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Vernon Dent

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.

Known for

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020 • Claude Climax - Director, archive footage

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

2006 • (archive footage)

The Sound of Laughter

The Sound of Laughter

1963 • Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957 • archive footage

Guns a Poppin!

1957 • Judge (archive footage)

Hot Stuff

1956 • (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rumpus in the Harem

Rumpus in the Harem

1956 • Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)

Full filmography

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020 • Claude Climax - Director, archive footage

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

2006 • (archive footage)

The Sound of Laughter

The Sound of Laughter

1963 • Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957 • archive footage

Guns a Poppin!

1957 • Judge (archive footage)

Hot Stuff

1956 • (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rumpus in the Harem

Rumpus in the Harem

1956 • Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)

Flagpole Jitters

Flagpole Jitters

1956 • Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)

Bedlam in Paradise

Bedlam in Paradise

1955 • I. Fleecem (archive footage)

Of Cash and Hash

Of Cash and Hash

1955 • Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)

The Fire Chaser

The Fire Chaser

1954 • J. Peabody Knott

Knutzy Knights

1954 • King Arthur (uncredited)

Pals and Gals

1954 • Doctor (uncredited)

Musty Musketeers

Musty Musketeers

1954 • King Cole

Income Tax Sappy

Income Tax Sappy

1954 • IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)

Rip, Sew and Stitch

Rip, Sew and Stitch

1953 • Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)

Booty and the Beast

Booty and the Beast

1953 • Night Watchman

Listen Judge

1952 • Judge Henderson

A Missed Fortune

A Missed Fortune

1952 • Hotel Manager

Pest Man Wins

1951 • Mr. Philander

The Tooth Will Out

The Tooth Will Out

1951 • Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry

Scrambled Brains

Scrambled Brains

1951 • Nora's Father

The Awful Sleuth

The Awful Sleuth

1951 • Al Keefer

Three Arabian Nuts

Three Arabian Nuts

1951 • Mr. Bradley

Studio Stoops

1950 • Police Captain Casey

Innocently Guilty

Innocently Guilty

1950 • Mr. Bass

One Shivery Night

One Shivery Night

1950 • Boss

The Good Humor Man

The Good Humor Man

1950 • Man in Park (uncredited)

Punchy Cowpunchers

Punchy Cowpunchers

1950 • General

Waiting in the Lurch

Waiting in the Lurch

1949 • J. Peabody Knott

Malice in the Palace

Malice in the Palace

1949 • Hassan Ben Sober

The Doolins of Oklahoma

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949 • Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Hokus Pokus

1949 • Insurance Adjuster

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949 • Guard (uncredited)

Fuelin' Around

1949 • General

Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

1948

Mummy's Dummies

Mummy's Dummies

1948 • King Rootentooten

Heavenly Daze

1948 • I. Fleecem

The Sheepish Wolf

1948

Fiddlers Three

1948 • King Cole

Squareheads of the Round Table

Squareheads of the Round Table

1948 • King Arthur

Shivering Sherlocks

Shivering Sherlocks

1948 • Police Capt. Mullins

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

1947 • Man in Drugstore (uncredited)

Should Husbands Marry?

Should Husbands Marry?

1947 • Hugh's Boss

Sing a Song of Six Pants

Sing a Song of Six Pants

1947 • Police Detective

Road to Hollywood

Road to Hollywood

1947 • A Film Director

The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

1947 • Train Conductor (uncredited)

Out West

1947 • Doctor (uncredited)

Bride and Gloom

Bride and Gloom

1947 • Sally's Father (uncredited)

The Good Bad Egg

The Good Bad Egg

1947 • Rest Home Manager (uncredited)

Half-Wits Holiday

Half-Wits Holiday

1947 • Prof. Quackenbush

Lone Star Moonlight

Lone Star Moonlight

1946 • Sheriff

Three Little Pirates

Three Little Pirates

1946 • Governor

Society Mugs

1946 • Lord Wafflebottom

Pardon My Terror

Pardon My Terror

1946 • Jonas Morton

Dangerous Business

Dangerous Business

1946 • Fat Man (uncredited)

