Vernon Dent
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 15 February 1895 · San Jose, California, USA
- Died
- 5 November 1963
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 281
- 2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
- 2006Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts as (archive footage)
- 1963The Sound of Laughter as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
- 1961Days of Thrills and Laughter as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1957The Golden Age of Comedy as archive footage
- 1957Guns a Poppin! as Judge (archive footage)
- 1956Hot Stuff as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1956Rumpus in the Harem as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
- 1956Flagpole Jitters as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
- 1955Bedlam in Paradise as I. Fleecem (archive footage)
- 1955Of Cash and Hash as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
- 1954The Fire Chaser as J. Peabody Knott
- 1954Knutzy Knights as King Arthur (uncredited)
- 1954Pals and Gals as Doctor (uncredited)
- 1954Musty Musketeers as King Cole
- 1954Income Tax Sappy as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
- 1954Doggie in the Bedroom as Doctor
- 1953Rip, Sew and Stitch as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1953Booty and the Beast as Night Watchman
- 1952Listen Judge as Judge Henderson
- 1952A Missed Fortune as Hotel Manager
- 1951Pest Man Wins as Mr. Philander
- 1951The Tooth Will Out as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
- 1951She Took a Powder
- 1951Scrambled Brains as Nora's Father
- 1951The Awful Sleuth as Al Keefer
- 1951Three Arabian Nuts as Mr. Bradley
- 1950Studio Stoops as Police Captain Casey
- 1950Innocently Guilty as Mr. Bass
- 1950One Shivery Night as Boss
- 1950The Good Humor Man as Man in Park (uncredited)
- 1950Punchy Cowpunchers as General
- 1949Waiting in the Lurch as J. Peabody Knott
- 1949Malice in the Palace as Hassan Ben Sober
- 1949Clunked in the Clink
- 1949The Doolins of Oklahoma as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
- 1949Hokus Pokus as Insurance Adjuster
- 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Guard (uncredited)
- 1949Fuelin' Around as General
- 1948Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
- 1948Mummy's Dummies as King Rootentooten
- 1948Heavenly Daze as I. Fleecem
- 1948The Sheepish Wolf
- 1948Fiddlers Three as King Cole
- 1948Squareheads of the Round Table as King Arthur
- 1948Shivering Sherlocks as Police Capt. Mullins
- 1947It Had to Be You as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
- 1947Should Husbands Marry? as Hugh's Boss
- 1947Sing a Song of Six Pants as Police Detective
- 1947Road to Hollywood as A Film Director
- 1947The Sea of Grass as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1947Out West as Doctor (uncredited)
- 1947Bride and Gloom as Sally's Father (uncredited)
- 1947The Good Bad Egg as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
- 1947Half-Wits Holiday as Prof. Quackenbush
- 1946Lone Star Moonlight as Sheriff
- 1946Three Little Pirates as Governor
- 1946Society Mugs as Lord Wafflebottom
- 1946Pardon My Terror as Jonas Morton
- 1946Dangerous Business as Fat Man (uncredited)
- 1946Night Editor as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
- 1946Mr. Noisy as Slim - Baseball Spectator
- 1946A Bird in the Head as Prof. Panzer
- 1946The Harvey Girls as Engineer (uncredited)
- 1946Beer Barrel Polecats as Warden
- 1945Booby Dupes as Captain
- 1945Idiots Deluxe as Judge (uncredited)
- 1945Rockin' in the Rockies as Stanton (uncredited)
- 1945Having Wonderful Crime as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- 1945Snooper Service
- 1945Three Pests in a Mess as Philip Black
- 1944No Dough Boys as Hugo (Nazi spy)
- 1944San Diego I Love You as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
- 1944Kansas City Kitty as Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
- 1944Secret Command as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
- 1944Idle Roomers as Mr. Leander
- 1944Address Unknown as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
- 1944Defective Detectives as Rodney Boodle
- 1944Busy Buddies as Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
- 1944Bachelor Daze as Onlooker in doorway
- 1944Crash Goes the Hash as Fuller Bull
- 1944To Heir Is Human as Board Chairman
- 1943True to Life as Man (uncredited)
- 1943Higher Than a Kite as Marshall Boering (uncredited)
- 1943Here Comes Mr. Zerk as William Ruff
