Vernon Dent

Vernon Dent

Known for Acting · 281 credits

Born
1895-02-15
Died
1963-11-05
Place of birth
San Jose, California, USA
Also known as
Vernon Bruce Dent · Vernan 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

TV Shows (1)

Movies (280)

Knutzy Knights
Movie

Knutzy Knights

1954

as King Arthur (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Senate Reporter (uncredited)

The Cameraman
Movie

The Cameraman

1928

as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

Start Cheering
Movie

Start Cheering

1938

as Pops

Cold Turkey
Movie

Cold Turkey

1940

as J.T. Caldwell

Golf
Movie

Golf

1922

as The suitor

Out West
Movie

Out West

1947

as Doctor (uncredited)

Innocently Guilty
Movie

Innocently Guilty

1950

as Mr. Bass

You Can't Take It with You
Movie

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Expressman (uncredited)

Howling Hollywood
Movie

Howling Hollywood

1929

Bachelor Daze
Movie

Bachelor Daze

1944

as Onlooker in doorway

Musty Musketeers
Movie

Musty Musketeers

1954

as King Cole

Society Mugs
Movie

Society Mugs

1946

as Lord Wafflebottom

Stanley and Livingstone
Movie

Stanley and Livingstone

1939

as Newspaperman in Office

Reformatory
Movie

Reformatory

1938

as Cook Howard

Only Angels Have Wings
Movie

Only Angels Have Wings

1939

as Ship's Captain (uncredited)

The Lady in Question
Movie

The Lady in Question

1940

as Gendarme (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
Movie

The Sea of Grass

1947

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Hokus Pokus
Movie

Hokus Pokus

1949

as Insurance Adjuster

Golf Widows
Movie

Golf Widows

1928

as Ernest Ward

Idiots Deluxe
Movie

Idiots Deluxe

1945

as Judge (uncredited)

Remember When?
Movie

Remember When?

1925

as Mack - Circus Owner

Knight Duty
Movie

Knight Duty

1933

as The Cop

Three Little Pirates
Movie

Three Little Pirates

1946

as Governor

Tassels in the Air
Movie

Tassels in the Air

1938

as Building superintendent (uncredited)

I'll Never Heil Again
Movie

I'll Never Heil Again

1941

as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)

Isn't Love Cuckoo?
Movie

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

1925

as Auto Agency Manager

Cactus Makes Perfect
Movie

Cactus Makes Perfect

1942

as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)

Bedlam in Paradise
Movie

Bedlam in Paradise

1955

as I. Fleecem (archive footage)

Defective Detectives
Movie

Defective Detectives

1944

as Rodney Boodle

Pink Pajamas
Movie

Pink Pajamas

1929

as Vernon Vance

Guns a Poppin!
Movie

Guns a Poppin!

1957

as Judge (archive footage)

The Harvey Girls
Movie

The Harvey Girls

1946

as Engineer (uncredited)

The Villain Still Pursued Her
Movie

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

as Jim, a policeman

Rip, Sew and Stitch
Movie

Rip, Sew and Stitch

1953

as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Movie

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

as Guard (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama
Movie

Manhattan Melodrama

1934

as Otto (uncredited)

Mutts to You
Movie

Mutts to You

1938

as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Dizzy Doctors
Movie

Dizzy Doctors

1937

as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

Rumpus in the Harem
Movie

Rumpus in the Harem

1956

as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)

They Stooge to Conga
Movie

They Stooge to Conga

1943

as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)

Beer Barrel Polecats
Movie

Beer Barrel Polecats

1946

as Warden

Crazy House
Movie

Crazy House

1930

as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')

His Marriage Wow
Movie

His Marriage Wow

1925

as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm

Tired Feet
Movie

Tired Feet

1933

San Francisco
Movie

San Francisco

1936

as Fat Man (uncredited)

Pardon My Terror
Movie

Pardon My Terror

1946

as Jonas Morton

Half Shot Shooters
Movie

Half Shot Shooters

1936

as Man in Restaurant

Hurry, Doctor!
Movie

Hurry, Doctor!

1925

as Police Officer Bill Trapps

Yes, We Have No Bonanza
Movie

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

1939

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Soldier Man
Movie

Soldier Man

1926

as The Prime Minister

The Tooth Will Out
Movie

The Tooth Will Out

1951

as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry

Tars and Stripes
Movie

Tars and Stripes

1935

as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack

Sappy Birthday
Movie

Sappy Birthday

1942

as Neighbor Policeman

She Took a Powder
Movie

She Took a Powder

1951

Three Arabian Nuts
Movie

Three Arabian Nuts

1951

as Mr. Bradley

The Golf Nut
Movie

The Golf Nut

1927

as The Club President

His First Flame
Movie

His First Flame

1927

as Amos McCarthy

Clunked in the Clink
Movie

Clunked in the Clink

1949

Sock-a-Bye Baby
Movie

Sock-a-Bye Baby

1942

as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

The Glass Key
Movie

The Glass Key

1942

as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

So You Won't Squawk
Movie

So You Won't Squawk

1941

as The bartender

Even as IOU
Movie

Even as IOU

1942

as Motorist (uncredited)

