John Vernon

Gender: Male
Born: 24th February 1932
Died: 1st February 2005
Nationality: Canada
TV programs: Acapulco H.E.A.T., The Marvel Superheroes Show, Hail to the Chief, Wojeck, Wildfire, Cool Million, Delta House, Hulk, The Sub-Mariner, Invincible Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man
Movies: Brannigan, Dirty Harry, Ernest Goes to Camp, Herbie Goes Bananas, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, National Lampoon's Animal House, The Black Windmill, Airplane II: The Sequel, Mob Story, Point Blank, Hunter, A Special Day, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Sweet Movie, Topaz, Savage Streets, Curtains, Malicious, Charley Varrick, Chained Heat, Bail Out, Crusade of Vengance, Fraternity Vacation, Justine, Dixie Lanes, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Virginia Hill: Mistress to the Mob, Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here, W, Fear Is the Key, Sorority Boys, Heartbreak High, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Naked Truth, Deadly Stranger, Face Off, Jungle Warriors, Journey, Terminal Exposure, Angela, Fuzz Bucket, Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night, One More Train to Rob

John Keith Vernon (February 24, 1932 – February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada.

Vernon was born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz in Zehner, Saskatchewan, and was baptised at the Sacred Heart Catholic parish in the nearby town of Arat. He was one of two sons of Adolf Agopsowicz, a grocer, and his wife Eleonore Krückel (also spelled as Eleanor Kriekle or Kriekel). Both parents' families immigrated to the Edenwold district in the late 19th century from the Austrian crownland and duchy of Bukovina. He was of Armenian, German, and Polish descent.

Vernon was educated at the Banff School of Fine Arts and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London before becoming a live stage actor on the early CBC. In 1974, he completed a season at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, playing Malvolio.

He made his screen debut in 1956 as the voice of Big Brother in Michael Anderson's film version of George Orwell's 1984 starring Edmond O'Brien. He returned to Canada afterwards and gained film experience appearing on the TV series Tugboat Annie and The Last of the Mohicans. Vernon typically

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