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Vernon Dent

Acting · Born 1895-02-15 · San Jose, California, USA

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.

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Credits · 268

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020 · Claude Climax - Director, archive footage

The Sound of Laughter

1963 · Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957 · archive footage

1957 · Judge (archive footage)

1956 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rumpus in the Harem

1956 · Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)

Flagpole Jitters

1956 · Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)

Bedlam in Paradise

1955 · I. Fleecem (archive footage)

Of Cash and Hash

1955 · Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)

The Fire Chaser

1954 · J. Peabody Knott

1954 · King Arthur (uncredited)

1954 · Doctor (uncredited)

Musty Musketeers

1954 · King Cole

Income Tax Sappy

1954 · IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)

Doggie in the Bedroom

Doggie in the Bedroom

Rip, Sew and Stitch

1953 · Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)

Booty and the Beast

1953 · Night Watchman

1952 · Judge Henderson

A Missed Fortune

1952 · Hotel Manager

1951 · Mr. Philander

1951 · Santa Claus (uncredited)

The Tooth Will Out

1951 · Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry

She Took a Powder

She Took a Powder

Scrambled Brains

1951 · Nora's Father

The Awful Sleuth

1951 · Al Keefer

Three Arabian Nuts

1951 · Mr. Bradley

1950 · Police Captain Casey

Innocently Guilty

1950 · Mr. Bass

One Shivery Night

The Good Humor Man

1950 · Man in Park (uncredited)

Punchy Cowpunchers

1950 · General

Waiting in the Lurch

1949 · J. Peabody Knott

Malice in the Palace

1949 · Hassan Ben Sober

Clunked in the Clink

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949 · Bank Clerk (uncredited)

1949 · Insurance Adjuster

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949 · Guard (uncredited)

1949 · General

Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

Mummy's Dummies

1948 · King Rootentooten

1948 · I. Fleecem

The Sheepish Wolf

The Sheepish Wolf

1948 · King Cole

Squareheads of the Round Table

1948 · King Arthur

Shivering Sherlocks

1948 · Police Capt. Mullins

It Had to Be You

1947 · Man in Drugstore (uncredited)

Should Husbands Marry?

1947 · Hugh's Boss

Sing a Song of Six Pants

1947 · Police Detective

Road to Hollywood

1947 · A Film Director

The Sea of Grass

1947 · Train Conductor (uncredited)

1947 · Doctor (uncredited)

Bride and Gloom

1947 · Sally's Father (uncredited)

The Good Bad Egg

1947 · Rest Home Manager (uncredited)

Half-Wits Holiday

1947 · Prof. Quackenbush

Lone Star Moonlight

1946 · Sheriff

Three Little Pirates

1946 · Governor

1946 · Lord Wafflebottom

Pardon My Terror

1946 · Jonas Morton

Dangerous Business

1946 · Fat Man (uncredited)

1946 · Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

1946 · Slim - Baseball Spectator

A Bird in the Head

1946 · Prof. Panzer

The Harvey Girls

1946 · Engineer (uncredited)

Beer Barrel Polecats

1945 · Captain

1945 · Judge (uncredited)

Rockin' in the Rockies

1945 · Stanton (uncredited)

Having Wonderful Crime

1945 · Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Snooper Service

Three Pests in a Mess

1945 · Philip Black

1944 · Hugo (Nazi spy)

San Diego I Love You

1944 · Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)

Kansas City Kitty

1944 · Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.

