
Acting · San Jose, California, USA · Born February 15, 1895
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.
MovieCharlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
MovieBuster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Sound of Laughter
1963
as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
MovieDays of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
MovieGuns a Poppin!
1957
as Judge (archive footage)
MovieHot Stuff
1956
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieRumpus in the Harem
1956
as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
MovieFlagpole Jitters
1956
as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
MovieBedlam in Paradise
1955
as I. Fleecem (archive footage)
MovieOf Cash and Hash
1955
as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
MovieThe Fire Chaser
1954
as J. Peabody Knott
MovieKnutzy Knights
1954
as King Arthur (uncredited)
MoviePals and Gals
1954
as Doctor (uncredited)
MovieMusty Musketeers
1954
as King Cole
MovieIncome Tax Sappy
1954
as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
Doggie in the Bedroom
1954
as Doctor
MovieRip, Sew and Stitch
1953
as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieBooty and the Beast
1953
as Night Watchman
MovieListen Judge
1952
as Judge Henderson
MovieA Missed Fortune
1952
as Hotel Manager
MoviePest Man Wins
1951
as Mr. Philander
TVI Love Lucy
1951
as Santa Claus (uncredited)
MovieThe Tooth Will Out
1951
as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
She Took a Powder
1951
MovieScrambled Brains
1951
as Nora's Father
MovieThe Awful Sleuth
1951
as Al Keefer
MovieThree Arabian Nuts
1951
as Mr. Bradley
MovieStudio Stoops
1950
as Police Captain Casey
MovieInnocently Guilty
1950
as Mr. Bass
MovieOne Shivery Night
1950
as Boss
MovieThe Good Humor Man
1950
as Man in Park (uncredited)
MoviePunchy Cowpunchers
1950
as General
MovieWaiting in the Lurch
1949
as J. Peabody Knott
MovieMalice in the Palace
1949
as Hassan Ben Sober
MovieClunked in the Clink
1949
MovieThe Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
MovieHokus Pokus
1949
as Insurance Adjuster
MovieA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Guard (uncredited)
MovieFuelin' Around
1949
as General
MovieParlor, Bedroom and Wrath
1948
MovieMummy's Dummies
1948
as King Rootentooten
MovieHeavenly Daze
1948
as I. Fleecem
The Sheepish Wolf
1948
MovieFiddlers Three
1948
as King Cole
MovieSquareheads of the Round Table
1948
as King Arthur
MovieShivering Sherlocks
1948
as Police Capt. Mullins
MovieIt Had to Be You
1947
as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
MovieShould Husbands Marry?
1947
as Hugh's Boss
MovieSing a Song of Six Pants
1947
as Police Detective
MovieRoad to Hollywood
1947
as A Film Director
MovieThe Sea of Grass
1947
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
MovieOut West
1947
as Doctor (uncredited)
MovieBride and Gloom
1947
as Sally's Father (uncredited)
MovieThe Good Bad Egg
1947
as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
MovieHalf-Wits Holiday
1947
as Prof. Quackenbush
MovieLone Star Moonlight
1946
as Sheriff
MovieThree Little Pirates
1946
as Governor
MovieSociety Mugs
1946
as Lord Wafflebottom
MoviePardon My Terror
1946
as Jonas Morton
MovieDangerous Business
1946
as Fat Man (uncredited)
MovieNight Editor
1946
as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
MovieMr. Noisy
1946
as Slim - Baseball Spectator
MovieA Bird in the Head
1946
as Prof. Panzer
MovieThe Harvey Girls
1946
as Engineer (uncredited)
MovieBeer Barrel Polecats
1946
as Warden
MovieBooby Dupes
1945
as Captain
MovieIdiots Deluxe
1945
as Judge (uncredited)
MovieRockin' in the Rockies
1945
as Stanton (uncredited)
MovieHaving Wonderful Crime
1945
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
MovieSnooper Service
1945
MovieThree Pests in a Mess
1945
as Philip Black
MovieNo Dough Boys
1944
as Hugo (Nazi spy)
MovieSan Diego I Love You
1944
as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
MovieKansas City Kitty
1944
as Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
MovieSecret Command
1944
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
MovieIdle Roomers
1944
as Mr. Leander
MovieAddress Unknown
1944
as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
MovieDefective Detectives
1944
as Rodney Boodle
MovieBusy Buddies
1944
as Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Onlooker in doorway
MovieCrash Goes the Hash
1944
as Fuller Bull
MovieTo Heir Is Human
1944
as Board Chairman
MovieTrue to Life
1943
as Man (uncredited)
MovieHigher Than a Kite
1943
as Marshall Boering (uncredited)
MovieHere Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
as William Ruff
MovieBack from the Front
1943
as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
MovieA Maid Made Mad
1943
as Blonde's Boyfriend
MovieA Blitz on the Fritz
1943
as Spy chief
MovieHis Wedding Scare
1943
as The Minister
MovieThey Stooge to Conga
1943
as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
MovieSock-a-Bye Baby
1942
as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
MovieSappy Pappy
1942
as Jealous Husband
MovieEven as IOU
1942
as Motorist (uncredited)
MovieThe Glass Key
1942
as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
MovieThree Smart Saps
1942
as (uncredited)
MovieMatri-Phony
1942
as Emperor Octopus Grabus
MovieCactus Makes Perfect
1942
as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
MovieHouse of Errors
1942
as White
Sappy Birthday
1942
as Neighbor Policeman
MovieSweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941
as Watkins
MovieIn the Sweet Pie and Pie
1941
as Senator (uncredited)
MovieAn Ache in Every Stake
1941
as Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
MovieSan Antonio Rose
1941
as Worthington
MovieAdventure in Washington
1941
as Senator in gym
MovieI'll Never Heil Again
1941
as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
MovieDutiful But Dumb
1941
as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
MovieSo You Won't Squawk
1941
as The bartender
MovieYou're the One
1941
as Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
MovieSo Long Mr. Chumps
1941
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Cold Turkey
1940
as J.T. Caldwell
MovieThe Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Jim, a policeman
MovieHe Stayed for Breakfast
1940
as Chef
MovieFrom Nurse to Worse
1940
as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
MovieThe Lady in Question
1940
as Gendarme (uncredited)
MovieHow High Is Up?
