Vernon Dent
Biography
Vernon Bruce Dent (February 16, 1895 – November 5, 1963) was an American comic actor, who appeared in over 400 films. He co-starred in many short films for Columbia Pictures, frequently as the foil and the main antagonist and ally to The Three Stooges.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
277
Gender
Male
Birthday
1895-02-15 (130 years old)
Place of Birth
San Jose, California, USA
Acting
2006
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts as (archive footage)1963
The Sound of Laughter as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1957
The Golden Age of Comedy as archive footage1957
Guns a Poppin! as Judge (archive footage)1956
Rumpus in the Harem as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)1956
Hot Stuff as (archive footage) (uncredited)1956
Flagpole Jitters as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)1955
Of Cash and Hash as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)1955
Bedlam in Paradise as I. Fleecem (archive footage)1954
Income Tax Sappy as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)1954
Musty Musketeers as King Cole1954
Knutzy Knights as King Arthur (uncredited)1954
Pals and Gals as Doctor (uncredited)1954
The Fire Chaser as J. Peabody Knott1953
Booty and the Beast as Night Watchman1953
Rip, Sew and Stitch as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)1952
A Missed Fortune as Hotel Manager1952
Listen Judge as Judge Henderson1951
I Love Lucy as Santa Claus (uncredited)1951
Scrambled Brains as Nora's Father1951
The Tooth Will Out as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry1951
Pest Man Wins as Mr. Philander1951
Three Arabian Nuts as Mr. Bradley1951
The Awful Sleuth as Al Keefer1950
The Good Humor Man as Man in Park (uncredited)1950
Punchy Cowpunchers as General1950
One Shivery Night as Boss1950
Studio Stoops as Police Captain Casey1950
Innocently Guilty as Mr. Bass1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Guard (uncredited)1949
Malice in the Palace as Hassan Ben Sober1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma as Bank Clerk (uncredited)1949
Hokus Pokus as Insurance Adjuster1949
Fuelin' Around as General1949
Waiting in the Lurch as J. Peabody Knott1948
Mummy's Dummies as King Rootentooten1948
Squareheads of the Round Table as King Arthur1948
The Sheepish Wolf as Not available1948
Fiddlers Three as King Cole1948
Heavenly Daze as I. Fleecem1948
Shivering Sherlocks as Police Capt. Mullins1948
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath as Not available1947
Sing a Song of Six Pants as Police Detective1947
The Sea of Grass as Train Conductor (uncredited)1947
It Had to Be You as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)1947
Out West as Doctor (uncredited)1947
The Good Bad Egg as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)1947
Half-Wits Holiday as Prof. Quackenbush1947
Bride and Gloom as Sally's Father (uncredited)1947
Road to Hollywood as A Film Director1947
Should Husbands Marry? as Hugh's Boss1946
A Bird in the Head as Prof. Panzer1946
Three Little Pirates as Governor1946
Dangerous Business as Fat Man (uncredited)1946
Mr. Noisy as Slim - Baseball Spectator1946
Night Editor as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)1946
Lone Star Moonlight as Sheriff1946
Pardon My Terror as Jonas Morton1946
Society Mugs as Lord Wafflebottom1946
Beer Barrel Polecats as Warden1945
Having Wonderful Crime as Hotel Guest (uncredited)1945
Booby Dupes as Captain1945
Rockin' in the Rockies as Stanton1945
Three Pests in a Mess as Philip Black1945
Idiots Deluxe as Judge (uncredited)1945
Snooper Service as Not available1944
Secret Command as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)1944
Address Unknown as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)1944
No Dough Boys as Hugo (Nazi spy)1944
Crash Goes the Hash as Fuller Bull1944
Defective Detectives as Rodney Boodle1944
San Diego I Love You as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)1944
Bachelor Daze as Onlooker in doorway1944
Kansas City Kitty as Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.1944
Busy Buddies as Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)1944
To Heir Is Human as Board Chairman1944
Idle Roomers as Mr. Leander1943
True to Life as Man (uncredited)1943
They Stooge to Conga as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)1943
Back from the Front as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)1943
