JOHN VERNON BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
John Vernon was born on February 24th, 1932 in Zehner, Canada with the birth name Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz, born to Adolf Agopsowicz, and wife Eleanore Krückel.
Vernon received his early years education at Banff School of Fine Arts and later also attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. He then began finding work as a stage actor and appeared on television as well as performing at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon in England.
By the mid 1950's he broke into the film industry and began with his film debut in, "1984" (1956) starring Edmond O'Brien, Donald Pleasence, Jan Sterling and Michael Redgrave, followed by roles on the television series, "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans" starring John Hart and Lon Chaney Jr., "Folio" and "The Unforseen".
Now with some experience on his resume he began adding more substantial credits such as on the CBS television series, "A Cheap Bunch of Nice Flowers" and "Wojeck". Vernon then relocated to the United States in hopes of gaining real stardom as an actor.
Vernon then appeared on the film, "Point Blank" (1967) starring Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Lloyd Bochner, Carroll O'Connor, Keenan Wynn, James Sikking, Michael Strong and Sharon Acker, "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" (1969) starring Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Robert Blake, Susan Clark, Charles McGraw, Ned Romero, Barry Sullivan, Shelly Novack and Charles Aidman, "Justine" (1969) starring Anouk Aimée, Dirk Bogarde, Michael Constantine, Robert Forster, Jack Albertson and Michael York, Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller "Topaz" (1969) starring Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, Claude Jade, Michel Subor, Karin Dor, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, John Forsythe, Roscoe Lee Browne and Per-Axel Arosenius, "Dirty Harry" (1971) starring Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Andy Robinson and Reni Santoni, "Fear is the Key" (1972) co-starring Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall and Ben Kingsley and "Bail Out" (1989) co-starring David Hasselhoff, Linda Blair and Tony Brubaker.
In addition to his film and stage work he also continued working as a television actor adding such series credits to his resume as, "Bonanza", "Mannix", "Cool Million", "Men at Law", "Hawaii Five-O", "Felony Squad", "Search", "Wide World Mystery" and "Mission: Impossible".
Many remember him for his role in the 1978 film, "Animal House" also starring Tim Matheson, John Belushi, Karen Allen, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hulce, Verna Bloom, Cesare Danova and Kevin Bacon, as well as from the Walt Disney film, "Herbie Goes Bananas" (1980) starring alongside Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel, Alex Rocco, Stephen Burns and Elyssa Davalos. Over the course of his career as an actor he appeared in over 150 film and television roles. Some of his latest appearances included the television series, "CBS Summer Playhouse", "Dark Justice", "Tales from the Crypt", "Doogie Howser, M.D" , "Matrix", "Acapulco H.E.A.T.", "Legend" and "Walker, Texas Ranger".
Not only was he a prolific film and television actor, he also had a very distinctive voice and did a number of voice over projects for such television series as, "Batman", "Fantastic Four", "Pinky and the Brain", "Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm", "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man", "The Incredible Hulk" and a variety of video games as well.
John Vernon married only once to Nancy West and they had three children together before the marriage ended in divorce. He did not re-marry and on February 1st, 2005, Vernon passed away in Los Angeles, California after suffering complications from heart surgery and his remains were cremated.
Filmography
2008 Delgo
2003-2005 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
2005 Area 51
2004 Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
2003 Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
2003 Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
2002 Warrior Angels
2002 Earth and Beyond
2002 Sorority Boys
2002 Welcome to America
2001 Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge
2000 Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate II - Shadows of Amn
2000 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
2000 Stageghost
2000 Star Trek: Klingon Academy
1998 Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain
1996-1997 The Incredible Hulk
1997 Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man
1997 Adventures in Odyssey: A Twist in Time
1996 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996 Spider-Man
1995 Family of Cops
1995 Walker, Texas Ranger
1995 Malicious
1995 Pinky and the Brain
1995 Legend
1995 Artisans de notre histoire, Volume 7: La Confédération
1995 The Gnomes Great Adventure
1994 Fantastic Four
1992-1994 Batman
1994 Sodbusters
1993-1994 Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1994 Hostage for a Day
