Vernon Dent

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 15, 1895

died

November 5, 1963

place of birth

San Jose, California, USA

also known as

Vernon Bruce Dent · Vernan Dent

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
The Cameraman
7.8

The Cameraman

1928as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
The Glass Key
6.6

The Glass Key

1942as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
San Francisco
6.6

San Francisco

1936as Fat Man (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
7.5

You Can't Take It with You

1938as Expressman (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
6.6

The Harvey Girls

1946as Engineer (uncredited)
Easy Living
7.1

Easy Living

1937as First Partner (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
6.2

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949as Guard (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
6.1

The Sea of Grass

1947as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
7.0

Manhattan Melodrama

1934as Otto (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings
7.3

Only Angels Have Wings

1939as Ship's Captain
Stanley and Livingstone
6.4

Stanley and Livingstone

1939as Newspaperman in Office
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
6.6

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
6.3

The Good Humor Man

1950as Man in Park (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
7.8

It Had to Be You

1947as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
True to Life
8.0

True to Life

1943as Man (uncredited)
Musty Musketeers
6.0

Musty Musketeers

1954as King Cole
The Doolins of Oklahoma
6.8

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
No Dough Boys
7.0

No Dough Boys

1944as Hugo (Nazi spy)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
6.0

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Address Unknown
6.5

Address Unknown

1944as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
Start Cheering
6.9

Start Cheering

1938as Pops
Murder in Greenwich Village
5.8

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937as Ship's Officer
Booby Dupes
5.5

Booby Dupes

1945as Captain
His Marriage Wow
6.6

His Marriage Wow

1925as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
The Shadow
7.0

The Shadow

1937as Dutch Schultz
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
8.0

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
Slippery Silks
7.2

Slippery Silks

1936as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
Share the Wealth
6.5

Share the Wealth

1936as Mayor
The Lady in Question
6.7

The Lady in Question

1940as Gendarme (uncredited)
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
4.7

Hitler: Beast of Berlin

1939as Lustig
Booty and the Beast
6.3

Booty and the Beast

1953as Night Watchman
Texas Cyclone
4.5

Texas Cyclone

1932as Hefty
Night Editor
5.5

Night Editor

1946as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
Secret Command
6.6

Secret Command

1944as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.8

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga
7.4

They Stooge to Conga

1943as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
Cactus Makes Perfect
5.9

Cactus Makes Perfect

1942as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
How High Is Up?
7.1

How High Is Up?

1940as Mr. Blake (uncredited)
There He Goes
8.0

There He Goes

1925as Jerry the Bull
Mummy's Dummies
6.5

Mummy's Dummies

1948as King Rootentooten
San Diego I Love You
6.8

San Diego I Love You

1944as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs
6.8

Million Dollar Legs

1932as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
Flagpole Jitters
5.8

Flagpole Jitters

1956as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
Black Oxfords
6.0

Black Oxfords

1924as Sandy Haig
Motorboat Mamas
9.0

Motorboat Mamas

1928as Charley Whalen
The Campus Carmen
6.0

The Campus Carmen

1928as Extra
Road to Hollywood
5.0

Road to Hollywood

1947as A Film Director
I'll Never Heil Again
7.3

I'll Never Heil Again

1941as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
Hokus Pokus
6.9

Hokus Pokus

1949as Insurance Adjuster