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Vernon Dent

Age: 129 years

public person biography

Gender: Male

Birthday: February 15, 1895

Place of birth: San Jose, California, USA

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 an...

Known for: Acting

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Fuelin' Around
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Fuelin' Around

as General

The Cameraman
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The Cameraman

as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)

Fred Windemere
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Fred Windemere

Road to Hollywood
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Road to Hollywood

as A Film Director

The Sound of Laughter
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The Sound of Laughte...

as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach

Feet of Mud
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Feet of Mud

as Football Coach

Murder at Midnight
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Murder at Midnight

as Detective Eating Peanuts

Reformatory
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Reformatory

as Cook Howard

One Shivery Night
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One Shivery Night

as Boss

Punchy Cowpunchers
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Punchy Cowpunchers

as General

Mutiny on the Body
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Mutiny on the Body

as Mr. Gibson

Good Morning, Eve!
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Good Morning, Eve!

as Emperor Nero

His Wedding Scare
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His Wedding Scare

as The Minister

Night Editor
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Night Editor

as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)

The Iceman's Ball
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The Iceman's Ball

as Officer Schmaltz

The Bride's Mistake
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The Bride's Mistake

as Mr. Grimm

Way Out West
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Way Out West

A Close Shave
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A Close Shave

as George Billings

Mystic Mush
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Mystic Mush

The Beach Club
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The Beach Club

as Mr. Kronk

The Bicycle Flirt
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The Bicycle Flirt

as Henry Harper - The Boyfriend

Motorboat Mamas
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Motorboat Mamas

as Charley Whalen

Smith's Restaurant
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Smith's Restaurant

as Big Diner

Hubby's Weekend Trip
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Hubby's Weekend Trip

as Charley Whalen

Don't Get Jealous
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Don't Get Jealous

as Wilbur Warner

Slippery Silks
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Slippery Silks

as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)

Wee Wee Monsieur
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Wee Wee Monsieur

as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)

Dizzy Doctors
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Dizzy Doctors

as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)

Back to the Woods
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Back to the Woods

as Governor (uncredited)

Hot Stuff
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Hot Stuff

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mutts to You
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Mutts to You

as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Plain Clothes
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Plain Clothes

as A Crook

Secret Command
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Secret Command

as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

Hot Sports
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Hot Sports

The Bees' Buzz
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The Bees' Buzz

as Jim - Homer's Pal

Malice in the Palace
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Malice in the Palace

as Hassan Ben Sober

Three Little Sew and Sews
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Three Little Sew and...

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Sing a Song of Six Pants
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Sing a Song of Six P...

as Police Detective

The Extra Girl
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The Extra Girl

as Aaron Applejohn

Tars and Stripes
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Tars and Stripes

as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack

Pardon My Berth Marks
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Pardon My Berth Mark...

as Newspaper City Editor

The Villain Still Pursued Her
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The Villain Still Pu...

as Jim, a policeman

From Nurse to Worse
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From Nurse to Worse

as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)

A Maid Made Mad
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A Maid Made Mad

as Blonde's Boyfriend

Sappy Birthday
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Sappy Birthday

as Neighbor Policeman

Rip, Sew and Stitch
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Rip, Sew and Stitch

as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)

Rockin' in the Rockies
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Rockin' in the Rocki...

as Stanton

Income Tax Sappy
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Income Tax Sappy

as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)

Musty Musketeers
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Musty Musketeers

as King Cole

Pals and Gals
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Pals and Gals

as Doctor (uncredited)

Calling Hubby's Bluff
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Calling Hubby's Bluf...

as Vernon Vance

Pink Pajamas
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Pink Pajamas

as Vernon Vance

Bedlam in Paradise
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Bedlam in Paradise

as I. Fleecem (archive footage)

Knutzy Knights
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Knutzy Knights

as King Arthur (uncredited)

Golf
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Golf

as The suitor

A Prodigal Bridegroom
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A Prodigal Bridegroo...

as Gertie's Father in Flashback

Masked Mamas
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Masked Mamas

as Jim Denton

East of the Water Plug
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East of the Water Pl...

as Jim's Rival - the Villain

Hurry, Doctor!
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Hurry, Doctor!

as Police Officer Bill Trapps

Her Actor Friend
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Her Actor Friend

as Actor in Play

Should Husbands Marry?
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Should Husbands Marr...

as Hugh's Boss

Should Sleepwalkers Marry?
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Should Sleepwalkers ...

as George Stevens

Little Robinson Corkscrew
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Little Robinson Cork...

