John Vernon, towering at 6ft 2 (188 cm), was a Canadian actor whose imposing height defined his commanding screen presence in tough-guy and villainous roles.
His stature amplified iconic performances in films like Dirty Harry, where he menaced Clint Eastwood, National Lampoon's Animal House as the authoritarian Dean Wormer, and The Outlaw Josey Wales alongside Clint Eastwood.
- Memorable in Point Blank and Topaz, leveraging his height for intense authority.
- Excelled as prison warden in Chained Heat and gangster in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.
Vernon's 6ft 2 frame made him a go-to for physically dominant characters across decades of cinema.