Vernon Dent (San José, California, 16 de febrero de 1895 - Hollywood, California, 5 de noviembre de 1963), fue un actor cómico estadounidense, estrella del cine en la época de oro.
Se inició en el cine junto a Mack Sennett en 1919 y participó en casi 400 películas cortas y de largometraje. Actuó junto a Larry Semon en Golf (1922), donde interpretó el papel de un joven palurdo y despistado, como igualmente en otras de sus intervenciones, pero poco después se especializó en caracterizaciones de straight man u hombre serio, oponente casi siempre del cómico que lo embreta en una situación enojosa.
Fue pareja cinematográfica de Harry Langdon entre 1924 y 1926 y de Billy Bevan entre ese último año y 1928. También intervino al mismo tiempo en varios cortos de diversas empresas, e incluso en largometrajes, como en The Cameraman (1928), junto a Buster Keaton.
Pasó al departamento de cortos (short subjects) de la Columbia Pictures en la década del 30, interviniendo junto a Andy Clyde, Shemp Howard y nuevamente con Harry Langdon en varias películas. Pero su participación más trascendente fue la que tuvo con Los Tres Chiflados a partir del corto Half-Shot Shooters (1936) en donde ni siquiera figuró en el reparto.
De allí hasta 1954 (su última película es Knutzy Knights) intervino en decenas de cortos del famoso trío estadounidense, en las épocas de Curly Howard y Shemp Howard, aunque después de ese año se continuaron reciclando cortos viejos en donde actuaba y se lo puede ver insertado en filmes de la última etapa de Shemp, hasta el último -Guns A-Poppin', de 1957- en la época de Joe Besser. Su figura adusta y corpulenta funcionó de manera muy eficaz durante aquel largo período como contraparte de los Chiflados.
A mediados de los 50 quedó ciego como consecuencia de la diabetes que padecía, y falleció el 5 de noviembre de 1963 a raíz de un ataque al corazón.
| Año | Título | Personaje | Valoración |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts | (archive footage) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1963 | The Sound of Laughter | Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| 1957 | The Golden Age of Comedy | archive footage | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1957 | Guns A Poppin | Judge (archive footage) | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1956 | Flagpole Jitters | Insurance Adjustor (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1956 | Rumpus in the Harem | Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage) | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1956 | Hot Stuff | (archive footage) (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1955 | Of Cash and Hash | Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1955 | Bedlam in Paradise | I. Fleecem (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1954 | The Fire Chaser | J. Peabody Knott | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1954 | Income Tax Sappy | IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
| 1954 | The Three Stooges in musty muskeeters | King Cole | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1954 | Pals and Gals | Doctor (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1954 | Knutzy Knights | King Arthur (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1953 | Booty And The Beast | Night Watchman | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1953 | Rip, Sew and Stitch | Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1952 | Listen Judge | Judge Henderson | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1952 | A Missed Fortune | Hotel Manager | ★★★★☆ |
| 1951 | Three Arabian Nuts | Mr. Bradley | ★★★★☆ |
| 1951 | Pest Man Wins | Mr. Philander | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1951 | Scrambled Brains | Nora's Father | ★★★★☆ |
| 1951 | The Tooth Will Out | Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1951 | The Awful Sleuth | Al Keefer | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1951 | Te quiero, Lucy | Santa Claus (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
| 1950 | Studio Stoops | Police Captain Casey | ★★★★☆ |
| 1950 | The Good Humor Man | Man in Park (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1950 | One Shivery Night | Boss | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1950 | Punchy Cowpunchers | General | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1950 | Innocently Guilty | Mr. Bass | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1949 | Malice in the Palace | Hassan Ben Sober | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1949 | Hokus Pokus | Insurance Adjuster | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1949 | Waiting in the Lurch | J. Peabody Knott | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1949 | Un yanqui en la corte del rey Arturo | Guard (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1949 | Fuelin' Around | General | ★★★★☆ |
| 1948 | Heavenly Daze | I. Fleecem | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1948 | Mummy's Dummies | King Rootentooten | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1948 | Fiddlers Three | King Cole | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1948 | Shivering Sherlocks | Police Capt. Mullins | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1948 | The Sheepish Wolf | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
| 1948 | Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
| 1948 | Squareheads of the Round Table | King Arthur | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1947 | Sing a Song of Six Pants | Police Detective | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1947 | Half-Wits Holiday | Prof. Quackenbush | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1947 | Bride and Gloom | Sally's Father (uncredited) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1947 | The Good Bad Egg | Rest Home Manager (uncredited) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1947 | Should Husbands Marry? | Hugh's Boss | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| 1947 | Out West | Doctor (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
