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