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Vernon Dent

Vernon Dent

Born: 1895-02-15 • San Jose, California, USA

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.

Filmography
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty poster
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 • Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts poster
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006 • (archive footage)
The Sound of Laughter poster
The Sound of Laughter
1963 • Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
Days of Thrills and Laughter poster
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy poster
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 • archive footage
Guns a Poppin! poster
Guns a Poppin!
1957 • Judge (archive footage)
Hot Stuff poster
Hot Stuff
1956 • (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rumpus in the Harem poster
Rumpus in the Harem
1956 • Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
Flagpole Jitters poster
Flagpole Jitters
1956 • Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
Bedlam in Paradise poster
Bedlam in Paradise
1955 • I. Fleecem (archive footage)
Of Cash and Hash poster
Of Cash and Hash
1955 • Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
The Fire Chaser poster
The Fire Chaser
1954 • J. Peabody Knott
Knutzy Knights poster
Knutzy Knights
1954 • King Arthur (uncredited)
Pals and Gals poster
Pals and Gals
1954 • Doctor (uncredited)
Musty Musketeers poster
Musty Musketeers
1954 • King Cole
Income Tax Sappy poster
Income Tax Sappy
1954 • IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
Rip, Sew and Stitch poster
Rip, Sew and Stitch
1953 • Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
Booty and the Beast poster
Booty and the Beast
1953 • Night Watchman
Listen Judge poster
Listen Judge
1952 • Judge Henderson
A Missed Fortune poster
A Missed Fortune
1952 • Hotel Manager
Pest Man Wins poster
Pest Man Wins
1951 • Mr. Philander
The Tooth Will Out poster
The Tooth Will Out
1951 • Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
Scrambled Brains poster
Scrambled Brains
1951 • Nora's Father
The Awful Sleuth poster
The Awful Sleuth
1951 • Al Keefer
Three Arabian Nuts poster
Three Arabian Nuts
1951 • Mr. Bradley
Studio Stoops poster
Studio Stoops
1950 • Police Captain Casey
Innocently Guilty poster
Innocently Guilty
1950 • Mr. Bass
One Shivery Night poster
One Shivery Night
1950 • Boss
The Good Humor Man poster
The Good Humor Man
1950 • Man in Park (uncredited)
Punchy Cowpunchers poster
Punchy Cowpunchers
1950 • General
Waiting in the Lurch poster
Waiting in the Lurch
1949 • J. Peabody Knott
Malice in the Palace poster
Malice in the Palace
1949 • Hassan Ben Sober
The Doolins of Oklahoma poster
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949 • Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Hokus Pokus poster
Hokus Pokus
1949 • Insurance Adjuster
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court poster
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 • Guard (uncredited)
Fuelin' Around poster
Fuelin' Around
1949 • General
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath poster
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
1948
Mummy's Dummies poster
Mummy's Dummies
1948 • King Rootentooten
Heavenly Daze poster
Heavenly Daze
1948 • I. Fleecem
No Image
The Sheepish Wolf
1948
Fiddlers Three poster
Fiddlers Three
1948 • King Cole
Squareheads of the Round Table poster
Squareheads of the Round Table
1948 • King Arthur
Shivering Sherlocks poster
Shivering Sherlocks
1948 • Police Capt. Mullins
It Had to Be You poster
It Had to Be You
1947 • Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
Should Husbands Marry? poster
Should Husbands Marry?
1947 • Hugh's Boss
Sing a Song of Six Pants poster
Sing a Song of Six Pants
1947 • Police Detective
Road to Hollywood poster
Road to Hollywood
1947 • A Film Director
The Sea of Grass poster
The Sea of Grass
1947 • Train Conductor (uncredited)
Out West poster
Out West
1947 • Doctor (uncredited)
Bride and Gloom poster
Bride and Gloom
1947 • Sally's Father (uncredited)
The Good Bad Egg poster
The Good Bad Egg
1947 • Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
Half-Wits Holiday poster
Half-Wits Holiday
1947 • Prof. Quackenbush
Lone Star Moonlight poster
Lone Star Moonlight
1946 • Sheriff
Three Little Pirates poster
Three Little Pirates
1946 • Governor
Society Mugs poster
Society Mugs
1946 • Lord Wafflebottom
Pardon My Terror poster
Pardon My Terror
1946 • Jonas Morton
Dangerous Business poster
Dangerous Business
1946 • Fat Man (uncredited)
Night Editor poster
Night Editor
1946 • Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
Mr. Noisy poster
Mr. Noisy
1946 • Slim - Baseball Spectator
A Bird in the Head poster
A Bird in the Head
1946 • Prof. Panzer
The Harvey Girls poster
The Harvey Girls
1946 • Engineer (uncredited)
Beer Barrel Polecats poster
Beer Barrel Polecats
1946 • Warden
Booby Dupes poster
Booby Dupes
1945 • Captain
Idiots Deluxe poster
Idiots Deluxe
1945 • Judge (uncredited)
Rockin' in the Rockies poster
Rockin' in the Rockies
1945 • Stanton (uncredited)
Having Wonderful Crime poster
Having Wonderful Crime
1945 • Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Snooper Service poster
Snooper Service
1945
Three Pests in a Mess poster
Three Pests in a Mess
1945 • Philip Black
No Dough Boys poster
No Dough Boys
1944 • Hugo (Nazi spy)
San Diego I Love You poster
San Diego I Love You
1944 • Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
Kansas City Kitty poster
Kansas City Kitty
1944 • Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
Secret Command poster
Secret Command
1944 • Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
Idle Roomers poster
Idle Roomers
1944 • Mr. Leander
Address Unknown poster
Address Unknown
1944 • Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
Defective Detectives poster
Defective Detectives
1944 • Rodney Boodle
Busy Buddies poster
Busy Buddies
1944 • Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
No Image
Bachelor Daze
1944 • Onlooker in doorway
Crash Goes the Hash poster
Crash Goes the Hash
1944 • Fuller Bull
To Heir Is Human poster
To Heir Is Human
1944 • Board Chairman
True to Life poster
True to Life
1943 • Man (uncredited)
Higher Than a Kite poster
Higher Than a Kite
1943 • Marshall Boering (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk poster
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943 • William Ruff
Back from the Front poster
Back from the Front
1943 • Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
A Maid Made Mad poster
A Maid Made Mad
1943 • Blonde's Boyfriend
A Blitz on the Fritz poster
A Blitz on the Fritz
1943 • Spy chief
His Wedding Scare poster
His Wedding Scare
1943 • The Minister
They Stooge to Conga poster
They Stooge to Conga
1943 • Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
Sock-a-Bye Baby poster
Sock-a-Bye Baby
1942 • 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Sappy Pappy poster
Sappy Pappy
1942 • Jealous Husband
Even as IOU poster
Even as IOU
1942 • Motorist (uncredited)
The Glass Key poster
The Glass Key
1942 • Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
Three Smart Saps poster
Three Smart Saps
1942 • (uncredited)
Matri-Phony poster
Matri-Phony
1942 • Emperor Octopus Grabus
Cactus Makes Perfect poster
Cactus Makes Perfect
1942 • Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
House of Errors poster
House of Errors
1942 • White
No Image
Sappy Birthday
1942 • Neighbor Policeman
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter poster
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941 • Watkins
In the Sweet Pie and Pie poster
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
1941 • Senator (uncredited)
An Ache in Every Stake poster
An Ache in Every Stake
1941 • Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
San Antonio Rose poster
San Antonio Rose
1941 • Worthington