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John Vernon
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John Vernon

1932 – 2005 · Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada · Active 1955–2024

Born in 1932 in Saskatoon, Canada, John Vernon carved out a niche in cult cinema with his commanding presence. He is perhaps best known for his roles in Justine (1969) and Sweet Movie (1974), where he navigates the provocative landscapes of exploitation film. Vernon's ability to embody complex characters is evident as he portrays the enigmatic figures that populate these narratives. His work in The Black Windmill (1974) and The Uncanny (1977) further solidifies his status as a staple in the realm of cult and grindhouse cinema.

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The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats

The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats

1981
as Coach "Bulldog" Malone

Two long-time rival high school football coaches lead their respective teams into battle for the city football championship. However, before the opening kickoff, various students from each school try to do whatever it takes to throw the opposing team off of their game.

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Filmography

180 credits
2020s 1 credit
2000s 12 credits
2008
Movie ★ 4.0
2008
Delgo as Judge Nohrin (voice)
Movie ★ 4.5
2003
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman as Rupert Thorne (voice)
Movie ★ 6.7
2003
Movie ★ 9.0
2002
Warrior Angels as Ansgar / Bladrick
Movie ★ 4.5
2002
Sorority Boys as Old Man
Movie ★ 5.8
2002
Welcome to America as Det. Golding
Movie ★ 9.5
2001
TV ★ 8.1
2000
Stageghost as Slim
Movie ★ 6.5
2000
Pigs Next Door as Grand Porcinus (voice)
TV ★ 8.7
2000
The Strangerers as D.N.E. Agent
TV ★ 7.3
1990s 28 credits
1999
Movie ★ 3.0
1998
Movie ★ 7.3
1997
Wojeck: Out of the Fire as Dr Steve Wojeck
Movie ★ 10.0
1996
The Incredible Hulk as General Ross (voice)
TV ★ 6.4
1996
TV ★ 7.1
1995
Malicious as Detective Pronzini
Movie ★ 4.9
1995
Family of Cops as Frank Rampola
Movie ★ 6.4
1995
TV ★ 5.5
1995
Pinky and the Brain as Admiral (voice)
TV ★ 7.7
1994
Hostage for a Day as V.D. Regan
Movie ★ 5.2
1994
Movie ★ 5.5
1994
Movie ★ 3.7
1994
Sodbusters as Slade Cantrell
Movie ★ 5.0
1994
Duckman as Principal Dinkler (voice)
TV ★ 7.2
1994
Spider-Man as Doctor Strange (voice)
TV ★ 8.3
1994
Fantastic Four as Dr. Doom (voice)
TV ★ 6.6
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Clint Murdock / Max Slater
TV ★ 7.0
1993
Acapulco H.E.A.T. as Mr. Smith
TV ★ 5.3
1993
TV ★ 8.0
1992
The Naked Truth as Von Bulo
Movie ★ 3.1
1992
TV ★ 7.0
1992
Batman: The Animated Series as Rupert Thorne (voice)
TV ★ 8.6
1992
Renegade as Capt. Ed McKendrick
TV ★ 6.7
1991
The Woman Who Sinned as Lieutenant Girvetz
Movie ★ 5.1
1991
Rewrite for Murder as Claude Dempsey
Movie ★ 7.0
1991
TV ★ 6.9
1991
Dinosaurs as Mr. Ashland (voice)
TV ★ 7.8
1980s 49 credits
1989
Bail Out as Mr. Ridgeway
Movie ★ 3.9
1989
Movie ★ 8.8
1989
Mob Story as Don "Luce" Luciano
Movie ★ 5.5
1989
Movie ★ 4.9
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Mr. Chalmers
TV ★ 8.0
1988
Movie ★ 6.6
1988
Movie ★ 6.4
1988
Dixie Lanes as Elmer Sinclair
Movie ★ 4.0
1988
Deadly Stranger as Mr. Mitchell
Movie ★ 6.7
1988
War of the Worlds as General Wilson
TV ★ 6.4
1987
Ernest Goes to Camp as Sherman Krader
Movie ★ 5.3
1987
Nightstick as Adam Beardsly
Movie ★ 3.5
1987
Terminal Exposure as Mr. Karrothers
Movie ★ 4.5
1987
Blue Monkey as Roger Levering
Movie ★ 5.0
1987
TV ★ 7.0
1986
Fuzzbucket as Principal
Movie ★ 5.8
1986
Rat Tales as Bronc
Movie
1986
Sledge Hammer! as Mayor Jack Flambo
TV ★ 7.9
1986
TV ★ 6.8
1985
Fraternity Vacation as Chief Ferret
Movie ★ 5.2
1985
Doin' Time as Big Mac
Movie ★ 4.8
1985
TV ★ 7.2
1985
Hail to the Chief as Gen. Hannibal Stryker
TV ★ 7.0
1985
MacGyver as Dave Ryerson
TV ★ 7.7
1984
Movie ★ 5.3
1984
Savage Streets as Principal Underwood
Movie ★ 6.2
1984
