Vernon Dent
Acting
🎂 1895-02-15
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.
Cast credits(272)
Santa Claus (uncredited)
1951
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
1939
Expressman (uncredited)
1938
Ship's Captain
1939
Guard (uncredited)
1949
Otto (uncredited)
1934
Fat Man (uncredited)
1936
Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
1928
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
1949
Hassan Ben Sober
1949
Lustig
1939
Ship's Officer
1937
First Partner (uncredited)
1937
Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
1942
Gendarme (uncredited)
1940
archive footage
1957
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1956
Man (uncredited)
1943
Hefty
1932
Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
1939
Man in Park (uncredited)
1950
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1947
Actor in Play
1926
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
1940
Newspaperman in Office
1939
Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
1946
Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
1937
Mr. Pinkney
1926
Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
1944
1932
Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
1932
Tim Hayes
1926
Stanton
1945
Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
1956
Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
1947
Detective Eating Peanuts
1931
Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
1944
Emperor Nero
1934
Motorist (uncredited)
1942
Night Watchman
1940
Homer Brown
1928
Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
1943
Jim, a policeman
1940
Nora's Father
1951
Judge Henderson
1952
Doctor (uncredited)
1947
Pops
1938
Worthington
1941
Night Watchman
1953
Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
1941
Gasoline Customer
1925
General
1950
Hotel Doorman
1940
A Film Director
1947
Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
1938
(uncredited)
1942
1931
Fat Man (uncredited)
1946
1920
Philip Black
1945
Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
1928
Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
1947
Mike (uncredited)
1939
White
1942
Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
1935
Dutch Schultz
1937
Hugo (Nazi spy)
1944
Joe Hurd
1921
Police Captain Casey
1950
Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
1936
Slim - Baseball Spectator
1946
Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1938
Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
1941
Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
1956
Judge (archive footage)
1957
Mr. Philander
1951
King Arthur
1948
King Arthur (uncredited)
1954
Elmer Smoot
1933
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
Board Chairman
1944
Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
1955
The bartender
1941
Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
1925
I. Fleecem
1948
Police Detective
1947
Producer
1939
A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
1925
Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
1940
Prof. Quackenbush
1947
I. Fleecem (archive footage)
1955
Party Guest (uncredited)
1939
Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
1951
Newspaper City Editor
1940
Mr. Tilson
1938
Governor (uncredited)
1937
King Cole
1954
Emperor Octopus Grabus
1942
Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
1944
Prof. Panzer
1946
Groom
1928
Klaus
1932
Hefty - Bartender
1932
General
1949
Governor
1946
Extra
1928
The Train Conductor
1927
Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
1940
Sheriff
1946
Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
1941
Steve Smith
1926
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1945
Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
1941
1920
Man in Restaurant
1936
Senator (uncredited)
1941
Captain
1945
Mr. Bradley
1951
Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
1943
Hiram Healy
1925
Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
1963
Warden
1946
Luckenbach, the artist
1933
1948
Bartender Pee Wee
1932
Jim Stone
1926
Amos McCarthy
1927
Sandy Haig
1924
Fuller Bull
1944
Senator in gym
1941
1933
King Cole
1948
King Rootentooten
1948
Vegetarian (uncredited)
1939
Marshall Boering (uncredited)
1943
Chef
1940
Refuse Man (uncredited)
1938
Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
1930
Rodney Boodle
1944
Jim - Homer's Pal
1929
Mack - Circus Owner
1925
Director Von Schnauble
1932
The Club President
1927
Jo Jo
1926
Sheriff (uncredited)
1939
Joe Archer
1924
Football Coach
1924
Blonde's Boyfriend
1943
Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
1924
Aaron Applejohn
1923
Gertie's Father in Flashback
1926
Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
1927
1920
Lord Wafflebottom
1946
Cook Howard
1938
The Boob
1923
A Crook
1925
Claude Climax - Director
1924
IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
1954
Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
1938
Hotel Manager
1952
Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
1953
Insurance Adjuster
1949
Man on Street
1940
Onlooker in doorway
1944
Sally's Father (uncredited)
1947
Doctor (uncredited)
1954
Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
1929
1920
Jim Denton
1926
Police Capt. Mullins
1948
1933
The Cop
1933
The Store Manager
1924
Mr. Leander
1944
Bill Brown
1926
Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
1930
Officer Schmaltz
1932
Judge (uncredited)
1945
Dr. Walters (uncredited)
1940
Bakery Man
1938
George Billings
1929
Doorman
1940
1931
Vernon Vance
1929
Mr. Mahoney
1935
Adolph
1933
J. Peabody Knott
1954
1920
Mike Maverick
1924
Jealous Husband
1942
Charley Whalen
1928
Jonas Morton
1946
Jerry the Bull
1925
The suitor
1922
George Stevens
1927
Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
1924
Sneezing Man
1937
J. Peabody Knott
1949
1931
Mr. Ryan
1938
Watkins
1941
the Rival
1924
Cookie
1931
Auto Agency Manager
1925
Mr. Blake (uncredited)
1940
Charley Whalen
1928
The Prime Minister
1926
Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
1944
1920
J.T. Caldwell
1940
Boss
1950
1931
Hector Strong
1927
Oscar Glick
1935
Football Coach
1931
Jip Bennett
1929
2nd Real Estate Broker
1927
1920
The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)
1919
1945
1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1942
Mr. Lent (uncredited)
1938
Concerned Pedestrian
1938
1920
Bus Rider with Child
1940
Speaker
1932
Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
1942
Judge
1938
Dr. Dudley Schmidt
1931
Big Diner
1928
1931
Police Officer Bill Trapps
1925
Building superintendent (uncredited)
1938
(archive footage)
2006
1935
1948
Hugh's Boss
1947
1931
William Ruff
1943
Al Keefer
1951
Neighbor Policeman
1942
Mr. Gibson
1939
Mr. Kronk
1928
Oriental Potentate
1920
The Suitor
1927
The Colonel
1928
Christmas Tree Buyer
1939
The Minister
1943
Vernon Vance
1929
The Baron (uncredited)
1939
The Junk Dealer
1920
Football Opponent
1924
Wilbur Warner
1929
Jim's Rival - the Villain
1924
1920
Delivery Driver
1922
Angry motorist
1933
1922
Spy chief
1943
The Cop
1926
Billy Durham
1924
Horace Horlick
1924
Mr. Grimm
1931
Mr. Bass
1950
Mayor
1936
Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
1944
1929
1929
Pete - the Motor Cop
1927
1929
Gendarme
1926