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Victor Potel
Actor, Additional Credits
Born October 12, 1889Died March 8, 1947 (57 years)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
| 1948 | Relentless · as Barfly |
| 1947 | The Millerson Case · as Hank Nixon |
| 1947 | Ramrod · as Burch Nellice |
| 1947 | The Egg and I · as Crowbar |
| 1947 | The Sin of Harold Diddlebock · as Prof. Potelle |
| 1947 | Yankee Fakir · as Contest Chairman |
| 1947 | The Farmer's Daughter · as Farmer With Destroyed Property |
| 1947 | |
| 1947 | Calendar Girl · as Fireman |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim · as Speaker |
| 1946 | |
| 1946 | They Made Me a Killer · as Willoughby |
| 1946 | The Glass Alibi · as Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel) |
| 1945 | Flame of Barbary Coast · as Train Fireman |
| 1945 | A Medal for Benny · as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Strange Illusion · as Mac - Game Warden |
| 1944 | Can't Help Singing · as Guide |
| 1944 | The Great Moment · as First Dental Patient |
| 1944 | Kansas City Kitty · as Painter |
| 1944 | Hail the Conquering Hero · as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited) |
| 1944 | |
| 1943 | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek · as Newspaper Editor |
| 1943 | Girl Crazy · as Station Master |
| 1943 | The Sky's the Limit · as Joe - Second Bartender |
| 1942 | The Valley of Vanishing Men · as Townsman |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story · as Mr. Mckeewie |
| 1941 | Sullivan's Travels · as Cameraman |
| 1941 | Look Who's Laughing · as Mr. Bagworthy - The Postman |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues · as Trumpet Player In Beer Garden |
| 1941 | Never Give a Sucker an Even Break · as Russian Magistrate Clines |
| 1941 | Nothing But the Truth · as Pedestrian |
| 1941 | New Wine · as Undetermined Secondary Role |
| 1941 | Puddin' Head · as Hillbilly |
| 1941 | The Big Store · as Swedish Blonde Children's Father |
| 1941 | |
| 1941 | Ride on Vaquero · as Ole |
| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jones · as Attendant At First Bath House |
| 1941 | The Lady from Cheyenne · as Lem |
| 1941 | Pot o' Gold · as Olaf Svenson (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Las Vegas Nights · as Cowboy Onlooker At Slot Machine |
| 1941 | The Lady Eve · as Second Steward (uncredited) |
| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob · as Bystander Eating Popcorn |
| 1940 | Trail of the Vigilantes · as Conductor |
| 1940 | Li'l Abner · as Fantastic Brown |
| 1940 | Christmas in July · as Davenola Salesman |
| 1940 | The Villain Still Pursued Her · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Great McGinty · as Cook (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Three Faces West · as Postman |
| 1940 | Enemy Agent · as George |
| 1940 | Young Tom Edison · as Mr. Tompkins |
| 1939 | Slightly Honorable · as Gasoline Station Proprietor (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Chip of the Flying U · as Station Agent |
| 1939 | Rovin' Tumbleweeds · as Man In Store |
| 1939 | Blondie Brings Up Baby · as Lars (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence · as Ranch Hand |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter · as Suspect |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade · as Slim |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle · as Steve - Crane Operator |
| 1939 | Down the Wyoming Trail · as Slim |
| 1939 | Let Freedom Ring · as Ole Swensen (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Stand Up and Fight · as Coach Driver |
