Vernon Dent

Known For
Acting

Popular
12.12

Birthday
1895-02-15

Place of Birth
San Jose, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Vernon Bruce Dent
  • Vernan Dent

Vernon Dent

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.

Cast

Image The Cameraman

The Cameraman

1928
Image Secret Command

Secret Command

1944
Image Malice in the Palace

Malice in the Palace

1949
Image Sing a Song of Six Pants

Sing a Song of Six Pants

1947
Image Tars and Stripes

Tars and Stripes

1935
Image Pardon My Berth Marks

Pardon My Berth Marks

1940
Image The Villain Still Pursued Her

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940
Image The Extra Girl

The Extra Girl

1923
Image Golf

Golf

1922
Image Dream House

Dream House

1932
Image Half Shot Shooters

Half Shot Shooters

1936
Image Matri-Phony

Matri-Phony

1942
Image Crash Goes the Hash

Crash Goes the Hash

1944
Image Idle Roomers

Idle Roomers

1944
Image No Dough Boys

No Dough Boys

1944
Image Three Pests in a Mess

Three Pests in a Mess

1945
Image Booby Dupes

Booby Dupes

1945
Image Beer Barrel Polecats

Beer Barrel Polecats

1946
Image A Bird in the Head

A Bird in the Head

1946
Image Half-Wits Holiday

Half-Wits Holiday

1947
Image Heavenly Daze

Heavenly Daze

1948
Image Mummy's Dummies

Mummy's Dummies

1948
Image Hokus Pokus

Hokus Pokus

1949
Image Studio Stoops

Studio Stoops

1950
Image Three Arabian Nuts

Three Arabian Nuts

1951
Image Scrambled Brains

Scrambled Brains

1951
Image Pest Man Wins

Pest Man Wins

1951
Image A Missed Fortune

A Missed Fortune

1952
Image Booty And The Beast

Booty And The Beast

1953
Image Listen Judge

Listen Judge

1952
Image Of Cash and Hash

Of Cash and Hash

1955
Image Flagpole Jitters

Flagpole Jitters

1956
Image Rumpus in the Harem

Rumpus in the Harem

1956
Image Knight Duty

Knight Duty

1933
Image Hooks and Jabs

Hooks and Jabs

1933
Image The Best Man

The Best Man

1928
Image The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

1933
Image Tied for Life

Tied for Life

1933
Image The Shadow

The Shadow

1937
Image Hoboken to Hollywood

Hoboken to Hollywood

1926
Image The Fainting Lover

The Fainting Lover

1931
Image Soldier Man

Soldier Man

1926
Image Saturday Afternoon

Saturday Afternoon

1926
Image Fiddlesticks

Fiddlesticks

1927
Image Just a Pain in the Parlor

Just a Pain in the Parlor

1932
Image Dragnet Patrol

Dragnet Patrol

1931
Image A Doggone Mixup

A Doggone Mixup

1938
Image Please

Please

1933
Image Adventure in Washington

Adventure in Washington

1941
Image The Hollywood Kid

The Hollywood Kid

1924
Image Smith's Army Life

Smith's Army Life

1928
Image The Pride of Pikeville

The Pride of Pikeville

1927
Image The All-American Kickback

The All-American Kickback

1931
Image I Don't Remember

I Don't Remember

1935
Image Black Oxfords

Black Oxfords

1924
Image A Sea Dog's Tale

A Sea Dog's Tale

1926
Image Crazy House

Crazy House

1930
Image His Marriage Wow

His Marriage Wow

1925
Image Bachelor Daze

Bachelor Daze

1944
Image Hail the Woman

Hail the Woman

1921
Image Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

1925
Image Easy Living

Easy Living

1937
Image Bull and Sand

Bull and Sand

1924
Image Soul of the Beast

Soul of the Beast

1923
Image An Auto Nut

An Auto Nut

1919
Image Clunked on the Corner

Clunked on the Corner

1929
Image Thanks for the Memory

Thanks for the Memory

1938
Image The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939
Image Picking Peaches

Picking Peaches

1924
Image Start Cheering

Start Cheering

1938
Image Hot Dogs

Hot Dogs

1920
Image Broken Bubbles

Broken Bubbles

1920
Image Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings

1939
Image Stanley and Livingstone

Stanley and Livingstone

1939
Image Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939
Image Sue My Lawyer

Sue My Lawyer

1938
Image Tired Feet

Tired Feet

1933
Image Wall Street Blues

Wall Street Blues

1924
Image Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

1941
Image The Lion and the Souse

The Lion and the Souse

1924
Image Naughty Nurses

Naughty Nurses

1920
Image The Gum Riot

The Gum Riot

1920
Image The Fire Chaser

The Fire Chaser

1954
Image Waiting in the Lurch

Waiting in the Lurch

1949
Image The Good Bad Egg

The Good Bad Egg

1947
Image Bride and Gloom

Bride and Gloom

1947
Image Home on the Rage

Home on the Rage

1938
Image Money Squawks

Money Squawks

1940
Image Mr. Noisy

Mr. Noisy

1946
Image Society Mugs

Society Mugs

1946
Image The Lone Wolf Strikes

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940
Image Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

