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