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
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
The Cameraman
(1928)
Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Expressman (uncredited)
San Francisco
(1936)
Fat Man (uncredited)
The Glass Key
(1942)
Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings
(1939)
Ship's Captain
Easy Living
(1937)
First Partner (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
(1949)
Guard (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
(1934)
Otto (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
An Auto Nut
(1919)
The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)
When Spirits Move
(1920)
Mystic Mush
(1920)
Naughty Nurses
(1920)
Way Out West
(1920)
J-U-N-K
(1920)
The Junk Dealer
The Nickel Snatcher
(1920)
The Gum Riot
(1920)
Hot Dogs
(1920)
A Harem Hero
(1920)
Oriental Potentate
Fred Windemere
(1920)
Broken Bubbles
(1920)
Hail the Woman
(1921)
Joe Hurd
Golf
(1922)
The suitor
Special Delivery
(1922)
Soul of the Beast
(1923)
The Boob
The Extra Girl
(1923)
Aaron Applejohn
Picking Peaches
(1924)
The Store Manager
Romeo and Juliet
(1924)
Billy Durham
The Hollywood Kid
(1924)
Claude Climax - Director
The Lion and the Souse
(1924)
Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
Feet of Mud
(1924)
Football Coach
Riders of the Purple Cows
(1924)
Mike Maverick
Little Robinson Corkscrew
(1924)
Horace Horlick
The Half-Back of Notre Dame
(1924)
Football Opponent
Bull and Sand
(1924)
Joe Archer
Wall Street Blues
(1924)
Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
East of the Water Plug
(1924)
Jim's Rival - the Villain
Black Oxfords
(1924)
Sandy Haig
All Night Long
(1924)
the Rival
His Marriage Wow
(1925)
A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
Hurry, Doctor!
(1925)
Police Officer Bill Trapps
Lucky Stars
(1925)
Hiram Healy
Plain Clothes
(1925)
A Crook
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
(1925)
Gasoline Customer
Remember When?
(1925)
Mack - Circus Owner
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
(1925)
Auto Agency Manager
Boobs in the Wood
(1925)
Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
There He Goes
(1925)
Jerry the Bull
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
(1926)
Jim Stone
Hoboken to Hollywood
(1926)
Mr. Pinkney
A Prodigal Bridegroom
(1926)
Gertie's Father in Flashback
Soldier Man
(1926)
The Prime Minister
Masked Mamas
(1926)
Jim Denton
Flirty Four-Flushers
(1926)
Bill Brown
Her Actor Friend
(1926)
Actor in Play
Smith's Landlord
(1926)
The Cop
A Blonde's Revenge
(1926)
Tim Hayes
A Sea Dog's Tale
(1926)
Jo Jo
Saturday Afternoon
(1926)
Steve Smith
Should Sleepwalkers Marry?
(1927)
George Stevens
Fiddlesticks
(1927)
Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
Cured in the Excitement
(1927)
Hector Strong
Smith's Cook
(1927)
Pete - the Motor Cop
His First Flame
(1927)
Amos McCarthy
For Sale, a Bungalow
(1927)
2nd Real Estate Broker
A One Mama Man
(1927)
The Suitor
The Pride of Pikeville
(1927)
The Train Conductor
The Golf Nut
(1927)
The Club President
The Best Man
(1928)
Groom
Motorboat Mamas
(1928)
Charley Whalen
The Bicycle Flirt
(1928)
Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
His Unlucky Night
(1928)
Homer Brown
Smith's Restaurant
(1928)
Big Diner
The Beach Club
(1928)
Mr. Kronk
Smith's Army Life
(1928)
The Colonel
Hubby's Weekend Trip
(1928)
Charley Whalen
The Cameraman
(1928)
Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
Clunked on the Corner
(1929)
Jip Bennett
Pink Pajamas
(1929)
Vernon Vance
Hot Sports
(1929)
The Bees' Buzz
(1929)
Jim - Homer's Pal
Calling Hubby's Bluff
(1929)
Vernon Vance
The Old Barn
(1929)
Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
What a Trip
(1929)
Don't Get Jealous
(1929)
Wilbur Warner
Howling Hollywood
(1929)
A Close Shave
(1929)
George Billings
Crazy House
(1930)
Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
Midnight Daddies
(1930)
Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
The All-American Kickback
(1931)
Football Coach
Beach Pajamas
(1931)
Dragnet Patrol
(1931)
Cookie
The Fainting Lover
(1931)
Dr. Dudley Schmidt
The Bride's Mistake
(1931)
Mr. Grimm
The Freshman's Finish
(1931)
Girls Will Be Boys
(1931)
Murder at Midnight
(1931)
Detective Eating Peanuts
Gents of Leisure
(1931)
A College Racket
(1931)
Texas Cyclone
(1932)
Hefty
Just a Pain in the Parlor
(1932)
The Big Flash
(1932)
Klaus
Dream House
(1932)
Director Von Schnauble
The Iceman's Ball
(1932)
Officer Schmaltz
Daring Danger
(1932)
Bartender Pee Wee
The Riding Tornado
(1932)
Hefty - Bartender
Million Dollar Legs
(1932)
Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
Please
(1933)
Elmer Smoot
Tied for Life
(1933)
Angry motorist
Hooks and Jabs
(1933)
The Hitchhiker
(1933)
Adolph
Knight Duty
(1933)
The Cop
Tired Feet
(1933)
Artist's Muddles
(1933)
Luckenbach, the artist
Good Morning, Eve!
