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Vernon Weddle Jr. (born August 23, 1935) is an American film, stage and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing General Washburne in the 1986 film Short Circuit.

Early life and education

Weddle was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the son of Vernon Sr. and Grace. When he was thirteen years old, Weddle and his family moved to Texas in 1958, where he has attended at Lon Morris College and the University of Texas at Austin. He then attended at Stephens College, where he was a resident actor and instructor for theatre arts.

Career

Weddle began his career with a stage play, with his wife, Gerri. In the play, he played the role of an exhausted psychologist, with Tom Ewell as the lead in the play. The play was shown at the Okoboji Summer Theatre. Later in his career, Weddle began appearing in film and television programs, where he first appeared on the television series Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, playing Brad Kingsley. He also appeared in Bonanza, playing South, in 1969. He continued his career, mainly appearing in film and television programs.

Weddle appeared in numerous television programs including Barney Miller, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Three's Company (and its spin-off The Ropers), Archie Bunker's Place, The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Hill Street Blues, The Jeffersons, The Rockford Files, Trapper John, M.D., The Dukes of Hazzard and Lou Grant. He also appeared in television soap operas, such as, General Hospital, Dynasty, Knots Landing, Dallas, Hotel, The Colbys, Filthy Rich and Days of Our Lives, playing Bruce Fischell. Weddle appeared and co-starred in films such as The Parallax View, Oh, God! Book II, The Devil and Max Devlin, Norma Rae, Carbon Copy, Harry's War, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, and Endangered Species. He also appeared in the television film Betrayal, where he played the role of the "Savings Officer". Weddle retired his career in 1990.

Personal life

Weddle met his wife, Gerri at the Lon Morris College, where they both shared the same bill on the musical Roberta. They later married and had two sons, Kirk and Richard.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. ^ "Okoboji Theater Actors Play World Premier on Tuesday". The Sunday Times. July 30, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Google Books.
2. ^ White, Karen (August 24, 1968). "Hancock Summer Repertory Stars Selects Los Angeles For New Home, Career Center". Santa Maria Times. Santa Maria, California. p. 21. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Vernon Weddle Filmography". Fandango. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
4. "Vernon Weddle On TV". Santa Maria Times. Santa Maria, California. November 29, 1969. p. 22. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. MacLeod, Terry (August 8, 1978). "Passing Parade". The Galveston Daily News. Galveston, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Russell, Maureen (May 24, 2010). Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera. McFarland. p. 201. ISBN 9780786459834 – via Google Books.
7. "Red faced". The Port Arthur News. Port Arthur, Texas. November 30, 1974. p. 6. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Vernon Weddle at IMDb
• Vernon Weddle at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

• 1935 births
• Living people
• People from Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Male actors from Mississippi
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• American male stage actors
• American male soap opera actors
• 20th-century American male actors
• University of Texas at Austin alumni
• Lon Morris College alumni
• Stephens College alumni