- 1943Back from the Front as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
- 1943A Maid Made Mad as Blonde's Boyfriend
- 1943A Blitz on the Fritz as Spy chief
- 1943His Wedding Scare as The Minister
- 1943They Stooge to Conga as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
- 1942Sock-a-Bye Baby as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
- 1942Sappy Pappy as Jealous Husband
- 1942Even as IOU as Motorist (uncredited)
- 1942The Glass Key as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
- 1942Three Smart Saps as (uncredited)
- 1942Matri-Phony as Emperor Octopus Grabus
- 1942Cactus Makes Perfect as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
- 1942House of Errors as White
- 1942Sappy Birthday as Neighbor Policeman
- 1941Sweet Spirits of the Nighter as Watkins
- 1941In the Sweet Pie and Pie as Senator (uncredited)
- 1941An Ache in Every Stake as Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
- 1941San Antonio Rose as Worthington
- 1941Adventure in Washington as Senator in gym
- 1941I'll Never Heil Again as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
- 1941Dutiful But Dumb as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
- 1941So You Won't Squawk as The bartender
- 1941You're the One as Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
- 1941So Long Mr. Chumps as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1940Cold Turkey as J.T. Caldwell
- 1940The Villain Still Pursued Her as Jim, a policeman
- 1940He Stayed for Breakfast as Chef
- 1940From Nurse to Worse as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
- 1940The Lady in Question as Gendarme (uncredited)
- 1940How High Is Up? as Mr. Blake (uncredited)
- 1940His Bridal Fright as Doorman
- 1940The Taming of the Snood as Man on Street
- 1940Nutty But Nice as Dr. Walters (uncredited)
- 1940The Doctor Takes a Wife as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
- 1940Money Squawks as Night Watchman
- 1940Pardon My Berth Marks as Newspaper City Editor
- 1940The Heckler as Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
- 1940The Lone Wolf Strikes as Hotel Doorman
- 1940Nothing But Pleasure as Bus Rider with Child
- 1939Mendelssohn's Wedding March as The Baron (uncredited)
- 1939Teacher's Pest as Christmas Tree Buyer
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
- 1939Hitler: Beast of Berlin as Lustig
- 1939Stanley and Livingstone as Newspaperman in Office
- 1939Saved by the Belle as Mike (uncredited)
- 1939Yes, We Have No Bonanza as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1939Only Angels Have Wings as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
- 1939A Star Is Shorn as Producer
- 1939A Ducking They Did Go as Vegetarian (uncredited)
- 1939Mutiny on the Body as Mr. Gibson
- 1939The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
- 1939Three Little Sew and Sews as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1938Home on the Rage as Mr. Lent (uncredited)
- 1938A Doggone Mixup as Mr. Tilson
- 1938Thanks for the Memory as Refuse Man (uncredited)
- 1938Mutts to You as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- 1938Sue My Lawyer as Judge
- 1938Juvenile Court as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
- 1938You Can't Take It with You as Expressman (uncredited)
- 1938Many Sappy Returns as Concerned Pedestrian
- 1938Reformatory as Cook Howard
- 1938The Mind Needer as Mr. Ryan
- 1938Tassels in the Air as Building superintendent (uncredited)
- 1938Time Out for Trouble as Bakery Man
- 1938Start Cheering as Pops
- 1938Wee Wee Monsieur as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
- 1937The Shadow as Dutch Schultz
- 1937Murder in Greenwich Village as Ship's Officer
- 1937Calling All Doctors as Sneezing Man
- 1937Easy Living as First Partner (uncredited)
- 1937Back to the Woods as Governor (uncredited)
- 1937Dizzy Doctors as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
- 1936Slippery Silks as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
- 1936San Francisco as Fat Man (uncredited)
- 1936Share the Wealth as Mayor
- 1936Half Shot Shooters as Man in Restaurant
- 1935I Don't Remember as Oscar Glick
- 1935His Marriage Mix-up
- 1935Tars and Stripes as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
- 1935Hollywood Trouble as Mr. Mahoney
- 1934Good Morning, Eve! as Emperor Nero
- 1934Manhattan Melodrama as Otto (uncredited)
- 1933Please as Elmer Smoot
- 1933Hooks and Jabs
- 1933Tied for Life as Angry motorist
- 1933Knight Duty as The Cop
- 1933The Hitchhiker as Adolph
- 1933Artist's Muddles as Luckenbach, the artist
- 1933Tired Feet
- 1932The Big Flash as Klaus
