Vernon Dent

Actor

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.

Born: February 15, 1895 in San Jose, California, USA

Died: November 5, 1963 (Age 68)

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Vernon Dent Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Easy Living Movie	7.6	Actor	First Partner (uncredited)	1937
Days of Thrills and Laughter Movie	6.9	Actor	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	1961
Having Wonderful Crime Movie	5.8	Actor	Hotel Guest (uncredited)	1945
Hitler: Beast of Berlin Movie	4.9	Actor	Lustig	1939
His First Flame Movie	5.6	Actor	Amos McCarthy	1927
He Stayed for Breakfast Movie	6.1	Actor	Chef	1940
Juvenile Court Movie	5.5	Actor	Mr. Schultz (uncredited)	1938
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Senate Reporter (uncredited)	1939
You Can't Take It with You Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Expressman (uncredited)	1938
Only Angels Have Wings Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Ship's Captain	1939
The Cameraman Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)	1928
San Francisco Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7	Actor	Fat Man (uncredited)	1936
Stanley and Livingstone Movie	6.8	Actor	Newspaperman in Office	1939
The Extra Girl Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Aaron Applejohn	1923
Million Dollar Legs Movie	6.6	Actor	Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)	1932
The Doctor Takes a Wife Movie	6.6	Actor	Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)	1940
The Lady in Question Movie	6.1	Actor	Gendarme (uncredited)	1940
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt Movie	6.3	Actor	Fat Man at Party (uncredited)	1939
The Lone Wolf Strikes Movie	6.2	Actor	Hotel Doorman	1940
Texas Cyclone Movie	5.7	Actor	Hefty	1932
Secret Command Movie	6.1	Actor	Shipyard Worker (uncredited)	1944
The Villain Still Pursued Her Movie	5.2	Actor	Jim, a policeman	1940
Thanks for the Memory Movie	6.2	Actor	Refuse Man (uncredited)	1938
Start Cheering Movie	5.8	Actor	Pops	1938
San Diego I Love You Movie	6.5	Actor	Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)	1944
Murder in Greenwich Village Movie	5.9	Actor	Ship's Officer	1937
House of Errors Movie	5.4	Actor	White	1942
Soul of the Beast Movie	6.7	Actor	The Boob	1923
Hail the Woman Movie	7.3	Actor	Joe Hurd	1921
Adventure in Washington Movie	7	Actor	Senator in gym	1941
Lone Star Moonlight Movie	7	Actor	Sheriff	1946
The Shadow Movie	6.2	Actor	Dutch Schultz	1937
True to Life Movie	6.4	Actor	Man (uncredited)	1943
The Golden Age of Comedy Movie	6.9	Actor	archive footage	1957
Address Unknown Movie	6.8	Actor	Nazi Party Member (uncredited)	1944
The Good Humor Man Movie	6.1	Actor	Man in Park (uncredited)	1950
Manhattan Melodrama Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Otto (uncredited)	1934
Daring Danger Movie	5.6	Actor	Bartender Pee Wee	1932
The Riding Tornado Movie	6.2	Actor	Hefty - Bartender	1932
Reformatory Movie	7.5	Actor	Cook Howard	1938
Night Editor Movie	6.5	Actor	Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)	1946
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts Movie	7.5	Actor	(archive footage)	2006
Rockin' in the Rockies Movie	5.6	Actor	Stanton	1945
San Antonio Rose Movie	6.9	Actor	Worthington	1941
Midnight Daddies Movie		Actor	Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer	1930
Dangerous Business Movie	6.5	Actor	Fat Man (uncredited)	1946
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Guard (uncredited)	1949