Night Editor

1946 • Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

Mr. Noisy

1946 • Slim - Baseball Spectator

A Bird in the Head

A Bird in the Head

1946 • Prof. Panzer

The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

1946 • Engineer (uncredited)

Beer Barrel Polecats

Beer Barrel Polecats

1946 • Warden

Booby Dupes

1945 • Captain

Idiots Deluxe

1945 • Judge (uncredited)

Rockin' in the Rockies

Rockin' in the Rockies

1945 • Stanton (uncredited)

Having Wonderful Crime

Having Wonderful Crime

1945 • Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Snooper Service

Snooper Service

1945

Three Pests in a Mess

Three Pests in a Mess

1945 • Philip Black

No Dough Boys

1944 • Hugo (Nazi spy)

San Diego I Love You

San Diego I Love You

1944 • Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)

Kansas City Kitty

Kansas City Kitty

1944 • Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.

Secret Command

1944 • Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

Idle Roomers

1944 • Mr. Leander

Address Unknown

Address Unknown

1944 • Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

Defective Detectives

Defective Detectives

1944 • Rodney Boodle

Busy Buddies

1944 • Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)

1944 • Onlooker in doorway

Crash Goes the Hash

Crash Goes the Hash

1944 • Fuller Bull

To Heir Is Human

To Heir Is Human

1944 • Board Chairman

True to Life

1943 • Man (uncredited)

Higher Than a Kite

Higher Than a Kite

1943 • Marshall Boering (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

1943 • William Ruff

Back from the Front

Back from the Front

1943 • Lt. Dungen (uncredited)

A Maid Made Mad

A Maid Made Mad

1943 • Blonde's Boyfriend

A Blitz on the Fritz

A Blitz on the Fritz

1943 • Spy chief

His Wedding Scare

His Wedding Scare

1943 • The Minister

They Stooge to Conga

They Stooge to Conga

1943 • Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)

Sock-a-Bye Baby

Sock-a-Bye Baby

1942 • 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Sappy Pappy

1942 • Jealous Husband

Even as IOU

1942 • Motorist (uncredited)

The Glass Key

1942 • Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

Three Smart Saps

Three Smart Saps

1942 • (uncredited)

Matri-Phony

1942 • Emperor Octopus Grabus

Cactus Makes Perfect

Cactus Makes Perfect

1942 • Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)

House of Errors

House of Errors

1942 • White

1942 • Neighbor Policeman

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

1941 • Watkins

In the Sweet Pie and Pie

In the Sweet Pie and Pie

1941 • Senator (uncredited)

An Ache in Every Stake

An Ache in Every Stake

1941 • Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)

San Antonio Rose

San Antonio Rose

1941 • Worthington

Adventure in Washington

Adventure in Washington

1941 • Senator in gym

I'll Never Heil Again

I'll Never Heil Again

1941 • Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)

Dutiful But Dumb

Dutiful But Dumb

1941 • Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

So You Won't Squawk

So You Won't Squawk

1941 • The bartender

You're the One

1941 • Zeno Springs Hotel Guest

So Long Mr. Chumps

So Long Mr. Chumps

1941 • Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1940 • J.T. Caldwell

The Villain Still Pursued Her

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940 • Jim, a policeman

He Stayed for Breakfast

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940 • Chef

From Nurse to Worse

From Nurse to Worse

1940 • Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)

The Lady in Question

The Lady in Question

1940 • Gendarme (uncredited)

How High Is Up?

How High Is Up?

1940 • Mr. Blake (uncredited)

His Bridal Fright

His Bridal Fright

1940 • Doorman

The Taming of the Snood

The Taming of the Snood

1940 • Man on Street

Nutty But Nice

1940 • Dr. Walters (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940 • Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)

Money Squawks

1940 • Night Watchman

Pardon My Berth Marks

Pardon My Berth Marks

1940 • Newspaper City Editor

The Heckler

1940 • Baseball Spectator with Hotdog

The Lone Wolf Strikes

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940 • Hotel Doorman

Nothing But Pleasure

Nothing But Pleasure

1940 • Bus Rider with Child

Mendelssohn's Wedding March

Mendelssohn's Wedding March

1939 • The Baron (uncredited)

