Vernon Dent
- Acting
- February 15, 1895 · San Jose, California, USA
- November 5, 1963
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty · Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
- Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts · (archive footage)
- The Sound of Laughter · Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
- Days of Thrills and Laughter · Self
- The Golden Age of Comedy · archive footage
- Guns a Poppin! · Judge (archive footage)
- Hot Stuff · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Rumpus in the Harem · Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
- Flagpole Jitters · Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
- Bedlam in Paradise · I. Fleecem (archive footage)
- Of Cash and Hash · Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
- The Fire Chaser · J. Peabody Knott
- Knutzy Knights · King Arthur (uncredited)
- Pals and Gals · Doctor (uncredited)
- Musty Musketeers · King Cole
- Income Tax Sappy · IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
- Doggie in the Bedroom · Doctor
- Rip, Sew and Stitch · Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
- Booty and the Beast · Night Watchman
- Listen Judge · Judge Henderson
- A Missed Fortune · Hotel Manager
- Pest Man Wins · Mr. Philander
- I Love Lucy · Santa Claus (uncredited)
- The Tooth Will Out · Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
- She Took a Powder
- Scrambled Brains · Nora's Father
- The Awful Sleuth · Al Keefer
- Three Arabian Nuts · Mr. Bradley
- Studio Stoops · Police Captain Casey
- Innocently Guilty · Mr. Bass
- One Shivery Night · Boss
- The Good Humor Man · Man in Park (uncredited)
- Punchy Cowpunchers · General
- Waiting in the Lurch · J. Peabody Knott
- Malice in the Palace · Hassan Ben Sober
- Clunked in the Clink
- The Doolins of Oklahoma · Bank Clerk (uncredited)
- Hokus Pokus · Insurance Adjuster
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court · Guard (uncredited)
- Fuelin' Around · General
- Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
- Mummy's Dummies · King Rootentooten
- Heavenly Daze · I. Fleecem
- The Sheepish Wolf
- Fiddlers Three · King Cole
- Squareheads of the Round Table · King Arthur
- Shivering Sherlocks · Police Capt. Mullins
- It Had to Be You · Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
- Should Husbands Marry? · Hugh's Boss
- Sing a Song of Six Pants · Police Detective
- Road to Hollywood · A Film Director
- The Sea of Grass · Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Out West · Doctor (uncredited)
- Bride and Gloom · Sally's Father (uncredited)
- The Good Bad Egg · Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
- Half-Wits Holiday · Prof. Quackenbush
- Lone Star Moonlight · Sheriff
- Three Little Pirates · Governor
- Society Mugs · Lord Wafflebottom
- Pardon My Terror · Jonas Morton
- Dangerous Business · Fat Man (uncredited)
- Night Editor · Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
- Mr. Noisy · Slim - Baseball Spectator
- A Bird in the Head · Prof. Panzer
- The Harvey Girls · Engineer (uncredited)
- Beer Barrel Polecats · Warden
- Booby Dupes · Captain
- Idiots Deluxe · Judge (uncredited)
- Rockin' in the Rockies · Stanton (uncredited)
- Having Wonderful Crime · Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- Snooper Service
- Three Pests in a Mess · Philip Black
- No Dough Boys · Hugo (Nazi spy)
- San Diego I Love You · Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
- Kansas City Kitty · Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
- Secret Command · Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
- Idle Roomers · Mr. Leander
- Address Unknown · Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
- Defective Detectives · Rodney Boodle
- Busy Buddies · Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)