
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

I Love Lucy
1951
as Santa Claus (uncredited)

Knutzy Knights
1954
as King Arthur (uncredited)

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

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

Start Cheering
1938
as Pops
Cold Turkey
1940
as J.T. Caldwell
TV Shows (1)
Movies (280)

Knutzy Knights
1954
as King Arthur (uncredited)

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

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

Start Cheering
1938
as Pops
Cold Turkey
1940
as J.T. Caldwell

Golf
1922
as The suitor

Out West
1947
as Doctor (uncredited)

Innocently Guilty
1950
as Mr. Bass

You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Expressman (uncredited)
Howling Hollywood
1929
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Onlooker in doorway

Musty Musketeers
1954
as King Cole

Society Mugs
1946
as Lord Wafflebottom

Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Newspaperman in Office

Reformatory
1938
as Cook Howard

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

The Lady in Question
1940
as Gendarme (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
1947
as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Hokus Pokus
1949
as Insurance Adjuster

Golf Widows
1928
as Ernest Ward

Idiots Deluxe
1945
as Judge (uncredited)

Remember When?
1925
as Mack - Circus Owner

Knight Duty
1933
as The Cop

Three Little Pirates
1946
as Governor

Tassels in the Air
1938
as Building superintendent (uncredited)

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

Isn't Love Cuckoo?
1925
as Auto Agency Manager

Cactus Makes Perfect
1942
as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)

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

Defective Detectives
1944
as Rodney Boodle

Pink Pajamas
1929
as Vernon Vance

Guns a Poppin!
1957
as Judge (archive footage)

The Harvey Girls
1946
as Engineer (uncredited)

The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Jim, a policeman

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

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

Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Otto (uncredited)

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

Dizzy Doctors
1937
as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

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

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

Beer Barrel Polecats
1946
as Warden

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

His Marriage Wow
1925
as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
Tired Feet
1933

San Francisco
1936
as Fat Man (uncredited)

Pardon My Terror
1946
as Jonas Morton

Half Shot Shooters
1936
as Man in Restaurant

Hurry, Doctor!
1925
as Police Officer Bill Trapps

Yes, We Have No Bonanza
1939
as Sheriff (uncredited)

Soldier Man
1926
as The Prime Minister

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

Tars and Stripes
1935
as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
Sappy Birthday
1942
as Neighbor Policeman
She Took a Powder
1951

Three Arabian Nuts
1951
as Mr. Bradley

The Golf Nut
1927
as The Club President

His First Flame
1927
as Amos McCarthy

Clunked in the Clink
1949

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

The Glass Key
1942
as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

So You Won't Squawk
1941
as The bartender

Even as IOU
1942
as Motorist (uncredited)
The Freshman's Finish
1931

Easy Living
1937
as First Partner (uncredited)

The Campus Carmen
1928
as Extra
A College Racket
1931
The Funnymooners
1926
as Sheriff Joel Springboard

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

The Best Man
1928
as Groom

A Missed Fortune
1952
as Hotel Manager

Bride and Gloom
1947
as Sally's Father (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

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

The Good Humor Man
1950
as Man in Park (uncredited)

He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Chef

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

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

A Maid Made Mad
1943
as Blonde's Boyfriend

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

Sue My Lawyer
1938
as Judge

The Big Flash
1932
as Klaus

Night Editor
1946
as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

A Doggone Mixup
1938
as Mr. Tilson
Ladies Must Eat
1929
as George
Doggie in the Bedroom
1954
as Doctor
Her Actor Friend
1926
as Actor in Play

Bull and Sand
1924
as Joe Archer

Plain Clothes
1925
as A Crook

The Beach Club
1928
as Mr. Kronk

Address Unknown
1944
as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

From Nurse to Worse
1940
as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)

Booty and the Beast
1953
as Night Watchman

Back from the Front
1943
as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
Don't Get Jealous
1929
as Wilbur Warner

The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Studio Stoops
1950
as Police Captain Casey

Waiting in the Lurch
1949
as J. Peabody Knott

A Blonde's Revenge
1926
as Tim Hayes

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

Texas Cyclone
1932
as Hefty

Time Out for Trouble
1938
as Bakery Man

Punchy Cowpunchers
1950
as General

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

Artist's Muddles
1933
as Luckenbach, the artist

The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Hotel Doorman
His Marriage Mix-up
1935

Hooks and Jabs
1933

Of Cash and Hash
1955
as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)

Squareheads of the Round Table
1948
as King Arthur

Million Dollar Legs
1932
as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

Hitler: Beast of Berlin
1939
as Lustig

Pals and Gals
1954
as Doctor (uncredited)

The Fire Chaser
1954
as J. Peabody Knott

Wee Wee Monsieur
1938
as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)

Fuelin' Around
1949
as General

Dutiful But Dumb
1941
as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

Malice in the Palace
1949
as Hassan Ben Sober

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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Most Popular Vernon Dent Movies
- Knutzy Knights (1954) — as King Arthur (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
- The Cameraman (1928) — as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
- Start Cheering (1938) — as Pops
- Cold Turkey (1940) — as J.T. Caldwell
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