1940
Image Nothing But Pleasure

Nothing But Pleasure

1940
Image The Taming of the Snood

The Taming of the Snood

1940
Image The Heckler

The Heckler

1940
Image Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

2006
Image You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938
Image Days of Thrills and Laughter

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961
Image Having Wonderful Crime

Having Wonderful Crime

1945
Image Hitler: Beast of Berlin

Hitler: Beast of Berlin

1939
Image The Golf Nut

The Golf Nut

1927
Image A Blitz on the Fritz

A Blitz on the Fritz

1943
Image Artist's Muddles

Artist's Muddles

1933
Image To Heir Is Human

To Heir Is Human

1944
Image House of Errors

House of Errors

1942
Image Hollywood Trouble

Hollywood Trouble

1935
Image His First Flame

His First Flame

1927
Image The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940
Image San Diego I Love You

San Diego I Love You

1944
Image He Stayed for Breakfast

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940
Image The Lady in Question

The Lady in Question

1940
Image There He Goes

There He Goes

1925
Image Riders of the Purple Cows

Riders of the Purple Cows

1924
Image When Spirits Move

When Spirits Move

1920
Image Juvenile Court

Juvenile Court

1938
Image The Tooth Will Out

The Tooth Will Out

1951
Image Lone Star Moonlight

Lone Star Moonlight

1946
Image I'll Never Heil Again

I'll Never Heil Again

1941
Image Fiddlers Three

Fiddlers Three

1948
Image How High Is Up?

How High Is Up?

1940
Image San Francisco

San Francisco

1936
Image Texas Cyclone

Texas Cyclone

1932
Image Share the Wealth

Share the Wealth

1936
Image Remember When?

Remember When?

1925
Image Murder in Greenwich Village

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937
Image The Half-Back of Notre Dame

The Half-Back of Notre Dame

1924
Image Girls Will Be Boys

Girls Will Be Boys

1931
Image Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs

1932
Image Gents of Leisure

Gents of Leisure

1931
Image Time Out for Trouble

Time Out for Trouble

1938
Image The Mind Needer

The Mind Needer

1938
Image His Unlucky Night

His Unlucky Night

1928
Image What a Trip

What a Trip

1929
Image Howling Hollywood

Howling Hollywood

1929
Image Smith's Landlord

Smith's Landlord

1926
Image Smith's Cook

Smith's Cook

1927
Image True to Life

True to Life

1943
Image A Star Is Shorn

A Star Is Shorn

1939
Image The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957
Image Address Unknown

Address Unknown

1944
Image The Good Humor Man

The Good Humor Man

1950
Image Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

1934
Image The Riding Tornado

The Riding Tornado

1932
Image Daring Danger

Daring Danger

1932
Image Mendelssohn's Wedding March

Mendelssohn's Wedding March

1939
Image The Nickel Snatcher

The Nickel Snatcher

1920
Image All Night Long

All Night Long

1924
Image Boobs in the Wood

Boobs in the Wood

1925
Image J-U-N-K

J-U-N-K

1920
Image Calling All Doctors

Calling All Doctors

1937
Image Many Sappy Returns

Many Sappy Returns

1938
Image Teacher's Pest

Teacher's Pest

1939
Image His Bridal Fright

His Bridal Fright

1940
Image A Harem Hero

A Harem Hero

1920
Image A One Mama Man

A One Mama Man

1927
Image Reformatory

Reformatory

1938
Image One Shivery Night

One Shivery Night

1950
Image Mutiny on the Body

Mutiny on the Body

1939
Image Good Morning, Eve!

Good Morning, Eve!

1934
Image His Wedding Scare

His Wedding Scare

1943
Image The Iceman's Ball

The Iceman's Ball

1932
Image Night Editor

Night Editor

1946
Image Way Out West

Way Out West

1920
Image Mystic Mush

Mystic Mush

1920
Image A Close Shave

A Close Shave

1929
Image The Beach Club

The Beach Club

1928
Image The Bicycle Flirt

The Bicycle Flirt

1928
Image Smith's Restaurant

Smith's Restaurant

1928
Image Motorboat Mamas

Motorboat Mamas

1928
Image Hubby's Weekend Trip

Hubby's Weekend Trip

1928
Image Don't Get Jealous

Don't Get Jealous

1929
Image Slippery Silks

Slippery Silks

1936
Image Dizzy Doctors

Dizzy Doctors

1937
Image Back to the Woods

Back to the Woods

1937
Image Wee Wee Monsieur

Wee Wee Monsieur

1938
Image Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff

1956
Image Mutts to You

Mutts to You

1938
Image Three Little Sew and Sews

Three Little Sew and Sews

1939
Image From Nurse to Worse

From Nurse to Worse

1940
Image Rockin' in the Rockies

Rockin' in the Rockies

1945
Image A Prodigal Bridegroom

A Prodigal Bridegroom

1926
Image Masked Mamas

Masked Mamas

1926
Image East of the Water Plug

East of the Water Plug

1924
Image Hurry, Doctor!

Hurry, Doctor!

