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Vernon Bruce Dent 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 main antagonist to The Three Stooges.
Birth Name
Vernon Bruce Dent
Born
Saturday, 16 February 1895
Died
Tuesday, 05 November 1963
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté | Claude Climax - Director | 2020 |
Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
The Mack Sennett Collection: Volume One | (archive footage) | 2014 |
The Three Stooges Family Album | (archive footage) | 1998 |
Stoogemania | Bit Part | 1986 |
Classic Comedy Teams | Hassan Ben Sober (segment "The Three Stooges") | 1986 |
The Three Stooges Follies | Sheriff | 1974 |
The Sound of Laughter | Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach | 1963 |
30 Years of Fun | (archive footage) | 1963 |
Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self | 1961 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté | Claude Climax - Director | 2020 |
Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
The Mack Sennett Collection: Volume One | (archive footage) | 2014 |
The Three Stooges Family Album | (archive footage) | 1998 |
Stoogemania | Bit Part | 1986 |
Classic Comedy Teams | Hassan Ben Sober (segment "The Three Stooges") | 1986 |
The Three Stooges Follies | Sheriff | 1974 |
The Sound of Laughter | Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach | 1963 |
30 Years of Fun | (archive footage) | 1963 |
Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self | 1961 |
Stop! Look! and Laugh! | Mr.Blake / Marshall Boring | 1960 |
When Comedy Was King | edited from 'Wall Street Blues' | 1960 |
The Golden Age of Comedy | 1957 | |
Guns a Poppin! | The Judge | 1957 |
Rumpus in the Harem | Hassan Ben Sober | 1956 |
Flagpole Jitters | Insurance Adjustor / Insurance Adjuster | 1956 |
Bedlam in Paradise | I. Fleecem | 1955 |
Of Cash and Hash | Police Capt. Mullins | 1955 |
The Fire Chaser | J. Peabody Knott | 1954 |
Knutzy Knights | King Arthur | 1954 |
Pals and Gals | Doctor | 1954 |
Musty Musketeers | King Cole | 1954 |
Income Tax Sappy | IRS Agent | 1954 |
Rip, Sew and Stitch | Detective Sharp | 1953 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
Listen, Judge | Judge Henderson | 1952 |
Rebound | Doorman | 1952 |
Pest Man Wins | Mr. Philander | 1951 |
I Love Lucy | Santa Claus | 1951 |
The Tooth Will Out | Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry | 1951 |
Sunny Side of the Street | King | 1951 |
Bonanza Town | Whiskers | 1951 |
Scrambled Brains | Nora's Father | 1951 |
The Awful Sleuth | Al Keefer | 1951 |
Three Arabian Nuts | Mr. Bradley | 1951 |
The Frank Sinatra Show | Mr. Mortimer | 1950 |
Studio Stoops | Police Captain Casey | 1950 |
One Shivery Night | Boss | 1950 |
Kill the Umpire | Phone Company Manager | 1950 |
The Good Humor Man | Fat Man in Park | 1950 |
Punchy Cowpunchers | Colonel | 1950 |
And Baby Makes Three | Umpire | 1949 |
Waiting in the Lurch | J. Peabody Knott | 1949 |
Malice in the Palace | Hassan Ben Sober | 1949 |
The Girl from Jones Beach | Man at Stand | 1949 |
Fuelin' Around | General | 1949 |
Look for the Silver Lining | Heckler | 1949 |
The Doolins of Oklahoma | Bank Clerk | 1949 |
Hokus Pokus | Insurance Adjustor / Insurance Adjuster | 1949 |
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Guard | 1949 |
Make Believe Ballroom | Chef | 1949 |
A Pinch in Time | Hugh's customer | 1948 |
Mummy's Dummies | King Rootentooten | 1948 |
Heavenly Daze | I. Fleecem | 1948 |
Fiddlers Three | King Cole | 1948 |
Eight-Ball Andy | Mr. Bradshaw | 1948 |
