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.

Filmography

• 2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty — Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
• 2006Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts — (archive footage)
• 1963The Sound of Laughter — Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
• 1957Guns a Poppin! — Judge (archive footage)
• 1957The Golden Age of Comedy — archive footage
• 1956Flagpole Jitters — Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
• 1956Hot Stuff — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1956Rumpus in the Harem — Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
• 1955Bedlam in Paradise — I. Fleecem (archive footage)
• 1955Of Cash and Hash — Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
• 1954Doggie in the Bedroom — Doctor
• 1954Income Tax Sappy — IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
• 1954Knutzy Knights — King Arthur (uncredited)
• 1954Musty Musketeers — King Cole
• 1954Pals and Gals — Doctor (uncredited)
• 1954The Fire Chaser — J. Peabody Knott
• 1953Booty and the Beast — Night Watchman
• 1953Rip, Sew and Stitch — Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1952A Missed Fortune — Hotel Manager
• 1952Listen Judge — Judge Henderson
• I Love Lucy — Santa Claus (uncredited)
• 1951Pest Man Wins — Mr. Philander
• 1951Scrambled Brains — Nora's Father
• 1951She Took a Powder
• 1951The Awful Sleuth — Al Keefer
• 1951The Tooth Will Out — Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
• 1951Three Arabian Nuts — Mr. Bradley
• 1950Innocently Guilty — Mr. Bass
• 1950One Shivery Night — Boss
• 1950Punchy Cowpunchers — General
• 1950Studio Stoops — Police Captain Casey
• 1950The Good Humor Man — Man in Park (uncredited)
• 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court — Guard (uncredited)
• 1949Clunked in the Clink
• 1949Fuelin' Around — General
• 1949Hokus Pokus — Insurance Adjuster
• 1949Malice in the Palace — Hassan Ben Sober
• 1949The Doolins of Oklahoma — Bank Clerk (uncredited)
• 1949Waiting in the Lurch — J. Peabody Knott
• 1948Fiddlers Three — King Cole
• 1948Heavenly Daze — I. Fleecem
• 1948Mummy's Dummies — King Rootentooten
• 1948Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
• 1948Shivering Sherlocks — Police Capt. Mullins
• 1948Squareheads of the Round Table — King Arthur
• 1948The Sheepish Wolf
• 1947Bride and Gloom — Sally's Father (uncredited)
• 1947Half-Wits Holiday — Prof. Quackenbush
• 1947It Had to Be You — Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
• 1947Out West — Doctor (uncredited)
• 1947Road to Hollywood — A Film Director
• 1947Should Husbands Marry? — Hugh's Boss
• 1947Sing a Song of Six Pants — Police Detective
• 1947The Good Bad Egg — Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
• 1947The Sea of Grass — Train Conductor (uncredited)
• 1946A Bird in the Head — Prof. Panzer
• 1946Beer Barrel Polecats — Warden
• 1946Dangerous Business — Fat Man (uncredited)
• 1946Lone Star Moonlight — Sheriff
• 1946Mr. Noisy — Slim - Baseball Spectator
• 1946Night Editor — Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
• 1946Pardon My Terror — Jonas Morton
• 1946Society Mugs — Lord Wafflebottom
• 1946The Harvey Girls — Engineer (uncredited)
• 1946Three Little Pirates — Governor
• 1945Booby Dupes — Captain
• 1945Having Wonderful Crime — Hotel Guest (uncredited)
• 1945Idiots Deluxe — Judge (uncredited)
• 1945Rockin' in the Rockies — Stanton (uncredited)
• 1945Snooper Service
• 1945Three Pests in a Mess — Philip Black
• 1944Address Unknown — Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
• 1944Bachelor Daze — Onlooker in doorway
• 1944Busy Buddies — Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
• 1944Crash Goes the Hash — Fuller Bull
• 1944Defective Detectives — Rodney Boodle
• 1944Idle Roomers — Mr. Leander
• 1944Kansas City Kitty — Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
• 1944No Dough Boys — Hugo (Nazi spy)
• 1944San Diego I Love You — Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
• 1944Secret Command — Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
• 1944To Heir Is Human — Board Chairman
• 1943A Blitz on the Fritz — Spy chief
• 1943A Maid Made Mad — Blonde's Boyfriend
• 1943Back from the Front — Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
• 1943Here Comes Mr. Zerk — William Ruff
• 1943Higher Than a Kite — Marshall Boering (uncredited)
• 1943His Wedding Scare — The Minister
