Acting

Vernon Dent

Born 1895-02-15 · San Jose, California, USA

Died 1963-11-05

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.

Credits

Newest first

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
2020
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
as (archive footage)
2006
The Sound of Laughter
as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
1963
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
1957
Guns a Poppin!
as Judge (archive footage)
1957
Hot Stuff
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1956
Rumpus in the Harem
as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
1956
Flagpole Jitters
as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
1956
Bedlam in Paradise
as I. Fleecem (archive footage)
1955
Of Cash and Hash
as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
1955
The Fire Chaser
as J. Peabody Knott
1954
Knutzy Knights
as King Arthur (uncredited)
1954
Pals and Gals
as Doctor (uncredited)
1954
Musty Musketeers
as King Cole
1954
Income Tax Sappy
as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
1954
Doggie in the Bedroom
as Doctor
1954
Rip, Sew and Stitch
as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
1953
Booty and the Beast
as Night Watchman
1953
Listen Judge
as Judge Henderson
1952
A Missed Fortune
as Hotel Manager
1952
Pest Man Wins
as Mr. Philander
1951
I Love Lucy
as Santa Claus (uncredited)
1951
The Tooth Will Out
as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
1951
She Took a Powder
1951
Scrambled Brains
as Nora's Father
1951
The Awful Sleuth
as Al Keefer
1951
Three Arabian Nuts
as Mr. Bradley
1951
Studio Stoops
as Police Captain Casey
1950
Innocently Guilty
as Mr. Bass
1950
One Shivery Night
as Boss
1950
The Good Humor Man
as Man in Park (uncredited)
1950
Punchy Cowpunchers
as General
1950
Waiting in the Lurch
as J. Peabody Knott
1949
Malice in the Palace
as Hassan Ben Sober
1949
Clunked in the Clink
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
1949
Hokus Pokus
as Insurance Adjuster
1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Guard (uncredited)
1949
Fuelin' Around
as General
1949
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
1948
Mummy's Dummies
as King Rootentooten
1948
Heavenly Daze
as I. Fleecem
1948
The Sheepish Wolf
1948
Fiddlers Three
as King Cole
1948
Squareheads of the Round Table
as King Arthur
1948
Shivering Sherlocks
as Police Capt. Mullins
1948
It Had to Be You
as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
1947
Should Husbands Marry?
as Hugh's Boss
1947
Sing a Song of Six Pants
as Police Detective
1947
Road to Hollywood
as A Film Director
1947
The Sea of Grass
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1947
Out West
as Doctor (uncredited)
1947
Bride and Gloom
as Sally's Father (uncredited)
1947
The Good Bad Egg
as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
1947
Half-Wits Holiday
as Prof. Quackenbush
1947
Lone Star Moonlight
as Sheriff
1946
Three Little Pirates
as Governor
1946
Society Mugs
as Lord Wafflebottom
1946
Pardon My Terror
as Jonas Morton
1946
Dangerous Business
as Fat Man (uncredited)
1946
Night Editor
as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
1946
Mr. Noisy
as Slim - Baseball Spectator
1946
A Bird in the Head
as Prof. Panzer
1946
The Harvey Girls
as Engineer (uncredited)
1946
Beer Barrel Polecats
as Warden
1946
Booby Dupes
as Captain
1945
Idiots Deluxe
as Judge (uncredited)
1945
Rockin' in the Rockies
as Stanton (uncredited)
1945
Having Wonderful Crime
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1945
Snooper Service
1945
Three Pests in a Mess
as Philip Black
1945
No Dough Boys
as Hugo (Nazi spy)
1944
San Diego I Love You
as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
1944
Kansas City Kitty
as Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
1944
Secret Command
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
1944
Idle Roomers
as Mr. Leander
1944
Address Unknown
as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
1944
Defective Detectives
as Rodney Boodle
1944
Busy Buddies
as Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
1944