Vernon Dent
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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
Credits
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
The Cameraman (1928)
as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
Hokus Pokus (1949)
as Insurance Adjuster
The Glass Key (1942)
as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as Expressman (uncredited)
San Francisco (1936)
as Fat Man (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
as Ship's Captain
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
as Guard (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
as Otto (uncredited)
Fuelin' Around (1949)
as General
Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
as Newspaperman in Office
The Harvey Girls (1946)
as Engineer (uncredited)
Easy Living (1937)
as First Partner (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass (1947)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Back to the Woods (1937)
as Governor (uncredited)
I'll Never Heil Again (1941)
as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
Out West (1947)
as Doctor (uncredited)
Dizzy Doctors (1937)
as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
It Had to Be You (1947)
as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
Mummy's Dummies (1948)
as King Rootentooten
Hitler: Beast of Berlin (1939)
as Lustig
Night Editor (1946)
as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
Back from the Front (1943)
as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man (1950)
as Man in Park (uncredited)
True to Life (1943)
as Man (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)
as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
Murder in Greenwich Village (1937)
as Ship's Officer
Musty Musketeers (1954)
as King Cole
Bachelor Daze (1944)
as Onlooker in doorway
Knutzy Knights (1954)
as King Arthur (uncredited)
The Best Man (1928)
as Groom
Start Cheering (1938)
as Pops
His Marriage Wow (1925)
as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
Society Mugs (1946)
as Lord Wafflebottom
Secret Command (1944)
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga (1943)
as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
Golf (1922)
as The suitor
The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Higher Than a Kite (1943)
as Marshall Boering (uncredited)
Tired Feet (1933)
Actor
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
as archive footage
The Shadow (1937)
as Dutch Schultz
Remember When? (1925)
as Mack - Circus Owner
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
So Long Mr. Chumps (1941)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Idiots Deluxe (1945)
as Judge (uncredited)
Rockin' in the Rockies (1945)
as Stanton (uncredited)
Defective Detectives (1944)
as Rodney Boodle
Guns a Poppin! (1957)
as Judge (archive footage)
Special Delivery (1922)
Actor
Crash Goes the Hash (1944)
as Fuller Bull
A Bird in the Head (1946)
as Prof. Panzer
Reformatory (1938)
as Cook Howard
Knight Duty (1933)
as The Cop
Mutts to You (1938)
as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Cold Turkey (1940)
as J.T. Caldwell
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
as Jim, a policeman
He Stayed for Breakfast (1940)
as Chef
Punchy Cowpunchers (1950)
as General
San Diego I Love You (1944)
as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
The Lady in Question (1940)
as Gendarme (uncredited)
Texas Cyclone (1932)
as Hefty
Rumpus in the Harem (1956)
as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
Three Little Sew and Sews (1939)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Thanks for the Memory (1938)
as Refuse Man (uncredited)
Tassels in the Air (1938)
as Building superintendent (uncredited)
The Taming of the Snood (1940)
as Man on Street
Calling All Doctors (1937)
as Sneezing Man
From Nurse to Worse (1940)
as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza (1939)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
The Campus Carmen (1928)
as Extra
Adventure in Washington (1941)
as Senator in gym
Crazy House (1930)
as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
A Ducking They Did Go (1939)
as Vegetarian (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
His First Flame (1927)
as Amos McCarthy
Sappy Birthday (1942)
as Neighbor Policeman
Dream House (1932)
as Director Von Schnauble
A Blitz on the Fritz (1943)
as Spy chief
Plain Clothes (1925)
as A Crook
Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Her Actor Friend (1926)
as Actor in Play
Slippery Silks (1936)
as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
Picking Peaches (1924)
