7.9Acting
Vernon Dent
- Born
- 1895-02-15
- Died
- 1963-11-05
- Birthplace
- San Jose, California, USA
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
Filmography
282 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 · Movie
Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006 · Movie
(archive footage)
The Sound of Laughter
1963 · Movie
Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 · Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Guns a Poppin!
1957 · Movie
Judge (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 · Movie
archive footage
Flagpole Jitters
1956 · Movie
Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
Hot Stuff
1956 · Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Rumpus in the Harem
1956 · Movie
Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
Bedlam in Paradise
1955 · Movie
I. Fleecem (archive footage)
Of Cash and Hash
1955 · Movie
Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
Doggie in the Bedroom
1954 · Movie
Doctor
Income Tax Sappy
1954 · Movie
IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
Knutzy Knights
1954 · Movie
King Arthur (uncredited)
Musty Musketeers
1954 · Movie
King Cole
Pals and Gals
1954 · Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
The Fire Chaser
1954 · Movie
J. Peabody Knott
Booty and the Beast
1953 · Movie
Night Watchman
Rip, Sew and Stitch
1953 · Movie
Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
A Missed Fortune
1952 · Movie
Hotel Manager
Listen Judge
1952 · Movie
Judge Henderson
I Love Lucy
1951 · TV Show
Santa Claus (uncredited)
Pest Man Wins
1951 · Movie
Mr. Philander
Scrambled Brains
1951 · Movie
Nora's Father
She Took a Powder
1951 · Movie
Cast
The Awful Sleuth
1951 · Movie
Al Keefer
The Tooth Will Out
1951 · Movie
Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
Three Arabian Nuts
1951 · Movie
Mr. Bradley
Innocently Guilty
1950 · Movie
Mr. Bass
One Shivery Night
1950 · Movie
Boss
Punchy Cowpunchers
1950 · Movie
General
Studio Stoops
1950 · Movie
Police Captain Casey
The Good Humor Man
1950 · Movie
Man in Park (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 · Movie
Guard (uncredited)
Clunked in the Clink
1949 · Movie
Cast
Fuelin' Around
1949 · Movie
General
Hokus Pokus
1949 · Movie
Insurance Adjuster
Malice in the Palace
1949 · Movie
Hassan Ben Sober
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949 · Movie
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Waiting in the Lurch
1949 · Movie
J. Peabody Knott
Fiddlers Three
1948 · Movie
King Cole
Heavenly Daze
1948 · Movie
I. Fleecem
Mummy's Dummies
1948 · Movie
King Rootentooten
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
1948 · Movie
Cast
Shivering Sherlocks
1948 · Movie
Police Capt. Mullins
Squareheads of the Round Table
1948 · Movie
King Arthur
The Sheepish Wolf
1948 · Movie
Cast
Bride and Gloom
1947 · Movie
Sally's Father (uncredited)
Half-Wits Holiday
1947 · Movie
Prof. Quackenbush
It Had to Be You
1947 · Movie
Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
Out West
1947 · Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Road to Hollywood
1947 · Movie
A Film Director
Should Husbands Marry?
