
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.

General
Fuelin' Around

Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
The Cameraman

Hopping Bells

A Film Director
The Road to Hollywood

Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
The Sound of Laughter

Football Coach
Feet of Mud

Detective Eating Peanuts
Murder at Midnight

Cook Howard
Reformatory

Boss
One Shivery Night

General
Punchy Cowpunchers

Mr. Gibson
Mutiny on the Body

Emperor Nero
Good Morning, Eve!

The Minister
His Wedding Scare

Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
Night Editor

Officer Schmaltz
The Iceman's Ball

Mr. Grimm
The Bride's Mistake

George Billings
A Close Shave

Way Out West

Mystic Mush

Mr. Kronk
The Beach Club

Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
The Bicycle Flirt

Big Diner
Smith's Restaurant

Charley Whalen
Motorboat Mamas

Charley Whalen
Hubby's Weekend Trip

Wilbur Warner
Don't Get Jealous

Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
Slippery Silks

Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
Dizzy Doctors

Governor (uncredited)
Back to the Woods

Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
Wee Wee Monsieur

(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hot Stuff

Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Mutts to You

A Crook
Plain Clothes

Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
Secret Command

Hot Sports

Jim - Homer's Pal
The Bees' Buzz

Party Guest (uncredited)
Three Little Sew and Sews

Hassan Ben Sober
Malice in the Palace

Police Detective
Sing a Song of Six Pants

Aaron Applejohn
The Extra Girl

Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
Tars and Stripes

Newspaper City Editor
Pardon My Berth Marks

Jim, a policeman
The Villain Still Pursued Her

Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
From Nurse to Worse

Blonde's Boyfriend
A Maid Made Mad

Neighbor Policeman
Sappy Birthday

Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
Rip, Sew and Stitch

Stanton (uncredited)
Rockin' in the Rockies

IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
Income Tax Sappy

King Cole
Musty Musketeers

Doctor (uncredited)
Pals and Gals

Vernon Vance
Calling Hubby's Bluff

Vernon Vance
Pink Pajamas

I. Fleecem (archive footage)
Bedlam in Paradise

King Arthur (uncredited)
Knutzy Knights

The suitor
Golf

Gertie's Father in Flashback
A Prodigal Bridegroom

Jim Denton
Masked Mamas

Jim's Rival - the Villain
East of the Water Plug

Police Officer Bill Trapps
Hurry, Doctor!

Actor in Play
Her Actor Friend

Hugh's Boss
Should Husbands Marry?

George Stevens
Should Sleepwalkers Marry?

Horace Horlick
Little Robinson Corkscrew

Bill Brown
Flirty Four-Flushers

Hector Strong
Cured in the Excitement

2nd Real Estate Broker
For Sale, a Bungalow

Worthington
San Antonio Rose

Director Von Schnauble
Dream House

Building superintendent (uncredited)
Tassels in the Air

Man in Restaurant
Half Shot Shooters

Emperor Octopus Grabus
Matri-Phony

Fuller Bull
Crash Goes the Hash

Mr. Leander
Idle Roomers

Hugo (Nazi spy)
No Dough Boys

Philip Black
Three Pests in a Mess

Captain
Booby Dupes

Warden
Beer Barrel Polecats

Prof. Panzer
A Bird in the Head

Prof. Quackenbush
Half-Wits Holiday

I. Fleecem
Heavenly Daze

King Rootentooten
Mummy's Dummies

Insurance Adjuster
Hokus Pokus

Police Captain Casey
Studio Stoops

Mr. Bradley
Three Arabian Nuts

Nora's Father
Scrambled Brains

Mr. Philander
Pest Man Wins

Hotel Manager
A Missed Fortune

Night Watchman
Booty and the Beast

Judge Henderson
Listen Judge

Auto Agency Manager
Isn't Love Cuckoo?

Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
Of Cash and Hash

Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
Flagpole Jitters

Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
Rumpus in the Harem

The Cop
Knight Duty

Hooks and Jabs

Jim Stone
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

Groom
The Best Man

Adolph
The Hitchhiker

Angry motorist
Tied for Life

Dutch Schultz
The Shadow

Dr. Walters (uncredited)
Nutty But Nice

Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
Cactus Makes Perfect

1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Sock-a-Bye Baby

Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga

Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
Back from the Front

Oscar Glick
I Don't Remember

Mr. Pinkney
Hoboken to Hollywood

Dr. Dudley Schmidt
The Fainting Lover

Special Delivery

Beach Pajamas

Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
An Ache in Every Stake

Marshall Boering (uncredited)
Higher Than a Kite

Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
Busy Buddies

Judge (uncredited)
Idiots Deluxe

Police Capt. Mullins
Shivering Sherlocks

Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
Crazy House

The Prime Minister
Soldier Man

Steve Smith
Saturday Afternoon

Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
Fiddlesticks

Speaker
Just a Pain in the Parlor

Tim Hayes
A Blonde's Revenge

The Sheepish Wolf

Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

Cookie
Dragnet Patrol

The Freshman's Finish

Mr. Tilson
A Doggone Mixup

Jealous Husband
Sappy Pappy

Claude Climax - Director
The Hollywood Kid

Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
Midnight Daddies

A College Racket

Elmer Smoot
Please

Senator in gym
Adventure in Washington

Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
Dutiful But Dumb

The Colonel
Smith's Army Life

Judge (archive footage)
Guns a Poppin!

Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
The Old Barn

Football Coach
The All-American Kickback

The Train Conductor
The Pride of Pikeville

Mike (uncredited)
Saved by the Belle

Vegetarian (uncredited)
A Ducking They Did Go

Sheriff (uncredited)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza

Motorist (uncredited)
Even as IOU

Senator (uncredited)
In the Sweet Pie and Pie

Jonas Morton
Pardon My Terror

Doctor (uncredited)
Out West

Sandy Haig
Black Oxfords

A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
His Marriage Wow

Jo Jo
A Sea Dog's Tale

(uncredited)
Three Smart Saps

Onlooker in doorway
Bachelor Daze

Joe Hurd
Hail the Woman

First Partner (uncredited)
Easy Living

Gasoline Customer
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

Joe Archer
Bull and Sand

The Boob
Soul of the Beast

The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)
An Auto Nut

Al Keefer
The Awful Sleuth

Jip Bennett
Clunked on the Corner

Klaus
The Big Flash

Refuse Man (uncredited)
Thanks for the Memory

The Store Manager
Picking Peaches

Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Hot Dogs

Fat Man (uncredited)
Dangerous Business

Pops
Start Cheering

Ship's Captain
Only Angels Have Wings

Newspaperman in Office
Stanley and Livingstone

Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Judge
Sue My Lawyer

Tired Feet

Naughty Nurses

The Gum Riot

Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
Wall Street Blues

Watkins
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

Broken Bubbles

Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
The Lion and the Souse

J. Peabody Knott
The Fire Chaser

J. Peabody Knott
Waiting in the Lurch

Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
The Good Bad Egg

Sally's Father (uncredited)
Bride and Gloom

Mr. Lent (uncredited)
Home on the Rage

Night Watchman
Money Squawks

Slim - Baseball Spectator
Mr. Noisy

Lord Wafflebottom
Society Mugs

Hotel Doorman
The Lone Wolf Strikes

J.T. Caldwell
Cold Turkey

Bus Rider with Child
Nothing But Pleasure

Man on Street
The Taming of the Snood

Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
The Heckler

Governor
Three Little Pirates

(archive footage)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts

King Arthur
Squareheads of the Round Table

Guard (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
The Glass Key

Expressman (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You

Mr. Bass
Innocently Guilty

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Days of Thrills and Laughter

Hiram Healy
Lucky Stars

His Marriage Mix-up

William Ruff
Here Comes Mr. Zerk

Rodney Boodle
Defective Detectives

Snooper Service

Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Having Wonderful Crime

Billy Durham
Romeo and Juliet

Lustig
Hitler: Beast of Berlin

The Club President
The Golf Nut

Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass

Spy chief
A Blitz on the Fritz

Luckenbach, the artist
Artist's Muddles

Board Chairman
To Heir Is Human

White
House of Errors

Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife

Amos McCarthy
His First Flame

Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
It Had to Be You

Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
San Diego I Love You

Chef
He Stayed for Breakfast

Gendarme (uncredited)
The Lady in Question

Jerry the Bull
There He Goes

Mike Maverick
Riders of the Purple Cows

When Spirits Move

Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Juvenile Court

Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
The Tooth Will Out

Sheriff
Lone Star Moonlight

Mr. Mahoney
Hollywood Trouble

Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
I'll Never Heil Again

King Cole
Fiddlers Three

Mr. Blake (uncredited)
How High Is Up?

Fat Man (uncredited)
San Francisco

Hefty
Texas Cyclone

Mayor
Share the Wealth

Mack - Circus Owner
Remember When?

Ship's Officer
Murder in Greenwich Village

Football Opponent
The Half-Back of Notre Dame

Girls Will Be Boys

Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs

Gents of Leisure

Bakery Man
Time Out for Trouble

Mr. Ryan
The Mind Needer

Homer Brown
His Unlucky Night

What a Trip

Howling Hollywood

The Cop
Smith's Landlord

Pete - the Motor Cop
Smith's Cook

Man (uncredited)
True to Life

Producer
A Star Is Shorn

archive footage
The Golden Age of Comedy

Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
Address Unknown

Man in Park (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man

Otto (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama

Hefty - Bartender
The Riding Tornado

Bartender Pee Wee
Daring Danger

The Baron (uncredited)
Mendelssohn's Wedding March

The Nickel Snatcher

the Rival
All Night Long

Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
Boobs in the Wood

The Junk Dealer
J-U-N-K

Christmas Tree Buyer
Teacher's Pest

Doorman
His Bridal Fright

Oriental Potentate
A Harem Hero

Sneezing Man
Calling All Doctors

Concerned Pedestrian
Many Sappy Returns

The Suitor
A One Mama Man

Bank Clerk (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma

Hollywood Halfbacks

Extra
The Campus Carmen

Delivery Driver
Mummy's Nightmare

Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
Kansas City Kitty

The bartender
So You Won't Squawk

Gendarme
Have Courage

Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
You're the One

The Hollywood Handicap

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
So Long Mr. Chumps

George
Ladies Must Eat

Engineer (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls

Ernest Ward
Golf Widows
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
275
Gender
Male
Birthday
1895-02-15
Place of Birth
San Jose, California, USA
Also Known As
Vernon Bruce Dent