TV | 7.0 | 60 | |
| 1992 | The Naked Truth | Von Bulo | Film | 3.1 | 60 |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | Mr. Ashland (voice) | TV | 7.8 | 59 |
| 1991 | Dark Justice | TV | 6.9 | 59 | |
| 1991 | Rewrite for Murder | Claude Dempsey | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1991 | The Woman Who Sinned | Lieutenant Girvetz | Film | 5.1 | 59 |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Mr. Chalmers | TV | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1989 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Hank Bellamy | TV | 6.6 | 57 |
| 1989 | Hostile Takeover | Mayor | Film | 4.9 | 57 |
| 1989 | Mob Story | Don "Luce" Luciano | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1989 | Afghanistan: The Last War Bus | Ken Ross | Film | 8.8 | 57 |
| 1989 | Bail Out | Mr. Ridgeway | Film | 3.9 | 57 |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds | General Wilson | TV | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1988 | Killer Klowns from Outer Space | Curtis Mooney | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Mr. Big | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1988 | Two Men | Alex Kores | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1988 | Deadly Stranger | Mr. Mitchell | Film | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1988 | Dixie Lanes | Elmer Sinclair | Film | 4.0 | 56 |
| 1987 | The New Adventures of Beans Baxter | Number One | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1987 | Nightstick | Adam Beardsly | Film | 3.5 | 55 |
| 1987 | Ernest Goes to Camp | Sherman Krader | Film | 5.3 | 55 |
| 1987 | Blue Monkey | Roger Levering | Film | 5.0 | 55 |
| 1987 | Terminal Exposure | Mr. Karrothers | Film | 4.5 | 55 |
| 1986 | Sledge Hammer! | Mayor Jack Flambo | TV | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1986 | Wildfire | TV | 6.8 | 54 | |
| 1986 | Fuzzbucket | Principal | Film | 5.8 | 54 |
| 1986 | Rat Tales | Bronc | Film | — | 54 |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Dave Ryerson | TV | 7.7 | 53 |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mr. Brenner | TV | 7.2 | 53 |
| 1985 | Hail to the Chief | Gen. Hannibal Stryker | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1985 | Doin' Time | Big Mac | Film | 4.8 | 53 |
| 1985 | Fraternity Vacation | Chief Ferret | Film | 5.2 | 53 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Henry Hayward | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1984 | Airwolf | John Bradford Horn | TV | 7.6 | 52 |
| 1984 | Partners in Crime | TV | 6.5 | 52 | |
| 1984 | Jungle Warriors | Vito Mastranga | Film | 4.1 | 52 |
| 1984 | The Blood of Others | Charles | Film | 5.3 | 52 |
| 1984 | Savage Streets | Principal Underwood | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Ted Jarrett | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | TV | 6.6 | 51 | |
| 1983 | Automan | TV | 7.8 | 51 | |
| 1983 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Big John Masters | TV | 6.9 | 51 |
| 1983 | Chained Heat | Warden Bacman | Film | 5.1 | 51 |
| 1983 | Curtains | Jonathan Stryker | Film | 5.3 | 51 |
| 1983 | Little Red Riding Hood | Father | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Cameron Zachary | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Claude Watkins | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Grant Chandler | TV | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Father | TV | 8.1 | 50 |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Dr. Stone | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1982 | The Blue and the Gray | Seward | TV | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | TV | 7.6 | 49 | |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Prosecutor (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1981 | The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats | Coach "Bulldog" Malone | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1980 | Herbie Goes Bananas | Prindle | Film | 5.4 | 48 |
| 1980 | Fantastica | Jim McPherson | Film | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1980 | It Rained All Night the Day I Left | Killian | Film | 5.2 | 48 |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Travis Saunders | TV | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1979 | The Littlest Hobo | TV | 7.3 | 47 | |
| 1979 | The Sacketts | Jonathan Pritts | TV | 7.6 | 47 |
| 1979 | Delta House | Dean Vernon Wormer | TV | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1979 | California Fever | TV | 7.7 | 47 | |
| 1978 | Vega$ | TV | 6.9 | 46 | |
| 1978 | Animal House | Dean Vernon Wormer | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1977 | CHiPs | TV | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 1977 | The Oregon Trail | TV | 5.7 | 45 | |
| 1977 | A Special Day | Emanuele Taberi | Film | 8.1 | 45 |
| 1977 | Angela | Benjamin Kincaid | Film | 4.9 | 45 |
| 1977 | The Uncanny | Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936") | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1977 | Golden Rendezvous | Luis Carreras | Film | 5.5 | 45 |
| 1977 | Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night | Dr. Orrin Helgerson | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | TV | 7.5 | 44 | |
| 1976 | The Outlaw Josey Wales | Fletcher | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1976 | For the Record | TV | 9.0 | 44 | |
| 1976 | Drum | Film | 5.3 | 44 | |
