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Vernon Dent

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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 15, 1895 (Died at 68)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthSan Jose, California, USA
Career Span1920 – 1963
Known Credits234 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Vernon Dent

Also known as:Vernon Bruce DentVernan Dent
Total Works

234

233 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8
as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
7.5
as Expressman (uncredited)
The Cameraman
7.8
The Cameraman
1928•movie
as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings
7.3
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 234 titles featuring Vernon Dent

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

as Senate Reporter (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

as Expressman (uncredited)

The Cameraman
7.8
The Cameraman
1928•movie

as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

Only Angels Have Wings
7.3

as Ship's Captain (uncredited)

I Love Lucy
7.9
2 eps
I Love Lucy
1951•series

as Santa Claus (uncredited)

The Glass Key
6.7
The Glass Key
1942•movie

as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

San Francisco
6.6
San Francisco
1936•movie

as Fat Man (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama
7.0

as Otto (uncredited)

Easy Living
7.2
Easy Living
1937•movie

as First Partner (uncredited)

The Harvey Girls
6.6
The Harvey Girls
1946•movie

as Engineer (uncredited)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
6.2

as Guard (uncredited)

Address Unknown
6.4
Address Unknown
1944•movie

as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947•movie

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Malice in the Palace
5.8

as Hassan Ben Sober

The Lady in Question
6.7

as Gendarme (uncredited)

Night Editor
5.5
Night Editor
1946•movie

as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

Stanley and Livingstone
6.4

as Newspaperman in Office

Million Dollar Legs
6.8

as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

Sing a Song of Six Pants
6.2

as Police Detective

Dizzy Doctors
7.4
Dizzy Doctors
1937•movie

as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

Back to the Woods
6.0
Back to the Woods
1937•movie

as Governor (uncredited)

The Extra Girl
6.4
The Extra Girl
1923•movie

as Aaron Applejohn

Saved by the Belle
5.7
Saved by the Belle
1939•movie

as Mike (uncredited)

Wee Wee Monsieur
6.7
Wee Wee Monsieur
1938•movie

as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)

I'll Never Heil Again
7.5

as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)

Slippery Silks
7.1
Slippery Silks
1936•movie

as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)

Nutty But Nice
6.0
Nutty But Nice
1940•movie

as Dr. Walters (uncredited)

Yes, We Have No Bonanza
6.6

as Sheriff (uncredited)

In the Sweet Pie and Pie
7.1

as Senator (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
6.6

as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

From Nurse to Worse
5.9

as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)

Tassels in the Air
6.8
Tassels in the Air
1938•movie

as Building superintendent (uncredited)

Half Shot Shooters
7.1
Half Shot Shooters
1936•movie

as Man in Restaurant

Cactus Makes Perfect
6.2

as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)

Back from the Front
7.4

as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)

Texas Cyclone
4.5
Texas Cyclone
1932•movie

as Hefty

The Golden Age of Comedy
7.1

as archive footage

So Long Mr. Chumps
6.5
So Long Mr. Chumps
1941•movie

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Murder at Midnight
5.7
Murder at Midnight
1931•movie

as Detective Eating Peanuts

Mutts to You
6.7
Mutts to You
1938•movie

as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Three Little Sew and Sews
7.0

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Tars and Stripes
4.6
Tars and Stripes
1935•movie

as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack

The Villain Still Pursued Her
5.2

as Jim, a policeman

Matri-Phony
5.5
Matri-Phony
1942•movie

as Emperor Octopus Grabus

Crash Goes the Hash
6.9

as Fuller Bull

Dutiful But Dumb
6.4
Dutiful But Dumb
1941•movie

as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

A Ducking They Did Go
6.6

as Vegetarian (uncredited)

Hitler: Beast of Berlin
4.7

as Lustig

An Ache in Every Stake
7.8

as Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)

Higher Than a Kite
6.2
Higher Than a Kite
1943•movie

as Marshall Boering (uncredited)

Saturday Afternoon
5.8
Saturday Afternoon
1926•movie

as Steve Smith

Three Little Pirates
7.2

as Governor

How High Is Up?
7.1
How High Is Up?
1940•movie

as Mr. Blake (uncredited)

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
8.0

as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage

Sock-a-Bye Baby
6.4
Sock-a-Bye Baby
1942•movie

as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

They Stooge to Conga
6.9

as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)

Even as IOU
6.0
Even as IOU
1942•movie

as Motorist (uncredited)

The Doolins of Oklahoma
6.8

as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Hot Stuff
5.7
Hot Stuff
1956•movie

