Vernon Dent

Known for: Acting

Born: 1895-02-15 – 1963-11-05 (aged 68)

From: San Jose, California, USA

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.

Filmography (281)

MOVIE★ 8.0
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
MOVIE
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
MOVIE★ 6.0
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
MOVIE★ 5.5
Guns a Poppin!
1957
as Judge (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Hot Stuff
1956
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Rumpus in the Harem
1956
as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Flagpole Jitters
1956
as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Bedlam in Paradise
1955
as I. Fleecem (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Of Cash and Hash
1955
as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Fire Chaser
1954
as J. Peabody Knott
MOVIE★ 6.5
Knutzy Knights
1954
as King Arthur (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Pals and Gals
1954
as Doctor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Musty Musketeers
1954
as King Cole
MOVIE★ 8.0
Income Tax Sappy
1954
as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Doggie in the Bedroom
1954
as Doctor
MOVIE★ 6.8
Rip, Sew and Stitch
1953
as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Booty and the Beast
1953
as Night Watchman
MOVIE★ 7.3
Listen Judge
1952
as Judge Henderson
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Missed Fortune
1952
as Hotel Manager
MOVIE★ 6.0
Pest Man Wins
1951
as Mr. Philander
TV★ 7.9
I Love Lucy
1951
as Santa Claus (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Tooth Will Out
1951
as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
MOVIE★ 8.0
She Took a Powder
1951
MOVIE★ 7.8
Scrambled Brains
1951
as Nora's Father
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Awful Sleuth
1951
as Al Keefer
MOVIE★ 7.8
Three Arabian Nuts
1951
as Mr. Bradley
MOVIE★ 7.2
Studio Stoops
1950
as Police Captain Casey
MOVIE★ 10.0
Innocently Guilty
1950
as Mr. Bass
MOVIE★ 10.0
One Shivery Night
1950
as Boss
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Man in Park (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Punchy Cowpunchers
1950
as General
MOVIE★ 9.0
Waiting in the Lurch
1949
as J. Peabody Knott
MOVIE★ 5.8
Malice in the Palace
1949
as Hassan Ben Sober
MOVIE★ 10.0
Clunked in the Clink
1949
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Hokus Pokus
1949
as Insurance Adjuster
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Guard (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Fuelin' Around
1949
as General
MOVIE★ 9.0
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
1948
MOVIE★ 6.6
Mummy's Dummies
1948
as King Rootentooten
MOVIE★ 7.5
Heavenly Daze
1948
as I. Fleecem
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Sheepish Wolf
1948
MOVIE★ 6.7
Fiddlers Three
1948
as King Cole
MOVIE★ 7.0
Squareheads of the Round Table
1948
as King Arthur
MOVIE★ 6.3
Shivering Sherlocks
1948
as Police Capt. Mullins
MOVIE★ 7.8
It Had to Be You
1947
as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.7
Should Husbands Marry?
1947
as Hugh's Boss
MOVIE★ 6.2
Sing a Song of Six Pants
1947
as Police Detective
MOVIE★ 5.0
Road to Hollywood
1947
as A Film Director
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.6
Out West
1947
as Doctor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Bride and Gloom
1947
as Sally's Father (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Good Bad Egg
1947
as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Half-Wits Holiday
1947
as Prof. Quackenbush
MOVIE★ 10.0
Lone Star Moonlight
1946
as Sheriff
MOVIE★ 7.2
Three Little Pirates
1946
as Governor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Society Mugs
1946
as Lord Wafflebottom
MOVIE★ 7.0
Pardon My Terror
1946
as Jonas Morton
MOVIE★ 9.0
Dangerous Business
1946
as Fat Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Night Editor
1946
as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Mr. Noisy
1946
as Slim - Baseball Spectator
MOVIE★ 6.7
A Bird in the Head
1946
as Prof. Panzer
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Engineer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Beer Barrel Polecats
1946
as Warden
MOVIE★ 5.7
Booby Dupes
1945
as Captain
MOVIE★ 6.6
Idiots Deluxe
1945
as Judge (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Rockin' in the Rockies
1945
as Stanton (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Having Wonderful Crime
1945
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Snooper Service
1945
MOVIE★ 6.4
Three Pests in a Mess
1945
as Philip Black
MOVIE★ 7.0
No Dough Boys
1944
as Hugo (Nazi spy)
MOVIE★ 6.8
San Diego I Love You
1944
as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Kansas City Kitty
1944
as Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
MOVIE★ 6.6
Secret Command
1944
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Idle Roomers
1944
as Mr. Leander
MOVIE★ 6.5
Address Unknown
1944
as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Defective Detectives
1944
as Rodney Boodle
MOVIE★ 6.9
Busy Buddies
1944
as Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Onlooker in doorway
MOVIE★ 6.9
Crash Goes the Hash
1944
as Fuller Bull
MOVIE★ 7.0
To Heir Is Human
1944
as Board Chairman
MOVIE★ 8.0
True to Life
1943
as Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Higher Than a Kite
1943
