
Vernon Dent
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1895-02-15
Day of Death
1963-11-05 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
San Jose, California, USA
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
Acting
(2006)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
as (archive footage)
(1963)
The Sound of Laughter
as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
(1961)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1957)
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
(1957)
Guns a Poppin!
as Judge (archive footage)
(1956)
Flagpole Jitters
as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
(1956)
Rumpus in the Harem
as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
(1956)
Hot Stuff
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1955)
Of Cash and Hash
as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
(1955)
Bedlam in Paradise
as I. Fleecem (archive footage)
(1954)
Musty Musketeers
as King Cole
(1954)
Knutzy Knights
as King Arthur (uncredited)
(1954)
Pals and Gals
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1954)
The Fire Chaser
as J. Peabody Knott
(1954)
Income Tax Sappy
as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
(1953)
Booty and the Beast
as Night Watchman
(1953)
Rip, Sew and Stitch
as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
(1952)
A Missed Fortune
as Hotel Manager
(1952)
Listen Judge
as Judge Henderson
(1951)
Scrambled Brains
as Nora's Father
(1951)
Pest Man Wins
as Mr. Philander
(1951)
The Tooth Will Out
as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
(1951)
Three Arabian Nuts
as Mr. Bradley
(1951)
The Awful Sleuth
as Al Keefer
(1950)
The Good Humor Man
as Man in Park (uncredited)
(1950)
Punchy Cowpunchers
as General
(1950)
Studio Stoops
as Police Captain Casey
(1950)
One Shivery Night
as Boss
(1950)
Innocently Guilty
as Mr. Bass
(1949)
Malice in the Palace
as Hassan Ben Sober
(1949)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Guard (uncredited)
(1949)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
(1949)
Waiting in the Lurch
as J. Peabody Knott
(1949)
Fuelin' Around
as General
(1949)
Hokus Pokus
as Insurance Adjuster
(1948)
Shivering Sherlocks
as Police Capt. Mullins
(1948)
Squareheads of the Round Table
as King Arthur
(1948)
Mummy's Dummies
as King Rootentooten
(1948)
Fiddlers Three
as King Cole
(1948)
Heavenly Daze
as I. Fleecem
(1948)
(1948)
(1947)
Sing a Song of Six Pants
as Police Detective
(1947)
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)
Road to Hollywood
as A Film Director
(1947)
Should Husbands Marry?
as Hugh's Boss
(1947)
Bride and Gloom
as Sally's Father (uncredited)
(1947)
Half-Wits Holiday
as Prof. Quackenbush
(1946)
Lone Star Moonlight
as Sheriff
(1946)
A Bird in the Head
as Prof. Panzer
(1946)
Beer Barrel Polecats
as Warden
(1946)
Society Mugs
as Lord Wafflebottom
(1946)
Night Editor
as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
(1946)
Mr. Noisy
as Slim - Baseball Spectator
(1946)
Dangerous Business
as Fat Man (uncredited)
(1946)
Pardon My Terror
as Jonas Morton
(1946)
Three Little Pirates
as Governor
(1945)
Booby Dupes
as Captain
(1945)
Having Wonderful Crime
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
(1945)
Three Pests in a Mess
as Philip Black
(1945)
Rockin' in the Rockies
as Stanton
(1945)
(1945)
Idiots Deluxe
as Judge (uncredited)
(1944)
Busy Buddies
as Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
(1944)
Crash Goes the Hash
as Fuller Bull
(1944)
Kansas City Kitty
as Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
(1944)
No Dough Boys
as Hugo (Nazi spy)
(1944)
Secret Command
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
(1944)
Address Unknown
as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
(1944)
Defective Detectives
as Rodney Boodle
(1944)
San Diego I Love You
as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
(1944)
Idle Roomers
as Mr. Leander
(1944)
Bachelor Daze
as Onlooker in doorway
(1944)
To Heir Is Human
as Board Chairman
(1943)
A Maid Made Mad
as Blonde's Boyfriend
(1943)
True to Life
as Man (uncredited)
(1943)
They Stooge to Conga
as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
(1943)
Higher Than a Kite
as Marshall Boering (uncredited)
(1943)
Back from the Front
as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
(1943)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
as William Ruff
(1943)
A Blitz on the Fritz
as Spy chief
(1943)
His Wedding Scare
as The Minister
(1942)
The Glass Key
as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
(1942)
Sappy Birthday
as Neighbor Policeman
(1942)
House of Errors
as White
(1942)
Cactus Makes Perfect
as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
(1942)
Matri-Phony
as Emperor Octopus Grabus
(1942)
Even as IOU
as Motorist (uncredited)
(1942)
Three Smart Saps
as (uncredited)
(1942)
Sock-a-Bye Baby
as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
(1942)
Sappy Pappy
as Jealous Husband
(1941)
Adventure in Washington
as Senator in gym
(1941)
So You Won't Squawk
as The bartender
(1941)
Dutiful But Dumb
as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
(1941)
An Ache in Every Stake
as Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
(1941)
I'll Never Heil Again
as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
(1941)
You're the One
as Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
(1941)
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
as Senator (uncredited)
(1941)
San Antonio Rose
as Worthington
(1941)
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
as Watkins
(1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
(1940)
The Lady in Question
as Gendarme (uncredited)
(1940)
Money Squawks
as Night Watchman
(1940)
How High Is Up?
