Acting
Victor Potel
EN cinema · 287 credits
Born
12 October 1889
Died
8 March 1947 (aged 57)
Birthplace
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Also known as Vic 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, 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
Filmography
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Prof. Potelle
The Egg and I
as Crowbar
Yankee Fakir
as Contest Chairman
The Glass Alibi
as Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Train Fireman
Rhythm Round-Up
as Slim Jensen
A Medal for Benny
as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Newspaper Editor
The Great Moment
as First Dental Patient
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
The Good Fellows
as Branders (uncredited)
Wagon Wheels West
as Posse Rider (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
as Mr. McKeewie
The Man in the Trunk
as Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
as Cameraman
Pot o' Gold
as Olaf Svenson (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
as Second Steward (uncredited)
Christmas in July
as Davenola Salesman
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Policeman (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
as Mr. Tompkins
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Conductor
The Great McGinty
as Cook (uncredited)
Li'l Abner
as Fantastic Brown
Three Faces West
as Postman
Girl from God's Country
as Barber
Stand Up and Fight
as Coach Driver
Let Freedom Ring
as Ole Swensen (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
as Steve - Crane Operator
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Ranch Hand
Slightly Honorable
as Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Suspect
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Lars (uncredited)
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
as Man in Store
Chip of the Flying U
as Station Agent
The Girl of the Golden West
as Lem - Stagecoach Driver
Adventure's End
as Tall Sailor (uncredited)
Western Gold
as Jasper
God's Country and the Woman
as Turpentine
Small Town Boy
as Abner Towner
Two Gun Law
as Cassius
White Bondage
as Luke Stacey
The Broken Coin
1936
The Broken Coin
Actor, Dialogue
Three Godfathers
as 'Buck Tooth'
Yellow Dust
as Jugger - the Bartender
Fury
as Jorgeson (uncredited)
Song of the Saddle
as Little Casino
Man Hunt
as Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited)
The Captain's Kid
as Deputy Jake Hutchinson
O'Malley of the Mounted
as Gabby - the Cook
Laughing at Trouble
as Lem Parker
The Fighting Marines
as Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]
The Drunkard
as Farmer Gates
Big Boy Rides Again
as Ranch Foreman Scarface
The Last of the Clintons
as Jed Clinton
Gun Play
as Brawler (uncredited)
Western Frontier
as Slim
Mississippi
as Guest (uncredited)
Whispering Smith Speaks
as Bill Prouty
Moonlight on the Prairie
as Tall Saloon Cowboy
Waterfront Lady
as Alex
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Curly - Cowboy
Shipmates Forever
as Loafer (uncredited)
She Couldn't Take It
as Farmer
The Marriage Bargain
1935
The Marriage Bargain
as Jeff Thompson
Frontier Days
as Deputy Tex Hatch
Inside Information
as Rice - Thin Detective, Story
Twisted Rails
as Tom Watson
Damaged Lives
as Undetermined Role
Face in the Sky
as Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as The General
Partners
as Deputy Lem
King of the Wild
as Peterson
The Squaw Man
as Andy
Selling Shorts
1931
Selling Shorts
as Slim Bassil
Scandal Sheet
as Reporter
Ten Cents a Dance
as Smith, a Sailor
The Bad One
as Sailor
Call of the West
as Trig Peters
The Virtuous Sin
as Sentry
Doughboys
as Svendenburg
Paradise Island
as Swede
The Virginian
as Nebrasky
Border Romance
as Slim
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
as Tom Turner
Captain Swagger
as Jean
Melody of Love
as The Gawk
Uneasy Payments
1927
Uneasy Payments
as Press Agent
Racing Romance
1926
Racing Romance
as Constable
Morganson's Finish
1926
Morganson's Finish
as Ole Jensen
Below the Line
as 'Cuckoo' Niles
Ten Days
Actor
Contraband
as George Bogardus
A Lost Lady
as Ivy Peters
The Law Forbids
as Joel Andrews
A Self-Made Failure
1924
A Self-Made Failure
as Pokey Jones
Along Came Ruth
1924
Along Came Ruth
as Oscar Sims
Reno
as Detective McRae
The Meanest Man in the World
as Lute Boon
Refuge
as Alphonse
Modern Matrimony
as Junior Rutherford
Itching Palms
as The Village Dumbbell
Quincy Adams Sawyer
as Hiram Maxwell
The Loaded Door
as Slim
Step on It!
as Noisy Johnson
Lavender and Old Lace
as Joe Pendleton
One a Minute
as Jingo Pitts
Bob Hampton of Placer
as Willie McNeil
The Heart of a Child
as Charley Peastone
Water, Water, Everywhere
as Steve Brainard
Mary's Ankle
as Johnny Stokes
Billions
as Pushkin
Captain Kidd, Jr.
as Constable Sam
Full of Pep
as Beanpole
The Amateur Adventuress
as Gregory Charles Sentel
In Mizzoura
as Dave
Who's Your Father?
as Comedy Role
What Darwin Missed
1916
What Darwin Missed
as Professor Alonzo Bozzle
Broncho Billy and the Sisters
as The Minister
Slim the Brave and Sophie the Fair
as Slippery Slim
Sophie's Home-Coming
as Slippery Slim
When Slippery Slim Went for the Eggs
as Slippery Slim
The Battle of Snakeville
as Slippery Slim
Sentimental Sophie
as Slippery Slim
When Slippery Slim Bought the Cheese
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante
as A Cattle Owner
The Revenue Agent
1915
The Revenue Agent
as The Minister
Versus Sledge Hammers
as The Count
His Regeneration
as Pawn Shop Clerk
Sophie's Sweetheart
1914
Sophie's Sweetheart
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville's Blind Pig
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville's Rising Sons
as Slippery Slim
Slippery Slim Gets Square
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man
as The Storekeeper
Snakeville's New Doctor
as Slippery Slim
A Night on the Road
as Sheriff's Assistant
Slippery Slim Gets Cured
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy Rewarded
as The Hotel Proprietor
Snakeville's Peace-Maker
as Slippery Slim
When Slippery Slim Met the Champion
as Slippery Slim
A Gamblers' Way
as The Bartender
Slippery Slim, The Mortgage and Sophie
as Slippery Slim
What Came to Bar Q
as Bartender
Snakeville and the Corset Demonstrator
as Slippery Slim
Sophie and the Man of Her Choice
as Slippery Slim
Slippery Slim and the Impersonator
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark
as The Hotel Clerk
The Snakeville Volunteer
as Slippery Slim
Sophie Pulls a Good One
as Slippery Slim
Sophie Starts Something
as Slippery Slim
Pie for Sophie
as Snicklefritz
The Wooing of Sophie
as Slippery Slim
Sophie Finds a Hero
as Slippery Slim
Sophie Gets Stung
as Slippery Slim
A Horse on Sophie
as Slippery Slim
Sophie's Fatal Wedding
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville's Reform Wave
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville's New Waitress
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy Wins Out
1914
Broncho Billy Wins Out
as The School Trustee
Slippery Slim -- Diplomat
as Slippery Slim
The Good-for-Nothing
as Old Clerk
Alkali Ike and the Wildman
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy Reforms
as A Thief
Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist
as Slippery Slim
Alkali Ike's Misfortunes
as Slippery Slim
Sophie's Hero
as Slippery Slim
That Pair from Thespia
as Second Actor
A Snakeville Courtship
as Slippery Slim
Sophie's New Foreman
as Slippery Slim
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
as The Druggist
Broncho Bill's Last Spree
as Slippery Slim
Town Hall, Tonight
as The Tall Schultz Brother