as Marshall Boering (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
as William Ruff
MOVIE★ 7.4
Back from the Front
1943
as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Maid Made Mad
1943
as Blonde's Boyfriend
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Blitz on the Fritz
1943
as Spy chief
MOVIE★ 8.0
His Wedding Scare
1943
as The Minister
MOVIE★ 7.4
They Stooge to Conga
1943
as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Sock-a-Bye Baby
1942
as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Sappy Pappy
1942
as Jealous Husband
MOVIE★ 5.9
Even as IOU
1942
as Motorist (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Glass Key
1942
as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Three Smart Saps
1942
as (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Matri-Phony
1942
as Emperor Octopus Grabus
MOVIE★ 6.0
Cactus Makes Perfect
1942
as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
House of Errors
1942
as White
MOVIE★ 10.0
Sappy Birthday
1942
as Neighbor Policeman
MOVIE★ 10.0
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941
as Watkins
MOVIE★ 7.0
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
1941
as Senator (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.8
An Ache in Every Stake
1941
as Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
San Antonio Rose
1941
as Worthington
MOVIE★ 7.0
Adventure in Washington
1941
as Senator in gym
MOVIE★ 7.3
I'll Never Heil Again
1941
as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Dutiful But Dumb
1941
as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
So You Won't Squawk
1941
as The bartender
MOVIE★ 4.7
You're the One
1941
as Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
MOVIE★ 6.5
So Long Mr. Chumps
1941
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Cold Turkey
1940
as J.T. Caldwell
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Jim, a policeman
MOVIE★ 8.0
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Chef
MOVIE★ 5.9
From Nurse to Worse
1940
as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Lady in Question
1940
as Gendarme (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
How High Is Up?
1940
as Mr. Blake (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
His Bridal Fright
1940
as Doorman
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Taming of the Snood
1940
as Man on Street
MOVIE★ 6.0
Nutty But Nice
1940
as Dr. Walters (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Money Squawks
1940
as Night Watchman
MOVIE★ 6.5
Pardon My Berth Marks
1940
as Newspaper City Editor
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Heckler
1940
as Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Hotel Doorman
MOVIE★ 6.0
Nothing But Pleasure
1940
as Bus Rider with Child
MOVIE★ 5.7
Mendelssohn's Wedding March
1939
as The Baron (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Teacher's Pest
1939
as Christmas Tree Buyer
MOVIE★ 7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.7
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
1939
as Lustig
MOVIE★ 6.4
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Newspaperman in Office
MOVIE★ 5.6
Saved by the Belle
1939
as Mike (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
1939
as Sheriff (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
A Star Is Shorn
1939
as Producer
MOVIE★ 6.6
A Ducking They Did Go
1939
as Vegetarian (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mutiny on the Body
1939
as Mr. Gibson
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Three Little Sew and Sews
1939
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Home on the Rage
1938
as Mr. Lent (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Doggone Mixup
1938
as Mr. Tilson
MOVIE★ 5.8
Thanks for the Memory
1938
as Refuse Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Mutts to You
1938
as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Sue My Lawyer
1938
as Judge
MOVIE★ 6.0
Juvenile Court
1938
as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Expressman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Many Sappy Returns
1938
as Concerned Pedestrian
MOVIE★ 6.5
Reformatory
1938
as Cook Howard
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Mind Needer
1938
as Mr. Ryan
MOVIE★ 6.8
Tassels in the Air
1938
as Building superintendent (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.2
Time Out for Trouble
1938
as Bakery Man
MOVIE★ 6.9
Start Cheering
1938
as Pops
MOVIE★ 6.6
Wee Wee Monsieur
1938
as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Shadow
1937
as Dutch Schultz
MOVIE★ 5.8
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Ship's Officer
MOVIE★ 8.0
Calling All Doctors
1937
as Sneezing Man
MOVIE★ 7.1
Easy Living
1937
as First Partner (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Back to the Woods
1937
as Governor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Dizzy Doctors
1937
as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Slippery Silks
1936
as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
San Francisco
1936
as Fat Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Share the Wealth
1936
as Mayor
MOVIE★ 7.2
Half Shot Shooters
1936
as Man in Restaurant
MOVIE★ 5.0
I Don't Remember
1935
as Oscar Glick
MOVIE★ 9.0
His Marriage Mix-up
1935
MOVIE★ 4.6
Tars and Stripes
1935
as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hollywood Trouble
1935
as Mr. Mahoney
MOVIE★ 7.0
Good Morning, Eve!