The Glass Key Movie	6.9	Actor	Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)	1942
Road to Hollywood Movie	4.5	Actor	A Film Director	1947
Murder at Midnight Movie	5.2	Actor	Detective Eating Peanuts	1931
The Sound of Laughter Movie	4.9	Actor	Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach	1963
Dragnet Patrol Movie	5.2	Actor	Cookie	1931
The Sea of Grass Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Train Conductor (uncredited)	1947
It Had to Be You Movie	6.3	Actor	Man in Drugstore (uncredited)	1947
The Doolins of Oklahoma Movie	6.3	Actor	Bank Clerk (uncredited)	1949
I Love Lucy TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	8.4	Actor	Santa Claus (uncredited) 2 Episodes	1951-1957
Malice in the Palace Short Film	7.1	Actor	Hassan Ben Sober	1949
Sing a Song of Six Pants Short Film	6.9	Actor	Police Detective	1947
I'll Never Heil Again Short Film	7.7	Actor	Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)	1941
Half Shot Shooters Short Film	7	Actor	Man in Restaurant	1936
Half-Wits Holiday Short Film	7.4	Actor	Prof. Quackenbush	1947
How High Is Up? Short Film	7.6	Actor	Mr. Blake (uncredited)	1940
Idle Roomers Short Film	7.4	Actor	Mr. Leander	1944
Beer Barrel Polecats Short Film	6.8	Actor	Warden	1946
Crash Goes the Hash Short Film	7.6	Actor	Fuller Bull	1944
A Bird in the Head Short Film	6.8	Actor	Prof. Panzer	1946
Hokus Pokus Short Film	7	Actor	Insurance Adjuster	1949
No Dough Boys Short Film	6.9	Actor	Hugo (Nazi spy)	1944
Booby Dupes Short Film	7.1	Actor	Captain	1945
Heavenly Daze Short Film	7.3	Actor	I. Fleecem	1948
Matri-Phony Short Film	7	Actor	Emperor Octopus Grabus	1942
Fiddlers Three Short Film	6.8	Actor	King Cole	1948
Mummy's Dummies Short Film	7	Actor	King Rootentooten	1948
Three Arabian Nuts Short Film	7.2	Actor	Mr. Bradley	1951
Three Pests in a Mess Short Film	7.1	Actor	Philip Black	1945
Listen, Judge Short Film	7	Actor	Judge Henderson	1952
The Tooth Will Out Short Film	6.9	Actor	Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry	1951
Scrambled Brains Short Film	7.4	Actor	Nora's Father	1951
Saturday Afternoon Short Film	6.1	Actor	Steve Smith	1926
Studio Stoops Short Film	7.3	Actor	Police Captain Casey	1950
Pest Man Wins Short Film	7	Actor	Mr. Philander	1951
A Missed Fortune Short Film	7	Actor	Hotel Manager	1952
Booty and the Beast Short Film	6.5	Actor	Night Watchman	1953
Rumpus in the Harem Short Film	6.1	Actor	Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)	1956
Flagpole Jitters Short Film	6.5	Actor	Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)	1956
Of Cash and Hash Short Film	6.7	Actor	Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)	1955
His Marriage Wow Short Film	6.4	Actor	A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm	1925
Crazy House Short Film	5	Actor	Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')	1930
Fiddlesticks Short Film	6.1	Actor	Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer	1927
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies Short Film	5.7	Actor	Gasoline Customer	1925
Tars and Stripes Short Film	5.1	Actor	Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack	1935
Pardon My Berth Marks Short Film	5.8	Actor	Newspaper City Editor	1940
Picking Peaches Short Film	6	Actor	The Store Manager	1924
Nothing But Pleasure Short Film	5.9	Actor	Bus Rider with Child	1940
The Taming of the Snood Short Film	5.6	Actor	Man on Street	1940
Black Oxfords Short Film	5.6	Actor	Sandy Haig	1924
The Pride of Pikeville Short Film	6	Actor	The Train Conductor	1927