1925
Image Her Actor Friend

Her Actor Friend

1926
Image Should Husbands Marry?

Should Husbands Marry?

1947
Image Should Sleepwalkers Marry?

Should Sleepwalkers Marry?

1927
Image Little Robinson Corkscrew

Little Robinson Corkscrew

1924
Image Flirty Four-Flushers

Flirty Four-Flushers

1926
Image Cured in the Excitement

Cured in the Excitement

1927
Image For Sale, a Bungalow

For Sale, a Bungalow

1927
Image San Antonio Rose

San Antonio Rose

1941
Image Tassels in the Air

Tassels in the Air

1938
Image Isn't Love Cuckoo?

Isn't Love Cuckoo?

1925
Image Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

1926
Image Special Delivery

Special Delivery

1922
Image Beach Pajamas

Beach Pajamas

1931
Image An Ache in Every Stake

An Ache in Every Stake

1941
Image Higher Than a Kite

Higher Than a Kite

1943
Image Busy Buddies

Busy Buddies

1944
Image Idiots Deluxe

Idiots Deluxe

1945
Image Shivering Sherlocks

Shivering Sherlocks

1948
Image Nutty But Nice

Nutty But Nice

1940
Image Cactus Makes Perfect

Cactus Makes Perfect

1942
Image Sock-a-Bye Baby

Sock-a-Bye Baby

1942
Image They Stooge to Conga

They Stooge to Conga

1943
Image Back from the Front

Back from the Front

1943
Image The Sheepish Wolf

The Sheepish Wolf

1948
Image A Blonde's Revenge

A Blonde's Revenge

1926
Image Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

1948
Image Sappy Pappy

Sappy Pappy

1942
Image Midnight Daddies

Midnight Daddies

1930
Image A College Racket

A College Racket

1931
Image The Freshman's Finish

The Freshman's Finish

1931
Image Dutiful But Dumb

Dutiful But Dumb

1941
Image Guns A Poppin

Guns A Poppin

1957
Image The Old Barn

The Old Barn

1929
Image A Ducking They Did Go

A Ducking They Did Go

1939
Image Yes, We Have No Bonanza

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

1939
Image Pardon My Terror

Pardon My Terror

1946
Image In the Sweet Pie and Pie

In the Sweet Pie and Pie

1941
Image Out West

Out West

1947
Image Three Smart Saps

Three Smart Saps

1942
Image Even as IOU

Even as IOU

1942
Image The Awful Sleuth

The Awful Sleuth

1951
Image Dangerous Business

Dangerous Business

1946
Image Three Little Pirates

Three Little Pirates

1946
Image Squareheads of the Round Table

Squareheads of the Round Table

1948
Image A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949
Image The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942
Image Fuelin' Around

Fuelin' Around

1949
Image Fred Windemere

Fred Windemere

1920
Image Road to Hollywood

Road to Hollywood

1947
Image The Sound of Laughter

The Sound of Laughter

1963
Image Feet of Mud

Feet of Mud

1924
Image Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight

1931
Image Punchy Cowpunchers

Punchy Cowpunchers

1950
Image The Bride's Mistake

The Bride's Mistake

1931
Image Hot Sports

Hot Sports

1929
Image The Bees' Buzz

The Bees' Buzz

1929
Image Plain Clothes

Plain Clothes

1925
Image A Maid Made Mad

A Maid Made Mad

1943
Image Sappy Birthday

Sappy Birthday

1942
Image Rip, Sew and Stitch

Rip, Sew and Stitch

1953
Image Income Tax Sappy

Income Tax Sappy

1954
Image Musty Musketeers

Musty Musketeers

1954
Image Pals and Gals

Pals and Gals

1954
Image Knutzy Knights

Knutzy Knights

1954
Image Calling Hubby's Bluff

Calling Hubby's Bluff

1929
Image Pink Pajamas

Pink Pajamas

1929
Image Bedlam in Paradise

Bedlam in Paradise

1955
Image Saved by the Belle

Saved by the Belle

1939
Image The Big Flash

The Big Flash

1932
Image Innocently Guilty

Innocently Guilty

1950
Image Lucky Stars

Lucky Stars

1925
Image His Marriage Mix-up

His Marriage Mix-up

1935
Image Here Comes Mr. Zerk

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

1943
Image Defective Detectives

Defective Detectives

1944
Image Snooper Service

Snooper Service

1945
Image Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1924
Image The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

1947
Image It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

1947

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Image His Marriage Mix-up

His Marriage Mix-up

1935
Image Hollywood Trouble

Hollywood Trouble

1935
Image Hooks and Jabs

Hooks and Jabs

1933
Image Please

Please

1933
Image Tied for Life

Tied for Life

1933