Vernon Dent

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

TV Shows (1)

Movies (280)

Having Wonderful Crime
Movie

Having Wonderful Crime

1945

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Secret Command
Movie

Secret Command

1944

as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

Night Editor
Movie

Night Editor

1946

as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

Musty Musketeers
Movie

Musty Musketeers

1954

as King Cole

You Can't Take It with You
Movie

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Expressman (uncredited)

Black Oxfords
Movie

Black Oxfords

1924

as Sandy Haig

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Movie

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

as Guard (uncredited)

San Francisco
Movie

San Francisco

1936

as Fat Man (uncredited)

Reformatory
Movie

Reformatory

1938

as Cook Howard

Daring Danger
Movie

Daring Danger

1932

as Bartender Pee Wee

Mystic Mush
Movie

Mystic Mush

1920

Start Cheering
Movie

Start Cheering

1938

as Pops

Special Delivery
Movie

Special Delivery

1922

Defective Detectives
Movie

Defective Detectives

1944

as Rodney Boodle

Fiddlers Three
Movie

Fiddlers Three

1948

as King Cole

Manhattan Melodrama
Movie

Manhattan Melodrama

1934

as Otto (uncredited)

Beach Pajamas
Movie

Beach Pajamas

1931

Only Angels Have Wings
Movie

Only Angels Have Wings

1939

as Ship's Captain

Midnight Daddies
Movie

Midnight Daddies

1930

as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer

Dream House
Movie

Dream House

1932

as Director Von Schnauble

The Cameraman
Movie

The Cameraman

1928

as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

Booby Dupes
Movie

Booby Dupes

1945

as Captain

The Good Humor Man
Movie

The Good Humor Man

1950

as Man in Park (uncredited)

The Harvey Girls
Movie

The Harvey Girls

1946

as Engineer (uncredited)

Dangerous Business
Movie

Dangerous Business

1946

as Fat Man (uncredited)

Dragnet Patrol
Movie

Dragnet Patrol

1931

as Cookie

Easy Living
Movie

Easy Living

1937

as First Partner (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
Movie

The Sea of Grass

1947

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Hollywood Halfbacks
Movie

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931

Stanley and Livingstone
Movie

Stanley and Livingstone

1939

as Newspaperman in Office

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Movie

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

The Glass Key
Movie

The Glass Key

1942

as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

Picking Peaches
Movie

Picking Peaches

1924

as The Store Manager

San Diego I Love You
Movie

San Diego I Love You

1944

as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)

Juvenile Court
Movie

Juvenile Court

1938

as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

Out West
Movie

Out West

1947

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Best Man
Movie

The Best Man

1928

as Groom

The Extra Girl
Movie

The Extra Girl

1923

as Aaron Applejohn

Fuelin' Around
Movie

Fuelin' Around

1949

as General

Saturday Afternoon
Movie

Saturday Afternoon

1926

as Steve Smith

No Dough Boys
Movie

No Dough Boys

1944

as Hugo (Nazi spy)

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Movie

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020

as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage

Time Out for Trouble
Movie

Time Out for Trouble

1938

as Bakery Man

True to Life
Movie

True to Life

1943

as Man (uncredited)

There He Goes
Movie

There He Goes

1925

as Jerry the Bull

The Shadow
Movie

The Shadow

1937

as Dutch Schultz

Mutts to You
Movie

Mutts to You

1938

as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

I'll Never Heil Again
Movie

I'll Never Heil Again

1941

as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)

Thanks for the Memory
Movie

Thanks for the Memory

1938

as Refuse Man (uncredited)

Tied for Life
Movie

Tied for Life

1933

as Angry motorist

The Doolins of Oklahoma
Movie

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949

as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Hitler: Beast of Berlin
Movie

Hitler: Beast of Berlin

1939

as Lustig

Plain Clothes
Movie

Plain Clothes

1925

as A Crook

Dizzy Doctors
Movie

Dizzy Doctors

1937

as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Zerk
Movie

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

1943

as William Ruff

The Lady in Question
Movie

The Lady in Question

1940

as Gendarme (uncredited)

It Had to Be You
Movie

It Had to Be You

1947

as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)

The Good Bad Egg
Movie

The Good Bad Egg

1947

as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)

Three Little Pirates
Movie

Three Little Pirates

1946

as Governor

Address Unknown
Movie

Address Unknown

1944

as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Strikes
Movie

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

as Hotel Doorman

Days of Thrills and Laughter
Movie

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Good Morning, Eve!
Movie

Good Morning, Eve!