(1934)
Emperor Nero
Manhattan Melodrama
(1934)
Otto (uncredited)
Hollywood Trouble
(1935)
Mr. Mahoney
His Marriage Mix-up
(1935)
I Don't Remember
(1935)
Oscar Glick
Tars and Stripes
(1935)
Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
Share the Wealth
(1936)
Mayor
Slippery Silks
(1936)
Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
San Francisco
(1936)
Fat Man (uncredited)
Half Shot Shooters
(1936)
Man in Restaurant
Back to the Woods
(1937)
Governor (uncredited)
Calling All Doctors
(1937)
Sneezing Man
Easy Living
(1937)
First Partner (uncredited)
The Shadow
(1937)
Dutch Schultz
Dizzy Doctors
(1937)
Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
Murder in Greenwich Village
(1937)
Ship's Officer
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Expressman (uncredited)
Reformatory
(1938)
Cook Howard
Mutts to You
(1938)
Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Home on the Rage
(1938)
Mr. Lent (uncredited)
Many Sappy Returns
(1938)
Concerned Pedestrian
Sue My Lawyer
(1938)
Judge
Start Cheering
(1938)
Pops
A Doggone Mixup
(1938)
Mr. Tilson
Thanks for the Memory
(1938)
Refuse Man
Tassels in the Air
(1938)
Building superintendent (uncredited)
The Mind Needer
(1938)
Mr. Ryan
Time Out for Trouble
(1938)
Bakery Man
Juvenile Court
(1938)
Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Wee Wee Monsieur
(1938)
Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
(1939)
Lustig
Stanley and Livingstone
(1939)
Newspaperman in Office
Only Angels Have Wings
(1939)
Ship's Captain
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
(1939)
Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
(1939)
Sheriff (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Body
(1939)
Mr. Gibson
Saved by the Belle
(1939)
Mike (uncredited)
Three Little Sew and Sews
(1939)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Teacher's Pest
(1939)
Christmas Tree Buyer
A Ducking They Did Go
(1939)
Vegetarian (uncredited)
A Star Is Shorn
(1939)
Producer
Mendelssohn's Wedding March
(1939)
The Baron (uncredited)
His Bridal Fright
(1940)
Doorman
The Doctor Takes a Wife
(1940)
Man Outside Phone Booth
The Taming of the Snood
(1940)
Man on Street
Nothing But Pleasure
(1940)
Bus Rider with Child
The Heckler
(1940)
Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
The Lone Wolf Strikes
(1940)
Hotel Doorman
Money Squawks
(1940)
Night Watchman
Cold Turkey
(1940)
J.T. Caldwell
From Nurse to Worse
(1940)
Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
Nutty But Nice
(1940)
Dr. Walters (uncredited)
Pardon My Berth Marks
(1940)
Newspaper City Editor
The Villain Still Pursued Her
(1940)
Jim, a policeman
How High Is Up?