1940
as Mr. Blake (uncredited)
MovieHis Bridal Fright
1940
as Doorman
MovieThe Taming of the Snood
1940
as Man on Street
MovieNutty But Nice
1940
as Dr. Walters (uncredited)
MovieThe Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
MovieMoney Squawks
1940
as Night Watchman
MoviePardon My Berth Marks
1940
as Newspaper City Editor
MovieThe Heckler
1940
as Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
MovieThe Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Hotel Doorman
MovieNothing But Pleasure
1940
as Bus Rider with Child
MovieMendelssohn's Wedding March
1939
as The Baron (uncredited)
MovieTeacher's Pest
1939
as Christmas Tree Buyer
MovieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
MovieHitler: Beast of Berlin
1939
as Lustig
MovieStanley and Livingstone
1939
as Newspaperman in Office
MovieSaved by the Belle
1939
as Mike (uncredited)
MovieYes, We Have No Bonanza
1939
as Sheriff (uncredited)
MovieOnly Angels Have Wings
1939
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
MovieA Star Is Shorn
1939
as Producer
MovieA Ducking They Did Go
1939
as Vegetarian (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Body
1939
as Mr. Gibson
MovieThe Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
MovieThree Little Sew and Sews
1939
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieHome on the Rage
1938
as Mr. Lent (uncredited)
MovieA Doggone Mixup
1938
as Mr. Tilson
MovieThanks for the Memory
1938
as Refuse Man (uncredited)
MovieMutts to You
1938
as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
MovieSue My Lawyer
1938
as Judge
MovieJuvenile Court
1938
as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
MovieYou Can't Take It with You
1938
as Expressman (uncredited)
MovieMany Sappy Returns
1938
as Concerned Pedestrian
MovieReformatory
1938
as Cook Howard
MovieThe Mind Needer
1938
as Mr. Ryan
MovieTassels in the Air
1938
as Building superintendent (uncredited)
MovieTime Out for Trouble
1938
as Bakery Man
MovieStart Cheering
1938
as Pops
MovieWee Wee Monsieur
1938
as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
MovieThe Shadow
1937
as Dutch Schultz
MovieMurder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Ship's Officer
MovieCalling All Doctors
1937
as Sneezing Man
MovieEasy Living
1937
as First Partner (uncredited)
MovieBack to the Woods
1937
as Governor (uncredited)
MovieDizzy Doctors
1937
as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
MovieSlippery Silks
1936
as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
MovieSan Francisco
1936
as Fat Man (uncredited)
MovieShare the Wealth
1936
as Mayor
MovieHalf Shot Shooters
1936
as Man in Restaurant
I Don't Remember
1935
as Oscar Glick
His Marriage Mix-up
1935
MovieTars and Stripes
1935
as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
Hollywood Trouble
1935
as Mr. Mahoney
Good Morning, Eve!