Soldier Man Short Film	7.1	Actor	The Prime Minister	1926
The Half-Back of Notre Dame Short Film	5.9	Actor	Football Opponent	1924
The Hollywood Kid Short Film	6.9	Actor	Claude Climax - Director	1924
Waiting in the Lurch Short Film	6.4	Actor	J. Peabody Knott	1949
The Good Bad Egg Short Film	5.9	Actor	Rest Home Manager (uncredited)	1947
Mr. Noisy Short Film	7.5	Actor	Slim - Baseball Spectator	1946
The All-American Kickback Short Film	4.9	Actor	Football Coach	1931
Dream House Short Film	7.1	Actor	Director Von Schnauble	1932
Gents of Leisure Short Film		Actor		1931
Money Squawks Short Film	6.6	Actor	Night Watchman	1940
The Fire Chaser Short Film	5.9	Actor	J. Peabody Knott	1954
There He Goes Short Film	6.6	Actor	Jerry the Bull	1925
Society Mugs Short Film	6.8	Actor	Lord Wafflebottom	1946
Girls Will Be Boys Short Film	6.5	Actor		1931
A Sea Dog's Tale Short Film	5.4	Actor	Jo Jo	1926
The Heckler Short Film	7.2	Actor	Baseball Spectator with Hotdog	1940
Sue My Lawyer Short Film	6	Actor	Judge	1938
Golf Short Film	5.9	Actor	The suitor	1922
Bachelor Daze Short Film	5.7	Actor	Onlooker in doorway	1944
Smith's Army Life Short Film	6	Actor	The Colonel	1928
Just a Pain in the Parlor Short Film	5.3	Actor	Speaker	1932
Hoboken to Hollywood Short Film	5.8	Actor	Mr. Pinkney	1926
Riders of the Purple Cows Short Film		Actor	Mike Maverick	1924
The Best Man Short Film	6.3	Actor	Groom	1928
The Golf Nut Short Film	5.8	Actor	The Club President	1927
The Fainting Lover Short Film	4	Actor	Dr. Dudley Schmidt	1931
Bull and Sand Short Film	5.5	Actor	Joe Archer	1924
Clunked on the Corner Short Film	5.8	Actor	Jip Bennett	1929
Wall Street Blues Short Film	6.3	Actor	Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner	1924
The Lion and the Souse Short Film	6.2	Actor	Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit	1924
Home on the Rage Short Film	6.6	Actor	Mr. Lent (uncredited)	1938
Artist's Muddles Short Film	6.7	Actor	Luckenbach, the artist	1933
Share the Wealth Short Film	5.6	Actor	Mayor	1936
A Doggone Mixup Short Film	5.7	Actor	Mr. Tilson	1938
Cold Turkey Short Film	5.7	Actor	J.T. Caldwell	1940
I Don't Remember Short Film	5.9	Actor	Oscar Glick	1935
Bride and Gloom Short Film	7.2	Actor	Sally's Father (uncredited)	1947
Knight Duty Short Film	6.2	Actor	The Cop	1933
Hooks and Jabs Short Film	5.4	Actor		1933
The Hitch Hiker Short Film	5.9	Actor	Adolph	1933
Tied for Life Short Film	5.4	Actor	Angry motorist	1933
Please Short Film	7.4	Actor	Elmer Smoot	1933
Tired Feet Short Film	6	Actor		1933
Time Out for Trouble Short Film	6.6	Actor	Bakery Man	1938
Remember When? Short Film	7.1	Actor	Mack - Circus Owner	1925
The Mind Needer Short Film	6.7	Actor	Mr. Ryan	1938
A Blitz on the Fritz Short Film	5.7	Actor	Spy chief	1943
Sweet Spirits of Nighter Short Film	5.6	Actor	Watkins	1941
An Auto Nut Short Film	5.2	Actor	The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)	1919
When Spirits Move Short Film		Actor		1920
To Heir Is Human Short Film	5.9	Actor	Board Chairman	1944
Hollywood Trouble Short Film		Actor	Mr. Mahoney	1935
His Unlucky Night Short Film	6	Actor	Homer Brown	1928
What a Trip Short Film		Actor		1929
Howling Hollywood Short Film		Actor		1929
Smith's Landlord Short Film		Actor	The Cop	1926
Smith's Cook Short Film	5.7	Actor	Pete - the Motor Cop	1927
Broken Bubbles Short Film		Actor		1920
Hot Dogs Short Film	5.7	Actor		1920
Naughty Nurses Short Film		Actor		1920
The Gum Riot Short Film		Actor		1920
A Star Is Shorn Short Film	6.7	Actor	Producer	1939
