Actor
Vernon Dent
Biography

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