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Busy Buddies
7.0
Busy Buddies
1944•movie

as Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)

Idiots Deluxe
6.5
Idiots Deluxe
1945•movie

as Judge (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.8

as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)

No Dough Boys
7.0
No Dough Boys
1944•movie

as Hugo (Nazi spy)

Beer Barrel Polecats
6.3

as Warden

Half-Wits Holiday
6.8
Half-Wits Holiday
1947•movie

as Prof. Quackenbush

Three Smart Saps
6.9
Three Smart Saps
1942•movie

as (uncredited)

Squareheads of the Round Table
7.0

as King Arthur

Punchy Cowpunchers
6.0
Punchy Cowpunchers
1950•movie

as General

Rockin' in the Rockies
5.8

as Stanton (uncredited)

Knutzy Knights
6.5
Knutzy Knights
1954•movie

as King Arthur (uncredited)

Idle Roomers
6.6
Idle Roomers
1944•movie

as Mr. Leander

Out West
7.2
Out West
1947•movie

as Doctor (uncredited)

Thanks for the Memory
5.8

as Refuse Man (uncredited)

Picking Peaches
4.2
Picking Peaches
1924•movie

as The Store Manager

Start Cheering
6.9
Start Cheering
1938•movie

as Pops

The Lone Wolf Strikes
6.8

as Hotel Doorman

Having Wonderful Crime
6.5

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Murder in Greenwich Village
5.8

as Ship's Officer

Fuelin' Around
7.1
Fuelin' Around
1949•movie

as General

Secret Command
6.6
Secret Command
1944•movie

as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

Income Tax Sappy
7.7
Income Tax Sappy
1954•movie

as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)

Three Pests in a Mess
6.4

as Philip Black

Booby Dupes
5.7
Booby Dupes
1945•movie

as Captain

Mummy's Dummies
6.6
Mummy's Dummies
1948•movie

as King Rootentooten

Hokus Pokus
6.9
Hokus Pokus
1949•movie

as Insurance Adjuster

Listen Judge
7.3
Listen Judge
1952•movie

as Judge Henderson

Flagpole Jitters
6.0
Flagpole Jitters
1956•movie

as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)

Rumpus in the Harem
5.7

as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)

Fiddlers Three
6.7
Fiddlers Three
1948•movie

as King Cole

The Good Humor Man
6.3
The Good Humor Man
1950•movie

as Man in Park (uncredited)

So You Won't Squawk
6.9

as The bartender

Rip, Sew and Stitch
6.8

as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)

Musty Musketeers
6.0
Musty Musketeers
1954•movie

as King Cole

Pals and Gals
5.8
Pals and Gals
1954•movie

as Doctor (uncredited)

Bedlam in Paradise
6.7
Bedlam in Paradise
1955•movie

as I. Fleecem (archive footage)

A Bird in the Head
6.7
A Bird in the Head
1946•movie

as Prof. Panzer

Heavenly Daze
7.5
Heavenly Daze
1948•movie

as I. Fleecem

Scrambled Brains
7.3
Scrambled Brains
1951•movie

as Nora's Father

A Missed Fortune
7.0
A Missed Fortune
1952•movie

as Hotel Manager

Booty and the Beast
6.3

as Night Watchman

Of Cash and Hash
6.3
Of Cash and Hash
1955•movie

as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)

Shivering Sherlocks
6.3

as Police Capt. Mullins

Nothing But Pleasure
6.0

as Bus Rider with Child

Golf
6.4
Golf
1922•movie

as The suitor

Studio Stoops
7.2
Studio Stoops
1950•movie

as Police Captain Casey

Three Arabian Nuts
7.8
Three Arabian Nuts
1951•movie

as Mr. Bradley

Pest Man Wins
6.0
Pest Man Wins
1951•movie

as Mr. Philander

Dragnet Patrol
6.2
Dragnet Patrol
1931•movie

as Cookie

The Hollywood Kid
5.4
The Hollywood Kid
1924•movie

as Claude Climax - Director

His Marriage Wow
6.5
His Marriage Wow
1925•movie

as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm

His First Flame
6.0
His First Flame
1927•movie

as Amos McCarthy

San Diego I Love You
6.8

as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)

The Tooth Will Out
6.6
The Tooth Will Out
1951•movie

as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry

Time Out for Trouble
4.2

as Bakery Man

Road to Hollywood
5.0
Road to Hollywood
1947•movie

as A Film Director

Good Morning, Eve!
7.0
Good Morning, Eve!
1934•movie

as Emperor Nero

Pardon My Berth Marks
6.5

as Newspaper City Editor

Crazy House
5.5
Crazy House
1930•movie

as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')

