Victor Potel

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. 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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Adult: No

Birthday: October 12, 1889

Age: 135 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: March 08, 1947

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Known For:

Forward, March!
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
The Good Fellows
Adventure's End
The Palm Beach Story
The Tomboy on Bar Z
Alkali Ike's Auto
The Bad One
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
King of the Wild
Christmas in July
Who's Your Father?
Call of the West
The Making of Broncho Billy
The Virginian
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Western Gold
The Heart of a Child
The Girl of the Golden West
Broncho Billy and the Sisters
Slim the Brave and Sophie the Fair
Sophie's Home-Coming
When Slippery Slim Went for the Eggs
The Battle of Snakeville
Sophie's Sweetheart
Snakeville's Blind Pig
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office
Snakeville's Rising Sons
Slippery Slim Gets Square
Sentimental Sophie
When Slippery Slim Bought the Cheese
Just a Few Little Things
Alkali Ike and the Wildman
Ingomar of the Hills
Sullivan's Travels
Broncho Billy's First Arrest
Baseball Madness
Quincy Adams Sawyer
The Fighting Marines
Partners
A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law
Hank and Lank: Uninvited Guests
Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme
The Silent Message
A Westerner's Way
Hank and Lank: Lifesavers
Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men
Hank and Lank: Blind Men
The Tenderfoot Messenger
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present
A Cowboy's Vindication
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift
The Count and the Cowboys
The Border Ranger
A Child of the West
The Tenderfoot Foreman
The Biter Bitten
The Oath of His Office
Widow Jenkins' Admirers
The Prospector's Legacy
The Ranch Girl's Mistake
The Two Reformations
Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash
The Bad Man's Downfall
Across the Plains
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead
Broncho Billy and the Red Man
The Sheriff's Chum
The Indian Maiden's Lesson
The Puncher's New Love
The Infant at Snakeville
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl
A Hungry Pair
Broncho Billy-Guardian
Broncho Billy Reforms
Alkali Ike's Pants
The Two Fugitives
Broncho Bill's Last Spree
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine
Town Hall, Tonight
Broncho Billy's Squareness
The Forester's Plea
Hank and Lank: Joyriding
Hank and Lank: They Dude Up Some
The Tout's Remembrance
A Dog on Business
The Bearded Bandit
Patricia of the Plains
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante
A Story of Montana
On the Cactus Trail
Broncho Billy's Pal
An Indian Sunbeam
Broncho Billy for Sheriff
Alkali Ike Plays the Devil
Alkali Ike Stung!
Alkali Ike's Close Shave
Broncho Billy's Gun Play
An Indian's Friendship
Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife
Broncho Billy's Promise
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness
Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter
Alkali Ike's Homecoming
Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist
Alkali Ike's Misfortunes
The Accusation of Broncho Billy
Snakeville's New Doctor
Broncho Billy's Oath
The Last Laugh
Sophie's Hero
The Three Gamblers
A Romance of the Hills
That Pair from Thespia
A Snakeville Courtship
A Night on the Road
Sophie's New Foreman
Slippery Slim Gets Cured
Broncho Billy Rewarded
Snakeville's Peace-Maker
When Slippery Slim Met the Champion
A Gamblers' Way
Slippery Slim, The Mortgage and Sophie
What Came to Bar Q
Snakeville and the Corset Demonstrator
Sophie and the Man of Her Choice
Slippery Slim and the Impersonator
Broncho Billy's Sermon
Broncho Billy's Leap
Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark
The Bachelor's Burglar
The Revenue Agent
Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber
The Snakeville Volunteer
Sophie Pulls a Good One
Sophie Starts Something
Pie for Sophie
The Wooing of Sophie
Sophie Finds a Hero
Sophie Gets Stung
A Horse on Sophie
Sophie's Fatal Wedding
Snakeville's Reform Wave
Snakeville's New Waitress
Broncho Billy Wins Out
Broncho Billy's Wild Ride
Broncho Billy, the Vagabond
Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need
Slippery Slim -- Diplomat
Broncho Billy Steps In
Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp
A Tailor-Made Man
Lavender and Old Lace
Damaged Lives
The Broken Coin
God's Country and the Woman
The Good-for-Nothing
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Drunkard
Big Boy Rides Again
The Loaded Door
Step on It!
Three Godfathers
One a Minute
The Squaw Man
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
The Virtuous Sin
Down to the Sea
Selling Shorts
Captain Kidd, Jr.
Border Romance
The Last of the Clintons
It Happened Tomorrow
Small Town Boy
Gun Play
On the Great White Trail
Frontier Days
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
Bob Hampton of Placer
Full of Pep
Water, Water, Everywhere
Below the Line
Thunder Over Texas
Reno
Pot o' Gold
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Western Frontier
Hollywood Cavalcade
Yellow Dust
Scandal Sheet
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Face in the Sky
Stand Up and Fight
Mississippi
Let Freedom Ring
Down the Wyoming Trail
Second Fiddle
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Slightly Honorable
Doughboys
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Paradise Island
Fury
Whispering Smith Speaks
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
The Man in the Trunk
Ten Cents a Dance
Young Tom Edison
The Lady Eve
What Darwin Missed
The Loafer
Inside Information
Mary's Ankle
Chip of the Flying U
Moonlight on the Prairie
Trail of the Vigilantes
The Lady from Cheyenne
Ride on Vaquero
Two Gun Law
Song of the Saddle
Man Hunt
White Bondage
Waterfront Lady
The Great McGinty
Li'l Abner
Three Faces West
Captain Swagger
The Captain's Kid
Flame of Barbary Coast
The Glass Alibi
Rhythm Round-Up
Hearts and Saddles
Versus Sledge Hammers
At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern
His Regeneration
Ruggles of Red Gap
Shipmates Forever
Wagon Wheels West
Melody of Love
Uneasy Payments
Billions
A Petal on the Current
Racing Romance
The Lodge in the Wilderness
Morganson's Finish
She Couldn't Take It
The Egg and I
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
A Medal for Benny
Girl from God's Country
Ten Days
Twisted Rails
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
O'Malley of the Mounted
The Great Moment
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
Broncho Billy's Adventure
Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy
Hail the Conquering Hero
What Price Beauty?
Yankee Fakir
Laughing at Trouble
A Lost Lady
The Law Forbids