Vernon Dent
Acting • AGE 68
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 an...
Acting
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
2020
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
(archive footage)
2006
The Sound of Laughter
Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
1963
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
1957
Guns a Poppin!
Judge (archive footage)
1957
Hot Stuff
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1956
Rumpus in the Harem
Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
1956
Flagpole Jitters
Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
1956
Bedlam in Paradise
I. Fleecem (archive footage)
1955
Of Cash and Hash
Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
1955
The Fire Chaser
J. Peabody Knott
1954
Knutzy Knights
King Arthur (uncredited)
1954
Pals and Gals
Doctor (uncredited)
1954
Musty Musketeers
King Cole
1954
Income Tax Sappy
IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
1954
Rip, Sew and Stitch
Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
1953
Booty and the Beast
Night Watchman
1953
Listen Judge
Judge Henderson
1952
A Missed Fortune
Hotel Manager
1952
Pest Man Wins
Mr. Philander
1951
I Love Lucy
Santa Claus (uncredited)
1951
The Tooth Will Out
Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
1951
Scrambled Brains
Nora's Father
1951
The Awful Sleuth
Al Keefer
1951
Three Arabian Nuts
Mr. Bradley
1951
Studio Stoops
Police Captain Casey
1950
Innocently Guilty
Mr. Bass
1950
One Shivery Night
Boss
1950
The Good Humor Man
Man in Park (uncredited)
1950
Punchy Cowpunchers
General
1950
Waiting in the Lurch
J. Peabody Knott
1949
Malice in the Palace
Hassan Ben Sober
1949
Clunked in the Clink
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
1949
Hokus Pokus
Insurance Adjuster
1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Guard (uncredited)
1949
Fuelin' Around
General
1949
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
1948
Mummy's Dummies
King Rootentooten
1948
Heavenly Daze
I. Fleecem
1948
Fiddlers Three
King Cole
1948
Squareheads of the Round Table
King Arthur
1948
Shivering Sherlocks
Police Capt. Mullins
1948
It Had to Be You
Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
1947
Should Husbands Marry?
Hugh's Boss
1947
Sing a Song of Six Pants
Police Detective
1947
Road to Hollywood
A Film Director
1947
The Sea of Grass
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1947
Out West
Doctor (uncredited)
1947
Bride and Gloom
Sally's Father (uncredited)
1947
The Good Bad Egg
Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
1947
Half-Wits Holiday
Prof. Quackenbush
1947
Lone Star Moonlight
Sheriff
1946
Three Little Pirates
Governor
1946
Society Mugs
Lord Wafflebottom
1946
Pardon My Terror
Jonas Morton
1946
Dangerous Business
Fat Man (uncredited)
1946
Night Editor
Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
1946
Mr. Noisy
Slim - Baseball Spectator
1946
A Bird in the Head
Prof. Panzer
1946
The Harvey Girls
Engineer (uncredited)
1946
Beer Barrel Polecats
Warden
1946
Booby Dupes
Captain
1945
Idiots Deluxe
Judge (uncredited)
1945
Rockin' in the Rockies
Stanton (uncredited)
1945
Having Wonderful Crime
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1945
Snooper Service
1945
Three Pests in a Mess
Philip Black
1945
No Dough Boys
Hugo (Nazi spy)
1944
San Diego I Love You
Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
1944
Kansas City Kitty
Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
1944
Secret Command
Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
1944
Idle Roomers
Mr. Leander
1944
Address Unknown
Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
1944
Defective Detectives
Rodney Boodle
1944
Busy Buddies
Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
1944
Crash Goes the Hash
Fuller Bull
1944
To Heir Is Human
Board Chairman
1944
True to Life
Man (uncredited)
1943
Higher Than a Kite
Marshall Boering (uncredited)
1943
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
William Ruff
1943
Back from the Front
Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
1943
A Maid Made Mad
Blonde's Boyfriend
1943
A Blitz on the Fritz
Spy chief
1943
His Wedding Scare
The Minister
1943
They Stooge to Conga
Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
1943
Sock-a-Bye Baby
1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1942
Sappy Pappy
Jealous Husband
1942
Even as IOU
Motorist (uncredited)
1942
The Glass Key
Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
1942
Three Smart Saps
(uncredited)
1942
Matri-Phony
Emperor Octopus Grabus
1942
Cactus Makes Perfect
Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
1942
House of Errors
White
1942
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Watkins
1941
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
Senator (uncredited)
1941
An Ache in Every Stake
Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
1941
San Antonio Rose
Worthington
1941
Adventure in Washington
Senator in gym
1941
I'll Never Heil Again
Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
1941
Dutiful But Dumb
Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
1941
So You Won't Squawk
The bartender
1941
You're the One
Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
1941
So Long Mr. Chumps
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1941
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Jim, a policeman
1940
He Stayed for Breakfast
Chef
1940
From Nurse to Worse
Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
1940
The Lady in Question
Gendarme (uncredited)
1940
How High Is Up?
