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