• 1943They Stooge to Conga — Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
• 1943True to Life — Man (uncredited)
• 1942Cactus Makes Perfect — Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
• 1942Even as IOU — Motorist (uncredited)
• 1942House of Errors — White
• 1942Matri-Phony — Emperor Octopus Grabus
• 1942Sappy Birthday — Neighbor Policeman
• 1942Sappy Pappy — Jealous Husband
• 1942Sock-a-Bye Baby — 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
• 1942The Glass Key — Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
• 1942Three Smart Saps — (uncredited)
• 1941Adventure in Washington — Senator in gym
• 1941An Ache in Every Stake — Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
• 1941Dutiful But Dumb — Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
• 1941I'll Never Heil Again — Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
• 1941In the Sweet Pie and Pie — Senator (uncredited)
• 1941San Antonio Rose — Worthington
• 1941So Long Mr. Chumps — Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• 1941So You Won't Squawk — The bartender
• 1941Sweet Spirits of the Nighter — Watkins
• 1941You're the One — Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
• 1940Cold Turkey — J.T. Caldwell
• 1940From Nurse to Worse — Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
• 1940He Stayed for Breakfast — Chef
• 1940His Bridal Fright — Doorman
• 1940How High Is Up? — Mr. Blake (uncredited)
• 1940Money Squawks — Night Watchman
• 1940Nothing But Pleasure — Bus Rider with Child
• 1940Nutty But Nice — Dr. Walters (uncredited)
• 1940Pardon My Berth Marks — Newspaper City Editor
• 1940The Doctor Takes a Wife — Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
• 1940The Heckler — Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
• 1940The Lady in Question — Gendarme (uncredited)
• 1940The Lone Wolf Strikes — Hotel Doorman
• 1940The Taming of the Snood — Man on Street
• 1940The Villain Still Pursued Her — Jim, a policeman
• 1939A Ducking They Did Go — Vegetarian (uncredited)
• 1939A Star Is Shorn — Producer
• 1939Hitler: Beast of Berlin — Lustig
• 1939Mendelssohn's Wedding March — The Baron (uncredited)
• 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — Senate Reporter (uncredited)
• 1939Mutiny on the Body — Mr. Gibson
• 1939Only Angels Have Wings — Ship's Captain (uncredited)
• 1939Saved by the Belle — Mike (uncredited)
• 1939Stanley and Livingstone — Newspaperman in Office
• 1939Teacher's Pest — Christmas Tree Buyer
• 1939The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt — Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
• 1939Three Little Sew and Sews — Party Guest (uncredited)
• 1939Yes, We Have No Bonanza — Sheriff (uncredited)
• 1938A Doggone Mixup — Mr. Tilson
• 1938Home on the Rage — Mr. Lent (uncredited)
• 1938Juvenile Court — Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
• 1938Many Sappy Returns — Concerned Pedestrian
• 1938Mutts to You — Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• 1938Reformatory — Cook Howard
• 1938Start Cheering — Pops
• 1938Sue My Lawyer — Judge
• 1938Tassels in the Air — Building superintendent (uncredited)
• 1938Thanks for the Memory — Refuse Man (uncredited)
• 1938The Mind Needer — Mr. Ryan
• 1938Time Out for Trouble — Bakery Man
• 1938Wee Wee Monsieur — Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
• 1938You Can't Take It with You — Expressman (uncredited)
• 1937Back to the Woods — Governor (uncredited)
• 1937Calling All Doctors — Sneezing Man
• 1937Dizzy Doctors — Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
• 1937Easy Living — First Partner (uncredited)
• 1937Murder in Greenwich Village — Ship's Officer
• 1937The Shadow — Dutch Schultz
• 1936Half Shot Shooters — Man in Restaurant
• 1936San Francisco — Fat Man (uncredited)
• 1936Share the Wealth — Mayor
• 1936Slippery Silks — Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
• 1935His Marriage Mix-up — Writer
• 1935Hollywood Trouble — Mr. Mahoney, Writer
• 1935I Don't Remember — Oscar Glick
• 1935Tars and Stripes — Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
• 1934Good Morning, Eve! — Emperor Nero
• 1934Manhattan Melodrama — Otto (uncredited)
• 1933Artist's Muddles — Luckenbach, the artist
• 1933Hooks and Jabs — Writer
• 1933Knight Duty — The Cop
• 1933Please — Elmer Smoot, Story
• 1933The Hitchhiker — Adolph
• 1933Tied for Life — Angry motorist, Writer
• 1933Tired Feet
