
Vernon Dent
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Santa Claus (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senate Reporter (uncredited)

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

Only Angels Have Wings
Ship's Captain (uncredited)

The Cameraman
Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
Train Conductor (uncredited)

The Glass Key
Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama
Otto (uncredited)
Filmography

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

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006
as (archive footage)

The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach

Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Guns a Poppin!
1957
as Judge (archive footage)

The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage

Hot Stuff
1956
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Flagpole Jitters
1956
as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)

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

Bedlam in Paradise
1955
as I. Fleecem (archive footage)

Of Cash and Hash
1955
as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)

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

Musty Musketeers
1954
as King Cole

Pals and Gals
1954
as Doctor (uncredited)

Knutzy Knights
1954
as King Arthur (uncredited)

The Fire Chaser
1954
as J. Peabody Knott
Doggie in the Bedroom
1954
as Doctor

Rip, Sew and Stitch
1953
as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)

Booty and the Beast
1953
as Night Watchman

A Missed Fortune
1952
as Hotel Manager

Listen Judge
1952
as Judge Henderson

Pest Man Wins
1951
as Mr. Philander

Three Arabian Nuts
1951
as Mr. Bradley

Scrambled Brains
1951
as Nora's Father

The Awful Sleuth
1951
as Al Keefer

The Tooth Will Out
1951
as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
She Took a Powder
1951

I Love Lucy
1951
as Santa Claus (uncredited)

One Shivery Night
1950
as Boss

Punchy Cowpunchers
1950
as General

Studio Stoops
1950
as Police Captain Casey

Innocently Guilty
1950
as Mr. Bass

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

Fuelin' Around
1949
as General

Malice in the Palace
1949
as Hassan Ben Sober

Hokus Pokus
1949
as Insurance Adjuster

Waiting in the Lurch
1949
as J. Peabody Knott

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

The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Clunked in the Clink
1949

Heavenly Daze
1948
as I. Fleecem

Mummy's Dummies
1948
as King Rootentooten

Shivering Sherlocks
1948
as Police Capt. Mullins
The Sheepish Wolf
1948

Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
1948

Squareheads of the Round Table
1948
as King Arthur

Fiddlers Three
1948
as King Cole

Road to Hollywood
1947
as A Film Director

Sing a Song of Six Pants
1947
as Police Detective

Should Husbands Marry?
1947
as Hugh's Boss

Half-Wits Holiday
1947
as Prof. Quackenbush

Out West
1947
as Doctor (uncredited)

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

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

The Sea of Grass
1947
as Train Conductor (uncredited)

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

Night Editor
1946
as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

A Bird in the Head
1946
as Prof. Panzer

Beer Barrel Polecats
1946
as Warden

Pardon My Terror
1946
as Jonas Morton

Dangerous Business
1946
as Fat Man (uncredited)

Mr. Noisy
1946
as Slim - Baseball Spectator

Society Mugs
1946
as Lord Wafflebottom

Three Little Pirates
1946
as Governor

Lone Star Moonlight
1946
as Sheriff

The Harvey Girls
1946
as Engineer (uncredited)

Rockin' in the Rockies
1945
as Stanton (uncredited)

Three Pests in a Mess
1945
as Philip Black

Booby Dupes
1945
as Captain

Idiots Deluxe
1945
as Judge (uncredited)

Snooper Service
1945

Having Wonderful Crime
1945
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Secret Command
1944
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

Crash Goes the Hash
1944
as Fuller Bull

Idle Roomers
1944
as Mr. Leander

No Dough Boys
1944
as Hugo (Nazi spy)

Busy Buddies
1944
as Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Onlooker in doorway

Defective Detectives
1944
as Rodney Boodle

To Heir Is Human
1944
as Board Chairman

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

Address Unknown
1944
as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

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

His Wedding Scare
1943
as The Minister

A Maid Made Mad
1943
as Blonde's Boyfriend

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

Back from the Front
1943
as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)

Higher Than a Kite
1943
as Marshall Boering (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
as William Ruff

