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| {{Cast Data | | {{Cast Data |
| | image=James.jpg | | | image=James.jpg |
| | character= [[James (1980)|James]] | | | character= [[James (1980)|James]] |
| | series=1980 | | | series=1980 |
| | born_month=8 | | | born_month= |
| | born_day=24 | | | born_day= |
| | born_year=1935 | | | born_year= |
| | death_month= | | | death_month= |
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| | death_year= | | | death_year= |
| | nationality=US | | | nationality= |
| | imdb=0917136 | | | imdb=0917136 |
| | sortkey=Weddle, Vernon | | | sortkey=Weddle, Vernon |
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| '''Vernon Weddle''' (born August 24, 1935) is an American actor who portrayed Sergeant [[James (1980)|James]], billed on screen as 1st Cop, in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]".<ref group="external" name="imdb_galactica1980_discovers_earth_first_cop">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0585497/fullcredits/#:~:text=Vernon%20Weddle,1st%20Cop|title=Galactica 1980: Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 1 (1980) - Full cast and crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 July 2026}}</ref> He was born in [[w:Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, Mississippi]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_weddle_bio_birth_hattiesburg">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0917136/bio/#:~:text=Hattiesburg%2C%20Mississippi|title=Vernon Weddle - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 July 2026}}</ref>
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| == Career ==
| | '''Vernon Weddle''' is the actor who portrayed Sergeant [[James (1980)|James]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]". |
| Weddle worked as a television and film character actor from the 1970s through 1990, often cast as doctors, officials, and other authority figures. | |
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| He appeared in three productions from [[List of Former Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew|Glen A. Larson]] in addition to ''Galactica 1980''. On ''[[w:B.J. and the Bear|B.J. and the Bear]]'' he played Delwood P. Manners in two second-season episodes, "Cain's Cruiser" (1979)<ref group="external" name="imdb_bjbear_cains_cruiser_manners">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0517211/#:~:text=Delwood%20P.%20Manners|title=B.J. and the Bear: Cain's Cruiser (1979)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 July 2026}}</ref> and "The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful" (1980).<ref group="external" name="imdb_bjbear_good_bad_beautiful_manners">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0517236/#:~:text=Delwood%20P.%20Manners|title=B.J. and the Bear: The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful (1980)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 July 2026}}</ref> He guest-starred in three episodes of ''[[w:Quincy, M.E.|Quincy, M.E.]]'' between 1977 and 1980, as Mr. Carew, Hal Peters, and Peter Harper.<ref group="external" name="imdb_weddle_credits_quincy_roles">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0917136/filmotype/actor#:~:text=Quincy%20M.E.|title=Vernon Weddle - Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 July 2026}}</ref> He also appeared as Dr. [[Buckwiki:Moray|Moray]] in the ''[[buckwiki:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' episode "[[Buckwiki:Mark of the Saurian|Mark of the Saurian]]" (1981).<ref group="external" name="imdb_buckrogers_saurian_moray">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0533104/#:~:text=Vernon%20Weddle,Dr.%20Moray|title=Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Mark of the Saurian (1981)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 July 2026}}</ref>
| | Weddle starred in such [[List of Former Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew|Glen Larson Productions]] as ''[[w:B.J. and the Bear|B.J. and the Bear]]'', ''[[buckwiki:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', and ''[[w:Quincy, M.E.|Quincy, M.E.]]''. |
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| In feature films, Weddle played Reverend Hubbard in ''[[w:Norma Rae|Norma Rae]]'' (1979)<ref group="external" name="imdb_normarae_hubbard_role">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079638/characters/nm0917136#:~:text=Vernon%20Weddle%20as%20Reverend%20Hubbard|title=Norma Rae (1979) - Vernon Weddle as Reverend Hubbard|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 July 2026}}</ref> and General Washburne in ''[[w:Short Circuit (1986 film)|Short Circuit]]'' (1986).<ref group="external" name="imdb_shortcircuit_washburne_role">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091949/characters/nm0917136#:~:text=Vernon%20Weddle%20as%20General%20Washburne|title=Short Circuit (1986) - Vernon Weddle as General Washburne|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 July 2026}}</ref> On ''[[w:Simon %26 Simon|Simon & Simon]]'' he appeared in three episodes between 1982 and 1985 in separate roles.<ref group="external" name="imdb_weddle_name_simon_simon">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0917136/#:~:text=Simon%20%26%20Simon|title=Vernon Weddle|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 July 2026}}</ref> His final credited screen role was a 1990 episode of ''[[w:Parker Lewis Can't Lose|Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_weddle_name_parker_lewis_final">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0917136/#:~:text=Parker%20Lewis%20Can%27t%20Lose|title=Vernon Weddle|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 July 2026}}</ref>
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| == References ==
| | [[Category:A to Z]] |
| | | [[Category:Cast]] |
| === External sources ===
| | [[Category:Cast (1980)]] |
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| | [[Category:1980]] |
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