as The Store Manager
Even as IOU (1942)
as Motorist (uncredited)
Scrambled Brains (1951)
as Nora's Father
San Antonio Rose (1941)
as Worthington
Soldier Man (1926)
as The Prime Minister
Cactus Makes Perfect (1942)
as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
Matri-Phony (1942)
as Emperor Octopus Grabus
Pardon My Berth Marks (1940)
as Newspaper City Editor
In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941)
as Senator (uncredited)
Hot Stuff (1956)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter (1941)
as Watkins
Juvenile Court (1938)
as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
You're the One (1941)
as Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
Hail the Woman (1921)
as Joe Hurd
The Hitchhiker (1933)
as Adolph
Hoboken to Hollywood (1926)
as Mr. Pinkney
Three Little Pirates (1946)
as Governor
The Bees' Buzz (1929)
as Jim - Homer's Pal
Hurry, Doctor! (1925)
as Police Officer Bill Trapps
Share the Wealth (1936)
as Mayor
His Bridal Fright (1940)
as Doorman
Million Dollar Legs (1932)
as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
Boobs in the Wood (1925)
as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
Here Comes Mr. Zerk (1943)
as William Ruff
To Heir Is Human (1944)
as Board Chairman
Address Unknown (1944)
as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
Of Cash and Hash (1955)
as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
Pals and Gals (1954)
as Doctor (uncredited)
Heavenly Daze (1948)
as I. Fleecem
Nothing But Pleasure (1940)
as Bus Rider with Child
Pardon My Terror (1946)
as Jonas Morton
Sock-a-Bye Baby (1942)
as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Tars and Stripes (1935)
as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
The Tooth Will Out (1951)
as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
Calling Hubby's Bluff (1929)
as Vernon Vance
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
as Hotel Doorman
The Pride of Pikeville (1927)
as The Train Conductor
The Bride's Mistake (1931)
as Mr. Grimm
Motorboat Mamas (1928)
as Charley Whalen
The Iceman's Ball (1932)
as Officer Schmaltz
Midnight Daddies (1930)
as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
The Sound of Laughter (1963)
as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
No Dough Boys (1944)
as Hugo (Nazi spy)
Saved by the Belle (1939)
as Mike (uncredited)
Don't Get Jealous (1929)
as Wilbur Warner
The All-American Kickback (1931)
as Football Coach
Malice in the Palace (1949)
as Hassan Ben Sober
Hubby's Weekend Trip (1928)
as Charley Whalen
East of the Water Plug (1924)
as Jim's Rival - the Villain
Murder at Midnight (1931)
as Detective Eating Peanuts
The Hollywood Handicap (1932)
Actor
Golf Widows (1928)
as Ernest Ward
Wee Wee Monsieur (1938)
as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
His Marriage Mix-up (1935)
Actor
Road to Hollywood (1947)
as A Film Director
A Doggone Mixup (1938)
as Mr. Tilson
Smith's Army Life (1928)
as The Colonel
Bedlam in Paradise (1955)
as I. Fleecem (archive footage)
The Awful Sleuth (1951)
as Al Keefer
Half Shot Shooters (1936)
as Man in Restaurant
Daring Danger (1932)
as Bartender Pee Wee
The Funnymooners (1926)
as Sheriff Joel Springboard
Feet of Mud (1924)
as Football Coach
Lone Star Moonlight (1946)
as Sheriff
The Good Bad Egg (1947)
as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
Masked Mamas (1926)
as Jim Denton
Saturday Afternoon (1926)
as Steve Smith
So You Won't Squawk (1941)
as The bartender
Fiddlers Three (1948)
as King Cole
Listen Judge (1952)
as Judge Henderson
A Star Is Shorn (1939)
as Producer
All Night Long (1924)
as the Rival
A College Racket (1931)
Actor
Pest Man Wins (1951)
as Mr. Philander
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game (1926)
as Jim Stone
Bull and Sand (1924)
as Joe Archer
Three Smart Saps (1942)
as (uncredited)
Income Tax Sappy (1954)
as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
Isn't Love Cuckoo? (1925)
as Auto Agency Manager
Booty and the Beast (1953)
as Night Watchman
The Heckler (1940)
as Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
Nutty But Nice (1940)
as Dr. Walters (uncredited)
Ladies Must Eat (1929)
as George
The Extra Girl (1923)
as Aaron Applejohn
Lucky Stars (1925)
as Hiram Healy
Three Pests in a Mess (1945)
as Philip Black
How High Is Up? (1940)
as Mr. Blake (uncredited)
Hollywood Trouble (1935)
as Mr. Mahoney
A Sea Dog's Tale (1926)
as Jo Jo
Kansas City Kitty (1944)
as Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
Booby Dupes (1945)
as Captain
Three Arabian Nuts (1951)
as Mr. Bradley
There He Goes (1925)
as Jerry the Bull
