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Vernon Dent

Acting Born Feb 15, 1895 San Jose, California, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

I Love Lucy

as Santa Claus (uncredited)
Film

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Film

The Cameraman

as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
Film

You Can't Take It with You

as Expressman (uncredited)

Frequent co-stars

Shemp Howard 4 shared titles
Larry Fine 4 shared titles
Moe Howard 4 shared titles
Philip Van Zandt 3 shared titles
Trey Parker 1 shared title
Matt Stone 1 shared title
Mona Marshall 1 shared title
Jennifer Howell 1 shared title
April Stewart 1 shared title
Isaac Hayes 1 shared title

Career timeline

I Love Lucy
Hokus PokusA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtFuelin' Around
Mummy's Dummies
The Sea of GrassIt Had to Be You
The Harvey Girls
True to LifeThey Stooge to Conga
The Glass Key
I'll Never Heil Again
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonOnly Angels Have WingsStanley and LivingstoneThe Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
You Can't Take It with You
Easy Living
San Francisco
Manhattan Melodrama
Knight Duty
The CameramanThe Best Man
His Marriage Wow

Full filmography

  • I Love Lucy (1951) as Santa Claus (uncredited)
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
  • The Cameraman (1928) as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
  • The Glass Key (1942) as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
  • Hokus Pokus (1949) as Insurance Adjuster
  • San Francisco (1936) as Fat Man (uncredited)
  • You Can't Take It with You (1938) as Expressman (uncredited)
  • Only Angels Have Wings (1939) as Ship's Captain
  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) as Guard (uncredited)
  • Manhattan Melodrama (1934) as Otto (uncredited)
  • Fuelin' Around (1949) as General
  • The Harvey Girls (1946) as Engineer (uncredited)
  • The Sea of Grass (1947) as Train Conductor (uncredited)
  • The Best Man (1928) as Groom
  • Stanley and Livingstone (1939) as Newspaperman in Office
  • I'll Never Heil Again (1941) as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
  • Easy Living (1937) as First Partner (uncredited)
  • It Had to Be You (1947) as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
  • Mummy's Dummies (1948) as King Rootentooten
  • True to Life (1943) as Man (uncredited)
  • They Stooge to Conga (1943) as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
  • Knight Duty (1933) as The Cop
  • His Marriage Wow (1925) as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm