Actor
Vernon Dent
281 movies as actor
Born Feb 15, 1895 – Nov 5, 1963 (aged 68)From San Jose, California, USAAlso known as Vernon Bruce Dent, Vernan 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
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Comedy, Drama
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Comedy, Romance
The Cameraman
1928 · Comedy, Romance
Only Angels Have Wings
1939 · Romance, Adventure
The Glass Key
1942 · Crime, Mystery
San Francisco
1936 · Drama, Romance
Manhattan Melodrama
1934 · Crime, Drama
Easy Living
1937 · Comedy, Romance
The Harvey Girls
1946 · Music, Western
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 · Comedy, Fantasy
Address Unknown
1944 · Drama, Thriller
The Sea of Grass
1947 · Drama, Western
Vernon Dent movies
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 · Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006 · (archive footage)
The Sound of Laughter
1963 · Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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
1956 · Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
Flagpole Jitters
1956 · Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
Bedlam in Paradise
1955 · I. Fleecem (archive footage)
Of Cash and Hash
1955 · Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
The Fire Chaser
1954 · J. Peabody Knott
Knutzy Knights
1954 · King Arthur (uncredited)
Pals and Gals
1954 · Doctor (uncredited)
Musty Musketeers
1954 · King Cole
Income Tax Sappy
1954 · IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
Doggie in the Bedroom
Doggie in the Bedroom
1954 · Doctor
Rip, Sew and Stitch
1953 · Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
Booty and the Beast
1953 · Night Watchman
Listen Judge
1952 · Judge Henderson
A Missed Fortune
1952 · Hotel Manager
Pest Man Wins
1951 · Mr. Philander
The Tooth Will Out
1951 · Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
She Took a Powder
She Took a Powder
1951
Scrambled Brains
1951 · Nora's Father
The Awful Sleuth
1951 · Al Keefer
Three Arabian Nuts
1951 · Mr. Bradley
Studio Stoops
1950 · Police Captain Casey
Innocently Guilty
1950 · Mr. Bass
One Shivery Night
1950 · Boss
The Good Humor Man
1950 · Man in Park (uncredited)
Punchy Cowpunchers
1950 · General
Waiting in the Lurch
1949 · J. Peabody Knott
Malice in the Palace
1949 · Hassan Ben Sober
Clunked in the Clink
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949 · Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Hokus Pokus
1949 · Insurance Adjuster
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 · Guard (uncredited)
Fuelin' Around
1949 · General
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
1948
Mummy's Dummies
1948 · King Rootentooten
Heavenly Daze
1948 · I. Fleecem
The Sheepish Wolf
The Sheepish Wolf
1948
Fiddlers Three
1948 · King Cole
Squareheads of the Round Table
1948 · King Arthur
Shivering Sherlocks
1948 · Police Capt. Mullins
It Had to Be You
1947 · Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
Should Husbands Marry?
1947 · Hugh's Boss
Sing a Song of Six Pants
1947 · Police Detective
Road to Hollywood
1947 · A Film Director
The Sea of Grass
1947 · Train Conductor (uncredited)
Out West
1947 · Doctor (uncredited)
Bride and Gloom
1947 · Sally's Father (uncredited)
The Good Bad Egg
1947 · Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
Half-Wits Holiday
1947 · Prof. Quackenbush
Lone Star Moonlight
1946 · Sheriff
Three Little Pirates
1946 · Governor
Society Mugs
1946 · Lord Wafflebottom
Pardon My Terror
1946 · Jonas Morton
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
1946 · Prof. Panzer
The Harvey Girls
1946 · Engineer (uncredited)
Beer Barrel Polecats
1946 · Warden
Booby Dupes
1945 · Captain
Idiots Deluxe
1945 · Judge (uncredited)
Rockin' in the Rockies
1945 · Stanton (uncredited)
Having Wonderful Crime
1945 · Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Snooper Service
1945
Three Pests in a Mess
1945 · Philip Black
No Dough Boys
1944 · Hugo (Nazi spy)
San Diego I Love You
1944 · Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
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
1944 · Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
Defective Detectives
1944 · Rodney Boodle
Busy Buddies
1944 · Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
Bachelor Daze
1944 · Onlooker in doorway
Crash Goes the Hash
1944 · Fuller Bull
To Heir Is Human
1944 · Board Chairman
True to Life
1943 · Man (uncredited)
Higher Than a Kite
1943 · Marshall Boering (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943 · William Ruff
Back from the Front
1943 · Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
A Maid Made Mad
1943 · Blonde's Boyfriend
A Blitz on the Fritz
1943 · Spy chief
His Wedding Scare
1943 · The Minister
They Stooge to Conga
1943 · Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
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
1942 · (uncredited)
Matri-Phony
1942 · Emperor Octopus Grabus
Cactus Makes Perfect
1942 · Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
House of Errors
1942 · White
Sappy Birthday
Sappy Birthday
1942 · Neighbor Policeman
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941 · Watkins
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
1941 · Senator (uncredited)
An Ache in Every Stake
1941 · Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
San Antonio Rose
1941 · Worthington
Adventure in Washington
1941 · Senator in gym
I'll Never Heil Again
1941 · Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
Dutiful But Dumb
1941 · Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
So You Won't Squawk
1941 · The bartender
You're the One
1941 · Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
So Long Mr. Chumps
1941 · Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey
1940 · J.T. Caldwell
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940 · Jim, a policeman
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940 · Chef
From Nurse to Worse
1940 · Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
The Lady in Question
1940 · Gendarme (uncredited)
How High Is Up?
1940 · Mr. Blake (uncredited)
His Bridal Fright
1940 · Doorman
The Taming of the Snood
1940 · Man on Street
Nutty But Nice
1940 · Dr. Walters (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 · Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
Money Squawks
1940 · Night Watchman
Pardon My Berth Marks
1940 · Newspaper City Editor
The Heckler
1940 · Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940 · Hotel Doorman
Nothing But Pleasure
1940 · Bus Rider with Child
Mendelssohn's Wedding March
1939 · The Baron (uncredited)
Teacher's Pest
1939 · Christmas Tree Buyer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
1939 · Lustig
Stanley and Livingstone
1939 · Newspaperman in Office
Saved by the Belle
1939 · Mike (uncredited)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
1939 · Sheriff (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings
1939 · Ship's Captain (uncredited)
A Star Is Shorn
1939 · Producer
A Ducking They Did Go
1939 · Vegetarian (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Body
Mutiny on the Body
1939 · Mr. Gibson
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939 · Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
Three Little Sew and Sews
1939 · Party Guest (uncredited)
Home on the Rage
1938 · Mr. Lent (uncredited)
A Doggone Mixup
1938 · Mr. Tilson
Thanks for the Memory
1938 · Refuse Man (uncredited)
Mutts to You
1938 · Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Sue My Lawyer
1938 · Judge
Juvenile Court
1938 · Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Expressman (uncredited)
Many Sappy Returns
1938 · Concerned Pedestrian
Reformatory
1938 · Cook Howard
The Mind Needer
1938 · Mr. Ryan
Tassels in the Air
1938 · Building superintendent (uncredited)
Time Out for Trouble
1938 · Bakery Man
Start Cheering
1938 · Pops
Wee Wee Monsieur
1938 · Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
The Shadow
1937 · Dutch Schultz
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937 · Ship's Officer
Calling All Doctors
1937 · Sneezing Man
Easy Living
1937 · First Partner (uncredited)
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
1936 · Mayor
Half Shot Shooters
1936 · Man in Restaurant
I Don't Remember
I Don't Remember
1935 · Oscar Glick
His Marriage Mix-up
His Marriage Mix-up
1935
Tars and Stripes
1935 · Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
Hollywood Trouble
Hollywood Trouble
1935 · Mr. Mahoney
Good Morning, Eve!
Good Morning, Eve!
