
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)

Having Wonderful Crime
1945
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

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

Secret Command
1944
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

Night Editor
1946
as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

Musty Musketeers
1954
as King Cole
TV Shows (1)
Movies (280)

Having Wonderful Crime
1945
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

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

Secret Command
1944
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

Night Editor
1946
as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

Musty Musketeers
1954
as King Cole

You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Expressman (uncredited)

Black Oxfords
1924
as Sandy Haig

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

San Francisco
1936
as Fat Man (uncredited)

Reformatory
1938
as Cook Howard

Daring Danger
1932
as Bartender Pee Wee
Mystic Mush
1920

Start Cheering
1938
as Pops
Special Delivery
1922

Defective Detectives
1944
as Rodney Boodle

Fiddlers Three
1948
as King Cole

Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Otto (uncredited)
Beach Pajamas
1931

Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Ship's Captain

Midnight Daddies
1930
as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
Dream House
1932
as Director Von Schnauble

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

Booby Dupes
1945
as Captain

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

The Harvey Girls
1946
as Engineer (uncredited)

Dangerous Business
1946
as Fat Man (uncredited)

Dragnet Patrol
1931
as Cookie

Easy Living
1937
as First Partner (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
1947
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931

Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Newspaperman in Office

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

The Glass Key
1942
as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

Picking Peaches
1924
as The Store Manager

San Diego I Love You
1944
as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)

Juvenile Court
1938
as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

Out West
1947
as Doctor (uncredited)

The Best Man
1928
as Groom

The Extra Girl
1923
as Aaron Applejohn

Fuelin' Around
1949
as General

Saturday Afternoon
1926
as Steve Smith

No Dough Boys
1944
as Hugo (Nazi spy)

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

Time Out for Trouble
1938
as Bakery Man

True to Life
1943
as Man (uncredited)

There He Goes
1925
as Jerry the Bull

The Shadow
1937
as Dutch Schultz

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

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

Thanks for the Memory
1938
as Refuse Man (uncredited)
Tied for Life
1933
as Angry motorist

The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Hitler: Beast of Berlin
1939
as Lustig

Plain Clothes
1925
as A Crook

Dizzy Doctors
1937
as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
as William Ruff

The Lady in Question
1940
as Gendarme (uncredited)

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

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

Three Little Pirates
1946
as Governor

Address Unknown
1944
as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Hotel Doorman

Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Good Morning, Eve!
1934
as Emperor Nero

Kansas City Kitty
1944
as Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.

An Ache in Every Stake
1941
as Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)

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

Nothing But Pleasure
1940
as Bus Rider with Child

Murder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Ship's Officer

Texas Cyclone
1932
as Hefty

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

So You Won't Squawk
1941
as The bartender

The Big Flash
1932
as Klaus

Rockin' in the Rockies
1945
as Stanton (uncredited)

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

His Marriage Wow
1925
as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm

Higher Than a Kite
1943
as Marshall Boering (uncredited)

Pardon My Berth Marks
1940
as Newspaper City Editor

Scrambled Brains
1951
as Nora's Father

Road to Hollywood
1947
as A Film Director

Tars and Stripes
1935
as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack

Million Dollar Legs
1932
as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage

His Bridal Fright
1940
as Doorman
The Lion and the Souse
1924
as Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit

Studio Stoops
1950
as Police Captain Casey

Fiddlesticks
1927
as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer

How High Is Up?
1940
as Mr. Blake (uncredited)

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

Dutiful But Dumb
1941
as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

Share the Wealth
1936
as Mayor

Hokus Pokus
1949
as Insurance Adjuster

Idiots Deluxe
1945
as Judge (uncredited)

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

Punchy Cowpunchers
1950
as General

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

Mr. Noisy
1946
as Slim - Baseball Spectator

His First Flame
1927
as Amos McCarthy

So Long Mr. Chumps
1941
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Jim, a policeman

Matri-Phony
1942
as Emperor Octopus Grabus

Soldier Man
1926
as The Prime Minister

Slippery Silks
1936
as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)

Heavenly Daze
1948
as I. Fleecem

Murder at Midnight
1931
as Detective Eating Peanuts

Cactus Makes Perfect
1942
as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)

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

Nutty But Nice
1940
as Dr. Walters (uncredited)

The Campus Carmen
1928
as Extra

He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Chef

Saved by the Belle
1939
as Mike (uncredited)

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

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

All Night Long
1924
as the Rival

Tassels in the Air
1938
as Building superintendent (uncredited)

Three Pests in a Mess
1945
as Philip Black

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
1925
as Gasoline Customer

Shivering Sherlocks
1948
as Police Capt. Mullins

Half Shot Shooters
1936
as Man in Restaurant

Three Smart Saps
1942
as (uncredited)
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
- Having Wonderful Crime (1945) — as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
- Secret Command (1944) — as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
- Night Editor (1946) — as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
- Musty Musketeers (1954) — as King Cole
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