as Horace Horlick

Flirty Four-Flushers
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Flirty Four-Flushers

as Bill Brown

For Sale, a Bungalow
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For Sale, a Bungalow

as 2nd Real Estate Broker

Cured in the Excitement
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Cured in the Excitem...

as Hector Strong

San Antonio Rose
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San Antonio Rose

as Worthington

Dream House
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Dream House

as Director Von Schnauble

Tassels in the Air
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Tassels in the Air

as Building superintendent (uncredited)

Half Shot Shooters
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Half Shot Shooters

as Man in Restaurant

Crash Goes the Hash
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Crash Goes the Hash

as Fuller Bull

Idle Roomers
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Idle Roomers

as Mr. Leander

Matri-Phony
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Matri-Phony

as Emperor Octopus Grabus

A Bird in the Head
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A Bird in the Head

as Prof. Panzer

Three Pests in a Mess
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Three Pests in a Mes...

as Philip Black

Half-Wits Holiday
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Half-Wits Holiday

as Prof. Quackenbush

No Dough Boys
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No Dough Boys

as Hugo (Nazi spy)

Booby Dupes
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Booby Dupes

as Captain

Beer Barrel Polecats
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Beer Barrel Polecats

as Warden

Heavenly Daze
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Heavenly Daze

as I. Fleecem

Mummy's Dummies
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Mummy's Dummies

as King Rootentooten

Hokus Pokus
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Hokus Pokus

as Insurance Adjuster

Pest Man Wins
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Pest Man Wins

as Mr. Philander

Studio Stoops
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Studio Stoops

as Police Captain Casey

Three Arabian Nuts
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Three Arabian Nuts

as Mr. Bradley

Scrambled Brains
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Scrambled Brains

as Nora's Father

A Missed Fortune
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A Missed Fortune

as Hotel Manager

Booty and the Beast
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Booty and the Beast

as Night Watchman

Listen Judge
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Listen Judge

as Judge Henderson

Isn't Love Cuckoo?
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Isn't Love Cuckoo?

as Auto Agency Manager

Of Cash and Hash
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Of Cash and Hash

as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)

Flagpole Jitters
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Flagpole Jitters

as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)

Rumpus in the Harem
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Rumpus in the Harem

as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)

Knight Duty
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Knight Duty

as The Cop

Hooks and Jabs
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Hooks and Jabs

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
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Hubby’s Quiet Little...

as Jim Stone

The Best Man
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The Best Man

as Groom

Tied for Life
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Tied for Life

as Angry motorist

The Hitchhiker
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The Hitchhiker

as Adolph

The Shadow
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The Shadow

as Dutch Schultz

Nutty But Nice
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Nutty But Nice

as Dr. Walters (uncredited)

Cactus Makes Perfect
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Cactus Makes Perfect

as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)

Sock-a-Bye Baby
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Sock-a-Bye Baby

as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

They Stooge to Conga
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They Stooge to Conga

as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)

Back from the Front
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Back from the Front

as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)

I Don't Remember
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I Don't Remember

as Oscar Glick

The Fainting Lover
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The Fainting Lover

as Dr. Dudley Schmidt

Hoboken to Hollywood
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Hoboken to Hollywood

as Mr. Pinkney

Special Delivery
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Special Delivery

Beach Pajamas
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Beach Pajamas

Idiots Deluxe
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Idiots Deluxe

as Judge (uncredited)

Shivering Sherlocks
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Shivering Sherlocks

as Police Capt. Mullins

Busy Buddies
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Busy Buddies

as Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)

Higher Than a Kite
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Higher Than a Kite

as Marshall Boering (uncredited)

An Ache in Every Stake
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An Ache in Every Sta...

as Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)

Crazy House
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Crazy House

as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')

Fiddlesticks
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Fiddlesticks

as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer

Soldier Man
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Soldier Man

as The Prime Minister

Saturday Afternoon
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Saturday Afternoon

as Steve Smith

Just a Pain in the Parlor
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Just a Pain in the P...

as Speaker

A Blonde's Revenge
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A Blonde's Revenge

as Tim Hayes

The Sheepish Wolf
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The Sheepish Wolf

Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
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Parlor, Bedroom and ...

Dragnet Patrol
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Dragnet Patrol

as Cookie

The Freshman's Finish
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The Freshman's Finis...

