
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.

The Cameraman
1928 · as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · as Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Only Angels Have Wings
1939 · as Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Start Cheering
1938 · as Pops

The Harvey Girls
1946 · as Engineer (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
1938 · as Expressman (uncredited)

Out West
1947 · as Doctor (uncredited)

Cold Turkey
1940 · as J.T. Caldwell

The Glass Key
1942 · as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
1947 · as Train Conductor (uncredited)

True to Life
1943 · as Man (uncredited)

The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940 · as Jim, a policeman

Reformatory
1938 · as Cook Howard

Hokus Pokus
1949 · as Insurance Adjuster

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 · as Guard (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama
1934 · as Otto (uncredited)

Easy Living
1937 · as First Partner (uncredited)

Dizzy Doctors
1937 · as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)