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Name
Victor Potel

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1889-10-12

Deathday
1947-03-08 (58 years old)

Place of Birth
Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Victor Potel (October 12, 1889 – March 8, 1947) was an American film character actor who began in the silent era and appeared in over 430 films in his 38-year career.

Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1889, and his acting career goes back almost to the beginning of the commercial film industry in the United States. He made his first silent film in 1910, a comedy short filmed in Chicago by Essanay Film Manufacturing Company called A Dog on Business. Potel continued to make films for Essanay, appearing in dozens of films every year, including most of the Broncho Billy series, and played a character called "Slippery Slim" in 80 movies. He also appeared in Universal Pictures' "Snakeville" series.

Potel's first talking picture was Melody of Love, starring Walter Pidgeon, made for Universal in 1928. and in the sound era he continued to work continuously and constantly, playing small parts and sometimes uncredited bit parts, all primarily comic roles due to his height (6 ft 1 in or 1.85 m) and gawkiness.

In addition to acting, on several occasions Potel also wrote and directed. In the 1920s he directed two silent shorts, The Rubber-Neck in 1924 and Action Craver in 1927, and contributed the story for Saxophobia in 1927. In the following decade, in the sound era, he was the dialogue director for The Big Chance (1933), and wrote the story for Inside Information in 1934). In 1935 he provided continuity and dialogue for Million Dollar Haul and the screenplay for Hot Off the Press. In the 1940s, Potel was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in nine films written and directed by Sturges.

Potel continued to work right up until his death on 8 March 1947. The final film he worked on, Relentless finished filming on 28 February of that year.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