1947 · Movie
Hugh's Boss
Sing a Song of Six Pants
1947 · Movie
Police Detective
The Good Bad Egg
1947 · Movie
Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947 · Movie
Train Conductor (uncredited)
A Bird in the Head
1946 · Movie
Prof. Panzer
Beer Barrel Polecats
1946 · Movie
Warden
Dangerous Business
1946 · Movie
Fat Man (uncredited)
Lone Star Moonlight
1946 · Movie
Sheriff
Mr. Noisy
1946 · Movie
Slim - Baseball Spectator
Night Editor
1946 · Movie
Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
Pardon My Terror
1946 · Movie
Jonas Morton
Society Mugs
1946 · Movie
Lord Wafflebottom
The Harvey Girls
1946 · Movie
Engineer (uncredited)
Three Little Pirates
1946 · Movie
Governor
Booby Dupes
1945 · Movie
Captain
Having Wonderful Crime
1945 · Movie
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Idiots Deluxe
1945 · Movie
Judge (uncredited)
Rockin' in the Rockies
1945 · Movie
Stanton (uncredited)
Snooper Service
1945 · Movie
Cast
Three Pests in a Mess
1945 · Movie
Philip Black
Address Unknown
1944 · Movie
Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
1944 · Movie
Onlooker in doorway
Busy Buddies
1944 · Movie
Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
Crash Goes the Hash
1944 · Movie
Fuller Bull
Defective Detectives
1944 · Movie
Rodney Boodle
Idle Roomers
1944 · Movie
Mr. Leander
Kansas City Kitty
1944 · Movie
Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
No Dough Boys
1944 · Movie
Hugo (Nazi spy)
San Diego I Love You
1944 · Movie
Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
Secret Command
1944 · Movie
Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
To Heir Is Human
1944 · Movie
Board Chairman
A Blitz on the Fritz
1943 · Movie
Spy chief
A Maid Made Mad
1943 · Movie
Blonde's Boyfriend
Back from the Front
1943 · Movie
Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943 · Movie
William Ruff
Higher Than a Kite
1943 · Movie
Marshall Boering (uncredited)
His Wedding Scare
1943 · Movie
The Minister
They Stooge to Conga
1943 · Movie
Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
True to Life
1943 · Movie
Man (uncredited)
Cactus Makes Perfect
1942 · Movie
Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
Even as IOU
1942 · Movie
Motorist (uncredited)
House of Errors
1942 · Movie
White
Matri-Phony
1942 · Movie
Emperor Octopus Grabus
Sappy Birthday
1942 · Movie
Neighbor Policeman
Sappy Pappy
1942 · Movie
Jealous Husband
Sock-a-Bye Baby
1942 · Movie
1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Glass Key
1942 · Movie
Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
Three Smart Saps
1942 · Movie
(uncredited)
Adventure in Washington
1941 · Movie
Senator in gym
An Ache in Every Stake
1941 · Movie
Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
Dutiful But Dumb
1941 · Movie
Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
I'll Never Heil Again
1941 · Movie
Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
1941 · Movie
Senator (uncredited)
San Antonio Rose
1941 · Movie
Worthington
So Long Mr. Chumps
1941 · Movie
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
So You Won't Squawk
1941 · Movie
The bartender
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941 · Movie
Watkins
You're the One
1941 · Movie
Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
Cold Turkey
1940 · Movie
J.T. Caldwell
From Nurse to Worse
1940 · Movie
Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940 · Movie
Chef
His Bridal Fright
1940 · Movie
Doorman
How High Is Up?
1940 · Movie
Mr. Blake (uncredited)
Money Squawks
1940 · Movie
Night Watchman
Nothing But Pleasure
1940 · Movie
Bus Rider with Child
Nutty But Nice
1940 · Movie
Dr. Walters (uncredited)
Pardon My Berth Marks
1940 · Movie
Newspaper City Editor
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 · Movie
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
The Heckler
1940 · Movie
Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
The Lady in Question
1940 · Movie
Gendarme (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940 · Movie
Hotel Doorman
The Taming of the Snood
1940 · Movie
Man on Street
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940 · Movie
Jim, a policeman
A Ducking They Did Go
1939 · Movie
Vegetarian (uncredited)
A Star Is Shorn
1939 · Movie
Producer
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
1939 · Movie
Lustig
Mendelssohn's Wedding March
1939 · Movie
The Baron (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Movie
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Body
1939 · Movie
Mr. Gibson
Only Angels Have Wings
1939 · Movie
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Saved by the Belle
1939 · Movie
Mike (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone
1939 · Movie
Newspaperman in Office
Teacher's Pest
1939 · Movie
Christmas Tree Buyer
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939 · Movie
Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
Three Little Sew and Sews
1939 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
1939 · Movie
Sheriff (uncredited)
A Doggone Mixup
1938 · Movie
Mr. Tilson
Home on the Rage
1938 · Movie
Mr. Lent (uncredited)
Juvenile Court
1938 · Movie
Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Many Sappy Returns
1938 · Movie
Concerned Pedestrian
Mutts to You
1938 · Movie
Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Reformatory
1938 · Movie
Cook Howard
Start Cheering
1938 · Movie
Pops
Sue My Lawyer
1938 · Movie
Judge
Tassels in the Air
1938 · Movie
Building superintendent (uncredited)
Thanks for the Memory
1938 · Movie
Refuse Man (uncredited)
The Mind Needer
1938 · Movie
Mr. Ryan
Time Out for Trouble
1938 · Movie
Bakery Man
Wee Wee Monsieur
1938 · Movie
Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Movie
Expressman (uncredited)
Back to the Woods
1937 · Movie
Governor (uncredited)
Calling All Doctors
1937 · Movie
Sneezing Man
Dizzy Doctors
1937 · Movie
Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
Easy Living
1937 · Movie
First Partner (uncredited)
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937 · Movie
Ship's Officer
The Shadow
1937 · Movie
Dutch Schultz
Half Shot Shooters
1936 · Movie
Man in Restaurant
San Francisco
1936 · Movie
Fat Man (uncredited)
Share the Wealth
1936 · Movie
Mayor
Slippery Silks
1936 · Movie
Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
His Marriage Mix-up
1935 · Movie
Cast · Writer
Hollywood Trouble
1935 · Movie
Mr. Mahoney · Writer
I Don't Remember
1935 · Movie
Oscar Glick
Tars and Stripes
1935 · Movie
Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
Good Morning, Eve!
1934 · Movie
Emperor Nero
Manhattan Melodrama
1934 · Movie
Otto (uncredited)
Artist's Muddles
1933 · Movie
Luckenbach, the artist
Hooks and Jabs
1933 · Movie
Cast · Writer
Knight Duty
1933 · Movie
The Cop
Please
1933 · Movie
Elmer Smoot · Story
The Hitchhiker
1933 · Movie
Adolph
Tied for Life
1933 · Movie
Angry motorist · Writer
Tired Feet
1933 · Movie
Cast
Daring Danger
1932 · Movie
Bartender Pee Wee
Dream House
1932 · Movie
Director Von Schnauble
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932 · Movie
Speaker
Million Dollar Legs
1932 · Movie
Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
Texas Cyclone
1932 · Movie
Hefty
The Big Flash
1932 · Movie
Klaus
The Hollywood Handicap
1932 · Movie
Cast
The Iceman's Ball
1932 · Movie
Officer Schmaltz
The Riding Tornado
1932 · Movie
Hefty - Bartender
A College Racket
1931 · Movie
Cast
Beach Pajamas
1931 · Movie
Cast
Dragnet Patrol
1931 · Movie
Cookie
Gents of Leisure
1931 · Movie
Cast
Girls Will Be Boys
1931 · Movie
Cast
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931 · Movie
Cast
Murder at Midnight
1931 · Movie
Detective Eating Peanuts
The All-American Kickback
1931 · Movie
Football Coach
The Bride's Mistake
1931 · Movie
Mr. Grimm
The Fainting Lover
1931 · Movie
Dr. Dudley Schmidt
The Freshman's Finish
1931 · Movie
Cast
Crazy House
1930 · Movie
Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
Midnight Daddies
1930 · Movie
Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
A Close Shave
1929 · Movie
George Billings
Calling Hubby's Bluff
1929 · Movie
Vernon Vance
Clunked on the Corner
1929 · Movie
Jip Bennett
Don't Get Jealous
1929 · Movie
Wilbur Warner
Hot Sports
1929 · Movie
Cast
Howling Hollywood
1929 · Movie
Cast
Ladies Must Eat
1929 · Movie
George
Pink Pajamas
1929 · Movie
Vernon Vance
The Bees' Buzz
1929 · Movie
Jim - Homer's Pal
The Old Barn
1929 · Movie
Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
What a Trip
1929 · Movie
Cast
Golf Widows
1928 · Movie
Ernest Ward
His Unlucky Night
1928 · Movie
Homer Brown
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928 · Movie
Charley Whalen
Motorboat Mamas
1928 · Movie
Charley Whalen
Smith's Army Life
1928 · Movie
The Colonel
Smith's Restaurant
1928 · Movie
Big Diner
The Beach Club
1928 · Movie
Mr. Kronk
The Best Man
1928 · Movie
Groom
The Bicycle Flirt
1928 · Movie
Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
The Cameraman
1928 · Movie
Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
The Campus Carmen
1928 · Movie
Extra
The Lion's Roar
1928 · Movie
Professor of Music
A One Mama Man
1927 · Movie
The Suitor
Cured in the Excitement
1927 · Movie
Hector Strong
Fiddlesticks
1927 · Movie
Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
For Sale, a Bungalow
1927 · Movie
2nd Real Estate Broker
His First Flame
1927 · Movie
Amos McCarthy
Should Sleepwalkers Marry?