| 1976 | Here To Stay | TV | — | 44 | |
| 1975 | Switch | Jack Morgan | TV | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. | TV | 7.1 | 43 | |
| 1975 | The Swiss Family Robinson | Charles Forsythe | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1975 | Brannigan | Ben Larkin | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1975 | The Impostor | Sheriff Turner | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1975 | Matt Helm | Harry Paine | Film | — | 43 |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | Barney Majors | TV | 7.2 | 42 |
| 1974 | Sweet Movie | Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital | Film | 5.3 | 42 |
| 1974 | The Black Windmill | McKee | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1974 | The Questor Tapes | Geoffrey Darro | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1974 | Virginia Hill | Nick Rubanos | Film | 5.7 | 42 |
| 1974 | Mousey | David Richardson | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 1974 | W | Arnie Felson | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Dr. Hank Danvers | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1973 | Nightmare Step | Allan | Film | — | 41 |
| 1973 | Charley Varrick | Maynard Boyle | Film | 7.4 | 41 |
| 1973 | The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping | Julian Peck | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1973 | Hunter | David Hunter / Praetorius | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1972 | Search | TV | 7.1 | 40 | |
| 1972 | Cool Million | Inspector Duprez | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Gen. Cantrell | TV | 7.7 | 40 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Forbes | TV | 7.7 | 40 |
| 1972 | Fear Is the Key | Vyland | Film | 5.9 | 40 |
| 1972 | Journey | Boulder Allin | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1971 | Cannon | TV | 6.7 | 39 | |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wife | TV | 7.0 | 39 | |
| 1971 | Dirty Harry | The Mayor | Film | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1971 | Face-Off | Fred Wares | Film | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1971 | Escape | Doctor Charles Walding | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1971 | One More Train to Rob | Timothy Xavier Nolan | Film | 5.4 | 39 |
| 1970 | Mission: Impossible - The Falcon | General Ramon Sabattini | Film | — | 38 |
| 1969 | Topaz | Rico Parra | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1969 | Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here | Hacker | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1969 | Justine | Nessim | Film | 4.4 | 37 |
| 1969 | Trial Run | Leo D'Agosta | Film | 5.0 | 37 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Cal Anderson | TV | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1967 | Mannix | TV | 6.8 | 35 | |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Sean McLaren | TV | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defense | Dr. Bellew | TV | 7.7 | 35 |
| 1967 | The Rock | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 35 |
| 1967 | Point Blank | Mal Reese | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Colonel Josef Strom | TV | 7.6 | 34 |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | General Ramon Sabattini | TV | 7.6 | 34 |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Ramone Fuego | TV | 7.6 | 34 |
| 1966 | The Marvel Super Heroes | Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice) | TV | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1966 | The Marvel Super Heroes | Major Glenn Talbot (voice) | TV | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | TV | 6.5 | 34 | |
| 1966 | Tarzan | TV | 6.9 | 34 | |
| 1966 | Wojeck | Steve Wojeck | TV | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Mike Burton | TV | 5.6 | 33 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | David Starret | TV | 5.6 | 33 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Michael Durgom | TV | 5.6 | 33 |
| 1964 | Nobody Waved Goodbye | Lot Supervisor | Film | 6.2 | 32 |
| 1964 | The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk | Film | 9.0 | 32 | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Steve Wojeck | TV | 5.9 | 31 |
| 1962 | Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec | Galt | Film | 4.5 | 30 |
| 1962 | Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist | Alexander Galt | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1960 | Festival | Vershinin | TV | — | 28 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Beaudry | TV | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1959 | Tourist Go Home | Film | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Varney | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Kubaka | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Lyman | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Rego | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Burns | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Eliwasset | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Cap'n Tolliver | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Nangus | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1957 | Fires of Envy | Film | 10.0 | 25 | |
| 1956 | 1984 | Big Brother (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 24 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Oliver Harker | TV | 6.7 | 23 |
| Object of Desire | Film | — | — |