A Maid Made Mad as Blonde's Boyfriend1943
Here Comes Mr. Zerk as William Ruff1943
A Blitz on the Fritz as Spy chief1943
Higher Than a Kite as Marshall Boering (uncredited)1943
His Wedding Scare as The Minister1942
The Glass Key as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)1942
Even as IOU as Motorist (uncredited)1942
Three Smart Saps as (uncredited)1942
House of Errors as White1942
Cactus Makes Perfect as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)1942
Matri-Phony as Emperor Octopus Grabus1942
Sock-a-Bye Baby as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)1942
Sappy Pappy as Jealous Husband1942
Sappy Birthday as Neighbor Policeman1941
San Antonio Rose as Worthington1941
An Ache in Every Stake as Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)1941
Adventure in Washington as Senator in gym1941
You're the One as Zeno Springs Hotel Guest1941
I'll Never Heil Again as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)1941
Dutiful But Dumb as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)1941
So You Won't Squawk as The bartender1941
In the Sweet Pie and Pie as Senator (uncredited)1941
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter as Watkins1940
The Lady in Question as Gendarme (uncredited)1940
The Lone Wolf Strikes as Hotel Doorman1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her as Jim, a policeman1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)1940
He Stayed for Breakfast as Chef1940
Pardon My Berth Marks as Newspaper City Editor1940
The Taming of the Snood as Man on Street1940
Cold Turkey as J.T. Caldwell1940
The Heckler as Baseball Spectator with Hotdog1940
Nutty But Nice as Dr. Walters (uncredited)1940
From Nurse to Worse as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)1940
How High Is Up? as Mr. Blake (uncredited)1940
Money Squawks as Night Watchman1940
Nothing But Pleasure as Bus Rider with Child1940
His Bridal Fright as Doorman1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Senate Reporter (uncredited)1939
Only Angels Have Wings as Ship's Captain1939
Hitler: Beast of Berlin as Lustig1939
Stanley and Livingstone as Newspaperman in Office1939
Three Little Sew and Sews as Party Guest (uncredited)1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)1939
Saved by the Belle as Mike (uncredited)1939
A Ducking They Did Go as Vegetarian (uncredited)1939
Mendelssohn's Wedding March as The Baron (uncredited)1939
Mutiny on the Body as Mr. Gibson1939
Yes, We Have No Bonanza as Sheriff (uncredited)1939
A Star Is Shorn as Producer1939
Teacher's Pest as Christmas Tree Buyer1938
You Can't Take It with You as Expressman (uncredited)1938
Start Cheering as Pops1938
Wee Wee Monsieur as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)1938
Reformatory as Cook Howard1938
Juvenile Court as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)1938
Thanks for the Memory as Refuse Man (uncredited)1938
A Doggone Mixup as Mr. Tilson1938
Tassels in the Air as Building superintendent (uncredited)1938
Many Sappy Returns as Concerned Pedestrian1938
The Mind Needer as Mr. Ryan1938
Mutts to You as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)1938
Home on the Rage as Mr. Lent (uncredited)1938
Time Out for Trouble as Bakery Man1938
Sue My Lawyer as Judge1937
Easy Living as First Partner (uncredited)1937
Murder in Greenwich Village as Ship's Officer1937
The Shadow as Dutch Schultz1937
Dizzy Doctors as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)1937
Back to the Woods as Governor (uncredited)1937
Calling All Doctors as Sneezing Man1936
San Francisco as Fat Man (uncredited)1936
Half Shot Shooters as Man in Restaurant1936
Slippery Silks as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)1936
Share the Wealth as Mayor1935
Hollywood Trouble as Mr. Mahoney1935
Tars and Stripes as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack1935
His Marriage Mix-up as Not available1935
I Don't Remember as Oscar Glick1934
Manhattan Melodrama as Otto (uncredited)1934
Good Morning, Eve! as Emperor Nero1933
Please as Elmer Smoot1933
Hooks and Jabs as Not available1933
Artist's Muddles as Luckenbach, the artist1933
Tired Feet as Not available1933
The Hitchhiker as Adolph1933
Tied for Life as Angry motorist1933
Knight Duty as The Cop1932
Dream House as Director Von Schnauble1932
Million Dollar Legs as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)1932
Texas Cyclone as Hefty1932
