Career
He is best known for his roles in the 1984 science fiction movie The Last Starfighter as Otis and in the 1985 horror movie Friday the 13th: A New Beginning as George. His best known television role was in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations as Review Mills. Vernon had a recurring role on the Columbia Broadcasting System hit series The Jeffersons as Leroy.
Later he appeared in an episode of the hit Columbia Broadcasting System series, Falcon Crest as Teddy Eubanks, a horse groomer.
