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
Fuelin' Around General
The Cameraman Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
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
Reformatory Cook Howard
One Shivery Night Boss
Punchy Cowpunchers General
Mutiny on the Body Mr. Gibson
Good Morning, Eve! Emperor Nero
His Wedding Scare The Minister
Night Editor Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
The Iceman's Ball Officer Schmaltz
The Bride's Mistake Mr. Grimm
A Close Shave George Billings
Way Out West
The Beach Club Mr. Kronk
The Bicycle Flirt Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
Smith's Restaurant Big Diner
Mystic Mush
Motorboat Mamas Charley Whalen
Hubby's Weekend Trip Charley Whalen
Don't Get Jealous Wilbur Warner
Slippery Silks Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
Wee Wee Monsieur Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
Dizzy Doctors Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
Back to the Woods Governor (uncredited)
Hot Stuff (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mutts to You Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Plain Clothes A Crook
Secret Command Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
Hot Sports
The Bees' Buzz Jim - Homer's Pal
Three Little Sew and Sews Party Guest (uncredited)
Malice in the Palace Hassan Ben Sober
Sing a Song of Six Pants Police Detective
The Extra Girl Aaron Applejohn
Pardon My Berth Marks Newspaper City Editor
Tars and Stripes Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
The Villain Still Pursued Her Jim, a policeman
From Nurse to Worse Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
A Maid Made Mad Blonde's Boyfriend
Sappy Birthday Neighbor Policeman
Rip, Sew and Stitch Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
Rockin' in the Rockies Stanton
Income Tax Sappy IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
Musty Musketeers King Cole
Pals and Gals Doctor (uncredited)
Calling Hubby's Bluff Vernon Vance
Pink Pajamas Vernon Vance
Bedlam in Paradise I. Fleecem (archive footage)
Knutzy Knights King Arthur (uncredited)
Golf The suitor
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
Dream House Director Von Schnauble
Tassels in the Air Building superintendent (uncredited)
Half Shot Shooters Man in Restaurant
Crash Goes the Hash Fuller Bull
No Dough Boys Hugo (Nazi spy)
Booby Dupes Captain
Matri-Phony Emperor Octopus Grabus
Idle Roomers Mr. Leander
Three Pests in a Mess Philip Black
Half-Wits Holiday Prof. Quackenbush
A Bird in the Head Prof. Panzer
Beer Barrel Polecats Warden
Mummy's Dummies King Rootentooten
Heavenly Daze I. Fleecem
Hokus Pokus Insurance Adjuster
Pest Man Wins Mr. Philander
Studio Stoops Police Captain Casey
Three Arabian Nuts Mr. Bradley
Scrambled Brains Nora's Father
Listen Judge Judge Henderson
A Missed Fortune Hotel Manager
Booty and the Beast Night Watchman
Isn't Love Cuckoo? Auto Agency Manager
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
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game Jim Stone
The Best Man Groom
Tied for Life Angry motorist
The Hitchhiker Adolph
The Shadow Dutch Schultz
Nutty But Nice Dr. Walters (uncredited)
Back from the Front Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
Sock-a-Bye Baby 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
Cactus Makes Perfect Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
I Don't Remember Oscar Glick
The Fainting Lover Dr. Dudley Schmidt
Hoboken to Hollywood Mr. Pinkney
Special Delivery
Beach Pajamas
Idiots Deluxe Judge (uncredited)
Shivering Sherlocks Police Capt. Mullins
Busy Buddies Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
Higher Than a Kite Marshall Boering (uncredited)
An Ache in Every Stake Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
Crazy House Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
Fiddlesticks Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
Soldier Man The Prime Minister
Saturday Afternoon Steve Smith
Just a Pain in the Parlor Speaker
A Blonde's Revenge Tim Hayes
The Sheepish Wolf
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
Dragnet Patrol Cookie
The Freshman's Finish
A Doggone Mixup Mr. Tilson
Sappy Pappy Jealous Husband
The Hollywood Kid Claude Climax - Director
Midnight Daddies Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
A College Racket
Please Elmer Smoot
Adventure in Washington Senator in gym
Dutiful But Dumb Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
Smith's Army Life The Colonel
Guns A Poppin Judge (archive footage)
The Old Barn Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
The All-American Kickback Football Coach
The Pride of Pikeville The Train Conductor
Saved by the Belle Mike (uncredited)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza Sheriff (uncredited)
A Ducking They Did Go Vegetarian (uncredited)
Even as IOU Motorist (uncredited)
In the Sweet Pie and Pie Senator (uncredited)
Pardon My Terror Jonas Morton
Out West Doctor (uncredited)
Black Oxfords Sandy Haig
His Marriage Wow A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
A Sea Dog's Tale Jo Jo
Three Smart Saps (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze Onlooker in doorway
Hail the Woman Joe Hurd
Easy Living First Partner (uncredited)
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies Gasoline Customer
Bull and Sand Joe Archer
Soul of the Beast The Boob
An Auto Nut The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)
The Awful Sleuth Al Keefer
Clunked on the Corner Jip Bennett
The Big Flash Klaus
Thanks for the Memory Refuse Man (uncredited)
Picking Peaches The Store Manager
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
Hot Dogs
Dangerous Business Fat Man (uncredited)
Start Cheering Pops
Only Angels Have Wings Ship's Captain
Stanley and Livingstone Newspaperman in Office
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Tired Feet
Sue My Lawyer Judge
The Gum Riot
Naughty Nurses
Wall Street Blues Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter Watkins
Broken Bubbles
The Lion and the Souse Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
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
Nothing But Pleasure Bus Rider with Child
Cold Turkey J.T. Caldwell
The Taming of the Snood Man on Street
The Heckler Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
Three Little Pirates Governor
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts (archive footage)
Squareheads of the Round Table King Arthur
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Guard (uncredited)
The Glass Key Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You Expressman (uncredited)
Innocently Guilty Mr. Bass
Days of Thrills and Laughter Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lucky Stars Hiram Healy
His Marriage Mix-up
Here Comes Mr. Zerk William Ruff
Defective Detectives Rodney Boodle
Snooper Service
Having Wonderful Crime Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Romeo and Juliet Billy Durham
Hitler: Beast of Berlin Lustig
The Golf Nut The Club President
The Sea of Grass Train Conductor (uncredited)
A Blitz on the Fritz Spy chief
Artist's Muddles Luckenbach, the artist
To Heir Is Human Board Chairman
House of Errors White
The Doctor Takes a Wife Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
His First Flame Amos McCarthy
It Had to Be You Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
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
Hollywood Trouble Mr. Mahoney
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)
Daring Danger Bartender Pee Wee
The Riding Tornado Hefty - Bartender
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
Teacher's Pest Christmas Tree Buyer
His Bridal Fright Doorman
A Harem Hero Oriental Potentate
Calling All Doctors Sneezing Man
Many Sappy Returns Concerned Pedestrian
A One Mama Man The Suitor
The Doolins of Oklahoma Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Hollywood Halfbacks
Shows
I Love Lucy Santa Claus (uncredited)