1934
as Emperor Nero
MOVIE★ 7.0
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Otto (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Please
1933
as Elmer Smoot
MOVIE★ 8.0
Hooks and Jabs
1933
MOVIE★ 4.0
Tied for Life
1933
as Angry motorist
MOVIE★ 9.0
Knight Duty
1933
as The Cop
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Hitchhiker
1933
as Adolph
MOVIE★ 4.0
Artist's Muddles
1933
as Luckenbach, the artist
MOVIE★ 8.0
Tired Feet
1933
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Big Flash
1932
as Klaus
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Iceman's Ball
1932
as Officer Schmaltz
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Hollywood Handicap
1932
MOVIE★ 6.8
Million Dollar Legs
1932
as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Daring Danger
1932
as Bartender Pee Wee
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Riding Tornado
1932
as Hefty - Bartender
MOVIE★ 5.5
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932
as Speaker
MOVIE★ 4.5
Texas Cyclone
1932
as Hefty
MOVIE★ 6.8
Dream House
1932
as Director Von Schnauble
MOVIE★ 9.0
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
MOVIE★ 6.2
Dragnet Patrol
1931
as Cookie
MOVIE★ 10.0
The All-American Kickback
1931
as Football Coach
MOVIE★ 7.0
Beach Pajamas
1931
MOVIE
The Freshman's Finish
1931
MOVIE★ 5.7
Murder at Midnight
1931
as Detective Eating Peanuts
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Fainting Lover
1931
as Dr. Dudley Schmidt
MOVIE★ 9.0
A College Racket
1931
MOVIE
Gents of Leisure
1931
MOVIE
The Bride's Mistake
1931
as Mr. Grimm
MOVIE★ 7.0
Girls Will Be Boys
1931
MOVIE★ 5.5
Crazy House
1930
as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
MOVIE★ 9.0
Midnight Daddies
1930
as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hot Sports
1929
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Close Shave
1929
as George Billings
MOVIE★ 9.0
Don't Get Jealous
1929
as Wilbur Warner
MOVIE★ 9.0
Pink Pajamas
1929
as Vernon Vance
MOVIE★ 9.0
Howling Hollywood
1929
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Bees' Buzz
1929
as Jim - Homer's Pal
MOVIE★ 8.0
Ladies Must Eat
1929
as George
MOVIE★ 10.0
Calling Hubby's Bluff
1929
as Vernon Vance
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Old Barn
1929
as Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
MOVIE★ 7.0
What a Trip
1929
MOVIE★ 7.0
Clunked on the Corner
1929
as Jip Bennett
MOVIE★ 9.0
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928
as Charley Whalen
MOVIE★ 9.0
Motorboat Mamas
1928
as Charley Whalen
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Campus Carmen
1928
as Extra
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Cameraman
1928
as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Smith's Restaurant
1928
as Big Diner
MOVIE★ 10.0
His Unlucky Night
1928
as Homer Brown
MOVIE★ 3.7
Golf Widows
1928
as Ernest Ward
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Bicycle Flirt
1928
as Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Best Man
1928
as Groom
MOVIE★ 8.0
Smith's Army Life
1928
as The Colonel
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Beach Club
1928
as Mr. Kronk
MOVIE★ 7.0
Fiddlesticks
1927
as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
MOVIE★ 8.0
For Sale, a Bungalow
1927
as 2nd Real Estate Broker
MOVIE★ 9.0
Smith's Cook
1927
as Pete - the Motor Cop
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Golf Nut
1927
as The Club President
MOVIE★ 7.0
Cured in the Excitement
1927
as Hector Strong
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Pride of Pikeville
1927
as The Train Conductor
MOVIE★ 6.0
His First Flame
1927
as Amos McCarthy
MOVIE★ 9.0
A One Mama Man
1927
as The Suitor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Should Sleepwalkers Marry?