as Mr. Blake (uncredited)
(1940)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Jim, a policeman
(1940)
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Chef
(1940)
Pardon My Berth Marks
as Newspaper City Editor
(1940)
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Hotel Doorman
(1940)
Nutty But Nice
as Dr. Walters (uncredited)
(1940)
From Nurse to Worse
as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
(1940)
The Heckler
as Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
(1940)
His Bridal Fright
as Doorman
(1940)
Nothing But Pleasure
as Bus Rider with Child
(1940)
Cold Turkey
as J.T. Caldwell
(1940)
The Taming of the Snood
as Man on Street
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
(1939)
Only Angels Have Wings
as Ship's Captain
(1939)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
(1939)
Stanley and Livingstone
as Newspaperman in Office
(1939)
Saved by the Belle
as Mike (uncredited)
(1939)
A Star Is Shorn
as Producer
(1939)
Mendelssohn's Wedding March
as The Baron (uncredited)
(1939)
A Ducking They Did Go
as Vegetarian (uncredited)
(1939)
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
as Lustig
(1939)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1939)
Teacher's Pest
as Christmas Tree Buyer
(1939)
Three Little Sew and Sews
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1939)
Mutiny on the Body
as Mr. Gibson
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Expressman (uncredited)
(1938)
Juvenile Court
as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
(1938)
Thanks for the Memory
as Refuse Man (uncredited)
(1938)
Tassels in the Air
as Building superintendent (uncredited)
(1938)
Time Out for Trouble
as Bakery Man
(1938)
Mutts to You
as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
(1938)
Home on the Rage
as Mr. Lent (uncredited)
(1938)
Reformatory
as Cook Howard
(1938)
Wee Wee Monsieur
as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
(1938)
Start Cheering
as Pops
(1938)
A Doggone Mixup
as Mr. Tilson
(1938)
Sue My Lawyer
as Judge
(1938)
The Mind Needer
as Mr. Ryan
(1938)
Many Sappy Returns
as Concerned Pedestrian
(1937)
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Ship's Officer
(1937)
Back to the Woods
as Governor (uncredited)
(1937)
Easy Living
as First Partner (uncredited)
(1937)
The Shadow
as Dutch Schultz
(1937)
Dizzy Doctors
as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
(1937)
Calling All Doctors
as Sneezing Man
(1936)
San Francisco
as Fat Man (uncredited)
(1936)
Slippery Silks
as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
(1936)
Half Shot Shooters
as Man in Restaurant
(1936)
Share the Wealth
as Mayor
(1935)
Hollywood Trouble
as Mr. Mahoney
(1935)
I Don't Remember
as Oscar Glick
(1935)
Tars and Stripes
as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
(1935)
(1934)
Manhattan Melodrama
as Otto (uncredited)
(1934)
Good Morning, Eve!