The Freshman's Finish
Movie

The Freshman's Finish

1931

Easy Living
Movie

Easy Living

1937

as First Partner (uncredited)

The Campus Carmen
Movie

The Campus Carmen

1928

as Extra

A College Racket
Movie

A College Racket

1931

The Funnymooners
Movie

The Funnymooners

1926

as Sheriff Joel Springboard

Income Tax Sappy
Movie

Income Tax Sappy

1954

as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)

The Best Man
Movie

The Best Man

1928

as Groom

A Missed Fortune
Movie

A Missed Fortune

1952

as Hotel Manager

Bride and Gloom
Movie

Bride and Gloom

1947

as Sally's Father (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Movie

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Movie

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020

as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage

The Good Humor Man
Movie

The Good Humor Man

1950

as Man in Park (uncredited)

He Stayed for Breakfast
Movie

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

as Chef

It Had to Be You
Movie

It Had to Be You

1947

as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)

Boobs in the Wood
Movie

Boobs in the Wood

1925

as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon

A Maid Made Mad
Movie

A Maid Made Mad

1943

as Blonde's Boyfriend

The Good Bad Egg
Movie

The Good Bad Egg

1947

as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)

Sue My Lawyer
Movie

Sue My Lawyer

1938

as Judge

The Big Flash
Movie

The Big Flash

1932

as Klaus

Night Editor
Movie

Night Editor

1946

as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

A Doggone Mixup
Movie

A Doggone Mixup

1938

as Mr. Tilson

Ladies Must Eat
Movie

Ladies Must Eat

1929

as George

Doggie in the Bedroom
Movie

Doggie in the Bedroom

1954

as Doctor

Her Actor Friend
Movie

Her Actor Friend

1926

as Actor in Play

Bull and Sand
Movie

Bull and Sand

1924

as Joe Archer

Plain Clothes
Movie

Plain Clothes

1925

as A Crook

The Beach Club
Movie

The Beach Club

1928

as Mr. Kronk

Address Unknown
Movie

Address Unknown

1944

as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

From Nurse to Worse
Movie

From Nurse to Worse

1940

as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife
Movie

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)

Booty and the Beast
Movie

Booty and the Beast

1953

as Night Watchman

Back from the Front
Movie

Back from the Front

1943

as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)

Don't Get Jealous
Movie

Don't Get Jealous

1929

as Wilbur Warner

The Doolins of Oklahoma
Movie

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949

as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Studio Stoops
Movie

Studio Stoops

1950

as Police Captain Casey

Waiting in the Lurch
Movie

Waiting in the Lurch

1949

as J. Peabody Knott

A Blonde's Revenge
Movie

A Blonde's Revenge

1926

as Tim Hayes

Three Little Sew and Sews
Movie

Three Little Sew and Sews

1939

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Texas Cyclone
Movie

Texas Cyclone

1932

as Hefty

Time Out for Trouble
Movie

Time Out for Trouble

1938

as Bakery Man

Punchy Cowpunchers
Movie

Punchy Cowpunchers

1950

as General

The Sound of Laughter
Movie

The Sound of Laughter

1963

as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach

Artist's Muddles
Movie

Artist's Muddles

1933

as Luckenbach, the artist

The Lone Wolf Strikes
Movie

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

as Hotel Doorman

His Marriage Mix-up
Movie

His Marriage Mix-up

1935

Hooks and Jabs
Movie

Hooks and Jabs

1933

Of Cash and Hash
Movie

Of Cash and Hash

1955

as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)

Squareheads of the Round Table
Movie

Squareheads of the Round Table

1948

as King Arthur

Million Dollar Legs
Movie

Million Dollar Legs

1932

as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

Hitler: Beast of Berlin
Movie

Hitler: Beast of Berlin

1939

as Lustig

Pals and Gals
Movie

Pals and Gals

1954

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Fire Chaser
Movie

The Fire Chaser

1954

as J. Peabody Knott

Wee Wee Monsieur
Movie

Wee Wee Monsieur

1938

as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)

Fuelin' Around
Movie

Fuelin' Around

1949

as General

Dutiful But Dumb
Movie

Dutiful But Dumb

1941

as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

Malice in the Palace
Movie

Malice in the Palace

1949

as Hassan Ben Sober

Share the Wealth
Movie

Share the Wealth

1936

as Mayor

About Vernon Dent

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. With 281 credits spanning from 1919 to 2020, Vernon Dent has appeared in 280 films and 1 TV show.

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