A Doggone Mixup
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A Doggone Mixup

as Mr. Tilson

Sappy Pappy
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Sappy Pappy

as Jealous Husband

The Hollywood Kid
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The Hollywood Kid

as Claude Climax - Director

Midnight Daddies
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Midnight Daddies

as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer

A College Racket
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A College Racket

Please
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Please

as Elmer Smoot

Adventure in Washington
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Adventure in Washing...

as Senator in gym

Dutiful But Dumb
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Dutiful But Dumb

as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)

Smith's Army Life
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Smith's Army Life

as The Colonel

Guns A Poppin
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Guns A Poppin

as Judge (archive footage)

The Old Barn
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The Old Barn

as Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor

The All-American Kickback
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The All-American Kic...

as Football Coach

The Pride of Pikeville
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The Pride of Pikevil...

as The Train Conductor

Saved by the Belle
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Saved by the Belle

as Mike (uncredited)

A Ducking They Did Go
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A Ducking They Did G...

as Vegetarian (uncredited)

Yes, We Have No Bonanza
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Yes, We Have No Bona...

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Even as IOU
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Even as IOU

as Motorist (uncredited)

In the Sweet Pie and Pie
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In the Sweet Pie and...

as Senator (uncredited)

Pardon My Terror
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Pardon My Terror

as Jonas Morton

Out West
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Out West

as Doctor (uncredited)

Black Oxfords
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Black Oxfords

as Sandy Haig

His Marriage Wow
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His Marriage Wow

as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm

A Sea Dog's Tale
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A Sea Dog's Tale

as Jo Jo

Three Smart Saps
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Three Smart Saps

as (uncredited)

Bachelor Daze
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Bachelor Daze

as Onlooker in doorway

Hail the Woman
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Hail the Woman

as Joe Hurd

Easy Living
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Easy Living

as First Partner (uncredited)

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
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Super-Hooper-Dyne Li...

as Gasoline Customer

Bull and Sand
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Bull and Sand

as Joe Archer

Soul of the Beast
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Soul of the Beast

as The Boob

An Auto Nut
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An Auto Nut

as The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)

The Awful Sleuth
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The Awful Sleuth

as Al Keefer

The Big Flash
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The Big Flash

as Klaus

Clunked on the Corner
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Clunked on the Corne...

as Jip Bennett

Thanks for the Memory
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Thanks for the Memor...

as Refuse Man (uncredited)

Picking Peaches
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Picking Peaches

as The Store Manager

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
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The Lone Wolf Spy Hu...

as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

Dangerous Business
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Dangerous Business

as Fat Man (uncredited)

Hot Dogs
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Hot Dogs

Start Cheering
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Start Cheering

as Pops

Only Angels Have Wings
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Only Angels Have Win...

as Ship's Captain

Stanley and Livingstone
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Stanley and Livingst...

as Newspaperman in Office

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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Mr. Smith Goes to Wa...

as Senate Reporter (uncredited)

Tired Feet
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Tired Feet

Sue My Lawyer
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Sue My Lawyer

as Judge

Naughty Nurses
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Naughty Nurses

The Gum Riot
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The Gum Riot

Wall Street Blues
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Wall Street Blues

as Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
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Sweet Spirits of the...

as Watkins

Broken Bubbles
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Broken Bubbles

The Lion and the Souse
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The Lion and the Sou...

as Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit

Waiting in the Lurch
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Waiting in the Lurch

as J. Peabody Knott

The Fire Chaser
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The Fire Chaser

as J. Peabody Knott

Bride and Gloom
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Bride and Gloom

as Sally's Father (uncredited)

The Good Bad Egg
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The Good Bad Egg

as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)

Money Squawks
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Money Squawks

as Night Watchman

Mr. Noisy
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Mr. Noisy

as Slim - Baseball Spectator

Society Mugs
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Society Mugs

as Lord Wafflebottom

Home on the Rage
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Home on the Rage

as Mr. Lent (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Strikes
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The Lone Wolf Strike...

as Hotel Doorman

Cold Turkey
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Cold Turkey

as J.T. Caldwell

Nothing But Pleasure
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Nothing But Pleasure

as Bus Rider with Child

The Taming of the Snood
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The Taming of the Sn...

as Man on Street

The Heckler
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The Heckler

as Baseball Spectator with Hotdog

Three Little Pirates
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Three Little Pirates

as Governor

Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
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Buster Keaton: From ...

as (archive footage)

Squareheads of the Round Table
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Squareheads of the R...

as King Arthur

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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A Connecticut Yankee...

as Guard (uncredited)

The Glass Key
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The Glass Key

as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
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You Can't Take It wi...

as Expressman (uncredited)

Innocently Guilty
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Innocently Guilty

as Mr. Bass

Days of Thrills and Laughter
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Days of Thrills and ...