Squareheads of the Round Table | King Arthur | 1948 |
Shivering Sherlocks | Police Capt. Mullins | 1948 |
It Had to Be You | Man in Drugstore | 1947 |
Sing a Song of Six Pants | Detective Sharp / Police Detective | 1947 |
Merton of the Movies | Keystone Kop | 1947 |
Wild Harvest | Farmer | 1947 |
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Bartender | 1947 |
The Road to Hollywood | A Film Director, from 'Dream House' / A Film Director | 1947 |
Out West | Doctor | 1947 |
Two Jills and a Jack | Jack | 1947 |
Bride and Gloom | Sally's Father | 1947 |
The Good Bad Egg | Rest Home Manager | 1947 |
Meet Mr. Mischief | Judge | 1947 |
The Sea of Grass | Train Conductor | 1947 |
Half-Wits Holiday | Prof. Quackenbush | 1947 |
Lone Star Moonlight | Sheriff | 1946 |
Three Little Pirates | Governor | 1946 |
Society Mugs | Lord Wafflebottom | 1946 |
It's Great to Be Young | Pop | 1946 |
Cowboy Blues | Irate Lodger | 1946 |
Dangerous Business | Fat Man | 1946 |
That Texas Jamboree | Barbershop Patron | 1946 |
Night Editor | Fat Man in Library | 1946 |
Renegades | Caleb Smart | 1946 |
Mr. Noisy | Slim - Baseball Spectator | 1946 |
A Bird in the Head | Prof. Panzer | 1946 |
The Blonde Stayed On | Chuck, Maisie's Husband | 1946 |
The Harvey Girls | Engineer | 1946 |
Beer Barrel Polecats | Warden | 1946 |
Snafu | American Legionnaire | 1945 |
Song of the Prairie | Ted Parker | 1945 |
I Love a Bandleader | Counter Man | 1945 |
Idiots Deluxe | Judge | 1945 |
The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round | Mr. Pomono, Juror | 1945 |
Rockin' in the Rockies | Stanton | 1945 |
Having Wonderful Crime | Guest in Room 202 | 1945 |
Booby Dupes | Captain | 1945 |
See My Lawyer | Man in Mud Gang | 1945 |
Sing Me a Song of Texas | Realtor | 1945 |
Snooper Service | 1945 | |
Sagebrush Heroes | Editor Haynes | 1945 |
Three Pests in a Mess | Philip Black | 1945 |
She Gets Her Man | Doorman | 1945 |
Let's Go Steady | Bosby | 1945 |
Mrs. Parkington | Quartet Member | 1944 |
Heather and Yon | Judge | 1944 |
No Dough Boys | Hugo (Nazi spy) / Hugo--Nazi Spy | 1944 |
Girl Rush | Bit | 1944 |
San Diego I Love You | Mr. Fitzmaurice | 1944 |
Kansas City Kitty | Re-po Man from A-1 Piano Co. | 1944 |
Wedded Bliss | Billy's friend | 1944 |
Secret Command | Shipyard Worker | 1944 |
Idle Roomers | Mr. Leander | 1944 |
Once Upon a Time | Mayor's Aide | 1944 |
Address Unknown | Nazi Party Member | 1944 |
Jam Session | Butler | 1944 |
Defective Detectives | Rodney Boodle | 1944 |
Her Primitive Man | Doorman | 1944 |
Busy Buddies | Hotcakes Customer | 1944 |
Bachelor Daze | 1944 | |
Crash Goes the Hash | Fuller Bull | 1944 |
Chip Off the Old Block | Sheffer | 1944 |
To Heir Is Human | Board Chairman | 1944 |
True to Life | Bit Role | 1943 |
Cowboy in the Clouds | Newspaper Publisher Whitson | 1943 |
Garden of Eatin' | John Parker | 1943 |
Quack Service | Mr. Summers, Lawyer | 1943 |
Higher Than a Kite | Marshall Boring | 1943 |
Here Comes Mr. Zerk | William Ruff | 1943 |
Back from the Front | Lt. Dungen | 1943 |
A Blitz on the Fritz | Spy chief | 1943 |
They Stooge to Conga | Hans - the Nazi | 1943 |
Sock-a-Bye Baby | 1st Motorcycle Cop | 1942 |
Even as IOU | Motorist | 1942 |
The Glass Key | Bartender Serving Beers | 1942 |
Three Smart Saps | Disappointed customer of tailor | 1942 |
All Work and No Pay | L. B. Glass | 1942 |
Matri-Phony | Emperor Octopus Grabus | 1942 |
Tireman, Spare My Tires | Undetermined Supporting Role | 1942 |
House of Errors | White | 1942 |
My Favorite Blonde | Ole | 1942 |
