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Vernon Weddle Jr. (born August 23, 1935)[1] is an American film, stage and television actor.[2] He is perhaps best known for playing "General Washburne" in the 1986 film Short Circuit.[3]

Vernon Weddle
Born	Vernon Weddle Jr. (1935-08-23) August 23, 1935 (age 87) Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Texas Lon Morris College
Occupation	Film, stage and television actor
Spouse	Gerri Weddle[1]
Children	2[1]

Life and career

Weddle was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi,[1] the son of Vernon Sr. and Grace.[4] When he was thirteen years old, Weddle and his family moved to Texas, where he has attended at Lon Morris College and University of Texas, in 1958.[1] He then attended at Stephens College, where he was a resident actor[2] and instructor for theatre arts.[1]

Weddle began his career with a stage play, with his wife, Gerri.[1] In the play, he played the role of an exhausted psychologist, with Tom Ewell as the lead in the play.[1] The play was shown at the Okoboji Summer Theatre.[1] 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.[5] He also appeared in Bonanza, playing South, in 1969.[3] He continued his career, mainly appearing in film and television programs.

Weddle appeared in numerous television programs including Barney Miller,[4] The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Three's Company (and its spin-off The Ropers), Archie Bunker's Place, The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son,[3] Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Hill Street Blues, The Jeffersons,[3] 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,[4] Dynasty, Knots Landing, Dallas, Hotel, The Colbys, Filthy Rich and Days of Our Lives, playing Bruce Fischell.[6] 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.[3] He also appeared in the television film Betrayal,[7] where he played the role of the "Savings Officer".[3] 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.[1] They later married and had two sons, Kirk and Richard.[1]

References

External links

• Vernon Weddle at IMDb
• Vernon Weddle at the TCM Movie Database
• Vernon Weddle at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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