Jungle Warriors as Vito Mastranga
Movie ★ 4.1
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Henry Hayward
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Airwolf as John Bradford Horn
TV ★ 7.6
1984
TV ★ 6.5
1983
Curtains as Jonathan Stryker
Movie ★ 5.4
1983
Chained Heat as Warden Bacman
Movie ★ 5.1
1983
Movie ★ 6.4
1983
The A-Team as Ted Jarrett
TV ★ 7.5
1983
TV ★ 7.8
1983
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye as Big John Masters
TV ★ 6.9
1982
Movie ★ 6.1
1982
T. J. Hooker as Grant Chandler
TV ★ 6.5
1982
Knight Rider as Cameron Zachary
TV ★ 7.5
1982
TV ★ 8.1
1982
Knight Rider as Claude Watkins
TV ★ 7.5
1982
TV ★ 6.7
1981
Movie ★ 9.0
1981
Heavy Metal as Prosecutor (voice)
Movie ★ 6.5
1981
TV ★ 7.6
1980
Movie ★ 5.4
1980
Movie ★ 5.2
1980
Fantastica as Jim McPherson
Movie ★ 6.2
1970s 50 credits
1979
Hart to Hart as Travis Saunders
TV ★ 6.9
1979
TV ★ 7.7
1979
Delta House as Dean Vernon Wormer
TV ★ 6.3
1979
TV ★ 7.3
1979
The Sacketts as Jonathan Pritts
TV ★ 7.6
1978
Animal House as Dean Vernon Wormer
Movie ★ 7.0
1978
TV ★ 7.0
1977
A Special Day as Emanuele Taberi
Movie ★ 8.0
1977
Golden Rendezvous as Luis Carreras
Movie ★ 5.5
1977
The Uncanny as Pomeroy (segment "Hollywood 1936")
Movie ★ 5.9
1977
Movie ★ 7.5
1977
Angela as Benjamin Kincaid
Movie ★ 4.7
1977
TV ★ 6.9
1977
TV ★ 5.7
1976
Movie ★ 7.4
1976
Movie ★ 5.3
1976
TV ★ 7.5
1976
TV ★ 9.0
1975
Brannigan as Ben Larkin
Movie ★ 6.0
1975
The Impostor as Sheriff Turner
Movie ★ 7.5
1975
Matt Helm as Harry Paine
Movie
1975
The Swiss Family Robinson as Charles Forsythe
Movie ★ 6.5
1975
Switch as Jack Morgan
TV ★ 6.7
1975
TV ★ 7.1
1974
Sweet Movie as Aristote Alplanalpe, AKA M. Kapital
Movie ★ 5.3
1974
The Questor Tapes as Geoffrey Darro
Movie ★ 5.9
1974
Mousey as David Richardson
Movie ★ 5.2
1974
Movie ★ 6.2
1974
W as Arnie Felson
Movie ★ 5.9
1974
Virginia Hill as Nick Rubanos
Movie ★ 5.7
1974
Petrocelli as Barney Majors
TV ★ 7.2
1973
Charley Varrick as Maynard Boyle
Movie ★ 7.3
1973
Movie
1973
Hunter as David Hunter / Praetorius
Movie ★ 10.0
1973
Barnaby Jones as Dr. Hank Danvers
TV ★ 7.0
1972
Movie ★ 5.9
1972
Journey as Boulder Allin
Movie ★ 9.0
1972
Kung Fu as Gen. Cantrell
TV ★ 7.7
1972
TV ★ 7.1
1972
Cool Million as Inspector Duprez
TV ★ 7.0
1972
Kung Fu as Forbes
TV ★ 7.7
1971
Dirty Harry as The Mayor
Movie ★ 7.5
1971
Face-Off as Fred Wares
Movie ★ 5.5
1971
One More Train to Rob as Timothy Xavier Nolan
Movie ★ 5.4
1971
Escape as Doctor Charles Walding
Movie ★ 5.7
1971
TV ★ 6.7
1971
TV ★ 7.0
1970
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon as General Ramon Sabattini
Movie
1960s 26 credits
1969
Topaz as Rico Parra
Movie ★ 6.0
1969
Justine as Nessim
Movie ★ 4.4
1969
Movie ★ 5.9
1969
Trial Run as Leo D'Agosta
Movie ★ 5.0
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Cal Anderson
TV ★ 7.2
1967
Point Blank as Mal Reese
Movie ★ 7.0
1967
The Rock as Self (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.7
1967
TV ★ 6.8
1967
The High Chaparral as Sean McLaren
TV ★ 6.8
1967
TV ★ 7.7
1966
Wojeck as Steve Wojeck
TV ★ 9.0
1966
The Marvel Super Heroes as Iron Man (Tony Stark) (voice)
TV ★ 6.7
1966
Mission: Impossible as Colonel Josef Strom
TV ★ 7.6
1966
TV ★ 6.5
1966
TV ★ 6.9
1966
Mission: Impossible as General Ramon Sabattini
TV ★ 7.6
1966
Mission: Impossible as Ramone Fuego
TV ★ 7.6
1965
The F.B.I. as Mike Burton
TV ★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I. as David Starret
TV ★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I. as Michael Durgom
TV ★ 5.6
1964
Nobody Waved Goodbye as Lot Supervisor
Movie ★ 6.2
1963
TV ★ 5.9
1962
Movie ★ 9.0
1960
Festival as Vershinin
TV
1950s 13 credits
1959
Movie ★ 7.0
1959
Bonanza as Beaudry
TV ★ 7.5
1957
Movie ★ 10.0
1957
TV ★ 5.4
1957
TV ★ 5.4
1957
TV ★ 5.4
1957
TV ★ 5.4
1957
TV ★ 5.4
1956
1984 as Big Brother (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1955
Gunsmoke as Oliver Harker
TV ★ 6.7
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