Cactus Makes Perfect | Heavyset Prospector | 1942 |
Loco Boy Makes Good | Balbo the Magician | 1942 |
Sweet Spirits of Nighter | Watkins / Watkins, the Boss | 1941 |
Bedtime Story | Conventioneer | 1941 |
In the Sweet Pie and Pie | Senator | 1941 |
An Ache in Every Stake | Poindexter Lawrence | 1941 |
I'll Never Heil Again | Mr. Ixnay | 1941 |
San Antonio Rose | Worthington | 1941 |
Adventure in Washington | Senator in gym / Senator on exercise bike | 1941 |
The Ring and the Belle | Mayor | 1941 |
Dutiful But Dumb | Wilson | 1941 |
So You Won't Squawk? | Savoy Bartender | 1941 |
You're the One | Zeno Springs Hotel Guest | 1941 |
So Long Mr. Chumps | Desk Sergeant | 1941 |
Cold Turkey | J.T. Caldwell | 1940 |
The Villain Still Pursued Her | Jim, a policeman / Jim - Policeman | 1940 |
No Census, No Feeling | Moe's Bridge Partner | 1940 |
He Stayed for Breakfast | Chef | 1940 |
From Nurse to Worse | Dr. D. Lerious | 1940 |
The Lady in Question | Gendarme | 1940 |
How High Is Up? | Mr. Blake | 1940 |
His Bridal Fright | Doorman | 1940 |
The Taming of the Snood | Man on Street | 1940 |
Nutty But Nice | Dr. Walters | 1940 |
The Doctor Takes a Wife | Man Outside Phone Booth | 1940 |
Money Squawks | Night Watchman | 1940 |
Pardon My Berth Marks | Mr. Boggle, Newspaper Editor / Newspaper City Editor | 1940 |
The Heckler | Baseball Spectator with Hotdog | 1940 |
The Lone Wolf Strikes | Hotel Doorman | 1940 |
Nothing But Pleasure | Bus Rider with Child | 1940 |
Mendelssohn's Wedding March | The Baron | 1939 |
Teacher's Pest | Crooked Christmas Tree Buyer / Christmas Tree Buyer | 1939 |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Senate Reporter | 1939 |
Hitler: Beast of Berlin | Lustig - Beer Garden Bartender / Lustig | 1939 |
Stanley and Livingstone | Newspaperman in Office | 1939 |
Saved by the Belle | Mike | 1939 |
Yes, We Have No Bonanza | Sheriff | 1939 |
Only Angels Have Wings | Ship's Captain | 1939 |
A Star Is Shorn | Producer | 1939 |
A Ducking They Did Go | Vegetarian in Hallway | 1939 |
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt | Fat Man at Party | 1939 |
Three Little Sew and Sews | Party Guest | 1939 |
Home on the Rage | Mr. Lent | 1938 |
Thanks for the Memory | Refuse Man | 1938 |
Mutts to You | Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager | 1938 |
Sue My Lawyer | Judge | 1938 |
Juvenile Court | Mr. Schultz | 1938 |
You Can't Take It with You | Expressman | 1938 |
Many Sappy Returns | Concerned Pedestrian | 1938 |
Reformatory | Cook Howard | 1938 |
The Mind Needer | Mr. Ryan | 1938 |
The Lone Wolf in Paris | Rene Ledaux | 1938 |
Tassels in the Air | Building Superintendent | 1938 |
Time Out for Trouble | Bakery Man | 1938 |
When G-Men Step In | Colonel | 1938 |
Start Cheering | Pops - the Soda Jerk / Pops | 1938 |
Women in Prison | Guard | 1938 |
Who Killed Gail Preston? | Bill, the Watchman | 1938 |
Wee Wee Monsieur | Simitz - Arab Chief | 1938 |
A Doggone Mixup | Mr. Tilson | 1938 |
The Shadow | Dutch Schultz | 1937 |
All American Sweetheart | Waiter | 1937 |
Paid to Dance | Dance Hall Floor Manager | 1937 |
Outlaws of the Prairie | Bearded Townsman | 1937 |
Murder in Greenwich Village | Ship's Officer | 1937 |
Calling All Doctors | Sneezing Man on Telephone / Sneezing Man | 1937 |
Easy Living | First Partner | 1937 |
Back to the Woods | Governor | 1937 |
Dizzy Doctors | Dr. Harry Arms | 1937 |
Slippery Silks | Morgan Morgan | 1936 |
San Francisco | Fat Man | 1936 |
Half Shot Shooters | Man in Restaurant | 1936 |
I Don't Remember | Oscar Glick | 1935 |
