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)

The Cameraman
Movie

The Cameraman

1928

as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

Start Cheering
Movie

Start Cheering

1938

as Pops

Knutzy Knights
Movie

Knutzy Knights

1954

as King Arthur (uncredited)

Cold Turkey
Movie

Cold Turkey

1940

as J.T. Caldwell

Only Angels Have Wings
Movie

Only Angels Have Wings

1939

as Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Easy Living
Movie

Easy Living

1937

as First Partner (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Senate Reporter (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
Movie

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Expressman (uncredited)

Isn't Love Cuckoo?
Movie

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

1925

as Auto Agency Manager

Innocently Guilty
Movie

Innocently Guilty

1950

as Mr. Bass

The Lady in Question
Movie

The Lady in Question

1940

as Gendarme (uncredited)

Three Little Pirates
Movie

Three Little Pirates

1946

as Governor

Remember When?
Movie

Remember When?

1925

as Mack - Circus Owner

Out West
Movie

Out West

1947

as Doctor (uncredited)

Reformatory
Movie

Reformatory

1938

as Cook Howard

Society Mugs
Movie

Society Mugs

1946

as Lord Wafflebottom

Hokus Pokus
Movie

Hokus Pokus

1949

as Insurance Adjuster

Bachelor Daze
Movie

Bachelor Daze

1944

as Onlooker in doorway

Tassels in the Air
Movie

Tassels in the Air

1938

as Building superintendent (uncredited)

Stanley and Livingstone
Movie

Stanley and Livingstone

1939

as Newspaperman in Office

Cactus Makes Perfect
Movie

Cactus Makes Perfect

1942

as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)

Golf
Movie

Golf

1922

as The suitor

Bedlam in Paradise
Movie

Bedlam in Paradise

1955

as I. Fleecem (archive footage)

Guns a Poppin!
Movie

Guns a Poppin!

1957

as Judge (archive footage)

Idiots Deluxe
Movie

Idiots Deluxe

1945

as Judge (uncredited)

I'll Never Heil Again
Movie

I'll Never Heil Again

1941

as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
Movie

The Sea of Grass

1947

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

His Marriage Wow
Movie

His Marriage Wow

1925

as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm

Dizzy Doctors
Movie

Dizzy Doctors

1937

as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

Pardon My Terror
Movie

Pardon My Terror

1946

as Jonas Morton

Rip, Sew and Stitch
Movie

Rip, Sew and Stitch

1953

as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)

Mutts to You
Movie

Mutts to You

1938

as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Defective Detectives
Movie

Defective Detectives

1944

as Rodney Boodle

Musty Musketeers
Movie

Musty Musketeers

1954

as King Cole

Half Shot Shooters
Movie

Half Shot Shooters

1936

as Man in Restaurant

The Harvey Girls
Movie

The Harvey Girls

1946

as Engineer (uncredited)

Crazy House
Movie

Crazy House

1930

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

A College Racket
Movie

A College Racket

1931

Even as IOU
Movie

Even as IOU

1942

as Motorist (uncredited)

Hurry, Doctor!
Movie

Hurry, Doctor!

1925

as Police Officer Bill Trapps

They Stooge to Conga
Movie

They Stooge to Conga

1943

as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)

Golf Widows
Movie

Golf Widows

1928

as Ernest Ward

The Tooth Will Out
Movie

The Tooth Will Out

1951

as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry

The Best Man
Movie

The Best Man

1928

as Groom

Sappy Birthday
Movie

Sappy Birthday

1942

as Neighbor Policeman

Soldier Man
Movie

Soldier Man

1926

as The Prime Minister

Rumpus in the Harem
Movie

Rumpus in the Harem

1956

as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)

The Campus Carmen
Movie

The Campus Carmen

1928

as Extra

The Villain Still Pursued Her
Movie

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

as Jim, a policeman

Manhattan Melodrama
Movie

Manhattan Melodrama

1934

as Otto (uncredited)

Beer Barrel Polecats
Movie

Beer Barrel Polecats

1946

as Warden

Income Tax Sappy
Movie

Income Tax Sappy

1954

as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)

Sue My Lawyer
Movie

Sue My Lawyer

1938

as Judge

A Blonde's Revenge
Movie

A Blonde's Revenge

1926

as Tim Hayes

San Francisco
Movie

San Francisco

1936

as Fat Man (uncredited)

His First Flame
Movie

His First Flame

1927

as Amos McCarthy

Bride and Gloom
Movie

Bride and Gloom

1947

as Sally's Father (uncredited)

Her Actor Friend
Movie

Her Actor Friend

1926

as Actor in Play

Don't Get Jealous
Movie

Don't Get Jealous

1929

as Wilbur Warner

Yes, We Have No Bonanza
Movie

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

1939

as Sheriff (uncredited)

