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Vernon Dent

Vernon Dent

Acting1895San Jose, California, USA

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.

Acting History

2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
2006
1963
The Sound of Laughter
as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1957
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
Guns a Poppin!
as Judge (archive footage)
1956
Rumpus in the Harem
as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
Hot Stuff
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flagpole Jitters
as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
1955
Bedlam in Paradise
as I. Fleecem (archive footage)
Of Cash and Hash
as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
1954
Musty Musketeers
as King Cole
Pals and Gals
as Doctor (uncredited)
Income Tax Sappy
as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
Knutzy Knights
as King Arthur (uncredited)
The Fire Chaser
as J. Peabody Knott
1953
Booty and the Beast
as Night Watchman
Rip, Sew and Stitch
as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
1952
Listen Judge
as Judge Henderson
A Missed Fortune
as Hotel Manager
1951
The Tooth Will Out
as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
Scrambled Brains
as Nora's Father
Three Arabian Nuts
as Mr. Bradley
Pest Man Wins
as Mr. Philander
The Awful Sleuth
as Al Keefer
I Love Lucy
TVas Santa Claus (uncredited)• 2 eps
1950
The Good Humor Man
as Man in Park (uncredited)
Studio Stoops
as Police Captain Casey
1949
Fuelin' Around
as General
A Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Guard (uncredited)
Malice in the Palace
as Hassan Ben Sober
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Hokus Pokus
as Insurance Adjuster
Waiting in the Lurch
as J. Peabody Knott
1948
Shivering Sherlocks
as Police Capt. Mullins
Mummy's Dummies
as King Rootentooten
Heavenly Daze
as I. Fleecem
Fiddlers Three
as King Cole
1947
Road to Hollywood
as A Film Director
It Had to Be You
as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Out West
as Doctor (uncredited)
Half-Wits Holiday
as Prof. Quackenbush
Sing a Song of Six Pants
as Police Detective
The Good Bad Egg
as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
Bride and Gloom
as Sally's Father (uncredited)
1946
Dangerous Business
as Fat Man (uncredited)
Night Editor
as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
Mr. Noisy
as Slim - Baseball Spectator
A Bird in the Head
as Prof. Panzer
The Harvey Girls
as Engineer (uncredited)
Society Mugs
as Lord Wafflebottom
Pardon My Terror
as Jonas Morton
1945
Having Wonderful Crime
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Booby Dupes
as Captain
Idiots Deluxe
as Judge (uncredited)
Three Pests in a Mess
as Philip Black
Rockin' in the Rockies
as Stanton (uncredited)
1944
Crash Goes the Hash
as Fuller Bull
Idle Roomers
as Mr. Leander
Busy Buddies
as Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
San Diego I Love You
as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
Address Unknown
as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
Secret Command
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
Kansas City Kitty
as Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
No Dough Boys
as Hugo (Nazi spy)
Bachelor Daze
as Onlooker in doorway
Defective Detectives
as Rodney Boodle
To Heir Is Human
as Board Chairman
1943
Back from the Front
as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga
as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
Higher Than a Kite
as Marshall Boering (uncredited)
True to Life
as Man (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
as William Ruff
A Maid Made Mad
as Blonde's Boyfriend
His Wedding Scare
as The Minister
1942
Sappy Birthday
as Neighbor Policeman
Sappy Pappy
as Jealous Husband
Matri-Phony
as Emperor Octopus Grabus
Cactus Makes Perfect
as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
Even as IOU
as Motorist (uncredited)
Three Smart Saps
as (uncredited)
Sock-a-Bye Baby
as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Glass Key
as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
1941
So You Won't Squawk
as The bartender
San Antonio Rose
as Worthington
An Ache in Every Stake
as Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
Dutiful But Dumb
as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
I'll Never Heil Again
as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
as Senator (uncredited)
Adventure in Washington
as Senator in gym
So Long Mr. Chumps
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
You're the One
as Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
1940
The Lady in Question
as Gendarme (uncredited)
Pardon My Berth Marks
as Newspaper City Editor
Money Squawks
as Night Watchman
Nothing But Pleasure
as Bus Rider with Child
The Taming of the Snood
as Man on Street
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Hotel Doorman
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
How High Is Up?
as Mr. Blake (uncredited)
From Nurse to Worse
as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
Nutty But Nice