One Shivery Night (1950)
as Boss
Cured in the Excitement (1927)
as Hector Strong
Fiddlesticks (1927)
as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
Should Husbands Marry? (1947)
as Hugh's Boss
Clunked in the Clink (1949)
Actor
The Big Flash (1932)
as Klaus
Mutiny on the Body (1939)
as Mr. Gibson
Riders of the Purple Cows (1924)
as Mike Maverick
A Maid Made Mad (1943)
as Blonde's Boyfriend
Smith's Landlord (1926)
as The Cop
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies (1925)
as Gasoline Customer
Flirty Four-Flushers (1926)
as Bill Brown
Bride and Gloom (1947)
as Sally's Father (uncredited)
The Old Barn (1929)
as Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
Time Out for Trouble (1938)
as Bakery Man
Home on the Rage (1938)
as Mr. Lent (uncredited)
Hot Sports (1929)
Actor
The Mind Needer (1938)
as Mr. Ryan
Smith's Restaurant (1928)
as Big Diner
An Ache in Every Stake (1941)
as Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
Little Robinson Corkscrew (1924)
as Horace Horlick
A One Mama Man (1927)
as The Suitor
Should Sleepwalkers Marry? (1927)
as George Stevens
A Missed Fortune (1952)
as Hotel Manager
For Sale, a Bungalow (1927)
as 2nd Real Estate Broker
Mr. Noisy (1946)
as Slim - Baseball Spectator
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts (2006)
as (archive footage)
Dragnet Patrol (1931)
as Cookie
Tied for Life (1933)
as Angry motorist
The Fainting Lover (1931)
as Dr. Dudley Schmidt
Sue My Lawyer (1938)
as Judge
Doggie in the Bedroom (1954)
as Doctor
Howling Hollywood (1929)
Actor
The Sheepish Wolf (1948)
Actor
The Lion and the Souse (1924)
as Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
Dutiful But Dumb (1941)
as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
Beer Barrel Polecats (1946)
as Warden
Waiting in the Lurch (1949)
as J. Peabody Knott
Clunked on the Corner (1929)
as Jip Bennett
Half-Wits Holiday (1947)
as Prof. Quackenbush
Just a Pain in the Parlor (1932)
as Speaker
The Half-Back of Notre Dame (1924)
as Football Opponent
The Fire Chaser (1954)
as J. Peabody Knott
Girls Will Be Boys (1931)
Actor
Wall Street Blues (1924)
as Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
The Beach Club (1928)
as Mr. Kronk
Romeo and Juliet (1924)
as Billy Durham
House of Errors (1942)
as White
A Prodigal Bridegroom (1926)
as Gertie's Father in Flashback
A Blonde's Revenge (1926)
as Tim Hayes
Studio Stoops (1950)
as Police Captain Casey
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath (1948)
Actor
The Riding Tornado (1932)
as Hefty - Bartender
An Auto Nut (1919)
as The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)
Mendelssohn's Wedding March (1939)
as The Baron (uncredited)
Squareheads of the Round Table (1948)
as King Arthur
She Took a Powder (1951)
Actor
Innocently Guilty (1950)
as Mr. Bass
Rip, Sew and Stitch (1953)
as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
His Wedding Scare (1943)
as The Minister
Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947)
as Police Detective
Dangerous Business (1946)
as Fat Man (uncredited)
The Golf Nut (1927)
as The Club President
The Freshman's Finish (1931)
Actor
Good Morning, Eve! (1934)
as Emperor Nero
Shivering Sherlocks (1948)
as Police Capt. Mullins
Soul of the Beast (1923)
as The Boob
Sappy Pappy (1942)
as Jealous Husband
His Unlucky Night (1928)
as Homer Brown
The Bicycle Flirt (1928)
as Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
The Hollywood Kid (1924)
as Claude Climax - Director
Smith's Cook (1927)
as Pete - the Motor Cop
Idle Roomers (1944)
as Mr. Leander
Black Oxfords (1924)
as Sandy Haig
Hollywood Halfbacks (1931)
Actor
Hooks and Jabs (1933)
Actor
Hot Dogs (1920)
Actor
Snooper Service (1945)
Actor
The Nickel Snatcher (1920)
Actor
Teacher's Pest (1939)
as Christmas Tree Buyer
Way Out West (1920)
Actor
Naughty Nurses (1920)
Actor
Busy Buddies (1944)
as Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
The Gum Riot (1920)
Actor
I Don't Remember (1935)
as Oscar Glick
Many Sappy Returns (1938)
as Concerned Pedestrian
Gents of Leisure (1931)
Actor
Pink Pajamas (1929)
as Vernon Vance
Flagpole Jitters (1956)
as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
When Spirits Move (1920)
Actor
Mummy's Nightmare (1922)
as Delivery Driver
Please (1933)
as Elmer Smoot
Have Courage (1926)
as Gendarme
Mystic Mush (1920)
Actor
Beach Pajamas (1931)
Actor
What a Trip (1929)
Actor
A Close Shave (1929)
as George Billings
Hopping Bells (1920)
Actor
Money Squawks (1940)
as Night Watchman
Broken Bubbles (1920)
Actor
Artist's Muddles (1933)
as Luckenbach, the artist
A Harem Hero (1920)
as Oriental Potentate
J-U-N-K (1920)
as The Junk Dealer