| 1947 | The Road to Hollywood | A Film Director | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1947 | Mar de hierba | Train Conductor (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1946 | A Bird in the Head | Prof. Panzer | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1946 | Beer Barrel Polecats | Warden | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1946 | Society Mugs | Lord Wafflebottom | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1946 | Mr. Noisy | Slim - Baseball Spectator | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1946 | Lone Star Moonlight | Sheriff | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1946 | Night Editor | Fat Man in Library (Uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1946 | Pardon My Terror | Jonas Morton | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1946 | Dangerous Business | Fat Man (uncredited) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1946 | Three Little Pirates | Governor | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1945 | Three Pests in a Mess | Philip Black | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1945 | Booby Dupes | Captain | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1945 | Having Wonderful Crime | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1945 | Rockin' in the Rockies | Stanton | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1945 | Idiots Deluxe | Judge (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1945 | Snooper Service | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
| 1944 | Secret Command | Shipyard Worker (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1944 | No Dough Boys | Hugo (Nazi spy) | ★★★★☆ |
| 1944 | Idle Roomers | Mr. Leander | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1944 | Crash Goes the Hash | Fuller Bull | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1944 | Bachelor Daze | Onlooker in doorway | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1944 | To Heir Is Human | Board Chairman | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1944 | San Diego I Love You | Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1944 | Domicilio desconocido | Nazi Party Member (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1944 | Busy Buddies | Hotcakes Customer (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1944 | Defective Detectives | Rodney Boodle | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1943 | A Blitz on the Fritz | Spy chief | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1943 | True to Life | Man (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1943 | His Wedding Scare | The Minister | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1943 | Higher Than a Kite | Marshall Boering (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1943 | They Stooge to Conga | Hans - the Nazi (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
| 1943 | Back from the Front | Lt. Dungen (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
| 1943 | A Maid Made Mad | Blonde's Boyfriend | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1943 | Here Comes Mr. Zerk | William Ruff | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1942 | Matri-Phony | Emperor Octopus Grabus | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1942 | House of Errors | White | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1942 | Cactus Makes Perfect | Heavyset Prospector (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1942 | Sock-a-Bye Baby | 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1942 | Sappy Pappy | Jealous Husband | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1942 | Three Smart Saps | (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1942 | Even as IOU | Motorist (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1942 | La llave de cristal | Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1942 | Sappy Birthday | Neighbor Policeman | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1941 | Adventure in Washington | Senator in gym | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1941 | Sweet Spirits of the Nighter | Watkins | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1941 | I'll Never Heil Again | Mr. Ixnay (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1941 | San Antonio Rose | Worthington | ★★★★☆ |
| 1941 | An Ache in Every Stake | Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
| 1941 | Dutiful but Dumb | Mr. Wilson (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1941 | In the Sweet Pie and Pie | Senator (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1940 | The Villain Still Pursued Her | Jim, a policeman | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Año | Título | Trabajo | Calificación |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | His Marriage Mix-up | Writer | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1935 | Hollywood Trouble | Writer | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1933 | Hooks and Jabs | Writer | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1933 | Tied for Life | Writer | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Año | Título | Personaje | Calificación |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
Películas destacadas de Vernon Dent
Estas son las películas más destacadas en las que ha trabajdo:
Larry Fine
Vernon Dent y Larry Fine han colaborado 69 veces (la última el 13 de junio de 1957) en las películas: Guns A Poppin, Hot Stuff, Rumpus in the Harem, Flagpole Jitters, Bedlam in Paradise, Of Cash and Hash, Knutzy Knights, Pals and Gals, The Three Stooges in musty muskeeters, Income Tax Sappy, Rip, Sew and Stitch, Booty And The Beast, Listen Judge, A Missed Fortune, Pest Man Wins, The Tooth Will Out, Scrambled Brains, Three Arabian Nuts, Studio Stoops, Punchy Cowpunchers, Malice in the Palace, Hokus Pokus, Fuelin' Around, Mummy's Dummies, Heavenly Daze, Fiddlers Three, Squareheads of the Round Table, Shivering Sherlocks, Sing a Song of Six Pants, Out West, Half-Wits Holiday, Three Little Pirates, A Bird in the Head, Beer Barrel Polecats, Booby Dupes, Idiots Deluxe, Rockin' in the Rockies, Three Pests in a Mess, No Dough Boys, Idle Roomers, Busy Buddies, Crash Goes the Hash, Higher Than a Kite, Back from the Front, They Stooge to Conga, Sock-a-Bye Baby, Even as IOU, Three Smart Saps, Matri-Phony, Cactus Makes Perfect, In the Sweet Pie and Pie, An Ache in Every Stake, I'll Never Heil Again, Dutiful but Dumb, From Nurse to Worse, How High Is Up?, Nutty But Nice, Saved by the Belle, Yes, We Have No Bonanza, A Ducking They Did Go, Three Little Sew and Sews, Mutts to You, Tassels in the Air, Start Cheering, Wee Wee Monsieur, Back to the Woods, Dizzy Doctors, Slippery Silks, Half Shot Shooters.