Teacher's Pest

1939 • Christmas Tree Buyer

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 • Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Hitler: Beast of Berlin

Hitler: Beast of Berlin

1939 • Lustig

Stanley and Livingstone

Stanley and Livingstone

1939 • Newspaperman in Office

Saved by the Belle

Saved by the Belle

1939 • Mike (uncredited)

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

1939 • Sheriff (uncredited)

Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings

1939 • Ship's Captain

A Star Is Shorn

A Star Is Shorn

1939 • Producer

A Ducking They Did Go

A Ducking They Did Go

1939 • Vegetarian (uncredited)

Mutiny on the Body

1939 • Mr. Gibson

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939 • Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

Three Little Sew and Sews

Three Little Sew and Sews

1939 • Party Guest (uncredited)

Home on the Rage

Home on the Rage

1938 • Mr. Lent (uncredited)

A Doggone Mixup

A Doggone Mixup

1938 • Mr. Tilson

Thanks for the Memory

Thanks for the Memory

1938 • Refuse Man (uncredited)

Mutts to You

1938 • Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

1938 • Judge

Juvenile Court

1938 • Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938 • Expressman (uncredited)

Many Sappy Returns

Many Sappy Returns

1938 • Concerned Pedestrian

Reformatory

1938 • Cook Howard

The Mind Needer

The Mind Needer

1938 • Mr. Ryan

Tassels in the Air

Tassels in the Air

1938 • Building superintendent (uncredited)

Time Out for Trouble

Time Out for Trouble

1938 • Bakery Man

Start Cheering

1938 • Pops

Wee Wee Monsieur

Wee Wee Monsieur

1938 • Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)

The Shadow

1937 • Dutch Schultz

Murder in Greenwich Village

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937 • Ship's Officer

Calling All Doctors

Calling All Doctors

1937 • Sneezing Man

Easy Living

1937 • First Partner (uncredited)

Back to the Woods

Back to the Woods

1937 • Governor (uncredited)

Dizzy Doctors

1937 • Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

Slippery Silks

1936 • Morgan Morgan (uncredited)

San Francisco

1936 • Fat Man (uncredited)

Share the Wealth

Share the Wealth

1936 • Mayor

Half Shot Shooters

Half Shot Shooters

1936 • Man in Restaurant

I Don't Remember

1935 • Oscar Glick

His Marriage Mix-up

1935

Tars and Stripes

Tars and Stripes

1935 • Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack

Hollywood Trouble

1935 • Mr. Mahoney

Good Morning, Eve!

1934 • Emperor Nero

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

1934 • Otto (uncredited)

