Bobby Vernon (born Sylvion de Jardin[2][3]) (March 9, 1897 – June 28, 1939) was an American comedic actor in silent films.

He later became a writer and comedy supervisor at Paramount for W. C. Fields and Bing Crosby, when the sound era arrived.

Blue-eyed with medium brown hair, he stood five feet and two-and-a-half inches, making him perfect for juvenile comedy roles.

Sid Grauman recognized Vernon's talent and started him singing at the Empress Theatre at the age of eleven.

However, as director Charley Chase recalled, Swanson was "frightened to death" of her co-star's dangerous stunts.

[8] He later described his Keystone days to Motion Picture Classic: When Gloria Swanson and I were working for Sennett, it would take sometimes two or three months to make a two-reeler.

[10] On September 9, 1918, Vernon left the Christie studio to serve during World War I at the submarine base at San Pedro, Los Angeles.

In a 1929 interview, he said: Short comedies are nerve-wracking, in addition to the chances we constantly take of receiving dangerous injuries.

[citation needed] Vernon died of a heart attack on June 28, 1939, in Hollywood, California, aged 42.