1934
as Emperor Nero
MovieManhattan Melodrama
1934
as Otto (uncredited)
MoviePlease
1933
as Elmer Smoot
MovieHooks and Jabs
1933
Tied for Life
1933
as Angry motorist
MovieKnight Duty
1933
as The Cop
MovieThe Hitchhiker
1933
as Adolph
MovieArtist's Muddles
1933
as Luckenbach, the artist
Tired Feet
1933
MovieThe Big Flash
1932
as Klaus
The Iceman's Ball
1932
as Officer Schmaltz
The Hollywood Handicap
1932
MovieMillion Dollar Legs
1932
as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
MovieDaring Danger
1932
as Bartender Pee Wee
MovieThe Riding Tornado
1932
as Hefty - Bartender
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932
as Speaker
MovieTexas Cyclone
1932
as Hefty
Dream House
1932
as Director Von Schnauble
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
MovieDragnet Patrol
1931
as Cookie
The All-American Kickback
1931
as Football Coach
Beach Pajamas
1931
The Freshman's Finish
1931
MovieMurder at Midnight
1931
as Detective Eating Peanuts
The Fainting Lover
1931
as Dr. Dudley Schmidt
A College Racket
1931
Gents of Leisure
1931
The Bride's Mistake
1931
as Mr. Grimm
MovieGirls Will Be Boys
1931
MovieCrazy House
1930
as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
MovieMidnight Daddies
1930
as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
Hot Sports
1929
A Close Shave
1929
as George Billings
Don't Get Jealous
1929
as Wilbur Warner
MoviePink Pajamas
1929
as Vernon Vance
Howling Hollywood
1929
The Bees' Buzz
1929
as Jim - Homer's Pal
Ladies Must Eat
1929
as George
MovieCalling Hubby's Bluff
1929
as Vernon Vance
MovieThe Old Barn
1929
as Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
What a Trip
1929
MovieClunked on the Corner
1929
as Jip Bennett
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928
as Charley Whalen
MovieMotorboat Mamas
1928
as Charley Whalen
MovieThe Campus Carmen
1928
as Extra
MovieThe Cameraman
1928
as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
MovieSmith's Restaurant
1928
as Big Diner
MovieHis Unlucky Night
1928
as Homer Brown
MovieGolf Widows
1928
as Ernest Ward
MovieThe Bicycle Flirt
1928
as Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
MovieThe Best Man
1928
as Groom
MovieSmith's Army Life
1928
as The Colonel
MovieThe Beach Club
1928
as Mr. Kronk
MovieFiddlesticks
1927
as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
For Sale, a Bungalow
1927
as 2nd Real Estate Broker
Smith's Cook
1927
as Pete - the Motor Cop
MovieThe Golf Nut
1927
as The Club President
MovieCured in the Excitement
1927
as Hector Strong
MovieThe Pride of Pikeville
1927
as The Train Conductor
MovieHis First Flame
1927
as Amos McCarthy
MovieA One Mama Man
1927
as The Suitor
Should Sleepwalkers Marry?
1927
as George Stevens
MovieFlirty Four-Flushers
1926
as Bill Brown
MovieA Blonde's Revenge
1926
as Tim Hayes
Have Courage
1926
as Gendarme
Masked Mamas
1926
as Jim Denton
Smith's Landlord
1926
as The Cop
MovieHoboken to Hollywood
1926
as Mr. Pinkney
Her Actor Friend
1926
as Actor in Play
MovieHubby’s Quiet Little Game
1926
as Jim Stone
MovieA Sea Dog's Tale
1926
as Jo Jo
MovieA Prodigal Bridegroom
1926
as Gertie's Father in Flashback
MovieSoldier Man
1926
as The Prime Minister
The Funnymooners
1926
as Sheriff Joel Springboard
MovieSaturday Afternoon
1926
as Steve Smith
MovieThere He Goes
1925
as Jerry the Bull
MovieIsn't Love Cuckoo?
1925
as Auto Agency Manager
MovieHurry, Doctor!
1925
as Police Officer Bill Trapps
MovieLucky Stars
1925
as Hiram Healy
MovieSuper-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
1925
as Gasoline Customer
MovieRemember When?
1925
as Mack - Circus Owner
MoviePlain Clothes
1925
as A Crook
MovieHis Marriage Wow
1925
as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
MovieBoobs in the Wood
1925
as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
MovieBull and Sand
1924
as Joe Archer
MovieFeet of Mud
1924
as Football Coach
MovieAll Night Long
1924
as the Rival
MovieRiders of the Purple Cows
1924
as Mike Maverick
MovieLittle Robinson Corkscrew
1924
as Horace Horlick
MovieEast of the Water Plug
1924
as Jim's Rival - the Villain
MovieWall Street Blues
1924
as Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
MovieRomeo and Juliet
1924
as Billy Durham
The Lion and the Souse
1924
as Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
MovieBlack Oxfords
1924
as Sandy Haig
MovieThe Hollywood Kid
1924
as Claude Climax - Director
The Half-Back of Notre Dame
1924
as Football Opponent
MoviePicking Peaches
1924
as The Store Manager
MovieThe Extra Girl
1923
as Aaron Applejohn
MovieSoul of the Beast
1923
as The Boob
MovieGolf
1922
as The suitor
Mummy's Nightmare
1922
as Delivery Driver
Special Delivery
1922
MovieHail the Woman
1921
as Joe Hurd
MovieA Harem Hero
1920
as Oriental Potentate
MovieHot Dogs
1920
MovieHopping Bells
1920
J-U-N-K
1920
as The Junk Dealer
MovieBroken Bubbles
1920
Way Out West
1920
Mystic Mush
1920
MovieThe Gum Riot
1920
MovieNaughty Nurses
1920
MovieWhen Spirits Move
1920
MovieThe Nickel Snatcher
1920
An Auto Nut
1919
as The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)