1944 · Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

1944 · Mr. Leander

Address Unknown

1944 · Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

Defective Detectives

1944 · Rodney Boodle

1944 · Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)

1944 · Onlooker in doorway

Crash Goes the Hash

1944 · Fuller Bull

To Heir Is Human

1944 · Board Chairman

1943 · Man (uncredited)

Higher Than a Kite

1943 · Marshall Boering (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

1943 · William Ruff

Back from the Front

1943 · Lt. Dungen (uncredited)

A Maid Made Mad

1943 · Blonde's Boyfriend

A Blitz on the Fritz

1943 · Spy chief

His Wedding Scare

1943 · The Minister

They Stooge to Conga

1943 · Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)

Sock-a-Bye Baby

1942 · 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

1942 · Jealous Husband

1942 · Motorist (uncredited)

1942 · Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

Three Smart Saps

1942 · (uncredited)

1942 · Emperor Octopus Grabus

Cactus Makes Perfect

1942 · Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)

House of Errors

1942 · Neighbor Policeman

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

1941 · Watkins

In the Sweet Pie and Pie

1941 · Senator (uncredited)

An Ache in Every Stake

1941 · Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)

San Antonio Rose

1941 · Worthington

Adventure in Washington

1941 · Senator in gym

I'll Never Heil Again

1941 · Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)

Dutiful But Dumb

1941 · Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

So You Won't Squawk

1941 · The bartender

1941 · Zeno Springs Hotel Guest

So Long Mr. Chumps

1941 · Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1940 · J.T. Caldwell

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940 · Jim, a policeman

He Stayed for Breakfast

From Nurse to Worse

1940 · Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)

The Lady in Question

1940 · Gendarme (uncredited)

How High Is Up?

1940 · Mr. Blake (uncredited)

His Bridal Fright

1940 · Doorman

The Taming of the Snood

1940 · Man on Street

1940 · Dr. Walters (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940 · Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)

1940 · Night Watchman

Pardon My Berth Marks

1940 · Newspaper City Editor

1940 · Baseball Spectator with Hotdog

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940 · Hotel Doorman

Nothing But Pleasure

1940 · Bus Rider with Child

Mendelssohn's Wedding March

1939 · The Baron (uncredited)

1939 · Christmas Tree Buyer

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Hitler: Beast of Berlin

Stanley and Livingstone

1939 · Newspaperman in Office

Saved by the Belle

1939 · Mike (uncredited)

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

1939 · Sheriff (uncredited)

Only Angels Have Wings

1939 · Ship's Captain (uncredited)

A Star Is Shorn

1939 · Producer

A Ducking They Did Go

1939 · Vegetarian (uncredited)

Mutiny on the Body

Mutiny on the Body

1939 · Mr. Gibson

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939 · Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

Three Little Sew and Sews

1939 · Party Guest (uncredited)

Home on the Rage

1938 · Mr. Lent (uncredited)

A Doggone Mixup

1938 · Mr. Tilson

Thanks for the Memory

1938 · Refuse Man (uncredited)

1938 · Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

1938 · Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

1938 · Expressman (uncredited)

Many Sappy Returns

1938 · Concerned Pedestrian

1938 · Cook Howard

The Mind Needer

1938 · Mr. Ryan

Tassels in the Air

1938 · Building superintendent (uncredited)

Time Out for Trouble

1938 · Bakery Man

Wee Wee Monsieur

1938 · Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)

1937 · Dutch Schultz

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937 · Ship's Officer

Calling All Doctors

1937 · Sneezing Man

1937 · First Partner (uncredited)

Back to the Woods

1937 · Governor (uncredited)

1937 · Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

1936 · Morgan Morgan (uncredited)

1936 · Fat Man (uncredited)

Share the Wealth

Half Shot Shooters

1936 · Man in Restaurant

I Don't Remember

I Don't Remember

1935 · Oscar Glick

His Marriage Mix-up

His Marriage Mix-up

Tars and Stripes

1935 · Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack

Hollywood Trouble

Hollywood Trouble

1935 · Mr. Mahoney

Good Morning, Eve!

Good Morning, Eve!

