Richard Vernon — The Breakfast Club Character Profile

About Richard Vernon

The principal who assigns the Saturday detention and takes pleasure in exercising authority. He gets distracted in the basement with the janitor during the day.

Character Facts

Played by

Paul Gleason

Appears in

The Breakfast Club (1985)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Richard Vernon — Power Authority Vs Rebel — John Bender (Judd Nelson)

  Principal enforces strict discipline against the school's primary rebel.

• Richard Vernon — Power Authority Vs Popular — Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald)

  Principal imposes detention on the school's most socially prominent student.

• Richard Vernon — Power Authority Vs Athlete — Andrew Clark (Emilio Estevez)

  Principal disciplines the star athlete for behavioral infractions.

• Richard Vernon — Power Authority Vs Nerd — Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall)

  Principal enforces rules on the academically focused student.

• Richard Vernon — Power Authority Vs Misfit — Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy)

  Principal disciplines the socially isolated student.

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More characters from The Breakfast Club

• Andrew Clark (Emilio Estevez)
• John Bender (Judd Nelson)
• Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald)
• Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall)
• Claire's Father (Tim Gamble)
• Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy)
• Brian’s Father (uncredited) (John Hughes)
• Janitor (uncredited) (Jonathan Chapin)
• Allison's Mom (Fran Gargano)
• Brian's Mom (Mercedes Hall)
• Carl (John Kapelos)
• Allison's Father (Perry Crawford)