| 1938 | The Strange Case of Dr. Meade · as Steve |
| 1938 | On the Great White Trail · as Lyons |
| 1938 | The Girl of the Golden West · as Lem - Stagecoach Driver |
| 1938 | Swing Your Lady · as Clem |
| 1937 | White Bondage · as Luke Stacey |
| 1937 | Adventure's End · as Tall Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Western Gold · as Jasper |
| 1937 | Married Before Breakfast · as Tall Hobo Being Shaved |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races · as Horn Blower |
| 1937 | Racing Lady · as Mr. Mitchell |
| 1937 | God's Country and the Woman · as Turpentine |
| 1936 | Arizona Mahoney · as Elmer - Stagecoach Helper |
| 1936 | The Captain's Kid · as Deputy Jake Hutchinson |
| 1936 | We Went to College · as Boatman |
| 1936 | Fury · as Jorgeson (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Down to the Sea · as Andy |
| 1936 | Yellow Dust · as Jugger - The Bartender |
| 1936 | Three Godfathers · as 'buck Tooth' |
| 1936 | Song of the Saddle · as Little Casino |
| 1936 | Man Hunt · as Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Milky Way · as Todd Fight Spectator |
| 1935 | Barbary Coast · as Wilkins |
| 1935 | Gun Play · as Brawler (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Fighting Marines · as Fake Native Chief [ch. 12] |
| 1935 | The Last of the Clintons · as Jed Clinton |
| 1935 | Moonlight on the Prairie · as Tall Saloon Cowboy |
| 1935 | Shipmates Forever · as Loafer (uncredited) |
| 1935 | She Couldn't Take It · as Farmer |
| 1935 | Waterfront Lady · as Alex |
| 1935 | The Girl Friend · as Small Town Farmer |
| 1935 | The Adventures of Rex and Rinty · as Kinso |
| 1935 | Whispering Smith Speaks · as Bill Prouty |
| 1935 | The Cowboy and the Bandit · as Lanky |
| 1935 | Mississippi · as Guest (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap · as Curly - Cowboy |
| 1935 | Big Boy Rides Again · as Ranch Foreman Scarface |
| 1934 | Frontier Days · as Deputy Tex Hatch |
| 1934 | Thunder Over Texas · as Dick |
| 1934 | Inside Information · as Rice - Thin Detective |
| 1934 | Twisted Rails · as Tom Watson |
| 1933 | Dancing Lady · as Worker |
| 1933 | Damaged Lives · as Undetermined Role |
| 1933 | Hallelujah I'm a Bum · as The General |
| 1933 | Face in the Sky · as Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Purchase Price · as Clyde |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star · as Actor In 'wide Open Spaces' |
| 1932 | Partners · as Deputy Lem |
| 1931 | The Squaw Man · as Andy |
| 1931 | Ten Cents a Dance · as Smith, A Sailor |
| 1931 | King of the Wild · as Peterson |
| 1931 | Scandal Sheet · as Reporter |
| 1930 | |
| 1930 | The Virtuous Sin · as Sentry |
| 1930 | Doughboys · as Svendenburg |
| 1930 | Paradise Island · as Swede |
| 1930 | The Bad One · as Sailor |
| 1929 | The Virginian · as Nebrasky |
| 1929 | Border Romance · as Slim |
| 1928 | Captain Swagger · as Jean |
| 1927 | Special Delivery · as Nip - The Detective |
| 1924 | A Self-Made Failure · as Pokey Jones |
| 1923 | Anna Christie · as Minor Role |
| 1923 | Penrod and Sam · as Town Drunkard |
| 1919 | |
| 1915 | His Regeneration · as Pawn Shop Clerk |
| 1914 | The Good-for-Nothing · as Old Clerk |
| 1914 | High Life Hits Slippery Slim · as Slippery Slim |
| 1914 | The Coming of Sophie's 'Mama' · as Slippery Slim |
| 1914 | Dan Cupid: Assayer · as Cast |
| 1914 | The Atonement · as Cast |
| 1914 | A Hot Time in Snakeville · as Slippery Slim |
| 1914 | The Awakening at Snakeville · as Slippery Slim |
| 1913 | The End of the Circle · as Gambler |
| 1913 | Hard Luck Bill · as Bill |
| 1913 | Alkali Ike's Gal · as Slippery Slim |
| 1913 | Broncho Billy and the Western Girls · as Outlaw |