A Blitz on the Fritz
1943
as Spy chief

True to Life
1943
as Man (uncredited)
Sappy Birthday
1942
as Neighbor Policeman

Matri-Phony
1942
as Emperor Octopus Grabus

Cactus Makes Perfect
1942
as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)

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

Sappy Pappy
1942
as Jealous Husband

Even as IOU
1942
as Motorist (uncredited)

Three Smart Saps
1942
as (uncredited)

The Glass Key
1942
as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

House of Errors
1942
as White

San Antonio Rose
1941
as Worthington

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

Adventure in Washington
1941
as Senator in gym

Dutiful But Dumb
1941
as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

In the Sweet Pie and Pie
1941
as Senator (uncredited)

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941
as Watkins

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

So You Won't Squawk
1941
as The bartender

You're the One
1941
as Zeno Springs Hotel Guest

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

Pardon My Berth Marks
1940
as Newspaper City Editor

The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Jim, a policeman

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

Nutty But Nice
1940
as Dr. Walters (uncredited)

Money Squawks
1940
as Night Watchman

The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Hotel Doorman
Cold Turkey
1940
as J.T. Caldwell

Nothing But Pleasure
1940
as Bus Rider with Child

The Taming of the Snood
1940
as Man on Street

The Heckler
1940
as Baseball Spectator with Hotdog

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

He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Chef

The Lady in Question
1940
as Gendarme (uncredited)

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

His Bridal Fright
1940
as Doorman
Mutiny on the Body
1939
as Mr. Gibson

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

Saved by the Belle
1939
as Mike (uncredited)

A Ducking They Did Go
1939
as Vegetarian (uncredited)

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

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

Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Newspaperman in Office

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

Hitler: Beast of Berlin
1939
as Lustig

A Star Is Shorn
1939
as Producer

Mendelssohn's Wedding March
1939
as The Baron (uncredited)

Teacher's Pest
1939
as Christmas Tree Buyer

Reformatory
1938
as Cook Howard

Wee Wee Monsieur
1938
as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)

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

Tassels in the Air
1938
as Building superintendent (uncredited)

A Doggone Mixup
1938
as Mr. Tilson

Thanks for the Memory
1938
as Refuse Man (uncredited)

Start Cheering
1938
as Pops

Sue My Lawyer
1938
as Judge

Home on the Rage
1938
as Mr. Lent (uncredited)

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

Juvenile Court
1938
as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

Time Out for Trouble
1938
as Bakery Man

The Mind Needer
1938
as Mr. Ryan

Many Sappy Returns
1938
as Concerned Pedestrian

Dizzy Doctors
1937
as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

Back to the Woods
1937
as Governor (uncredited)

The Shadow
1937
as Dutch Schultz

Easy Living
1937
as First Partner (uncredited)

Murder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Ship's Officer

Calling All Doctors
1937
as Sneezing Man

Slippery Silks
1936
as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)

Half Shot Shooters
1936
as Man in Restaurant

San Francisco
1936
as Fat Man (uncredited)

Share the Wealth
1936
as Mayor

Tars and Stripes
1935
as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
I Don't Remember
1935
as Oscar Glick
His Marriage Mix-up
1935
Hollywood Trouble
1935
as Mr. Mahoney
Good Morning, Eve!
1934
as Emperor Nero

Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Otto (uncredited)

Knight Duty
1933
as The Cop

Hooks and Jabs
1933
Tied for Life
1933
as Angry motorist

The Hitchhiker
1933
as Adolph

Please
1933
as Elmer Smoot
Tired Feet
1933

Artist's Muddles
1933
as Luckenbach, the artist
The Iceman's Ball
1932
as Officer Schmaltz
Dream House
1932
as Director Von Schnauble
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932
as Speaker

The Big Flash
1932
as Klaus

Texas Cyclone
1932
as Hefty

Million Dollar Legs
1932
as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

The Riding Tornado
1932
as Hefty - Bartender

Daring Danger
1932
as Bartender Pee Wee
The Hollywood Handicap
1932

Murder at Midnight
1931
as Detective Eating Peanuts
The Bride's Mistake
1931
as Mr. Grimm
The Fainting Lover
1931
as Dr. Dudley Schmidt
Beach Pajamas
1931