1934 · Emperor Nero
Manhattan Melodrama
1934 · Otto (uncredited)
Please
1933 · Elmer Smoot
Hooks and Jabs
1933
Tied for Life
Tied for Life
1933 · Angry motorist
Knight Duty
1933 · The Cop
The Hitchhiker
1933 · Adolph
Artist's Muddles
1933 · Luckenbach, the artist
Tired Feet
Tired Feet
1933
The Big Flash
1932 · Klaus
The Iceman's Ball
The Iceman's Ball
1932 · Officer Schmaltz
The Hollywood Handicap
The Hollywood Handicap
1932
Million Dollar Legs
1932 · Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
Daring Danger
1932 · Bartender Pee Wee
The Riding Tornado
1932 · Hefty - Bartender
Just a Pain in the Parlor
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932 · Speaker
Texas Cyclone
1932 · Hefty
Dream House
Dream House
1932 · Director Von Schnauble
Hollywood Halfbacks
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
Dragnet Patrol
1931 · Cookie
The All-American Kickback
The All-American Kickback
1931 · Football Coach
Beach Pajamas
Beach Pajamas
1931
The Freshman's Finish
The Freshman's Finish
1931
Murder at Midnight
1931 · Detective Eating Peanuts
The Fainting Lover
The Fainting Lover
1931 · Dr. Dudley Schmidt
A College Racket
A College Racket
1931
Gents of Leisure
Gents of Leisure
1931
The Bride's Mistake
The Bride's Mistake
1931 · Mr. Grimm
Girls Will Be Boys
1931
Crazy House
1930 · Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
Midnight Daddies
1930 · Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
Hot Sports
Hot Sports
1929
A Close Shave
A Close Shave
1929 · George Billings
Don't Get Jealous
Don't Get Jealous
1929 · Wilbur Warner
Pink Pajamas
1929 · Vernon Vance
Howling Hollywood
Howling Hollywood
1929
The Bees' Buzz
The Bees' Buzz
1929 · Jim - Homer's Pal
Ladies Must Eat
Ladies Must Eat
1929 · George
Calling Hubby's Bluff
1929 · Vernon Vance
The Old Barn
1929 · Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
What a Trip
What a Trip
1929
Clunked on the Corner
1929 · Jip Bennett
The Lion's Roar
1928 · Professor of Music
Hubby's Weekend Trip
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928 · Charley Whalen
Motorboat Mamas
1928 · Charley Whalen
The Campus Carmen
1928 · Extra
The Cameraman
1928 · Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
Smith's Restaurant
1928 · Big Diner
His Unlucky Night
1928 · Homer Brown
Golf Widows
1928 · Ernest Ward
The Bicycle Flirt
1928 · Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
The Best Man
1928 · Groom
Smith's Army Life
1928 · The Colonel
The Beach Club
1928 · Mr. Kronk
Fiddlesticks
1927 · Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
For Sale, a Bungalow
For Sale, a Bungalow
1927 · 2nd Real Estate Broker
Smith's Cook
Smith's Cook
1927 · Pete - the Motor Cop
The Golf Nut
1927 · The Club President
Cured in the Excitement
1927 · Hector Strong
The Pride of Pikeville
1927 · The Train Conductor
His First Flame
1927 · Amos McCarthy
A One Mama Man
1927 · The Suitor
Should Sleepwalkers Marry?
Should Sleepwalkers Marry?
1927 · George Stevens
Flirty Four-Flushers
1926 · Bill Brown
A Blonde's Revenge
1926 · Tim Hayes
Have Courage
Have Courage
1926 · Gendarme
Masked Mamas
Masked Mamas
1926 · Jim Denton
Smith's Landlord
Smith's Landlord
1926 · The Cop
Hoboken to Hollywood
1926 · Mr. Pinkney
Her Actor Friend
Her Actor Friend
1926 · Actor in Play
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
1926 · Jim Stone
A Sea Dog's Tale
1926 · Jo Jo
A Prodigal Bridegroom
1926 · Gertie's Father in Flashback
Soldier Man
1926 · The Prime Minister
The Funnymooners
The Funnymooners
1926 · Sheriff Joel Springboard
Saturday Afternoon
1926 · Steve Smith
There He Goes
1925 · Jerry the Bull
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
1925 · Auto Agency Manager
Hurry, Doctor!
1925 · Police Officer Bill Trapps
Lucky Stars
1925 · Hiram Healy
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
1925 · Gasoline Customer
Remember When?
1925 · Mack - Circus Owner
Plain Clothes
1925 · A Crook
His Marriage Wow
1925 · A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
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
1924 · Mike Maverick
Little Robinson Corkscrew
1924 · Horace Horlick
East of the Water Plug
1924 · Jim's Rival - the Villain
Wall Street Blues
1924 · Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
Romeo and Juliet
1924 · Billy Durham
The Lion and the Souse
The Lion and the Souse
1924 · Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
Black Oxfords
1924 · Sandy Haig
The Hollywood Kid
1924 · Claude Climax - Director
The Half-Back of Notre Dame
The Half-Back of Notre Dame
1924 · Football Opponent
Picking Peaches
1924 · The Store Manager
The Extra Girl
1923 · Aaron Applejohn
Soul of the Beast
1923 · The Boob
Golf
1922 · The suitor
Mummy's Nightmare
Mummy's Nightmare
1922 · Delivery Driver
Special Delivery
Special Delivery
1922
Hail the Woman
1921 · Joe Hurd
A Harem Hero
1920 · Oriental Potentate
Hot Dogs
1920
Hopping Bells
1920
J-U-N-K
J-U-N-K
1920 · The Junk Dealer
Broken Bubbles
1920
Way Out West
Way Out West
1920
Mystic Mush
Mystic Mush
1920
Naughty Nurses
1920
The Gum Riot
1920
When Spirits Move
1920
The Nickel Snatcher
1920
An Auto Nut
An Auto Nut
1919 · The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)
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