1930 Forward, March!
1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock as Prof. Potelle
1943 The Good Fellows as Branders (uncredited)
1937 Adventure's End as Tall Sailor (uncredited)
1942 The Palm Beach Story as Mr. McKeewie
1912 The Tomboy on Bar Z
1911 Alkali Ike's Auto
1930 The Bad One as Sailor
1912 Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress
1938 The Strange Case of Dr. Meade as Steve
1931 King of the Wild as Peterson
1940 Christmas in July as Davenola Salesman
1918 Who's Your Father? as Comedy Role
1930 Call of the West as Trig Peters
1913 The Making of Broncho Billy
1929 The Virginian as Nebrasky
1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek as Newspaper Editor
1937 Western Gold as Jasper
1920 The Heart of a Child as Charley Peastone
1938 The Girl of the Golden West as Lem - Stagecoach Driver
1915 Broncho Billy and the Sisters as The Minister
1915 Slim the Brave and Sophie the Fair as Slippery Slim
1915 Sophie's Home-Coming as Slippery Slim
1915 When Slippery Slim Went for the Eggs as Slippery Slim
1915 The Battle of Snakeville as Slippery Slim
1914 Sophie's Sweetheart as Slippery Slim
1914 Snakeville's Blind Pig as Slippery Slim
1914 Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office
1914 Snakeville's Rising Sons as Slippery Slim
1914 Slippery Slim Gets Square as Slippery Slim
1915 Sentimental Sophie as Slippery Slim
1915 When Slippery Slim Bought the Cheese as Slippery Slim
1916 Just a Few Little Things as Archie
1913 Alkali Ike and the Wildman as Slippery Slim
1915 Ingomar of the Hills
1941 Sullivan's Travels as Cameraman
1913 Broncho Billy's First Arrest
1917 Baseball Madness
1922 Quincy Adams Sawyer as Hiram Maxwell
1935 The Fighting Marines as Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]
1932 Partners as Deputy Lem
1910 A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law
1910 Hank and Lank: Uninvited Guests as Lank
1910 Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme as Lank
1910 The Silent Message
1910 A Westerner's Way
1910 Hank and Lank: Lifesavers as Lank
1910 Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men as Lank
1910 Hank and Lank: Blind Men as Lank
1910 The Tenderfoot Messenger
1910 Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present
1910 A Cowboy's Vindication
1910 The Bad Man's Christmas Gift
1911 The Count and the Cowboys as The Count
1911 The Border Ranger
1912 A Child of the West
1912 The Tenderfoot Foreman
1912 The Biter Bitten
1912 The Oath of His Office
1912 Widow Jenkins' Admirers
1912 The Prospector's Legacy
1912 The Ranch Girl's Mistake
1911 The Two Reformations
1911 Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash as Lank
1911 The Bad Man's Downfall
1911 Across the Plains
1911 The Bunco Game at Lizardhead
1914 Broncho Billy and the Red Man
1911 The Sheriff's Chum
1911 The Indian Maiden's Lesson
1911 The Puncher's New Love
1911 The Infant at Snakeville
1914 Broncho Billy and the Bad Man as The Storekeeper
1911 The Corporation and the Ranch Girl
1911 A Hungry Pair as Skinny
1914 Broncho Billy-Guardian
1913 Broncho Billy Reforms as A Thief
1912 Alkali Ike's Pants
1911 The Two Fugitives
1911 Broncho Bill's Last Spree as Slippery Slim
1911 The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine
1911 Town Hall, Tonight as The Tall Schultz Brother
1913 Broncho Billy's Squareness
1911 The Forester's Plea
1910 Hank and Lank: Joyriding as Lank
1910 Hank and Lank: They Dude Up Some as Lank
1910 The Tout's Remembrance
1910 A Dog on Business
1910 The Bearded Bandit
1910 Patricia of the Plains
1915 Broncho Billy and the Vigilante as A Cattle Owner
1912 A Story of Montana
1912 On the Cactus Trail
1912 Broncho Billy's Pal
1912 An Indian Sunbeam as A Cowboy
1912 Broncho Billy for Sheriff
1912 Alkali Ike Plays the Devil
1912 Alkali Ike Stung!
1912 Alkali Ike's Close Shave as Slippery Slim
1913 Broncho Billy's Gun Play
1912 An Indian's Friendship
1912 Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife
1912 Broncho Billy's Promise
1913 Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid as Jailer
1913 Broncho Billy's Gratefulness as Dr. Huff
1913 Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter
1913 Alkali Ike's Homecoming as Slippery Slim
1913 Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist as Slippery Slim
1913 Alkali Ike's Misfortunes as Slippery Slim
1913 The Accusation of Broncho Billy
1914 Snakeville's New Doctor as Slippery Slim
1913 Broncho Billy's Oath
1913 The Last Laugh
1913 Sophie's Hero as Slippery Slim
1913 The Three Gamblers
1913 A Romance of the Hills
1913 That Pair from Thespia as Second Actor
1913 A Snakeville Courtship as Slippery Slim
1914 A Night on the Road as Sheriff's Assistant
1913 Sophie's New Foreman as Slippery Slim
1914 Slippery Slim Gets Cured as Slippery Slim
1914 Broncho Billy Rewarded as The Hotel Proprietor
1914 Snakeville's Peace-Maker as Slippery Slim
1914 When Slippery Slim Met the Champion as Slippery Slim
1914 A Gamblers' Way as The Bartender
1914 Slippery Slim, The Mortgage and Sophie as Slippery Slim
1914 What Came to Bar Q as Bartender
1914 Snakeville and the Corset Demonstrator as Slippery Slim
1914 Sophie and the Man of Her Choice as Slippery Slim
1914 Slippery Slim and the Impersonator as Slippery Slim
1914 Broncho Billy's Sermon as The Sheriff
1914 Broncho Billy's Leap
1914 Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark as The Hotel Clerk
1915 The Bachelor's Burglar
1915 The Revenue Agent as The Minister
1915 Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber
1914 The Snakeville Volunteer as Slippery Slim
1914 Sophie Pulls a Good One as Slippery Slim
1914 Sophie Starts Something as Slippery Slim
1914 Pie for Sophie as Snicklefritz
1914 The Wooing of Sophie as Slippery Slim
1914 Sophie Finds a Hero as Slippery Slim
1914 Sophie Gets Stung as Slippery Slim
1914 A Horse on Sophie as Slippery Slim
1914 Sophie's Fatal Wedding as Slippery Slim