1994 The Forget-Me-Not Murders
1994 Paris or Somewhere
1993 Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993 Matrix
1993 The Naked Truth
1993 The Fire Next Time
1993 Doogie Howser, M.D.
1993 In the Heat of the Night
1993 Renegade
1992 Tales from the Crypt
1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater
1992 Dinosaurs
1992 Wojeck: Out of the Fire
1991 The Woman Who Sinned
1991 Dark Justice
1990 Father Dowling Mysteries
1990 Deadly Stranger
1990 Object of Desire
1989 Mob Story
1989 W.B., Blue and the Bean
1989 CBS Summer Playhouse
1989 Afganistan - The last war bus (L'ultimo bus di guerra)
1988 I'm Gonna Git You Suck
1988 Hostile Takeover
1988 War of the Worlds
1988 Killer Klowns from Outer Space
1988 Dixie Lanes
1988 Two Men
1987 Nightstick
1987 Blue Monkey
1987 The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
1987 Terminal Exposure
1987 Ernest Goes to Camp
1987 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1987 Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1986 Wildfire
1986 Sledge Hammer!
1986 Fuzzbucket
1986 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
1984-1986 Knight Rider
1986 Airwolf
1986 Rat Tales
1985 Murder, She Wrote
1985 MacGyver
1985 Doin' Time
1985 Hail to the Chief
1985 Fraternity Vacation
1983-1985 The Fall Guy
1984 Partners in Crime
1984 Savage Streets
1984 Call to Glory
1984 Jungle Warriors
1984 The Blood of Others
1984 Automan
1983 T.J. Hooker
1983 Faerie Tale Theatre
1983 The A-Team
1983 Hart to Hart
1983 Chained Heat
1983 Curtains
1983 The Powers of Matthew Star
1983 The Greatest American Hero
1982 Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 The Blue and the Gray
1982 CHiPs
1982 The Phoenix
1981 Heartbreak High
1981 Heavy Metal
1980 Vega$
1980 The Littlest Hobo
1980 Herbie Goes Bananas
1980 Fantastica
1980 It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1979 California Fever
1979 The Sacketts
1979 Delta House
1978 Animal House
1978 Angela
1978 Quincy, M.E.
1977 Golden Rendezvous
1977 Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977 The Oregon Trail
1977 Someday Soon
1977 The Uncanny
1977 A Special Day
1976 Drum
1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales
1973-1975 Cannon
1975 McMillan & Wife
1975 Switch
1975 S.W.A.T.
1975 The Invisible Man
1975 Matt Helm
1975 Barbary Coast
1975 Swiss Family Robinson
1975 Brannigan
1975 The Impostor
1974-1975 Kung Fu
1975 Gunsmoke
1974 Movin' On
1974 Police Woman
1974 Virginia Hill
1974 Ironside
1974 Petrocelli
1974 W
1974 Sweet Movie
1974 The Black Windmill
1968-1974 The F.B.I.
1974 Barnaby Jones
1974 Mousey
1974 The Questor Tapes
1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping
1973 Charley Varrick
1973 Wide World Mystery
1973 Search
1973 Hunter
1972 Fear Is the Key
1969-1972 Mission: Impossible
1971-1972 Mannix
1972 Cool Million
1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1972 Journey
1971 Dirty Harry
1971 Winter Comes Early
1971 Bearcats!
1971 Escape
1971 Men at Law
1971 One More Train to Rob
1971 The Name of the Game
1971 The Silent Force
1970 Hawaii Five-O
1970 Matt Lincoln
1969 Topaz
1969 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969 Justine
1969 Trial Run
1969 The High Chaparral
1968 Bonanza
1968 Judd for the Defense
1968 Felony Squad
1968 Tarzan
1966-1968 Wojeck
1967 Point Blank
1967 Coronet Blue
1966 The Marvel Super Heroes
1966 Once Upon a Prime Time
1966 The Sub-Mariner
1966 Iron Man
1966 Hulk
1966 Captain America
1960-1965 Festival
1963-1965 The Forest Rangers
1964 Nobody Waved Good-bye
1964 The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
1964 John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance
1962 Playdate
1962 Georges-Étienne Cartier: The Lion of Québec
1962 Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
1960 The Unforeseen
1960 R.C.M.P.
1958-1959 Folio
1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957 The Harvest
1956 1984