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lucky Stars
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Lucky Stars

as Hiram Healy

His Marriage Mix-up
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His Marriage Mix-up

Here Comes Mr. Zerk
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Here Comes Mr. Zerk

as William Ruff

Defective Detectives
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Defective Detectives

as Rodney Boodle

Snooper Service
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Snooper Service

Having Wonderful Crime
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Having Wonderful Cri...

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet

as Billy Durham

Hitler: Beast of Berlin
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Hitler: Beast of Ber...

as Lustig

The Golf Nut
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The Golf Nut

as The Club President

The Sea of Grass
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The Sea of Grass

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

A Blitz on the Fritz
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A Blitz on the Fritz

as Spy chief

Artist's Muddles
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Artist's Muddles

as Luckenbach, the artist

To Heir Is Human
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To Heir Is Human

as Board Chairman

House of Errors
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House of Errors

as White

The Doctor Takes a Wife
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The Doctor Takes a W...

as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)

His First Flame
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His First Flame

as Amos McCarthy

It Had to Be You
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It Had to Be You

as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)

San Diego I Love You
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San Diego I Love You

as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)

He Stayed for Breakfast
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He Stayed for Breakf...

as Chef

The Lady in Question
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The Lady in Question

as Gendarme (uncredited)

There He Goes
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There He Goes

as Jerry the Bull

Riders of the Purple Cows
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Riders of the Purple...

as Mike Maverick

When Spirits Move
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When Spirits Move

Juvenile Court
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Juvenile Court

as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)

The Tooth Will Out
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The Tooth Will Out

as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry

Lone Star Moonlight
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Lone Star Moonlight

as Sheriff

Hollywood Trouble
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Hollywood Trouble

as Mr. Mahoney

Fiddlers Three
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Fiddlers Three

as King Cole

I'll Never Heil Again
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I'll Never Heil Agai...

as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)

How High Is Up?
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How High Is Up?

as Mr. Blake (uncredited)

San Francisco
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San Francisco

as Fat Man (uncredited)

Texas Cyclone
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Texas Cyclone

as Hefty

Share the Wealth
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Share the Wealth

as Mayor

Remember When?
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Remember When?

as Mack - Circus Owner

Murder in Greenwich Village
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Murder in Greenwich ...

as Ship's Officer

The Half-Back of Notre Dame
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The Half-Back of Not...

as Football Opponent

Girls Will Be Boys
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Girls Will Be Boys

Million Dollar Legs
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Million Dollar Legs

as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)

Gents of Leisure
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Gents of Leisure

Time Out for Trouble
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Time Out for Trouble

as Bakery Man

The Mind Needer
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The Mind Needer

as Mr. Ryan

His Unlucky Night
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His Unlucky Night

as Homer Brown

What a Trip
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What a Trip

Howling Hollywood
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Howling Hollywood

Smith's Cook
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Smith's Cook

as Pete - the Motor Cop

Smith's Landlord
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Smith's Landlord

as The Cop

True to Life
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True to Life

as Man (uncredited)

A Star Is Shorn
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A Star Is Shorn

as Producer

The Golden Age of Comedy
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The Golden Age of Co...

as archive footage

Address Unknown
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Address Unknown

as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)

The Good Humor Man
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The Good Humor Man

as Man in Park (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama
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Manhattan Melodrama

as Otto (uncredited)

The Riding Tornado
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The Riding Tornado

as Hefty - Bartender

Daring Danger
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Daring Danger

as Bartender Pee Wee

Mendelssohn's Wedding March
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Mendelssohn's Weddin...

as The Baron (uncredited)

The Nickel Snatcher
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The Nickel Snatcher

All Night Long
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All Night Long

as the Rival

Boobs in the Wood
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Boobs in the Wood

as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon

J-U-N-K
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J-U-N-K

as The Junk Dealer

Teacher's Pest
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Teacher's Pest

as Christmas Tree Buyer

His Bridal Fright
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His Bridal Fright

as Doorman

A Harem Hero
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A Harem Hero

as Oriental Potentate

Calling All Doctors
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Calling All Doctors

as Sneezing Man

Many Sappy Returns
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Many Sappy Returns

as Concerned Pedestrian

A One Mama Man
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A One Mama Man

as The Suitor

The Doolins of Oklahoma
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The Doolins of Oklah...

as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Hollywood Halfbacks
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Hollywood Halfbacks

I Love Lucy
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I Love Lucy

as Santa Claus (uncredited)