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