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.
Acted in 233
2020s
- 2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
2000s
- 2006
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
(archive footage)
1960s
- 1963
The Sound of Laughter
Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
1950s
- 1957
Guns a Poppin!
Judge (archive footage)
- 1956
Hot Stuff
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Rumpus in the Harem
Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
Flagpole Jitters
Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
- 1955
Bedlam in Paradise
I. Fleecem (archive footage)
Of Cash and Hash
Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
- 1954
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)
- 1953
Rip, Sew and Stitch
Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
Booty and the Beast
Night Watchman
- 1952
Listen Judge
Judge Henderson
A Missed Fortune
Hotel Manager
- 1951
Pest Man Wins
Mr. Philander
The Tooth Will Out
Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
Scrambled Brains
Nora's Father
The Awful Sleuth
Al Keefer
Three Arabian Nuts
Mr. Bradley
- 1950
Studio Stoops
Police Captain Casey
Innocently Guilty
Mr. Bass
One Shivery Night
Boss
The Good Humor Man
Man in Park (uncredited)
Punchy Cowpunchers
General
1940s
- 1949
Waiting in the Lurch
J. Peabody Knott
Clunked in the Clink
Movie
Hokus Pokus
Insurance Adjuster
Fuelin' Around
General
- 1948
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
Movie
Mummy's Dummies
King Rootentooten
Heavenly Daze
I. Fleecem
Fiddlers Three
King Cole
Squareheads of the Round Table
King Arthur
Shivering Sherlocks
Police Capt. Mullins
- 1947
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
Out West
Doctor (uncredited)
Bride and Gloom
Sally's Father (uncredited)
The Good Bad Egg
Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
Half-Wits Holiday
Prof. Quackenbush
- 1946
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
Beer Barrel Polecats
Warden
- 1945
Booby Dupes
Captain
Idiots Deluxe
Judge (uncredited)
Rockin' in the Rockies
Stanton (uncredited)
Snooper Service
Movie
Three Pests in a Mess
Philip Black
- 1944
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)
Crash Goes the Hash
Fuller Bull
To Heir Is Human
Board Chairman
- 1943
True to Life
Man (uncredited)
Higher Than a Kite
Marshall Boering (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
William Ruff
Back from the Front
Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
A Maid Made Mad
Blonde's Boyfriend
A Blitz on the Fritz
Spy chief
His Wedding Scare
The Minister
They Stooge to Conga
Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
- 1942
Sock-a-Bye Baby
1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Sappy Pappy
Jealous Husband
Even as IOU
Motorist (uncredited)
The Glass Key
Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
Three Smart Saps
(uncredited)
Matri-Phony
Emperor Octopus Grabus
Cactus Makes Perfect
Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
House of Errors
White
- 1941
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Watkins
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
Senator (uncredited)
An Ache in Every Stake
Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
San Antonio Rose
Worthington
Adventure in Washington
Senator in gym
I'll Never Heil Again
Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
Dutiful But Dumb
Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
So You Won't Squawk
The bartender
You're the One
Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
So Long Mr. Chumps
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1940
He Stayed for Breakfast
Chef
From Nurse to Worse
Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
The Lady in Question
Gendarme (uncredited)
How High Is Up?
Mr. Blake (uncredited)
His Bridal Fright
Doorman
The Taming of the Snood
Man on Street
Nutty But Nice
Dr. Walters (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
Money Squawks
Night Watchman
Pardon My Berth Marks
Newspaper City Editor
The Heckler
Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Hotel Doorman
Nothing But Pleasure
Bus Rider with Child
1930s
- 1939
Mendelssohn's Wedding March
The Baron (uncredited)
Teacher's Pest
Christmas Tree Buyer
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
Lustig
Stanley and Livingstone
Newspaperman in Office
Saved by the Belle
Mike (uncredited)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
Sheriff (uncredited)
A Star Is Shorn
Producer
A Ducking They Did Go
Vegetarian (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
Three Little Sew and Sews
Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1938
Home on the Rage
Mr. Lent (uncredited)
A Doggone Mixup
Mr. Tilson
Thanks for the Memory
Refuse Man (uncredited)
Mutts to You
Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Sue My Lawyer
Judge
Juvenile Court
Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Many Sappy Returns
Concerned Pedestrian
The Mind Needer
Mr. Ryan
Tassels in the Air
Building superintendent (uncredited)
Time Out for Trouble
Bakery Man
Wee Wee Monsieur
Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
- 1937
The Shadow
Dutch Schultz
Murder in Greenwich Village
Ship's Officer
Calling All Doctors
Sneezing Man
Back to the Woods
Governor (uncredited)
Dizzy Doctors
Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
- 1936
Slippery Silks
Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
Share the Wealth
Mayor
Half Shot Shooters
Man in Restaurant
- 1935
Tars and Stripes
Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
- 1934
Good Morning, Eve!
