John Vernon, R.I.P.

The obits for actor John Vernon, who died last Tuesday, all note how deliciously hateful he was as Dean "Double Secret Probation" Wormer in National Lampoon's Animal House. They also note how he had many, many other roles in movies and TV, both in this country and in his native Canada. But only here will we remind you that he was among the voice actors in the 1966 Marvel Super-Heroes cartoons (the ones that didn't move very much). He played, I believe, Iron Man and Sub-Mariner, as well as The Hulk's nemesis, General Thunderbolt Ross, and other villains. He performed in more recent cartoon shows, as well, including re-creating the role of Ross in the most recent Hulk cartoon series. Not a big part of his long, fruitful career but it oughta be mentioned.