The Freshman's Finish
Movie

The Freshman's Finish

1931

The Good Bad Egg
Movie

The Good Bad Egg

1947

as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)

Three Arabian Nuts
Movie

Three Arabian Nuts

1951

as Mr. Bradley

The Golf Nut
Movie

The Golf Nut

1927

as The Club President

Sock-a-Bye Baby
Movie

Sock-a-Bye Baby

1942

as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

A Maid Made Mad
Movie

A Maid Made Mad

1943

as Blonde's Boyfriend

Knight Duty
Movie

Knight Duty

1933

as The Cop

Bull and Sand
Movie

Bull and Sand

1924

as Joe Archer

The Doolins of Oklahoma
Movie

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949

as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

She Took a Powder
Movie

She Took a Powder

1951

Howling Hollywood
Movie

Howling Hollywood

1929

The Big Flash
Movie

The Big Flash

1932

as Klaus

Waiting in the Lurch
Movie

Waiting in the Lurch

1949

as J. Peabody Knott

The Fire Chaser
Movie

The Fire Chaser

1954

as J. Peabody Knott

The Good Humor Man
Movie

The Good Humor Man

1950

as Man in Park (uncredited)

Doggie in the Bedroom
Movie

Doggie in the Bedroom

1954

as Doctor

Share the Wealth
Movie

Share the Wealth

1936

as Mayor

Clunked in the Clink
Movie

Clunked in the Clink

1949

Fuelin' Around
Movie

Fuelin' Around

1949

as General

Time Out for Trouble
Movie

Time Out for Trouble

1938

as Bakery Man

Ladies Must Eat
Movie

Ladies Must Eat

1929

as George

Tired Feet
Movie

Tired Feet

1933

East of the Water Plug
Movie

East of the Water Plug

1924

as Jim's Rival - the Villain

Artist's Muddles
Movie

Artist's Muddles

1933

as Luckenbach, the artist

Address Unknown
Movie

Address Unknown

1944

as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

True to Life
Movie

True to Life

1943

as Man (uncredited)

Secret Command
Movie

Secret Command

1944

as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

Pink Pajamas
Movie

Pink Pajamas

1929

as Vernon Vance

Calling All Doctors
Movie

Calling All Doctors

1937

as Sneezing Man

So You Won't Squawk
Movie

So You Won't Squawk

1941

as The bartender

The Beach Club
Movie

The Beach Club

1928

as Mr. Kronk

Special Delivery
Movie

Special Delivery

1922

The Funnymooners
Movie

The Funnymooners

1926

as Sheriff Joel Springboard

The Glass Key
Movie

The Glass Key

1942

as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

A Missed Fortune
Movie

A Missed Fortune

1952

as Hotel Manager

Texas Cyclone
Movie

Texas Cyclone

1932

as Hefty

Hot Sports
Movie

Hot Sports

1929

Plain Clothes
Movie

Plain Clothes

1925

as A Crook

A Doggone Mixup
Movie

A Doggone Mixup

1938

as Mr. Tilson

Punchy Cowpunchers
Movie

Punchy Cowpunchers

1950

as General

The Lone Wolf Strikes
Movie

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

as Hotel Doorman

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Movie

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

as Guard (uncredited)

The Sound of Laughter
Movie

The Sound of Laughter

1963

as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Movie

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020

as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage

It Had to Be You
Movie

It Had to Be You

1947

as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)

Hooks and Jabs
Movie

Hooks and Jabs

1933

The Extra Girl
Movie

The Extra Girl

1923

as Aaron Applejohn

His Bridal Fright
Movie

His Bridal Fright

1940

as Doorman

Tars and Stripes
Movie

Tars and Stripes

1935

as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack

Home on the Rage
Movie

Home on the Rage

1938

as Mr. Lent (uncredited)

Squareheads of the Round Table
Movie

Squareheads of the Round Table

1948

as King Arthur

Three Little Sew and Sews
Movie

Three Little Sew and Sews

1939

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Thanks for the Memory
Movie

Thanks for the Memory

1938

as Refuse Man (uncredited)

Boobs in the Wood
Movie

Boobs in the Wood

1925

as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon

Million Dollar Legs
Movie

Million Dollar Legs

1932

as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

Higher Than a Kite
Movie

Higher Than a Kite

1943

as Marshall Boering (uncredited)

The Bees' Buzz
Movie

The Bees' Buzz

1929

as Jim - Homer's Pal

Rockin' in the Rockies
Movie

Rockin' in the Rockies

1945

as Stanton (uncredited)

His Marriage Mix-up
Movie

His Marriage Mix-up

1935

Wee Wee Monsieur
Movie

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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