Harry Langdon
Vernon Dent y Harry Langdon han colaborado 33 veces (la última el 17 de diciembre de 1963) en las películas: The Sound of Laughter, Days of Thrills and Laughter, The Golden Age of Comedy, Snooper Service, Defective Detectives, To Heir Is Human, Here Comes Mr. Zerk, A Blitz on the Fritz, House of Errors, Cold Turkey, A Doggone Mixup, Sue My Lawyer, I Don't Remember, His Marriage Mix-up, Hooks and Jabs, Tied for Life, Knight Duty, The Hitchhiker, Tired Feet, The Big Flash, Fiddlesticks, His First Flame, Soldier Man, Tarde de sábado, There He Goes, Lucky Stars, Remember When?, Plain Clothes, His Marriage Wow, El terror de los bosques, Feet of Mud, Toda una noche, Picking Peaches.
Stanley Blystone
Vernon Dent y Stanley Blystone han colaborado 16 veces (la última el 03 de febrero de 1955) en las películas: Of Cash and Hash, The Fire Chaser, Pals and Gals, A Missed Fortune, Waiting in the Lurch, Out West, Back from the Front, His Wedding Scare, Even as IOU, Half Shot Shooters, El enemigo público número 1, Gents of Leisure, Cured in the Excitement, The Pride of Pikeville, Flirty Four-Flushers, Hubby’s Quiet Little Game.
Thelma Hill
Vernon Dent y Thelma Hill han colaborado 14 veces (la última el 26 de diciembre de 1957) en las películas: The Golden Age of Comedy, The Old Barn, Clunked on the Corner, Cured in the Excitement, The Pride of Pikeville, His First Flame, Flirty Four-Flushers, Hoboken to Hollywood, A Prodigal Bridegroom, Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies, His Marriage Wow, Riders of the Purple Cows, Little Robinson Corkscrew, Picking Peaches.
Madeline Hurlock
Vernon Dent y Madeline Hurlock han colaborado 12 veces (la última el 21 de marzo de 1961) en las películas: Days of Thrills and Laughter, The Golden Age of Comedy, The Beach Club, For Sale, a Bungalow, Cured in the Excitement, Flirty Four-Flushers, Masked Mamas, A Sea Dog's Tale, A Prodigal Bridegroom, Bull and Sand, The Hollywood Kid, The Half-Back of Notre Dame.
Madge Kirby
Vernon Dent y Madge Kirby han colaborado 12 veces (la última el 11 de junio de 1920) en las películas: A Harem Hero, Hot Dogs, Fred Windemere, J-U-N-K, Broken Bubbles, The Nickel Snatcher, The Gum Riot, When Spirits Move, Naughty Nurses, Mystic Mush, Way Out West, An Auto Nut.
Carole Lombard
Vernon Dent y Carole Lombard han colaborado 10 veces (la última el 26 de diciembre de 1957) en las películas: The Golden Age of Comedy, Don't Get Jealous, Hubby's Weekend Trip, Motorboat Mamas, Smith's Restaurant, His Unlucky Night, The Bicycle Flirt, The Best Man, Smith's Army Life, The Beach Club.
