Born in San Jose, California, USA — Feb 15 1895• Died Nov 05 1963

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.
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Santa Claus (uncredited)

Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

Engineer (uncredited)

Groom

Expressman (uncredited)

Pops

Ship's Captain

Man (uncredited)

Otto (uncredited)

Train Conductor (uncredited)

First Partner (uncredited)

Hotel Doorman

Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

Newspaperman in Office

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Ship's Officer

Man in Park (uncredited)

Guard (uncredited)

Fat Man (uncredited)

Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)

Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

Gendarme (uncredited)

Jim, a policeman

A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm

Dutch Schultz

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Slim - Baseball Spectator

Doctor (uncredited)

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Building superintendent (uncredited)

Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

Man in Drugstore (uncredited)

Baseball Spectator with Hotdog

Mack - Circus Owner

Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

Mr. Blake (uncredited)

Motorist (uncredited)

Insurance Adjuster

Zeno Springs Hotel Guest

Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)

Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)

Amos McCarthy

Sandy Haig

Mike (uncredited)

King Rootentooten

Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Fuller Bull

Cook Howard

Party Guest (uncredited)

A Film Director

Senator in gym

Lt. Dungen (uncredited)

Hefty

Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

Police Officer Bill Trapps

Ernest Ward

Police Captain Casey

Captain

Rest Home Manager (uncredited)

Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)

Governor

Refuse Man (uncredited)

Christmas Tree Buyer

Aaron Applejohn

archive footage
Judge

Governor (uncredited)

Doctor (uncredited)

Chef

Night Watchman

The bartender

Judge Henderson

Henry Harper - The Boyfriend

Elmer Smoot

Extra

Warden

Cookie

Jerry the Bull

Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)

Dr. Walters (uncredited)

The Train Conductor

King Arthur

Philip Black

Claude Climax - Director, archive footage

Lustig

Morgan Morgan (uncredited)

Homer Brown

Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
Wilbur Warner

Sheriff
Onlooker in doorway

Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
Pete - the Motor Cop

(archive footage) (uncredited)

I. Fleecem (archive footage)

Jealous Husband

Lord Wafflebottom

Jonas Morton

Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
Jim - Homer's Pal

King Arthur (uncredited)

Newspaper City Editor

Sneezing Man
Jim Denton

Football Coach

Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer

Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)

Fat Man (uncredited)

The Store Manager
Neighbor Policeman

Senator (uncredited)

Sheriff (uncredited)

Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)

Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

Stanton (uncredited)
J.T. Caldwell

J. Peabody Knott

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Detective Eating Peanuts

Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack

Sally's Father (uncredited)

Jo Jo

Joe Hurd

Mr. Tilson

J. Peabody Knott

Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry

Claude Climax - Director

Bartender Pee Wee

Bakery Man

Charley Whalen

White

Man in Restaurant

Hassan Ben Sober


Klaus

Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor

Mr. Pinkney

Prof. Panzer


Emperor Octopus Grabus

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

Al Keefer
Football Coach

Judge (uncredited)

Hugo (Nazi spy)

The Prime Minister

Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer

Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon

The Colonel

Mr. Ryan
Mr. Gibson
Charley Whalen

The Baron (uncredited)

Marshall Boering (uncredited)

Rodney Boodle

The Suitor

Vegetarian (uncredited)

Boss

Board Chairman

Big Diner

Bus Rider with Child

Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.

Mr. Bass


Nora's Father

The Club President

Worthington

Actor in Play

Billy Durham

Auto Agency Manager

IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)

Gertie's Father in Flashback

General

Bill Brown

1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Officer Schmaltz

The suitor

King Cole


Police Capt. Mullins

Hotel Manager

The Cop

Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)

Steve Smith

Doorman

Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
Oscar Glick

(uncredited)

General

Judge (archive footage)

Mr. Kronk

Jim Stone

Prof. Quackenbush
Dr. Dudley Schmidt

(archive footage)

King Cole

Man on Street
Speaker

Hugh's Boss
The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)


Gasoline Customer

Concerned Pedestrian

Police Detective
Mr. Grimm

Jip Bennett

Producer

the Rival

Hefty - Bartender

The Boob

Mayor

George Stevens
George

Spy chief

Mike Maverick


Joe Archer

Blonde's Boyfriend

Watkins

Night Watchman

The Minister
Emperor Nero
The Junk Dealer
Director Von Schnauble

Vernon Vance


Hector Strong

Jim's Rival - the Villain

I. Fleecem

Mr. Bradley

Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Mahoney

A Crook

Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit


Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
2nd Real Estate Broker

Mr. Leander
Angry motorist

Mr. Lent (uncredited)

Adolph
Football Opponent

William Ruff
Gendarme

Hiram Healy
The Cop

Oriental Potentate

Horace Horlick


Luckenbach, the artist

Vernon Vance
George Billings

Tim Hayes

Mr. Philander
Delivery Driver