1934 · Emperor Nero

Manhattan Melodrama

1934 · Otto (uncredited)

1933 · Elmer Smoot

1933 · Angry motorist

1933 · The Cop

Artist's Muddles

1933 · Luckenbach, the artist

The Iceman's Ball

The Iceman's Ball

1932 · Officer Schmaltz

The Hollywood Handicap

The Hollywood Handicap

Million Dollar Legs

1932 · Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

1932 · Bartender Pee Wee

The Riding Tornado

1932 · Hefty - Bartender

Just a Pain in the Parlor

Just a Pain in the Parlor

1932 · Speaker

1932 · Director Von Schnauble

Hollywood Halfbacks

Hollywood Halfbacks

The All-American Kickback

The All-American Kickback

1931 · Football Coach

Murder at Midnight

1931 · Detective Eating Peanuts

The Fainting Lover

The Fainting Lover

1931 · Dr. Dudley Schmidt

A College Racket

A College Racket

Girls Will Be Boys

1930 · Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')

Midnight Daddies

1930 · Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer

1929 · George Billings

Don't Get Jealous

Don't Get Jealous

1929 · Wilbur Warner

1929 · Vernon Vance

Howling Hollywood

Howling Hollywood

1929 · Jim - Homer's Pal

Ladies Must Eat

Ladies Must Eat

Calling Hubby's Bluff

1929 · Vernon Vance

1929 · Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor

Clunked on the Corner

1929 · Jip Bennett

Hubby's Weekend Trip

Hubby's Weekend Trip

1928 · Charley Whalen

Motorboat Mamas

1928 · Charley Whalen

The Campus Carmen

1928 · Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

Smith's Restaurant

1928 · Big Diner

His Unlucky Night

1928 · Homer Brown

1928 · Ernest Ward

The Bicycle Flirt

1928 · Henry Harper - The Boyfriend

Smith's Army Life

1928 · The Colonel

1928 · Mr. Kronk

1927 · Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer

For Sale, a Bungalow

For Sale, a Bungalow

1927 · 2nd Real Estate Broker

1927 · Pete - the Motor Cop

1927 · The Club President

Cured in the Excitement

1927 · Hector Strong

The Pride of Pikeville

1927 · The Train Conductor

His First Flame

1927 · Amos McCarthy

1927 · The Suitor

Should Sleepwalkers Marry?

Should Sleepwalkers Marry?

1927 · George Stevens

Flirty Four-Flushers

1926 · Bill Brown

A Blonde's Revenge

1926 · Tim Hayes

1926 · Gendarme

1926 · Jim Denton

Hoboken to Hollywood

1926 · Mr. Pinkney

Her Actor Friend

Her Actor Friend

1926 · Actor in Play

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

1926 · Jim Stone

A Sea Dog's Tale

A Prodigal Bridegroom

1926 · Gertie's Father in Flashback

1926 · The Prime Minister

Saturday Afternoon

1926 · Steve Smith

1925 · Jerry the Bull

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

1925 · Auto Agency Manager

1925 · Police Officer Bill Trapps

1925 · Hiram Healy

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

1925 · Gasoline Customer

1925 · Mack - Circus Owner

1925 · A Crook

His Marriage Wow

1925 · A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm

Boobs in the Wood

1925 · Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon

1924 · Joe Archer

1924 · Football Coach

1924 · the Rival

Riders of the Purple Cows

1924 · Mike Maverick

Little Robinson Corkscrew

1924 · Horace Horlick

East of the Water Plug

1924 · Jim's Rival - the Villain

Wall Street Blues

1924 · Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner

Romeo and Juliet

1924 · Billy Durham

The Lion and the Souse

The Lion and the Souse

1924 · Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit

1924 · Sandy Haig

The Hollywood Kid

1924 · Claude Climax - Director

The Half-Back of Notre Dame

The Half-Back of Notre Dame

1924 · Football Opponent

Picking Peaches

1924 · The Store Manager

1923 · Aaron Applejohn

Soul of the Beast

1923 · The Boob

1922 · The suitor

Mummy's Nightmare

Mummy's Nightmare

1922 · Delivery Driver

Special Delivery

Special Delivery

1921 · Joe Hurd

1920 · The Junk Dealer

1919 · The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)

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