• 1932Daring Danger — Bartender Pee Wee
• 1932Dream House — Director Von Schnauble
• 1932Just a Pain in the Parlor — Speaker
• 1932Million Dollar Legs — Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
• 1932Texas Cyclone — Hefty
• 1932The Big Flash — Klaus
• 1932The Hollywood Handicap
• 1932The Iceman's Ball — Officer Schmaltz
• 1932The Riding Tornado — Hefty - Bartender
• 1931A College Racket
• 1931Beach Pajamas
• 1931Dragnet Patrol — Cookie
• 1931Gents of Leisure
• 1931Girls Will Be Boys
• 1931Hollywood Halfbacks
• 1931Murder at Midnight — Detective Eating Peanuts
• 1931The All-American Kickback — Football Coach
• 1931The Bride's Mistake — Mr. Grimm
• 1931The Fainting Lover — Dr. Dudley Schmidt
• 1931The Freshman's Finish
• 1930Crazy House — Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
• 1930Midnight Daddies — Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
• 1929A Close Shave — George Billings
• 1929Calling Hubby's Bluff — Vernon Vance
• 1929Clunked on the Corner — Jip Bennett
• 1929Don't Get Jealous — Wilbur Warner
• 1929Hot Sports
• 1929Howling Hollywood
• 1929Ladies Must Eat — George
• 1929Pink Pajamas — Vernon Vance
• 1929The Bees' Buzz — Jim - Homer's Pal
• 1929The Old Barn — Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
• 1929What a Trip
• 1928Golf Widows — Ernest Ward
• 1928His Unlucky Night — Homer Brown
• 1928Hubby's Weekend Trip — Charley Whalen
• 1928Motorboat Mamas — Charley Whalen
• 1928Smith's Army Life — The Colonel
• 1928Smith's Restaurant — Big Diner
• 1928The Beach Club — Mr. Kronk
• 1928The Best Man — Groom
• 1928The Bicycle Flirt — Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
• 1928The Cameraman — Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
• 1928The Campus Carmen — Extra
• 1928The Lion's Roar — Professor of Music
• 1927A One Mama Man — The Suitor
• 1927Cured in the Excitement — Hector Strong
• 1927Fiddlesticks — Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
• 1927For Sale, a Bungalow — 2nd Real Estate Broker
• 1927His First Flame — Amos McCarthy
• 1927Should Sleepwalkers Marry? — George Stevens
• 1927Smith's Cook — Pete - the Motor Cop
• 1927The Golf Nut — The Club President
• 1927The Pride of Pikeville — The Train Conductor
• 1926A Blonde's Revenge — Tim Hayes
• 1926A Prodigal Bridegroom — Gertie's Father in Flashback
• 1926A Sea Dog's Tale — Jo Jo
• 1926Flirty Four-Flushers — Bill Brown
• 1926Have Courage — Gendarme
• 1926Her Actor Friend — Actor in Play
• 1926Hoboken to Hollywood — Mr. Pinkney
• 1926Hubby’s Quiet Little Game — Jim Stone
• 1926Masked Mamas — Jim Denton
• 1926Saturday Afternoon — Steve Smith
• 1926Smith's Landlord — The Cop
• 1926Soldier Man — The Prime Minister
• 1926The Funnymooners — Sheriff Joel Springboard
• 1925Boobs in the Wood — Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
• 1925His Marriage Wow — A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
• 1925Hurry, Doctor! — Police Officer Bill Trapps
• 1925Isn't Love Cuckoo? — Auto Agency Manager
• 1925Lucky Stars — Hiram Healy
• 1925Plain Clothes — A Crook
• 1925Remember When? — Mack - Circus Owner
• 1925Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies — Gasoline Customer
• 1925There He Goes — Jerry the Bull
• 1924All Night Long — the Rival
• 1924Black Oxfords — Sandy Haig
• 1924Bull and Sand — Joe Archer
• 1924East of the Water Plug — Jim's Rival - the Villain
• 1924Feet of Mud — Football Coach
• 1924Little Robinson Corkscrew — Horace Horlick
• 1924Picking Peaches — The Store Manager
• 1924Riders of the Purple Cows — Mike Maverick
• 1924Romeo and Juliet — Billy Durham
• 1924The Half-Back of Notre Dame — Football Opponent
• 1924The Hollywood Kid — Claude Climax - Director
• 1924The Lion and the Souse — Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
• 1924Wall Street Blues — Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
• 1923Soul of the Beast — The Boob
• 1923The Extra Girl — Aaron Applejohn
• 1922Golf — The suitor
• 1922Mummy's Nightmare — Delivery Driver
• 1922Special Delivery
• 1921Hail the Woman — Joe Hurd
• 1920A Harem Hero — Oriental Potentate
• 1920Broken Bubbles
• 1920Hopping Bells
• 1920Hot Dogs
• 1920J-U-N-K — The Junk Dealer
• 1920Mystic Mush
• 1920Naughty Nurses
• 1920The Gum Riot
• 1920The Nickel Snatcher
• 1920Way Out West
• 1920When Spirits Move
• 1919An Auto Nut — The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1961Days of Thrills and Laughter — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)