1914 Snakeville's Reform Wave as Slippery Slim
1914 Snakeville's New Waitress as Slippery Slim
1914 Broncho Billy Wins Out as The School Trustee
1914 Broncho Billy's Wild Ride
1914 Broncho Billy, the Vagabond
1914 Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need
1914 Slippery Slim -- Diplomat as Slippery Slim
1915 Broncho Billy Steps In
1915 Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp
1922 A Tailor-Made Man as Peter
1921 Lavender and Old Lace as Joe Pendleton
1933 Damaged Lives as Undetermined Role
1936 The Broken Coin
1937 God's Country and the Woman as Turpentine
1914 The Good-for-Nothing as Old Clerk
1919 The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1935 The Drunkard as Farmer Gates
1935 Big Boy Rides Again as Ranch Foreman Scarface
1922 The Loaded Door as Slim
1922 Step on It! as Noisy Johnson
1936 Three Godfathers as 'Buck Tooth'
1921 One a Minute as Jingo Pitts
1931 The Squaw Man as Andy
1935 The Adventures of Rex and Rinty as Kinso
1930 The Virtuous Sin as Sentry
1936 Down to the Sea as Andy
1931 Selling Shorts as Slim Bassil
1919 Captain Kidd, Jr. as Constable Sam
1929 Border Romance as Slim
1935 The Last of the Clintons as Jed Clinton
1944 It Happened Tomorrow
1937 Small Town Boy as Abner Towner
1935 Gun Play as Brawler (uncredited)
1938 On the Great White Trail as Lyons
1934 Frontier Days as Deputy Tex Hatch
1928 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come as Tom Turner
1921 Bob Hampton of Placer as Willie McNeil
1919 Full of Pep as Beanpole
1920 Water, Water, Everywhere as Steve Brainard
1925 Below the Line as 'Cuckoo' Niles
1934 Thunder Over Texas as Dick
1923 Reno as Detective McRae
1941 Pot o' Gold as Olaf Svenson (uncredited)
1935 The Cowboy and the Bandit as Lanky
1935 Western Frontier as Slim
1939 Hollywood Cavalcade as Slim
1936 Yellow Dust as Jugger - the Bartender
1931 Scandal Sheet as Reporter
1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her as Policeman (uncredited)
1933 Face in the Sky as Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited)
1939 Stand Up and Fight as Coach Driver
1935 Mississippi as Guest (uncredited)
1939 Let Freedom Ring as Ole Swensen (uncredited)
1939 Down the Wyoming Trail as Slim
1939 Second Fiddle as Steve - Crane Operator
1939 Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Ranch Hand
1939 Slightly Honorable as Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited)
1930 Doughboys as Svendenburg
1939 The Housekeeper's Daughter as Suspect
1939 Blondie Brings Up Baby as Lars (uncredited)
1933 Hallelujah, I'm a Bum as The General
1930 Paradise Island as Swede
1936 Fury as Jorgeson (uncredited)
1935 Whispering Smith Speaks as Bill Prouty
1939 Rovin' Tumbleweeds as Man in Store
1942 The Man in the Trunk as Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
1931 Ten Cents a Dance as Smith, a Sailor
1940 Young Tom Edison as Mr. Tompkins
1941 The Lady Eve as Second Steward (uncredited)
1916 What Darwin Missed as Professor Alonzo Bozzle
1912 The Loafer
1934 Inside Information as Rice - Thin Detective
1920 Mary's Ankle as Johnny Stokes
1939 Chip of the Flying U as Station Agent
1935 Moonlight on the Prairie as Tall Saloon Cowboy
1940 Trail of the Vigilantes as Conductor
1941 The Lady from Cheyenne as Lem
1941 Ride on Vaquero as Ole
1937 Two Gun Law as Cassius
1936 Song of the Saddle as Little Casino
1936 Man Hunt as Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited)
1937 White Bondage as Luke Stacey
1935 Waterfront Lady as Alex
1940 The Great McGinty as Cook (uncredited)
1940 Li'l Abner as Fantastic Brown
1940 Three Faces West as Postman
1928 Captain Swagger as Jean
1936 The Captain's Kid as Deputy Jake Hutchinson
1945 Flame of Barbary Coast as Train Fireman
1946 The Glass Alibi as Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
1945 Rhythm Round-Up as Slim Jensen
1917 Hearts and Saddles
1915 Versus Sledge Hammers as The Count
1922 At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern as The Poet
1915 His Regeneration as Pawn Shop Clerk
1935 Ruggles of Red Gap as Curly - Cowboy
1935 Shipmates Forever as Loafer (uncredited)
1943 Wagon Wheels West as Posse Rider (uncredited)
1928 Melody of Love as The Gawk
1927 Uneasy Payments as Press Agent
1920 Billions as Pushkin
1919 A Petal on the Current
1926 Racing Romance as Constable
1926 The Lodge in the Wilderness as Goofus
1926 Morganson's Finish as Ole Jensen
1935 She Couldn't Take It as Farmer
1947 The Egg and I as Crowbar
1947 The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1945 A Medal for Benny as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
1940 Girl from God's Country as Barber
1925 Ten Days
1934 Twisted Rails as Tom Watson
1913 Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County as The Druggist
1913 Broncho Billy and the Western Girls as Outlaw
1936 O'Malley of the Mounted as Gabby - the Cook
1944 The Great Moment as First Dental Patient
1912 Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape
1911 Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
1911 Broncho Billy's Adventure as Cowboy
1912 Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy
1944 Hail the Conquering Hero as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
1928 What Price Beauty?
1947 Yankee Fakir as Contest Chairman
1936 Laughing at Trouble as Lem Parker
1924 A Lost Lady as Ivy Peters
1924 The Law Forbids as Joel Andrews
1924 A Self-Made Failure as Pokey Jones
1926 The Bar-C Mystery
1919 The Amateur Adventuress as Gregory Charles Sentel
1925 Contraband as George Bogardus
1923 The Meanest Man in the World as Lute Boon
1923 Refuge as Alphonse
1923 Modern Matrimony as Junior Rutherford
1919 In Mizzoura as Dave
1935 The Marriage Bargain as Jeff Thompson
1924 Along Came Ruth as Oscar Sims
1923 Itching Palms as The Village Dumbbell
1923 The Sheik of Hollywood
1945 Strange Illusion as Mac

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