Dragnet Patrol
1931
as Cookie
The Freshman's Finish
1931
A College Racket
1931
The All-American Kickback
1931
as Football Coach

Girls Will Be Boys
1931
Gents of Leisure
1931
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931

Crazy House
1930
as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')

Midnight Daddies
1930
as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
A Close Shave
1929
as George Billings
Don't Get Jealous
1929
as Wilbur Warner
Hot Sports
1929
The Bees' Buzz
1929
as Jim - Homer's Pal

Calling Hubby's Bluff
1929
as Vernon Vance

Pink Pajamas
1929
as Vernon Vance

The Old Barn
1929
as Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor

Clunked on the Corner
1929
as Jip Bennett
What a Trip
1929
Howling Hollywood
1929
Ladies Must Eat
1929
as George

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

The Beach Club
1928
as Mr. Kronk

The Bicycle Flirt
1928
as Henry Harper - The Boyfriend

Motorboat Mamas
1928
as Charley Whalen

Smith's Restaurant
1928
as Big Diner
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928
as Charley Whalen

The Best Man
1928
as Groom

Smith's Army Life
1928
as The Colonel

His Unlucky Night
1928
as Homer Brown

The Campus Carmen
1928
as Extra

Golf Widows
1928
as Ernest Ward

The Lion's Roar
1928
as Professor of Music
Should Sleepwalkers Marry?
1927
as George Stevens
For Sale, a Bungalow
1927
as 2nd Real Estate Broker

Cured in the Excitement
1927
as Hector Strong

Fiddlesticks
1927
as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer

The Pride of Pikeville
1927
as The Train Conductor

The Golf Nut
1927
as The Club President

His First Flame
1927
as Amos McCarthy
Smith's Cook
1927
as Pete - the Motor Cop

A One Mama Man
1927
as The Suitor

A Prodigal Bridegroom
1926
as Gertie's Father in Flashback
Masked Mamas
1926
as Jim Denton
Her Actor Friend
1926
as Actor in Play

Flirty Four-Flushers
1926
as Bill Brown

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
1926
as Jim Stone

Hoboken to Hollywood
1926
as Mr. Pinkney

Soldier Man
1926
as The Prime Minister

Saturday Afternoon
1926
as Steve Smith

A Blonde's Revenge
1926
as Tim Hayes

A Sea Dog's Tale
1926
as Jo Jo
Smith's Landlord
1926
as The Cop
Have Courage
1926
as Gendarme
The Funnymooners
1926
as Sheriff Joel Springboard

Plain Clothes
1925
as A Crook

Hurry, Doctor!
1925
as Police Officer Bill Trapps

Isn't Love Cuckoo?
1925
as Auto Agency Manager

His Marriage Wow
1925
as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
1925
as Gasoline Customer

Lucky Stars
1925
as Hiram Healy

There He Goes
1925
as Jerry the Bull

Remember When?
1925
as Mack - Circus Owner

Boobs in the Wood
1925
as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon

Feet of Mud
1924
as Football Coach

East of the Water Plug
1924
as Jim's Rival - the Villain

Little Robinson Corkscrew
1924
as Horace Horlick

The Hollywood Kid
1924
as Claude Climax - Director

Black Oxfords
1924
as Sandy Haig

Bull and Sand
1924
as Joe Archer

Picking Peaches
1924
as The Store Manager

Wall Street Blues
1924
as Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
The Lion and the Souse
1924
as Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit

Romeo and Juliet
1924
as Billy Durham

Riders of the Purple Cows
1924
as Mike Maverick
The Half-Back of Notre Dame
1924
as Football Opponent

All Night Long
1924
as the Rival

The Extra Girl
1923
as Aaron Applejohn

Soul of the Beast
1923
as The Boob

Golf
1922
as The suitor
Special Delivery
1922
Mummy's Nightmare
1922
as Delivery Driver

Hail the Woman
1921
as Joe Hurd

Hopping Bells
1920
Way Out West
1920
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
1920
as The Junk Dealer

A Harem Hero
1920
as Oriental Potentate
An Auto Nut
1919
as The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)