Mr. Blake (uncredited)
1940
His Bridal Fright
Doorman
1940
The Taming of the Snood
Man on Street
1940
Nutty But Nice
Dr. Walters (uncredited)
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
1940
Money Squawks
Night Watchman
1940
Pardon My Berth Marks
Newspaper City Editor
1940
The Heckler
Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
1940
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Hotel Doorman
1940
Nothing But Pleasure
Bus Rider with Child
1940
Mendelssohn's Wedding March
The Baron (uncredited)
1939
Teacher's Pest
Christmas Tree Buyer
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senate Reporter (uncredited)
1939
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
Lustig
1939
Stanley and Livingstone
Newspaperman in Office
1939
Saved by the Belle
Mike (uncredited)
1939
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
Sheriff (uncredited)
1939
Only Angels Have Wings
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
1939
A Star Is Shorn
Producer
1939
A Ducking They Did Go
Vegetarian (uncredited)
1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
1939
Three Little Sew and Sews
Party Guest (uncredited)
1939
Home on the Rage
Mr. Lent (uncredited)
1938
A Doggone Mixup
Mr. Tilson
1938
Thanks for the Memory
Refuse Man (uncredited)
1938
Mutts to You
Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1938
Sue My Lawyer
Judge
1938
Juvenile Court
Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
1938
You Can't Take It with You
Expressman (uncredited)
1938
Many Sappy Returns
Concerned Pedestrian
1938
Reformatory
Cook Howard
1938
The Mind Needer
Mr. Ryan
1938
Tassels in the Air
Building superintendent (uncredited)
1938
Time Out for Trouble
Bakery Man
1938
Start Cheering
Pops
1938
Wee Wee Monsieur
Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
1938
The Shadow
Dutch Schultz
1937
Murder in Greenwich Village
Ship's Officer
1937
Calling All Doctors
Sneezing Man
1937
Easy Living
First Partner (uncredited)
1937
Back to the Woods
Governor (uncredited)
1937
Dizzy Doctors
Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
1937
Slippery Silks
Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
1936
San Francisco
Fat Man (uncredited)
1936
Share the Wealth
Mayor
1936
Half Shot Shooters
Man in Restaurant
1936
Tars and Stripes
Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
1935
Manhattan Melodrama
Otto (uncredited)
1934
Please
Elmer Smoot
1933
Hooks and Jabs
1933
Knight Duty
The Cop
1933
The Hitchhiker
Adolph
1933
Artist's Muddles
Luckenbach, the artist
1933
The Big Flash
Klaus
1932
Million Dollar Legs
Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
1932
Daring Danger
Bartender Pee Wee
1932
The Riding Tornado
Hefty - Bartender
1932
Texas Cyclone
Hefty
1932
Dragnet Patrol
Cookie
1931
Murder at Midnight
Detective Eating Peanuts
1931
Girls Will Be Boys
1931
Crazy House
Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
1930
Midnight Daddies
Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
1930
Pink Pajamas
Vernon Vance
1929
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Vernon Vance
1929
The Old Barn
Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
1929
Clunked on the Corner
Jip Bennett
1929
Motorboat Mamas
Charley Whalen
1928
The Campus Carmen
Extra
1928
The Cameraman
Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
1928
Smith's Restaurant
Big Diner
1928
His Unlucky Night
Homer Brown
1928
Golf Widows
Ernest Ward
1928
The Bicycle Flirt
Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
1928
The Best Man
Groom
1928
Smith's Army Life
The Colonel
1928
The Beach Club
Mr. Kronk
1928
Fiddlesticks
Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
1927
The Golf Nut
The Club President
1927
Cured in the Excitement
Hector Strong
1927
The Pride of Pikeville
The Train Conductor
1927
His First Flame
Amos McCarthy
1927
A One Mama Man
The Suitor
1927
Flirty Four-Flushers
Bill Brown
1926
A Blonde's Revenge
Tim Hayes
1926
Hoboken to Hollywood
Mr. Pinkney
1926
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
Jim Stone
1926
A Sea Dog's Tale
Jo Jo
1926
A Prodigal Bridegroom
Gertie's Father in Flashback
1926
Soldier Man
The Prime Minister
1926
Saturday Afternoon
Steve Smith
1926
There He Goes
Jerry the Bull
1925
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
Auto Agency Manager
1925
Hurry, Doctor!
Police Officer Bill Trapps
1925
Lucky Stars
Hiram Healy
1925
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
Gasoline Customer
1925
Remember When?
Mack - Circus Owner
1925
Plain Clothes
A Crook
1925
His Marriage Wow
A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
1925
Boobs in the Wood
Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
1925
Bull and Sand
Joe Archer
1924
Feet of Mud
Football Coach
1924
All Night Long
the Rival
1924
Riders of the Purple Cows
Mike Maverick
1924
Little Robinson Corkscrew
Horace Horlick
1924
East of the Water Plug
Jim's Rival - the Villain
1924
Wall Street Blues
Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
1924
Romeo and Juliet
Billy Durham
1924
Black Oxfords
Sandy Haig
1924
The Hollywood Kid
Claude Climax - Director
1924
Picking Peaches
The Store Manager
1924
The Extra Girl
Aaron Applejohn
1923
Soul of the Beast
The Boob
1923
Golf
The suitor
1922
Hail the Woman
Joe Hurd
1921
A Harem Hero
Oriental Potentate
1920
Hot Dogs
1920
Hopping Bells
1920
Broken Bubbles
1920
The Gum Riot
1920
Naughty Nurses
1920
When Spirits Move
1920
The Nickel Snatcher
1920