as Emperor Nero
(1933)
(1933)
Please
as Elmer Smoot
(1933)
Tied for Life
as Angry motorist
(1933)
The Hitchhiker
as Adolph
(1933)
Knight Duty
as The Cop
(1933)
Artist's Muddles
as Luckenbach, the artist
(1933)
(1932)
Million Dollar Legs
as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
(1932)
The Riding Tornado
as Hefty - Bartender
(1932)
Texas Cyclone
as Hefty
(1932)
Dream House
as Director Von Schnauble
(1932)
The Big Flash
as Klaus
(1932)
The Iceman's Ball
as Officer Schmaltz
(1932)
Just a Pain in the Parlor
as Speaker
(1932)
(1932)
Daring Danger
as Bartender Pee Wee
(1931)
Murder at Midnight
as Detective Eating Peanuts
(1931)
(1931)
(1931)
The Bride's Mistake
as Mr. Grimm
(1931)
(1931)
The All-American Kickback
as Football Coach
(1931)
(1931)
(1931)
The Fainting Lover
as Dr. Dudley Schmidt
(1931)
Dragnet Patrol
as Cookie
(1931)
(1930)
Crazy House
as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
(1930)
Midnight Daddies
as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
(1929)
Pink Pajamas
as Vernon Vance
(1929)
Clunked on the Corner
as Jip Bennett
(1929)
The Old Barn
as Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
(1929)
Don't Get Jealous
as Wilbur Warner
(1929)
(1929)
(1929)
Calling Hubby's Bluff
as Vernon Vance
(1929)
A Close Shave
as George Billings
(1929)
The Bees' Buzz
as Jim - Homer's Pal
(1929)
(1928)
The Cameraman
as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
(1928)
The Campus Carmen
as Extra
(1928)
The Bicycle Flirt
as Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
(1928)
His Unlucky Night
as Homer Brown
(1928)
Smith's Army Life
as The Colonel
(1928)
The Best Man
as Groom
(1928)
Motorboat Mamas
as Charley Whalen
(1928)
The Beach Club
as Mr. Kronk
(1928)
Hubby's Weekend Trip
as Charley Whalen
(1928)
Smith's Restaurant
as Big Diner
(1927)
His First Flame
as Amos McCarthy
(1927)
Cured in the Excitement
as Hector Strong
(1927)
A One Mama Man
as The Suitor
(1927)
The Golf Nut
as The Club President
(1927)
For Sale, a Bungalow
as 2nd Real Estate Broker
(1927)
Fiddlesticks
as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
(1927)
The Pride of Pikeville
as The Train Conductor
(1927)
Smith's Cook
as Pete - the Motor Cop
(1927)
Should Sleepwalkers Marry?
as George Stevens
(1926)
Hoboken to Hollywood
as Mr. Pinkney
(1926)
Saturday Afternoon
as Steve Smith
(1926)
Soldier Man
as The Prime Minister
(1926)
Her Actor Friend
as Actor in Play
(1926)
A Sea Dog's Tale
as Jo Jo
(1926)
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
as Jim Stone
(1926)
Masked Mamas
as Jim Denton
(1926)
A Prodigal Bridegroom
as Gertie's Father in Flashback
(1926)
Smith's Landlord
as The Cop
(1926)
Flirty Four-Flushers
as Bill Brown
(1926)
Have Courage
as Gendarme
(1926)
A Blonde's Revenge
as Tim Hayes
(1925)
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
as Gasoline Customer
(1925)
His Marriage Wow
as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
(1925)
Plain Clothes
as A Crook
(1925)
Boobs in the Wood
as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
(1925)
There He Goes
as Jerry the Bull
(1925)
Lucky Stars
as Hiram Healy
(1925)
Remember When?
as Mack - Circus Owner
(1925)
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
as Auto Agency Manager
(1925)
Hurry, Doctor!
as Police Officer Bill Trapps
(1924)
Bull and Sand
as Joe Archer
(1924)
Romeo and Juliet
as Billy Durham
(1924)
Riders of the Purple Cows
as Mike Maverick
(1924)
Picking Peaches
as The Store Manager
(1924)
Black Oxfords
as Sandy Haig
(1924)
Wall Street Blues
as Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
(1924)
East of the Water Plug
as Jim's Rival - the Villain
(1924)
The Half-Back of Notre Dame
as Football Opponent
(1924)
The Hollywood Kid
as Claude Climax - Director
(1924)
All Night Long
as the Rival
(1924)
Feet of Mud
as Football Coach
(1924)
The Lion and the Souse
as Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
(1924)
Little Robinson Corkscrew
as Horace Horlick
(1923)
The Extra Girl
as Aaron Applejohn
(1923)
Soul of the Beast
as The Boob
(1922)
Golf
as The suitor
(1922)
Mummy's Nightmare
as Delivery Driver
(1922)
(1921)
Hail the Woman
as Joe Hurd
(1920)
A Harem Hero
as Oriental Potentate
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
J-U-N-K
as The Junk Dealer
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1919)
An Auto Nut
as The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)
Crew
(1935)
His Marriage Mix-up
Writer
(1935)
Hollywood Trouble
Writer
(1933)
Hooks and Jabs
Writer
(1933)
Please
Story
(1933)
Tied for Life
Writer