Mendelssohn's Wedding March Short Film	5.7	Actor	The Baron (uncredited)	1939
The Nickel Snatcher Short Film	5.7	Actor		1920
Boobs in the Wood Short Film	6.5	Actor	Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon	1925
J-U-N-K Short Film	5.7	Actor	The Junk Dealer	1920
Calling All Doctors Short Film	6.8	Actor	Sneezing Man	1937
Many Sappy Returns Short Film	7.3	Actor	Concerned Pedestrian	1938
Teacher's Pest Short Film	6.1	Actor	Christmas Tree Buyer	1939
His Bridal Fright Short Film	6.7	Actor	Doorman	1940
A Harem Hero Short Film	5.1	Actor	Oriental Potentate	1920
A One Mama Man Short Film	7.6	Actor	The Suitor	1927
One Shivery Night Short Film	6.9	Actor	Boss	1950
His Wedding Scare Short Film	6.4	Actor	The Minister	1943
Good Morning, Eve! Short Film	5.8	Actor	Emperor Nero	1934
Mutiny on the Body Short Film	6.5	Actor	Mr. Gibson	1939
The Iceman's Ball Short Film	6.7	Actor	Officer Schmaltz	1932
All Night Long Short Film	6.2	Actor	the Rival	1924
Mystic Mush Short Film		Actor		1920
Way Out West Movie		Actor		1920
Slippery Silks Short Film	7.2	Actor	Morgan Morgan (uncredited)	1936
Dizzy Doctors Short Film	7.4	Actor	Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)	1937
Back to the Woods Short Film	6.7	Actor	Governor (uncredited)	1937
Wee Wee Monsieur Short Film	7	Actor	Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)	1938
Hot Stuff Short Film	6.1	Actor	(archive footage) (uncredited)	1956
A Close Shave Short Film		Actor	George Billings	1929
Mutts to You Short Film	7.1	Actor	Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)	1938
Three Little Sew and Sews Short Film	7.1	Actor	Party Guest (uncredited)	1939
From Nurse to Worse Short Film	7.3	Actor	Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)	1940
The Beach Club Short Film	6.6	Actor	Mr. Kronk	1928
The Bicycle Flirt Short Film	7.9	Actor	Henry Harper - The Boyfriend	1928
Motorboat Mamas Short Film	7	Actor	Charley Whalen	1928
Hubby's Weekend Trip Short Film	7.5	Actor	Charley Whalen	1928
Don't Get Jealous Short Film	7.8	Actor	Wilbur Warner	1929
A Prodigal Bridegroom Short Film	5.9	Actor	Gertie's Father in Flashback	1926
Masked Mamas Short Film		Actor	Jim Denton	1926
Hurry, Doctor! Short Film		Actor	Police Officer Bill Trapps	1925
East of the Water Plug Short Film		Actor	Jim's Rival - the Villain	1924
Should Sleepwalkers Marry? Short Film		Actor	George Stevens	1927
Her Actor Friend Short Film		Actor	Actor in Play	1926
Should Husbands Marry? Short Film	5.5	Actor	Hugh's Boss	1947
Little Robinson Corkscrew Short Film		Actor	Horace Horlick	1924
Cured in the Excitement Short Film		Actor	Hector Strong	1927
For Sale, a Bungalow Short Film		Actor	2nd Real Estate Broker	1927
Flirty Four-Flushers Short Film	6.2	Actor	Bill Brown	1926
Tassels in the Air Short Film	7.5	Actor	Building superintendent (uncredited)	1938
Isn't Love Cuckoo? Short Film		Actor	Auto Agency Manager	1925
Special Delivery Short Film	7.7	Actor		1922
Busy Buddies Short Film	7	Actor	Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)	1944
Beach Pajamas Short Film		Actor		1931
An Ache in Every Stake Short Film	7.9	Actor	Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)	1941
Shivering Sherlocks Short Film	6.9	Actor	Police Capt. Mullins	1948
Idiots Deluxe Short Film	7.4	Actor	Judge (uncredited)	1945
Higher Than a Kite Short Film	7.1	Actor	Marshall Boering (uncredited)	1943
Nutty But Nice Short Film	7.1	Actor	Dr. Walters (uncredited)	1940
They Stooge to Conga Short Film	7.6	Actor	Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)	1943
