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