Victor Potel
Known for Acting · 282 credits
- Born
- 1889-10-12
- Died
- 1947-03-08
- Place of birth
- Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Vic Potel
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.
Known For
Movies (282)
Fury
1936
as Jorgeson (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
1941
as Second Steward (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
1940
as Cook (uncredited)
Christmas in July
1940
as Davenola Salesman
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as Cameraman
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Captain Swagger
1928
as Jean
The Bachelor's Burglar
1915
Mississippi
1935
as Guest (uncredited)
Twisted Rails
1934
as Tom Watson
Western Gold
1937
as Jasper
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Mr. Tompkins
The Palm Beach Story
1942
as Mr. McKeewie
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
A Medal for Benny
1945
as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
Laughing at Trouble
1936
as Lem Parker
Three Godfathers
1936
as 'Buck Tooth'
Shipmates Forever
1935
as Loafer (uncredited)
Doughboys
1930
as Svendenburg
Billions
1920
as Pushkin
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Olaf Svenson (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1939
as Steve - Crane Operator
The Egg and I
1947
as Crowbar
Frontier Days
1934
as Deputy Tex Hatch
Three Faces West
1940
as Postman
The Virginian
1929
as Nebrasky
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Slim
His Regeneration
1915
as Pawn Shop Clerk
The Loafer
1912
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Newspaper Editor
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Farmer
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Train Fireman
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
as Curly - Cowboy
Racing Romance
1926
as Constable
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as Prof. Potelle
Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Ole Swensen (uncredited)
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
1911
The Good Fellows
1943
as Branders (uncredited)
Slightly Honorable
1939
as Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited)
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Hiram Maxwell
Adventure's End
1937
as Tall Sailor (uncredited)
Broncho Billy Steps In
1915
A Lost Lady
1924
as Ivy Peters
Gun Play
1935
as Brawler (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
as Lars (uncredited)
Wagon Wheels West
1943
as Posse Rider (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
as Lanky
Ten Cents a Dance
1931
as Smith, a Sailor
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
as Suspect
Selling Shorts
1931
as Slim Bassil
Face in the Sky
1933
as Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited)
The Great Moment
1944
as First Dental Patient
The Bad One
1930
as Sailor
The Squaw Man
1931
as Andy
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Alex
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
as Steve
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Coach Driver
Below the Line
1925
as 'Cuckoo' Niles
Scandal Sheet
1931
as Reporter
Captain Kidd, Jr.
1919
as Constable Sam
Yellow Dust
1936
as Jugger - the Bartender
Damaged Lives
1933
as Undetermined Role
The Glass Alibi
1946
as Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
as The General
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Ranch Hand
On the Great White Trail
1938
as Lyons
Partners
1932
as Deputy Lem
Inside Information
1934
as Rice - Thin Detective
Reno
1923
as Detective McRae
Li'l Abner
1940
as Fantastic Brown
Contraband
1925
as George Bogardus
Rhythm Round-Up
1945
as Slim Jensen
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
as Man in Store
Who's Your Father?
1918
as Comedy Role
Down to the Sea
1936
as Andy
The Heart of a Child
1920
as Charley Peastone
Broncho Billy for Sheriff
1912
Yankee Fakir
1947
as Contest Chairman
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Lem - Stagecoach Driver
Chip of the Flying U
1939
as Station Agent
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940
as Conductor
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
The Marriage Bargain
1935
as Jeff Thompson
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape
1912
Snakeville's New Doctor
1914
as Slippery Slim
Small Town Boy
1937
as Abner Towner
Sentimental Sophie
1915
as Slippery Slim
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Lem
The Last of the Clintons
1935
as Jed Clinton
Song of the Saddle
1936
as Little Casino
The Virtuous Sin
1930
as Sentry
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Tall Saloon Cowboy
Big Boy Rides Again
1935
as Ranch Foreman Scarface
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935
as Kinso
The Fighting Marines
1935
as Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]
King of the Wild
1931
as Peterson
A Self-Made Failure
1924
as Pokey Jones
The Sheriff's Chum
1911
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936
as Gabby - the Cook
Broncho Billy, the Vagabond
1914
Broncho Billy Reforms
1913
as A Thief
A Romance of the Hills
1913
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Ten Days
1925
Along Came Ruth
1924
as Oscar Sims
The Good-for-Nothing
1914
as Old Clerk
Man Hunt
1936
as Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited)
That Pair from Thespia
1913
as Second Actor
The Battle of Snakeville
1915
as Slippery Slim
Slim the Brave and Sophie the Fair
1915
as Slippery Slim
What Price Beauty?
1928
The Border Ranger
1911
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness
1913
as Dr. Huff
Mary's Ankle
1920
as Johnny Stokes
A Westerner's Way
1910
Ride on Vaquero
1941
as Ole
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift
1910
The Broken Coin
1936
In Mizzoura
1919
as Dave
About Victor Potel
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, ap… With 282 credits spanning from 1910 to 1947, Victor Potel has appeared in 282 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Fury (1936) — as Jorgeson (uncredited)
- The Lady Eve (1941) — as Second Steward (uncredited)
- The Great McGinty (1940) — as Cook (uncredited)
- Christmas in July (1940) — as Davenola Salesman
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) — as Cameraman
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