Cactus Makes Perfect Short Film	7.1	Actor	Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)	1942
Back from the Front Short Film	7.2	Actor	Lt. Dungen (uncredited)	1943
Sock-a-Bye Baby Short Film	6.9	Actor	1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)	1942
The Sheepish Wolf Short Film		Actor		1948
A Blonde's Revenge Short Film	6.4	Actor	Tim Hayes	1926
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath Short Film		Actor		1948
Sappy Pappy Short Film		Actor	Jealous Husband	1942
A College Racket Short Film	4.9	Actor		1931
The Freshman's Finish Short Film	3.8	Actor		1931
Dutiful But Dumb Short Film	7.4	Actor	Mr. Wilson (uncredited)	1941
Guns a Poppin! Short Film	5.3	Actor	Judge (archive footage)	1957
The Old Barn Short Film	4.5	Actor	Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor	1929
Yes, We Have No Bonanza Short Film	7.3	Actor	Sheriff (uncredited)	1939
A Ducking They Did Go Short Film	7.3	Actor	Vegetarian (uncredited)	1939
Pardon My Terror Short Film	7.1	Actor	Jonas Morton	1946
In the Sweet Pie and Pie Short Film	7.7	Actor	Senator (uncredited)	1941
Out West Short Film	7.2	Actor	Doctor (uncredited)	1947
Three Smart Saps Short Film	7.3	Actor	(uncredited)	1942
Even as IOU Short Film	6.7	Actor	Motorist (uncredited)	1942
The Awful Sleuth Short Film	5.3	Actor	Al Keefer	1951
Three Little Pirates Short Film	7.5	Actor	Governor	1946
Squareheads of the Round Table Short Film	7.2	Actor	King Arthur	1948
Fuelin' Around Short Film	7.1	Actor	General	1949
Feet of Mud Short Film	6.7	Actor	Football Coach	1924
Punchy Cowpunchers Short Film	7.2	Actor	General	1950
Plain Clothes Short Film	6.6	Actor	A Crook	1925
Rip, Sew and Stitch Short Film	6.8	Actor	Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)	1953
Calling Hubby's Bluff Short Film	6.7	Actor	Vernon Vance	1929
Pink Pajamas Short Film	6.6	Actor	Vernon Vance	1929
Hot Sports Short Film	4.8	Actor		1929
Bedlam in Paradise Short Film	6.9	Actor	I. Fleecem (archive footage)	1955
The Bees' Buzz Short Film	6.6	Actor	Jim - Homer's Pal	1929
A Maid Made Mad Short Film	6.4	Actor	Blonde's Boyfriend	1943
Sappy Birthday Short Film	6.4	Actor	Neighbor Policeman	1942
Income Tax Sappy Short Film	6.8	Actor	IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)	1954
Musty Musketeers Short Film	6.6	Actor	King Cole	1954
Pals and Gals Short Film	6.3	Actor	Doctor (uncredited)	1954
Knutzy Knights Short Film	6.5	Actor	King Arthur (uncredited)	1954
Saved by the Belle Short Film	6.5	Actor	Mike (uncredited)	1939
The Big Flash Short Film	5.6	Actor	Klaus	1932
Defective Detectives Short Film	5.9	Actor	Rodney Boodle	1944
Here Comes Mr. Zerk Short Film	6	Actor	William Ruff	1943
Snooper Service Short Film		Actor		1945
Innocently Guilty Short Film	6.2	Actor	Mr. Bass	1950
Lucky Stars Short Film	6.2	Actor	Hiram Healy	1925
His Marriage Mix-up Short Film	6.9	Actor		1935
Romeo and Juliet Short Film	8.3	Actor	Billy Durham	1924
Smith's Restaurant Short Film	7.2	Actor	Big Diner	1928
Hubby's Quiet Little Game Short Film	7	Actor	Jim Stone	1926
Hollywood Halfbacks Short Film		Actor		1931
The Bride's Mistake Short Film	5.9	Actor	Mr. Grimm	1931
Hooks and Jabs Short Film	5.4	Writing	Writer	1933
Tied for Life Short Film	5.4	Writing	Writer	1933
Please Short Film	7.4	Writing	Story	1933
Hollywood Trouble Short Film		Writing	Writer	1935
His Marriage Mix-up Short Film	6.9	Writing	Writer	1935
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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