
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)

The Cameraman
1928
as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

Start Cheering
1938
as Pops

Knutzy Knights
1954
as King Arthur (uncredited)
Cold Turkey
1940
as J.T. Caldwell

Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Easy Living
1937
as First Partner (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senate Reporter (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Expressman (uncredited)

Isn't Love Cuckoo?
1925
as Auto Agency Manager

Innocently Guilty
1950
as Mr. Bass

The Lady in Question
1940
as Gendarme (uncredited)

Three Little Pirates
1946
as Governor

Remember When?
1925
as Mack - Circus Owner

Out West
1947
as Doctor (uncredited)

Reformatory
1938
as Cook Howard

Society Mugs
1946
as Lord Wafflebottom

Hokus Pokus
1949
as Insurance Adjuster
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Onlooker in doorway

Tassels in the Air
1938
as Building superintendent (uncredited)

Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Newspaperman in Office

Cactus Makes Perfect
1942
as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)

Golf
1922
as The suitor

Bedlam in Paradise
1955
as I. Fleecem (archive footage)

Guns a Poppin!
1957
as Judge (archive footage)

Idiots Deluxe
1945
as Judge (uncredited)

I'll Never Heil Again
1941
as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
1947
as Train Conductor (uncredited)

His Marriage Wow
1925
as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm

Dizzy Doctors
1937
as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

Pardon My Terror
1946
as Jonas Morton

Rip, Sew and Stitch
1953
as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)

Mutts to You
1938
as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Defective Detectives
1944
as Rodney Boodle

Musty Musketeers
1954
as King Cole

Half Shot Shooters
1936
as Man in Restaurant

The Harvey Girls
1946
as Engineer (uncredited)

Crazy House
1930
as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
A College Racket
1931

Even as IOU
1942
as Motorist (uncredited)

Hurry, Doctor!
1925
as Police Officer Bill Trapps

They Stooge to Conga
1943
as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)

Golf Widows
1928
as Ernest Ward

The Tooth Will Out
1951
as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry

The Best Man
1928
as Groom
Sappy Birthday
1942
as Neighbor Policeman

Soldier Man
1926
as The Prime Minister

Rumpus in the Harem
1956
as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)

The Campus Carmen
1928
as Extra

The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Jim, a policeman

Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Otto (uncredited)

Beer Barrel Polecats
1946
as Warden

Income Tax Sappy
1954
as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)

Sue My Lawyer
1938
as Judge

A Blonde's Revenge
1926
as Tim Hayes

San Francisco
1936
as Fat Man (uncredited)

His First Flame
1927
as Amos McCarthy

Bride and Gloom
1947
as Sally's Father (uncredited)
Her Actor Friend
1926
as Actor in Play
Don't Get Jealous
1929
as Wilbur Warner

Yes, We Have No Bonanza
1939
as Sheriff (uncredited)
The Freshman's Finish
1931

The Good Bad Egg
1947
as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)

Three Arabian Nuts
1951
as Mr. Bradley

The Golf Nut
1927
as The Club President

Sock-a-Bye Baby
1942
as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

A Maid Made Mad
1943
as Blonde's Boyfriend

Knight Duty
1933
as The Cop

Bull and Sand
1924
as Joe Archer

The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
She Took a Powder
1951
Howling Hollywood
1929

The Big Flash
1932
as Klaus

Waiting in the Lurch
1949
as J. Peabody Knott

The Fire Chaser
1954
as J. Peabody Knott

The Good Humor Man
1950
as Man in Park (uncredited)
Doggie in the Bedroom
1954
as Doctor

Share the Wealth
1936
as Mayor

Clunked in the Clink
1949

Fuelin' Around
1949
as General

Time Out for Trouble
1938
as Bakery Man
Ladies Must Eat
1929
as George
Tired Feet
1933

East of the Water Plug
1924
as Jim's Rival - the Villain

Artist's Muddles
1933
as Luckenbach, the artist

Address Unknown
1944
as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

True to Life
1943
as Man (uncredited)

Secret Command
1944
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

Pink Pajamas
1929
as Vernon Vance

Calling All Doctors
1937
as Sneezing Man

So You Won't Squawk
1941
as The bartender

The Beach Club
1928
as Mr. Kronk
Special Delivery
1922
The Funnymooners
1926
as Sheriff Joel Springboard

The Glass Key
1942
as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

A Missed Fortune
1952
as Hotel Manager

Texas Cyclone
1932
as Hefty
Hot Sports
1929

Plain Clothes
1925
as A Crook

A Doggone Mixup
1938
as Mr. Tilson

Punchy Cowpunchers
1950
as General

The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Hotel Doorman

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Guard (uncredited)

The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage

It Had to Be You
1947
as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)

Hooks and Jabs
1933

The Extra Girl
1923
as Aaron Applejohn

His Bridal Fright
1940
as Doorman

Tars and Stripes
1935
as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack

Home on the Rage
1938
as Mr. Lent (uncredited)

Squareheads of the Round Table
1948
as King Arthur

Three Little Sew and Sews
1939
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Thanks for the Memory
1938
as Refuse Man (uncredited)

Boobs in the Wood
1925
as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon

Million Dollar Legs
1932
as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

Higher Than a Kite
1943
as Marshall Boering (uncredited)
The Bees' Buzz
1929
as Jim - Homer's Pal

Rockin' in the Rockies
1945
as Stanton (uncredited)
His Marriage Mix-up
1935

Wee Wee Monsieur
1938
as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
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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Most Popular Vernon Dent Movies
- The Cameraman (1928) — as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
- Start Cheering (1938) — as Pops
- Knutzy Knights (1954) — as King Arthur (uncredited)
- Cold Turkey (1940) — as J.T. Caldwell
- Only Angels Have Wings (1939) — as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
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