1927
as George Stevens
MOVIE★ 6.5
Flirty Four-Flushers
1926
as Bill Brown
MOVIE★ 3.0
A Blonde's Revenge
1926
as Tim Hayes
MOVIE★ 8.0
Have Courage
1926
as Gendarme
MOVIE★ 8.0
Masked Mamas
1926
as Jim Denton
MOVIE
Smith's Landlord
1926
as The Cop
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hoboken to Hollywood
1926
as Mr. Pinkney
MOVIE★ 10.0
Her Actor Friend
1926
as Actor in Play
MOVIE★ 9.0
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
1926
as Jim Stone
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Sea Dog's Tale
1926
as Jo Jo
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Prodigal Bridegroom
1926
as Gertie's Father in Flashback
MOVIE★ 10.0
Soldier Man
1926
as The Prime Minister
MOVIE
The Funnymooners
1926
as Sheriff Joel Springboard
MOVIE★ 5.8
Saturday Afternoon
1926
as Steve Smith
MOVIE★ 8.0
There He Goes
1925
as Jerry the Bull
MOVIE★ 7.0
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
1925
as Auto Agency Manager
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hurry, Doctor!
1925
as Police Officer Bill Trapps
MOVIE★ 7.0
Lucky Stars
1925
as Hiram Healy
MOVIE★ 8.0
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
1925
as Gasoline Customer
MOVIE★ 8.0
Remember When?
1925
as Mack - Circus Owner
MOVIE★ 7.5
Plain Clothes
1925
as A Crook
MOVIE★ 6.5
His Marriage Wow
1925
as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
MOVIE★ 7.3
Boobs in the Wood
1925
as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
MOVIE★ 9.0
Bull and Sand
1924
as Joe Archer
MOVIE★ 7.0
Feet of Mud
1924
as Football Coach
MOVIE★ 8.0
All Night Long
1924
as the Rival
MOVIE★ 10.0
Riders of the Purple Cows
1924
as Mike Maverick
MOVIE★ 10.0
Little Robinson Corkscrew
1924
as Horace Horlick
MOVIE★ 8.0
East of the Water Plug
1924
as Jim's Rival - the Villain
MOVIE★ 8.0
Wall Street Blues
1924
as Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
MOVIE★ 8.0
Romeo and Juliet
1924
as Billy Durham
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Lion and the Souse
1924
as Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
MOVIE★ 5.7
Black Oxfords
1924
as Sandy Haig
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Hollywood Kid
1924
as Claude Climax - Director
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Half-Back of Notre Dame
1924
as Football Opponent
MOVIE★ 4.2
Picking Peaches
1924
as The Store Manager
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Extra Girl
1923
as Aaron Applejohn
MOVIE★ 6.5
Soul of the Beast
1923
as The Boob
MOVIE★ 6.4
Golf
1922
as The suitor
MOVIE★ 5.0
Mummy's Nightmare
1922
as Delivery Driver
MOVIE★ 7.0
Special Delivery
1922
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hail the Woman
1921
as Joe Hurd
MOVIE
A Harem Hero
1920
as Oriental Potentate
MOVIE★ 5.0
Hot Dogs
1920
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hopping Bells
1920
MOVIE★ 10.0
J-U-N-K
1920
as The Junk Dealer
MOVIE★ 10.0
Broken Bubbles
1920
MOVIE
Way Out West
1920
MOVIE
Mystic Mush
1920
MOVIE
Naughty Nurses
1920
MOVIE
The Gum Riot
1920
MOVIE
When Spirits Move
1920
MOVIE
The Nickel Snatcher
1920
MOVIE★ 7.0
An Auto Nut
1919
as The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)