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Vernon Dent

Acting

Born February 15, 1895 · San Jose, California, USA

Died November 5, 1963

Also known as Vernon Bruce Dent · Vernan Dent

Biography

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.

Filmography29 titles

The Fire Chaser

1954as J. Peabody Knott

Waiting in the Lurch

1949as J. Peabody Knott

I Love Lucy

1951as Santa Claus (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939as Senate Reporter (uncredited)

The Cameraman

1928as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

1938as Expressman (uncredited)

Only Angels Have Wings

1939as Ship's Captain

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957as archive footage

Easy Living

1937as First Partner (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama

1934as Otto (uncredited)

The Good Bad Egg

1947as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

The Harvey Girls

1946as Engineer (uncredited)

The Glass Key

1942as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

San Francisco

1936as Fat Man (uncredited)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949as Guard (uncredited)

Sing a Song of Six Pants

1947as Police Detective

The Extra Girl

1923as Aaron Applejohn

The Sea of Grass

1947as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Home on the Rage

1938as Mr. Lent (uncredited)

Malice in the Palace

1949as Hassan Ben Sober

The Big Flash

1932as Klaus

Murder at Midnight

1931as Detective Eating Peanuts

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940as Jim, a policeman

Road to Hollywood

1947as A Film Director

Hitler: Beast of Berlin

1939as Lustig

Texas Cyclone

1932as Hefty