as Dr. Walters (uncredited)
The Heckler
as Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
Cold Turkey
as J.T. Caldwell
1939
Mendelssohn's Wedding March
as The Baron (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
A Ducking They Did Go
as Vegetarian (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone
as Newspaperman in Office
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Saved by the Belle
as Mike (uncredited)
Three Little Sew and Sews
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
A Star Is Shorn
as Producer
Only Angels Have Wings
as Ship's Captain
Teacher's Pest
as Christmas Tree Buyer
Mutiny on the Body
as Mr. Gibson
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as Expressman (uncredited)
Tassels in the Air
as Building superintendent (uncredited)
Wee Wee Monsieur
as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
Mutts to You
as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Juvenile Court
as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
A Doggone Mixup
as Mr. Tilson
The Mind Needer
as Mr. Ryan
Many Sappy Returns
as Concerned Pedestrian
Home on the Rage
as Mr. Lent (uncredited)
Reformatory
as Cook Howard
Thanks for the Memory
as Refuse Man (uncredited)
1937
Easy Living
as First Partner (uncredited)
Dizzy Doctors
as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
Back to the Woods
as Governor (uncredited)
The Shadow
as Dutch Schultz
Calling All Doctors
as Sneezing Man
1936
Slippery Silks
as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
San Francisco
as Fat Man (uncredited)
Half Shot Shooters
as Man in Restaurant
1935
Hollywood Trouble
as Mr. Mahoney
Tars and Stripes
as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
I Don't Remember
as Oscar Glick
1934
Manhattan Melodrama
as Otto (uncredited)
Good Morning, Eve!
as Emperor Nero
1933
Tied for Life
as Angry motorist
Knight Duty
as The Cop
Please
as Elmer Smoot
Artist's Muddles
as Luckenbach, the artist
Please
Story
1932
The Iceman's Ball
as Officer Schmaltz
Million Dollar Legs
as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
Dream House
as Director Von Schnauble
Daring Danger
as Bartender Pee Wee
The Riding Tornado
as Hefty - Bartender
1931
Murder at Midnight
as Detective Eating Peanuts
The All-American Kickback
as Football Coach
The Fainting Lover
as Dr. Dudley Schmidt
1930
Crazy House
as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
Midnight Daddies
as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
1929
A Close Shave
as George Billings
The Old Barn
as Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
The Bees' Buzz
as Jim - Homer's Pal
Clunked on the Corner
as Jip Bennett
Don't Get Jealous
as Wilbur Warner
Pink Pajamas
as Vernon Vance
Calling Hubby's Bluff
as Vernon Vance
1928
The Best Man
as Groom
The Cameraman
as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
The Bicycle Flirt
as Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
Smith's Army Life
as The Colonel
The Beach Club
as Mr. Kronk
His Unlucky Night
as Homer Brown
Golf Widows
as Ernest Ward
Hubby's Weekend Trip
as Charley Whalen
Motorboat Mamas
as Charley Whalen
Smith's Restaurant
as Big Diner
1927
Smith's Cook
as Pete - the Motor Cop
Fiddlesticks
as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
A One Mama Man
as The Suitor
His First Flame
as Amos McCarthy
The Pride of Pikeville
as The Train Conductor
The Golf Nut
as The Club President
For Sale, a Bungalow
as 2nd Real Estate Broker
Cured in the Excitement
as Hector Strong
1926
Masked Mamas
as Jim Denton
Have Courage
as Gendarme
Saturday Afternoon
as Steve Smith
A Prodigal Bridegroom
as Gertie's Father in Flashback
Hoboken to Hollywood
as Mr. Pinkney
Soldier Man
as The Prime Minister
Her Actor Friend
as Actor in Play
A Blonde's Revenge
as Tim Hayes
1925
Lucky Stars
as Hiram Healy
His Marriage Wow
as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
Remember When?
as Mack - Circus Owner
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
as Gasoline Customer
Boobs in the Wood
as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
Plain Clothes
as A Crook
There He Goes
as Jerry the Bull
Hurry, Doctor!
as Police Officer Bill Trapps
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
as Auto Agency Manager
1924
Little Robinson Corkscrew
as Horace Horlick
Feet of Mud
as Football Coach
Picking Peaches
as The Store Manager
All Night Long
as the Rival
Bull and Sand
as Joe Archer
The Hollywood Kid
as Claude Climax - Director
Black Oxfords
as Sandy Haig
Wall Street Blues
as Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
The Lion and the Souse
as Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
The Half-Back of Notre Dame
as Football Opponent
East of the Water Plug
as Jim's Rival - the Villain
Romeo and Juliet
as Billy Durham
1923
The Extra Girl
as Aaron Applejohn
1922
Golf
as The suitor
Mummy's Nightmare
as Delivery Driver
1921
Hail the Woman
as Joe Hurd
1920
A Harem Hero
as Oriental Potentate
J-U-N-K
as The Junk Dealer
1919
An Auto Nut
as The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/15/1895
Day of Death
11/5/1963
Place of Birth
San Jose, California, USA