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| John Vernon (1932 - 2005) Father of Kate Vernon |
| Point Blank (1967) [Mal Reese]: Falls off of the hotel balcony while trying to get away from Lee Marvin; his body is shown lying in the street below afterwards. (Nudity alert: Rear) Charley Varrick (Kill Charley Varrick) (1973) [Maynard Boyle]: Deliberately hit with a car by Joe Don Baker in a junkyard, after Walter Matthau puts on an act to make it look like John was his accomplice. Chained Heat (1983) [Warden Bacman]: Drowned in his jacuzzi by Kendal Kaldwell, while Sharon Hughes looks on in horror. Curtains (1983) [Jonathan Stryker]: Shot to death, along with Linda Thorson, by Samantha Eggar; John and Linda then fall through the window. (Thanks to Eric) Border Heat (Deadly Stranger) (1988) [Mr. Mitchell]: Shot in the head by the mortally-wounded Darlanne Fluegel, just as John is about to shoot Michael J. Moore. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) [Mr. Big]: Shot to death by Antonio Fargas in the warehouse. (Thanks to Robert) Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) [Officer Curtis Mooney]: Head slammed against the bars of the cell by one of the alien clowns. (Thanks to Robert, John, and Kyle) Tales from the Crypt: Seance (1992) [Mr. Chalmers]: Crushed to death by an elevator when it descends after he falls down the shaft; he appears as a ghost afterwards when Cathy Moriarty inadvertantly summons him for real during a con-game seance. |