Emperor Nero
Manhattan Melodrama
Otto (uncredited)
- 1933
Please
Elmer Smoot
Hooks and Jabs
Movie
Knight Duty
The Cop
The Hitchhiker
Adolph
Artist's Muddles
Luckenbach, the artist
- 1932
The Big Flash
Klaus
Million Dollar Legs
Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
Daring Danger
Bartender Pee Wee
The Riding Tornado
Hefty - Bartender
Texas Cyclone
Hefty
- 1931
Dragnet Patrol
Cookie
Murder at Midnight
Detective Eating Peanuts
Girls Will Be Boys
Movie
- 1930
Crazy House
Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
Midnight Daddies
Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
1920s
- 1929
Pink Pajamas
Vernon Vance
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Vernon Vance
The Old Barn
Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
Clunked on the Corner
Jip Bennett
- 1928
The Lion's Roar
Professor of Music
Motorboat Mamas
Charley Whalen
The Campus Carmen
Extra
Smith's Restaurant
Big Diner
His Unlucky Night
Homer Brown
Golf Widows
Ernest Ward
The Bicycle Flirt
Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
The Best Man
Groom
Smith's Army Life
The Colonel
The Beach Club
Mr. Kronk
- 1927
Fiddlesticks
Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
The Golf Nut
The Club President
Cured in the Excitement
Hector Strong
The Pride of Pikeville
The Train Conductor
His First Flame
Amos McCarthy
A One Mama Man
The Suitor
- 1926
Flirty Four-Flushers
Bill Brown
A Blonde's Revenge
Tim Hayes
Hoboken to Hollywood
Mr. Pinkney
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
Jim Stone
A Sea Dog's Tale
Jo Jo
A Prodigal Bridegroom
Gertie's Father in Flashback
Soldier Man
The Prime Minister
Saturday Afternoon
Steve Smith
- 1925
There He Goes
Jerry the Bull
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
Auto Agency Manager
Hurry, Doctor!
Police Officer Bill Trapps
Lucky Stars
Hiram Healy
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
Gasoline Customer
Remember When?
Mack - Circus Owner
Plain Clothes
A Crook
His Marriage Wow
A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
Boobs in the Wood
Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
- 1924
Bull and Sand
Joe Archer
Feet of Mud
Football Coach
All Night Long
the Rival
Riders of the Purple Cows
Mike Maverick
Little Robinson Corkscrew
Horace Horlick
East of the Water Plug
Jim's Rival - the Villain
Wall Street Blues
Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
Romeo and Juliet
Billy Durham
Black Oxfords
Sandy Haig
The Hollywood Kid
Claude Climax - Director
Picking Peaches
The Store Manager
- 1923
The Extra Girl
Aaron Applejohn
Soul of the Beast
The Boob
- 1922
Golf
The suitor
- 1921
Hail the Woman
Joe Hurd
- 1920
A Harem Hero
Oriental Potentate
Hot Dogs
Movie
Hopping Bells
Movie
Broken Bubbles
Movie
Naughty Nurses
Movie
The Gum Riot
Movie
When Spirits Move
Movie
The Nickel Snatcher
Movie
Wrote 2
1930s
- 1933
Please
Story
Hooks and Jabs
Writer
Appearances1
1960s
- 1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)