Lonnie and Johnny in Columbia shorts

In 1941, Erlie's son Lonnie appeared as the butler's son in the deleted scene of the Three Stooges short "In the Sweet Pie and Pie." Lonnie, his brother Johnny and sister Margaret played Frankie, Johnny and Mabel in the alternate ending scene of "All the World's a Stooge." Lonnie also appeared in the Buster Keaton deleted scene "General Nuisance," where his saying "Those pots ain't gonna feel himself private," but Buster confirms he's a general. That different saying is from the Hey Arnold episode "Veterans Day." Lonnie also hits Cy Schindell with a baton before Buster and Dorothy Appleby are kissing.

In 1942, Lonnie played Vernon Dent's son in the deleted scene of "Three Smart Saps," Lonnie was watching the stooges doing the rumba, and the suit was stolen by Curly. Lonnie saw them running and he asked Curly the truth. Lonnie's dad was desperate about the suit.

In 1945, Lonnie's brother Johnny played Rebel Randall's sister's boyfriend in the deleted scene of another Three Stooges short "Booby Dupes." His character parents Erlie and Vernon Dent decided to divorced after Vernon cheats on Rebel.

In 1946, after the war was over, Lonnie played officer Norwood at the end of the deleted scene of Tom Kennedy and Shemp Howard short "Society Mugs."

In 1951, Both Lonnie and Johnny were in the deleted scene of the Three Stooges short "Baby Sitters Jitters." Lonnie played the owner whose neighbor George Lloyd went to the wrong house, and Johnny plays the telegram man and Lynn Davis reads that her daughter Lynn died of pneumonia after Junior was found by his dad. That same year, Lonnie played the father of two in "Scrambled Brains" with Royce Milne as Mary Belle, and his real life son Vern as Chuckie.