Fiddlesticks
7.0
Fiddlesticks
1927•movie

as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer

Adventure in Washington
7.0

as Senator in gym

Guns a Poppin!
5.5
Guns a Poppin!
1957•movie

as Judge (archive footage)

The Taming of the Snood
6.0

as Man on Street

It Had to Be You
7.8
It Had to Be You
1947•movie

as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)

True to Life
8.0
True to Life
1943•movie

as Man (uncredited)

Boobs in the Wood
7.2
Boobs in the Wood
1925•movie

as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon

Should Husbands Marry?
4.7

as Hugh's Boss

The Shadow
7.0
The Shadow
1937•movie

as Dutch Schultz

A Blonde's Revenge
3.0
A Blonde's Revenge
1926•movie

as Tim Hayes

Black Oxfords
5.7
Black Oxfords
1924•movie

as Sandy Haig

The Big Flash
5.7
The Big Flash
1932•movie

as Klaus

Bride and Gloom
7.0
Bride and Gloom
1947•movie

as Sally's Father (uncredited)

Money Squawks
6.3
Money Squawks
1940•movie

as Night Watchman

Mr. Noisy
7.3
Mr. Noisy
1946•movie

as Slim - Baseball Spectator

Society Mugs
7.0
Society Mugs
1946•movie

as Lord Wafflebottom

The Heckler
7.0
The Heckler
1940•movie

as Baseball Spectator with Hotdog

Days of Thrills and Laughter
6.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lucky Stars
7.0
Lucky Stars
1925•movie

as Hiram Healy

Artist's Muddles
4.0
Artist's Muddles
1933•movie

as Luckenbach, the artist

Juvenile Court
6.0
Juvenile Court
1938•movie

as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

Mendelssohn's Wedding March
5.7

as The Baron (uncredited)

All Night Long
8.0
All Night Long
1924•movie

as the Rival

Many Sappy Returns
6.5
Many Sappy Returns
1938•movie

as Concerned Pedestrian

Kansas City Kitty
6.3
Kansas City Kitty
1944•movie

as Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.

You're the One
4.7
You're the One
1941•movie

as Zeno Springs Hotel Guest

Golf Widows
3.7
Golf Widows
1928•movie

as Ernest Ward

The Sound of Laughter
5.0

as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach

Feet of Mud
7.0
Feet of Mud
1924•movie

as Football Coach

Reformatory
6.5
Reformatory
1938•movie

as Cook Howard

Plain Clothes
7.5
Plain Clothes
1925•movie

as A Crook

A Prodigal Bridegroom
7.0

as Gertie's Father in Flashback

Flirty Four-Flushers
6.5

as Bill Brown

San Antonio Rose
7.0
San Antonio Rose
1941•movie

as Worthington

The Best Man
7.5
The Best Man
1928•movie

as Groom

The Old Barn
7.5
The Old Barn
1929•movie

as Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
8.0

as Gasoline Customer

Soul of the Beast
6.5
Soul of the Beast
1923•movie

as The Boob

Home on the Rage
6.0
Home on the Rage
1938•movie

as Mr. Lent (uncredited)

The Golf Nut
7.0
The Golf Nut
1927•movie

as The Club President

A Blitz on the Fritz
6.5

as Spy chief

Share the Wealth
6.5
Share the Wealth
1936•movie

as Mayor

Remember When?
8.0
Remember When?
1925•movie

as Mack - Circus Owner

The Mind Needer
7.0
The Mind Needer
1938•movie

as Mr. Ryan

The Campus Carmen
6.0
The Campus Carmen
1928•movie

as Extra

Hopping Bells
10.0
Hopping Bells
1920•movie
One Shivery Night
10.0
One Shivery Night
1950•movie

as Boss

His Wedding Scare
8.0
His Wedding Scare
1943•movie

as The Minister

The Beach Club
10.0
The Beach Club
1928•movie

as Mr. Kronk

The Bicycle Flirt
10.0
The Bicycle Flirt
1928•movie

as Henry Harper - The Boyfriend

Smith's Restaurant
7.0
Smith's Restaurant
1928•movie

as Big Diner

Motorboat Mamas
9.0
Motorboat Mamas
1928•movie

as Charley Whalen

A Maid Made Mad
7.0
A Maid Made Mad
1943•movie

as Blonde's Boyfriend

Calling Hubby's Bluff
10.0

as Vernon Vance

Pink Pajamas
9.0
Pink Pajamas
1929•movie

as Vernon Vance

East of the Water Plug
8.0

as Jim's Rival - the Villain

Hurry, Doctor!
10.0
Hurry, Doctor!
1925•movie

as Police Officer Bill Trapps

Little Robinson Corkscrew
10.0

as Horace Horlick

Cured in the Excitement
7.0

as Hector Strong

Isn't Love Cuckoo?
7.0
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
1925•movie