- 1932The Iceman's Ball as Officer Schmaltz
- 1932The Hollywood Handicap
- 1932Million Dollar Legs as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
- 1932Daring Danger as Bartender Pee Wee
- 1932The Riding Tornado as Hefty - Bartender
- 1932Just a Pain in the Parlor as Speaker
- 1932Texas Cyclone as Hefty
- 1932Dream House as Director Von Schnauble
- 1931Hollywood Halfbacks
- 1931Dragnet Patrol as Cookie
- 1931The All-American Kickback as Football Coach
- 1931Beach Pajamas
- 1931The Freshman's Finish
- 1931Murder at Midnight as Detective Eating Peanuts
- 1931The Fainting Lover as Dr. Dudley Schmidt
- 1931A College Racket
- 1931Gents of Leisure
- 1931The Bride's Mistake as Mr. Grimm
- 1931Girls Will Be Boys
- 1930Crazy House as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
- 1930Midnight Daddies as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
- 1929Hot Sports
- 1929A Close Shave as George Billings
- 1929Don't Get Jealous as Wilbur Warner
- 1929Pink Pajamas as Vernon Vance
- 1929Howling Hollywood
- 1929The Bees' Buzz as Jim - Homer's Pal
- 1929Ladies Must Eat as George
- 1929The Old Barn as Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
- 1929Calling Hubby's Bluff as Vernon Vance
- 1929What a Trip
- 1929Clunked on the Corner as Jip Bennett
- 1928The Lion's Roar as Professor of Music
- 1928Hubby's Weekend Trip as Charley Whalen
- 1928Motorboat Mamas as Charley Whalen
- 1928The Campus Carmen as Extra
- 1928The Cameraman as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
- 1928Smith's Restaurant as Big Diner
- 1928His Unlucky Night as Homer Brown
- 1928Golf Widows as Ernest Ward
- 1928The Bicycle Flirt as Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
- 1928The Best Man as Groom
- 1928Smith's Army Life as The Colonel
- 1928The Beach Club as Mr. Kronk
- 1927Fiddlesticks as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
- 1927For Sale, a Bungalow as 2nd Real Estate Broker
- 1927Smith's Cook as Pete - the Motor Cop
- 1927The Golf Nut as The Club President
- 1927Cured in the Excitement as Hector Strong
- 1927The Pride of Pikeville as The Train Conductor
- 1927His First Flame as Amos McCarthy
- 1927A One Mama Man as The Suitor
- 1927Should Sleepwalkers Marry? as George Stevens
- 1926Flirty Four-Flushers as Bill Brown
- 1926A Blonde's Revenge as Tim Hayes
- 1926Have Courage as Gendarme
- 1926Masked Mamas as Jim Denton
- 1926Smith's Landlord as The Cop
- 1926Hoboken to Hollywood as Mr. Pinkney
- 1926Her Actor Friend as Actor in Play
- 1926Hubby’s Quiet Little Game as Jim Stone
- 1926A Sea Dog's Tale as Jo Jo
- 1926A Prodigal Bridegroom as Gertie's Father in Flashback
- 1926Soldier Man as The Prime Minister
- 1926The Funnymooners as Sheriff Joel Springboard
- 1926Saturday Afternoon as Steve Smith
- 1925There He Goes as Jerry the Bull
- 1925Isn't Love Cuckoo? as Auto Agency Manager
- 1925Hurry, Doctor! as Police Officer Bill Trapps
- 1925Lucky Stars as Hiram Healy
- 1925Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies as Gasoline Customer
- 1925Remember When? as Mack - Circus Owner
- 1925Plain Clothes as A Crook
- 1925His Marriage Wow as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
- 1925Boobs in the Wood as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
- 1924Bull and Sand as Joe Archer
- 1924Feet of Mud as Football Coach
- 1924All Night Long as the Rival
- 1924Riders of the Purple Cows as Mike Maverick
- 1924Little Robinson Corkscrew as Horace Horlick
- 1924East of the Water Plug as Jim's Rival - the Villain
- 1924Wall Street Blues as Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
- 1924Romeo and Juliet as Billy Durham
- 1924The Lion and the Souse as Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
- 1924Black Oxfords as Sandy Haig
- 1924The Hollywood Kid as Claude Climax - Director
- 1924The Half-Back of Notre Dame as Football Opponent
- 1924Picking Peaches as The Store Manager
- 1923The Extra Girl as Aaron Applejohn
- 1923Soul of the Beast as The Boob
- 1922Golf as The suitor
- 1922Mummy's Nightmare as Delivery Driver
- 1922Special Delivery
- 1921Hail the Woman as Joe Hurd
- 1920A Harem Hero as Oriental Potentate
- 1920Hot Dogs
- 1920Hopping Bells
- 1920J-U-N-K as The Junk Dealer
- 1920Broken Bubbles
- 1920The Gum Riot
- 1920Way Out West
- 1920When Spirits Move
- 1920Naughty Nurses
- 1920Mystic Mush
- 1920The Nickel Snatcher
- 1919An Auto Nut as The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)
Writing 5
- 1935His Marriage Mix-up · writer
- 1935Hollywood Trouble · writer
- 1933Please · story
- 1933Hooks and Jabs · writer
- 1933Tied for Life · writer