Please

1933 • Elmer Smoot

Hooks and Jabs

1933

1933 • Angry motorist

Knight Duty

1933 • The Cop

The Hitchhiker

1933 • Adolph

Artist's Muddles

Artist's Muddles

1933 • Luckenbach, the artist

1933

The Big Flash

1932 • Klaus

The Iceman's Ball

1932 • Officer Schmaltz

The Hollywood Handicap

1932

Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs

1932 • Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

Daring Danger

1932 • Bartender Pee Wee

The Riding Tornado

The Riding Tornado

1932 • Hefty - Bartender

Just a Pain in the Parlor

1932 • Speaker

Texas Cyclone

1932 • Hefty

1932 • Director Von Schnauble

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931

Dragnet Patrol

1931 • Cookie

The All-American Kickback

1931 • Football Coach

1931

The Freshman's Finish

1931

Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight

1931 • Detective Eating Peanuts

The Fainting Lover

1931 • Dr. Dudley Schmidt

A College Racket

1931

Gents of Leisure

1931

The Bride's Mistake

1931 • Mr. Grimm

Girls Will Be Boys

Girls Will Be Boys

1931

Crazy House

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

Midnight Daddies

Midnight Daddies

1930 • Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer

1929

1929 • George Billings

Don't Get Jealous

1929 • Wilbur Warner

Howling Hollywood

1929

Pink Pajamas

1929 • Vernon Vance

1929 • Jim - Homer's Pal

Ladies Must Eat

1929 • George

Calling Hubby's Bluff

Calling Hubby's Bluff

1929 • Vernon Vance

The Old Barn

1929 • Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor

1929

Clunked on the Corner

Clunked on the Corner

1929 • Jip Bennett

Hubby's Weekend Trip

1928 • Charley Whalen

Motorboat Mamas

Motorboat Mamas

1928 • Charley Whalen

The Campus Carmen

The Campus Carmen

1928 • Extra

The Cameraman

1928 • Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

Smith's Restaurant

Smith's Restaurant

1928 • Big Diner

His Unlucky Night

His Unlucky Night

1928 • Homer Brown

Golf Widows

1928 • Ernest Ward

The Bicycle Flirt

The Bicycle Flirt

1928 • Henry Harper - The Boyfriend

The Best Man

1928 • Groom

Smith's Army Life

Smith's Army Life

1928 • The Colonel

The Beach Club

1928 • Mr. Kronk

Fiddlesticks

1927 • Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer

For Sale, a Bungalow

1927 • 2nd Real Estate Broker

1927 • Pete - the Motor Cop

The Golf Nut

1927 • The Club President

Cured in the Excitement

Cured in the Excitement

1927 • Hector Strong

The Pride of Pikeville

The Pride of Pikeville

1927 • The Train Conductor

His First Flame

His First Flame

1927 • Amos McCarthy

A One Mama Man

1927 • The Suitor

Should Sleepwalkers Marry?

1927 • George Stevens

Flirty Four-Flushers

Flirty Four-Flushers

1926 • Bill Brown

A Blonde's Revenge

A Blonde's Revenge

1926 • Tim Hayes

1926 • Gendarme

1926 • Jim Denton

Smith's Landlord

1926 • The Cop

Hoboken to Hollywood

Hoboken to Hollywood

1926 • Mr. Pinkney

Her Actor Friend

1926 • Actor in Play

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

1926 • Jim Stone

A Sea Dog's Tale

A Sea Dog's Tale

1926 • Jo Jo

A Prodigal Bridegroom

A Prodigal Bridegroom

1926 • Gertie's Father in Flashback

Soldier Man

1926 • The Prime Minister

Saturday Afternoon

Saturday Afternoon

1926 • Steve Smith

There He Goes

1925 • Jerry the Bull

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

1925 • Auto Agency Manager

Hurry, Doctor!

1925 • Police Officer Bill Trapps

Lucky Stars

1925 • Hiram Healy

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

1925 • Gasoline Customer

Remember When?

1925 • Mack - Circus Owner

Plain Clothes

1925 • A Crook

His Marriage Wow

His Marriage Wow

1925 • A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm

Boobs in the Wood

Boobs in the Wood

1925 • Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon

Bull and Sand

1924 • Joe Archer

Feet of Mud

1924 • Football Coach

All Night Long

1924 • the Rival

Riders of the Purple Cows

Riders of the Purple Cows

1924 • Mike Maverick

Little Robinson Corkscrew

Little Robinson Corkscrew

1924 • Horace Horlick

East of the Water Plug

East of the Water Plug

1924 • Jim's Rival - the Villain

Wall Street Blues

Wall Street Blues

1924 • Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1924 • Billy Durham

The Lion and the Souse

1924 • Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit

Black Oxfords

1924 • Sandy Haig

The Hollywood Kid

The Hollywood Kid

1924 • Claude Climax - Director

The Half-Back of Notre Dame

1924 • Football Opponent

Picking Peaches

Picking Peaches

1924 • The Store Manager

The Extra Girl

1923 • Aaron Applejohn

Soul of the Beast

Soul of the Beast

1923 • The Boob

Golf

1922 • The suitor

Mummy's Nightmare

1922 • Delivery Driver

Special Delivery

1922

Hail the Woman

1921 • Joe Hurd

A Harem Hero

1920 • Oriental Potentate

Hot Dogs

1920

Hopping Bells

1920

1920 • The Junk Dealer

Broken Bubbles

1920

1920

Naughty Nurses

1920

The Nickel Snatcher

The Nickel Snatcher

1920

When Spirits Move

When Spirits Move

1920

1920

The Gum Riot

1920

1919 • The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)

Vernon Dent – Biography, Known For & Filmography