His Marriage Mix-up | 1935 | |
Tars and Stripes | Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack | 1935 |
The Painted Veil | Chief of Police | 1934 |
Good Morning, Eve! | Emperor Nero | 1934 |
Manhattan Melodrama | Otto - German Dancer on Steamship | 1934 |
You're Telling Me! | Fat Man in Compartment | 1934 |
A Circus Hoodoo | 1934 | |
Please | Elmer Smoot | 1933 |
Hooks and Jabs | 1933 | |
Tied for Life | Angry motorist | 1933 |
Knight Duty | The Cop | 1933 |
The Hitch Hiker | Adolph | 1933 |
Artist's Muddles | Luckenbach, the artist | 1933 |
Tired Feet | (as Vernan Dent) | 1933 |
The Big Flash | Klaus | 1932 |
False Impressions | The Cook (replaced by Marvin Loback) | 1932 |
The Iceman's Ball | Officer Schmaltz | 1932 |
The Hollywood Handicap | Character | 1932 |
Million Dollar Legs | Secretary of Agriculture | 1932 |
Daring Danger | Bartender Pee Wee | 1932 |
The Riding Tornado | Hefty - Bartender | 1932 |
Just a Pain in the Parlor | Speaker | 1932 |
Business and Pleasure | Charles Turner | 1932 |
Texas Cyclone | Hefty - the Bartender / Hefty | 1932 |
Dream House | Director Von Schnauble | 1932 |
Dragnet Patrol | Cookie | 1931 |
The All-American Kickback | Football Coach | 1931 |
Murder at Midnight | Detective Eating Peanuts | 1931 |
The Fainting Lover | Dr. Dudley Schmidt | 1931 |
Crazy House | Dr. Smith (J-O-N-E-S) / Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S') | 1930 |
Midnight Daddies | Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer | 1930 |
The Bees' Buzz | Jim - Homer's Pal | 1929 |
The Old Barn | Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor | 1929 |
Clunked on the Corner | Jip Bennett | 1929 |
The Campus Carmen | Extra | 1928 |
The Cameraman | Man in Tight Bathing Suit | 1928 |
Golf Widows | Ernest Ward | 1928 |
The Best Man | Groom / The Groom | 1928 |
Smith's Army Life | The Colonel | 1928 |
The Beach Club | Mr. Kronk | 1928 |
Fiddlesticks | Junk Dealer / Prof. Von Tempo | 1927 |
The Pride of Pikeville | The Train Conductor | 1927 |
His First Flame | Amos McCarthy | 1927 |
Flirty Four-Flushers | Bill Brown | 1926 |
Masked Mamas | Jim Denton | 1926 |
A Prodigal Bridegroom | Gertie's Father in Flashback | 1926 |
Hoboken to Hollywood | Mr. Pinkney | 1926 |
Hubby's Quiet Little Game | 1926 | |
A Sea Dog's Tale | Jo Jo | 1926 |
Soldier Man | The Prime Minister | 1926 |
Saturday Afternoon | Steve Smith | 1926 |
Whispering Whiskers | Minor Role | 1926 |
Lucky Stars | Hiram Healy | 1925 |
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies | Gasoline Customer | 1925 |
Lost & Found | Mack - Circus Owner | 1925 |
Plain Clothes | The Crook | 1925 |
Boobs in the Wood | The Rival - Big Bill Reardon / Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon | 1925 |
His Marriage Wow | A Pessimist - Prof. Looney McGlumm / A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm | 1925 |
Bull and Sand | Joe Archer | 1924 |
Feet of Mud | A Coach | 1924 |
All Night Long | Sgt. Gale Wyndham - the Rival / the Rival | 1924 |
Wall Street Blues | Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner | 1924 |
Black Oxfords | Sandy Haig | 1924 |
The Hollywood Kid | Claude Climax - Director | 1924 |
Picking Peaches | The Store Manager | 1924 |
The Extra Girl | Aaron Applejohn | 1923 |
Soul of the Beast | The Boob | 1923 |
The Shriek of Araby | Minor Role | 1923 |
Golf | The suitor | 1922 |
Hail the Woman | Joe Hurd | 1921 |
A Harem Hero | Oriental Potentate | 1920 |
Hot Dogs | 1920 | |
J-U-N-K | The junk dealer | 1920 |
The Messenger | 1920 | |
Broken Bubbles | 1920 |