(1940)
Mr. Blake (uncredited)
The Lady in Question
(1940)
Gendarme (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
(1940)
Chef
I'll Never Heil Again
(1941)
Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
(1941)
Watkins
Adventure in Washington
(1941)
Senator in gym
An Ache in Every Stake
(1941)
Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
Dutiful but Dumb
(1941)
Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
(1941)
Senator (uncredited)
San Antonio Rose
(1941)
Worthington
House of Errors
(1942)
White
Sock-a-Bye Baby
(1942)
1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Even as IOU
(1942)
Motorist (uncredited)
The Glass Key
(1942)
Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
Sappy Birthday
(1942)
Neighbor Policeman
Cactus Makes Perfect
(1942)
Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
Matri-Phony
(1942)
Emperor Octopus Grabus
Three Smart Saps
(1942)
(uncredited)
Sappy Pappy
(1942)
Jealous Husband
His Wedding Scare
(1943)
The Minister
True to Life
(1943)
Man (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
(1943)
William Ruff
A Blitz on the Fritz
(1943)
Spy chief
Back from the Front
(1943)
Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga
(1943)
Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
A Maid Made Mad
(1943)
Blonde's Boyfriend
Higher Than a Kite
(1943)
Marshall Boering (uncredited)
Address Unknown
(1944)
Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
To Heir Is Human
(1944)
Board Chairman
San Diego I Love You
(1944)
Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
Busy Buddies
(1944)
Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
(1944)
Onlooker in doorway
Defective Detectives
(1944)
Rodney Boodle
Idle Roomers
(1944)
Mr. Leander
No Dough Boys
(1944)
Hugo (Nazi spy)
Secret Command
(1944)
Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
Crash Goes the Hash
(1944)
Fuller Bull
Having Wonderful Crime
(1945)
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Snooper Service
(1945)
Three Pests in a Mess
(1945)
Philip Black
Rockin' in the Rockies
(1945)
Stanton
Booby Dupes
(1945)
Captain
Idiots Deluxe
(1945)
Judge (uncredited)
Night Editor
(1946)
Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
Lone Star Moonlight
(1946)
Sheriff
Pardon My Terror
(1946)
Jonas Morton
Society Mugs
(1946)
Lord Wafflebottom
Mr. Noisy
(1946)
Slim - Baseball Spectator
Beer Barrel Polecats
(1946)
Warden
A Bird in the Head
(1946)
Prof. Panzer
Three Little Pirates
(1946)
Governor
Dangerous Business
(1946)
Fat Man (uncredited)
The Good Bad Egg
(1947)
Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
Bride and Gloom
(1947)
Sally's Father (uncredited)
Half-Wits Holiday
(1947)
Prof. Quackenbush
Sing a Song of Six Pants
(1947)
Police Detective
Road to Hollywood
(1947)
A Film Director
Out West
(1947)
Doctor (uncredited)
Should Husbands Marry?
(1947)
Hugh's Boss
Fiddlers Three
(1948)
King Cole
Squareheads of the Round Table
(1948)
King Arthur
Shivering Sherlocks
(1948)
Police Capt. Mullins
Mummy's Dummies
(1948)
King Rootentooten
Heavenly Daze
(1948)
I. Fleecem
The Sheepish Wolf
(1948)
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
(1948)
Waiting in the Lurch
(1949)
J. Peabody Knott
Hokus Pokus
(1949)
Insurance Adjuster
Malice in the Palace
(1949)
Hassan Ben Sober
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
(1949)
Guard (uncredited)
Fuelin' Around
(1949)
General
One Shivery Night
(1950)
Boss
The Good Humor Man
(1950)
Man in Park (uncredited)
Innocently Guilty
(1950)
Mr. Bass
Studio Stoops
(1950)
Police Captain Casey
Punchy Cowpunchers
(1950)
General
The Tooth Will Out
(1951)
Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
Pest Man Wins
(1951)
Mr. Philander
Scrambled Brains
(1951)
Nora's Father
Three Arabian Nuts
(1951)
Mr. Bradley
The Awful Sleuth
(1951)
Listen Judge
(1952)
Judge Henderson
A Missed Fortune
(1952)
Hotel Manager
Booty And The Beast
(1953)
Night Watchman
Rip, Sew and Stitch
(1953)
Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fire Chaser
(1954)
J. Peabody Knott
Pals and Gals
(1954)
Doctor (uncredited)
Knutzy Knights
(1954)
King Arthur (uncredited)
Musty Musketeers
(1954)
King Cole
Income Tax Sappy
(1954)
IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
Of Cash and Hash
(1955)
Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
Bedlam in Paradise
(1955)
I. Fleecem (archive footage)
Hot Stuff
(1956)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Flagpole Jitters
(1956)
Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
Rumpus in the Harem
(1956)
Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Comedy
(1957)
archive footage
Guns A Poppin
(1957)
Judge (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
(1961)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sound of Laughter
(1963)
Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
(2006)
(archive footage)
Writing