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