1934

as Emperor Nero

Kansas City Kitty
Movie

Kansas City Kitty

1944

as Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.

An Ache in Every Stake
Movie

An Ache in Every Stake

1941

as Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife
Movie

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)

Nothing But Pleasure
Movie

Nothing But Pleasure

1940

as Bus Rider with Child

Murder in Greenwich Village
Movie

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937

as Ship's Officer

Texas Cyclone
Movie

Texas Cyclone

1932

as Hefty

Rumpus in the Harem
Movie

Rumpus in the Harem

1956

as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)

So You Won't Squawk
Movie

So You Won't Squawk

1941

as The bartender

The Big Flash
Movie

The Big Flash

1932

as Klaus

Rockin' in the Rockies
Movie

Rockin' in the Rockies

1945

as Stanton (uncredited)

Yes, We Have No Bonanza
Movie

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

1939

as Sheriff (uncredited)

His Marriage Wow
Movie

His Marriage Wow

1925

as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm

Higher Than a Kite
Movie

Higher Than a Kite

1943

as Marshall Boering (uncredited)

Pardon My Berth Marks
Movie

Pardon My Berth Marks

1940

as Newspaper City Editor

Scrambled Brains
Movie

Scrambled Brains

1951

as Nora's Father

Road to Hollywood
Movie

Road to Hollywood

1947

as A Film Director

Tars and Stripes
Movie

Tars and Stripes

1935

as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack

Million Dollar Legs
Movie

Million Dollar Legs

1932

as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

The Golden Age of Comedy
Movie

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

as archive footage

His Bridal Fright
Movie

His Bridal Fright

1940

as Doorman

The Lion and the Souse
Movie

The Lion and the Souse

1924

as Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit

Studio Stoops
Movie

Studio Stoops

1950

as Police Captain Casey

Fiddlesticks
Movie

Fiddlesticks

1927

as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer

How High Is Up?
Movie

How High Is Up?

1940

as Mr. Blake (uncredited)

From Nurse to Worse
Movie

From Nurse to Worse

1940

as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)

Dutiful But Dumb
Movie

Dutiful But Dumb

1941

as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

Share the Wealth
Movie

Share the Wealth

1936

as Mayor

Hokus Pokus
Movie

Hokus Pokus

1949

as Insurance Adjuster

Idiots Deluxe
Movie

Idiots Deluxe

1945

as Judge (uncredited)

Three Little Sew and Sews
Movie

Three Little Sew and Sews

1939

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Punchy Cowpunchers
Movie

Punchy Cowpunchers

1950

as General

Income Tax Sappy
Movie

Income Tax Sappy

1954

as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)

Mr. Noisy
Movie

Mr. Noisy

1946

as Slim - Baseball Spectator

His First Flame
Movie

His First Flame

1927

as Amos McCarthy

So Long Mr. Chumps
Movie

So Long Mr. Chumps

1941

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The Villain Still Pursued Her
Movie

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

as Jim, a policeman

Matri-Phony
Movie

Matri-Phony

1942

as Emperor Octopus Grabus

Soldier Man
Movie

Soldier Man

1926

as The Prime Minister

Slippery Silks
Movie

Slippery Silks

1936

as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)

Heavenly Daze
Movie

Heavenly Daze

1948

as I. Fleecem

Murder at Midnight
Movie

Murder at Midnight

1931

as Detective Eating Peanuts

Cactus Makes Perfect
Movie

Cactus Makes Perfect

1942

as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)

Bride and Gloom
Movie

Bride and Gloom

1947

as Sally's Father (uncredited)

Nutty But Nice
Movie

Nutty But Nice

1940

as Dr. Walters (uncredited)

The Campus Carmen
Movie

The Campus Carmen

1928

as Extra

He Stayed for Breakfast
Movie

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

as Chef

Saved by the Belle
Movie

Saved by the Belle

1939

as Mike (uncredited)

They Stooge to Conga
Movie

They Stooge to Conga

1943

as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)

Sock-a-Bye Baby
Movie

Sock-a-Bye Baby

1942

as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

All Night Long
Movie

All Night Long

1924

as the Rival

Tassels in the Air
Movie

Tassels in the Air

1938

as Building superintendent (uncredited)

Three Pests in a Mess
Movie

Three Pests in a Mess

1945

as Philip Black

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
Movie

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

1925

as Gasoline Customer

Shivering Sherlocks
Movie

Shivering Sherlocks

1948

as Police Capt. Mullins

Half Shot Shooters
Movie

Half Shot Shooters

1936

as Man in Restaurant

Three Smart Saps
Movie

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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