1927 · Movie
George Stevens
Smith's Cook
1927 · Movie
Pete - the Motor Cop
The Golf Nut
1927 · Movie
The Club President
The Pride of Pikeville
1927 · Movie
The Train Conductor
A Blonde's Revenge
1926 · Movie
Tim Hayes
A Prodigal Bridegroom
1926 · Movie
Gertie's Father in Flashback
A Sea Dog's Tale
1926 · Movie
Jo Jo
Flirty Four-Flushers
1926 · Movie
Bill Brown
Have Courage
1926 · Movie
Gendarme
Her Actor Friend
1926 · Movie
Actor in Play
Hoboken to Hollywood
1926 · Movie
Mr. Pinkney
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
1926 · Movie
Jim Stone
Masked Mamas
1926 · Movie
Jim Denton
Saturday Afternoon
1926 · Movie
Steve Smith
Smith's Landlord
1926 · Movie
The Cop
Soldier Man
1926 · Movie
The Prime Minister
The Funnymooners
1926 · Movie
Sheriff Joel Springboard
Boobs in the Wood
1925 · Movie
Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
His Marriage Wow
1925 · Movie
A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
Hurry, Doctor!
1925 · Movie
Police Officer Bill Trapps
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
1925 · Movie
Auto Agency Manager
Lucky Stars
1925 · Movie
Hiram Healy
Plain Clothes
1925 · Movie
A Crook
Remember When?
1925 · Movie
Mack - Circus Owner
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
1925 · Movie
Gasoline Customer
There He Goes
1925 · Movie
Jerry the Bull
All Night Long
1924 · Movie
the Rival
Black Oxfords
1924 · Movie
Sandy Haig
Bull and Sand
1924 · Movie
Joe Archer
East of the Water Plug
1924 · Movie
Jim's Rival - the Villain
Feet of Mud
1924 · Movie
Football Coach
Little Robinson Corkscrew
1924 · Movie
Horace Horlick
Picking Peaches
1924 · Movie
The Store Manager
Riders of the Purple Cows
1924 · Movie
Mike Maverick
Romeo and Juliet
1924 · Movie
Billy Durham
The Half-Back of Notre Dame
1924 · Movie
Football Opponent
The Hollywood Kid
1924 · Movie
Claude Climax - Director
The Lion and the Souse
1924 · Movie
Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
Wall Street Blues
1924 · Movie
Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
Soul of the Beast
1923 · Movie
The Boob
The Extra Girl
1923 · Movie
Aaron Applejohn
Golf
1922 · Movie
The suitor
Mummy's Nightmare
1922 · Movie
Delivery Driver
Special Delivery
1922 · Movie
Cast
Hail the Woman
1921 · Movie
Joe Hurd
A Harem Hero
1920 · Movie
Oriental Potentate
Broken Bubbles
1920 · Movie
Cast
Hopping Bells
1920 · Movie
Cast
Hot Dogs
1920 · Movie
Cast
J-U-N-K
1920 · Movie
The Junk Dealer
Mystic Mush
1920 · Movie
Cast
Naughty Nurses
1920 · Movie
Cast
The Gum Riot
1920 · Movie
Cast
The Nickel Snatcher
1920 · Movie
Cast
Way Out West
1920 · Movie
Cast
When Spirits Move
1920 · Movie
Cast
An Auto Nut
1919 · Movie
The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)