Just a Pain in the Parlor as Speaker1932
Daring Danger as Bartender Pee Wee1932
The Iceman's Ball as Officer Schmaltz1932
The Big Flash as Klaus1932
The Hollywood Handicap as Not available1932
The Riding Tornado as Hefty - Bartender1931
Murder at Midnight as Detective Eating Peanuts1931
Hollywood Halfbacks as Not available1931
Dragnet Patrol as Cookie1931
Beach Pajamas as Not available1931
Gents of Leisure as Not available1931
A College Racket as Not available1931
The All-American Kickback as Football Coach1931
The Fainting Lover as Dr. Dudley Schmidt1931
Girls Will Be Boys as Not available1931
The Bride's Mistake as Mr. Grimm1931
The Freshman's Finish as Not available1930
Midnight Daddies as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer1930
Crazy House as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')1929
Don't Get Jealous as Wilbur Warner1929
The Old Barn as Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor1929
Calling Hubby's Bluff as Vernon Vance1929
Hot Sports as Not available1929
Clunked on the Corner as Jip Bennett1929
A Close Shave as George Billings1929
Howling Hollywood as Not available1929
The Bees' Buzz as Jim - Homer's Pal1929
What a Trip as Not available1929
Pink Pajamas as Vernon Vance1928
The Cameraman as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)1928
The Bicycle Flirt as Henry Harper - The Boyfriend1928
Smith's Restaurant as Big Diner1928
The Best Man as Groom1928
Motorboat Mamas as Charley Whalen1928
His Unlucky Night as Homer Brown1928
The Campus Carmen as Extra1928
Hubby's Weekend Trip as Charley Whalen1928
The Beach Club as Mr. Kronk1928
Smith's Army Life as The Colonel1927
The Pride of Pikeville as The Train Conductor1927
The Golf Nut as The Club President1927
His First Flame as Amos McCarthy1927
Fiddlesticks as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer1927
Should Sleepwalkers Marry? as George Stevens1927
A One Mama Man as The Suitor1927
For Sale, a Bungalow as 2nd Real Estate Broker1927
Cured in the Excitement as Hector Strong1927
Smith's Cook as Pete - the Motor Cop1926
A Sea Dog's Tale as Jo Jo1926
Saturday Afternoon as Steve Smith1926
Hoboken to Hollywood as Mr. Pinkney1926
Soldier Man as The Prime Minister1926
A Blonde's Revenge as Tim Hayes1926
A Prodigal Bridegroom as Gertie's Father in Flashback1926
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game as Jim Stone1926
Have Courage as Gendarme1926
Smith's Landlord as The Cop1926
Flirty Four-Flushers as Bill Brown1926
Masked Mamas as Jim Denton1926
Her Actor Friend as Actor in Play1925
Isn't Love Cuckoo? as Auto Agency Manager1925
His Marriage Wow as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm1925
Remember When? as Mack - Circus Owner1925
Lucky Stars as Hiram Healy1925
Plain Clothes as A Crook1925
Boobs in the Wood as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon1925
There He Goes as Jerry the Bull1925
Hurry, Doctor! as Police Officer Bill Trapps1925
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies as Gasoline Customer1924
Feet of Mud as Football Coach1924
Picking Peaches as The Store Manager1924
Black Oxfords as Sandy Haig1924
Riders of the Purple Cows as Mike Maverick1924
The Hollywood Kid as Claude Climax - Director1924
Romeo and Juliet as Billy Durham1924
Little Robinson Corkscrew as Horace Horlick1924
Wall Street Blues as Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner1924
All Night Long as the Rival1924
East of the Water Plug as Jim's Rival - the Villain1924
Bull and Sand as Joe Archer1924
The Lion and the Souse as Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit1924
The Half-Back of Notre Dame as Football Opponent1923
The Extra Girl as Aaron Applejohn1923
Soul of the Beast as The Boob1922
Golf as The suitor1922
Special Delivery as Not available1922
Mummy's Nightmare as Delivery Driver1921
Hail the Woman as Joe Hurd1920
The Gum Riot as Not available1920
Mystic Mush as Not available1920
Way Out West as Not available1920
When Spirits Move as Not available1920
Hot Dogs as Not available1920
J-U-N-K as The Junk Dealer1920
Naughty Nurses as Not available1920
The Nickel Snatcher as Not available1920
Broken Bubbles as Not available1920
A Harem Hero as Oriental Potentate1920
Hopping Bells as Not available1919
An Auto Nut as The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)Crew
1935
His Marriage Mix-up Writer1935
Hollywood Trouble Writer1933
Hooks and Jabs Writer1933
Please Story1933
Tied for Life Writer