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