as Auto Agency Manager

Knight Duty
9.0
Knight Duty
1933•movie

as The Cop

Hooks and Jabs
8.0
Hooks and Jabs
1933•movie
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
9.0

as Jim Stone

The Hitchhiker
9.0
The Hitchhiker
1933•movie

as Adolph

Hoboken to Hollywood
10.0

as Mr. Pinkney

Soldier Man
10.0
Soldier Man
1926•movie

as The Prime Minister

A Doggone Mixup
7.0
A Doggone Mixup
1938•movie

as Mr. Tilson

Sappy Pappy
8.0
Sappy Pappy
1942•movie

as Jealous Husband

Midnight Daddies
9.0
Midnight Daddies
1930•movie

as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer

Please
9.0
Please
1933•movie

as Elmer Smoot

Smith's Army Life
8.0
Smith's Army Life
1928•movie

as The Colonel

The Pride of Pikeville
7.0

as The Train Conductor

Pardon My Terror
7.0
Pardon My Terror
1946•movie

as Jonas Morton

A Sea Dog's Tale
7.0
A Sea Dog's Tale
1926•movie

as Jo Jo

Hail the Woman
7.0
Hail the Woman
1921•movie

as Joe Hurd

Bull and Sand
9.0
Bull and Sand
1924•movie

as Joe Archer

The Awful Sleuth
10.0
The Awful Sleuth
1951•movie

as Al Keefer

Clunked on the Corner
7.0

as Jip Bennett

Hot Dogs
5.0
Hot Dogs
1920•movie
Dangerous Business
9.0
Dangerous Business
1946•movie

as Fat Man (uncredited)

Sue My Lawyer
10.0
Sue My Lawyer
1938•movie

as Judge

Wall Street Blues
8.0
Wall Street Blues
1924•movie

as Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
10.0

as Watkins

Broken Bubbles
10.0
Broken Bubbles
1920•movie
The Fire Chaser
9.0
The Fire Chaser
1954•movie

as J. Peabody Knott

Waiting in the Lurch
9.0

as J. Peabody Knott

The Good Bad Egg
7.0
The Good Bad Egg
1947•movie

as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)

Innocently Guilty
10.0
Innocently Guilty
1950•movie

as Mr. Bass

Here Comes Mr. Zerk
10.0

as William Ruff

Defective Detectives
9.0

as Rodney Boodle

Snooper Service
8.0
Snooper Service
1945•movie
Romeo and Juliet
8.0
Romeo and Juliet
1924•movie

as Billy Durham

To Heir Is Human
7.0
To Heir Is Human
1944•movie

as Board Chairman

House of Errors
10.0
House of Errors
1942•movie

as White

He Stayed for Breakfast
8.0

as Chef

There He Goes
8.0
There He Goes
1925•movie

as Jerry the Bull

Riders of the Purple Cows
10.0

as Mike Maverick

Lone Star Moonlight
10.0

as Sheriff

Girls Will Be Boys
7.0
Girls Will Be Boys
1931•movie
His Unlucky Night
10.0
His Unlucky Night
1928•movie

as Homer Brown

A Star Is Shorn
8.0
A Star Is Shorn
1939•movie

as Producer

The Riding Tornado
7.0
The Riding Tornado
1932•movie

as Hefty - Bartender

Daring Danger
10.0
Daring Danger
1932•movie

as Bartender Pee Wee

Teacher's Pest
8.0
Teacher's Pest
1939•movie

as Christmas Tree Buyer

His Bridal Fright
9.0
His Bridal Fright
1940•movie

as Doorman

Calling All Doctors
8.0

as Sneezing Man

A One Mama Man
9.0
A One Mama Man
1927•movie

as The Suitor

Clunked in the Clink
10.0
Naughty Nurses
Naughty Nurses
1920•movie
The Gum Riot
The Gum Riot
1920•movie
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

as (archive footage)

When Spirits Move
When Spirits Move
1920•movie
A Harem Hero
A Harem Hero
1920•movie

as Oriental Potentate

The Lion's Roar
The Lion's Roar
1928•movie

as Professor of Music