Victor Potel
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1889-10-12
Deathday 1947-03-08 (57 years old)
Place of Birth Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Also Known As Vic Potel
Victor 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. 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
Actor
as Crowbar
as Prof. Potelle
as Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
as Slim Jensen
as Train Fireman
as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
as First Dental Patient
as Newspaper Editor
as Posse Rider (uncredited)
as Branders (uncredited)
as Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
as Mr. McKeewie
as Cameraman
as Ole
as Lem
as Olaf Svenson (uncredited)
as Second Steward (uncredited)
as Conductor
as Fantastic Brown
as Davenola Salesman
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Cook (uncredited)
as Barber
as Postman
as Mr. Tompkins
as Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited)
as Station Agent
as Man in Store
as Lars (uncredited)
as Ranch Hand
as Suspect
as Slim
as Steve - Crane Operator
as Slim
as Ole Swensen (uncredited)
as Coach Driver
as Steve
as Lyons
as Lem - Stagecoach Driver
as Tall Sailor (uncredited)
as Abner Towner
as Jasper
as Luke Stacey
as Cassius
as Turpentine
as Deputy Jake Hutchinson
as Jorgeson (uncredited)
as Andy
as Gabby - the Cook
as Jugger - the Bartender
as 'Buck Tooth'
as Little Casino
as Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited)
as Brawler (uncredited)
as Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]
as Jed Clinton
as Tall Saloon Cowboy
as Loafer (uncredited)
as Farmer
as Alex
as Kinso
as Slim
as Bill Prouty
as Farmer Gates
as Lanky
as Guest
as Curly - Cowboy
as Ranch Foreman Scarface
as Deputy Tex Hatch
as Dick
as Rice - Thin Detective
as Tom Watson
as Undetermined Role
as The General
as Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited)
as Deputy Lem
as Slim Bassil
as Andy
as Peterson
as Reporter
as Smith, a Sailor
as Sentry
as Svendenburg
as Swede
as Trig Peters
as Sailor
as Nebrasky
as Slim
as Jean
as The Gawk
as Tom Turner
as Press Agent
as Constable
as Goofus
as Ole Jensen
as 'Cuckoo' Niles
as Detective McRae
as Hiram Maxwell
as Slim
as Peter
as Noisy Johnson
as The Poet
as Jingo Pitts
as Joe Pendleton
as Willie McNeil
as Pushkin
as Charley Peastone
as Johnny Stokes
as Steve Brainard
as Beanpole
as Constable Sam
as Comedy Role
as Professor Alonzo Bozzle
as Archie
as The Count
as The Minister
as Pawn Shop Clerk
as A Cattle Owner
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as The Minister
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as The Hotel Proprietor
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as The School Trustee
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as The Hotel Clerk
as Slippery Slim
as Old Clerk
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as The Sheriff
as Snicklefritz
as The Bartender
as Bartender
as The Storekeeper
as Sheriff's Assistant
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Second Actor
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as The Druggist
as A Thief
as Outlaw
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Slippery Slim
as Dr. Huff
as Jailer
as Slippery Slim
as A Cowboy
as Cowboy
as The Tall Schultz Brother
as Slippery Slim
as Skinny
as Lank
as The Count
as Lank
as Lank
as Lank
as Lank
as Lank
as Lank