Victor Potel
Age: 57 | From: Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1889-10-12 13:55:41
Death: 1947-03-08 13:55:41
Aliases: Vic Potel
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 95
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Fury
(1936) Jorgeson (uncredited)
Three Faces West
(1940) Postman
Three Godfathers
(1936) 'Buck Tooth'
The Squaw Man
(1931) Andy
Broncho Billy's Sermon
(1914) The Sheriff
His Regeneration
(1915) Pawn Shop Clerk
White Bondage
(1937) Luke Stacey
Adventure's End
(1937) Tall Sailor (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Crowbar | |
| Prof. Potelle | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1946 | Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel) | |
| 1945 | Slim Jensen | |
| Train Fireman | ||
| Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited) | ||
| 1944 | First Dental Patient | |
| N/A | ||
| 1943 | Newspaper Editor | |
| Posse Rider (uncredited) | ||
| Branders (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | Deaf Floor Man (uncredited) | |
| Mr. McKeewie | ||
| 1941 | Cameraman | |
| Ole | ||
| Lem | ||
| Olaf Svenson (uncredited) | ||
| Second Steward (uncredited) | ||
| 1940 | Conductor | |
| Fantastic Brown | ||
| Davenola Salesman | ||
| Policeman (uncredited) | ||
| Cook (uncredited) | ||
| Barber | ||
| Postman | ||
| Mr. Tompkins | ||
| 1939 | Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited) | |
| Station Agent | ||
| Man in Store | ||
| Lars (uncredited) | ||
| Ranch Hand | ||
| Suspect | ||
| Slim | ||
| Steve - Crane Operator | ||
| Slim | ||
| Ole Swensen (uncredited) | ||
| Coach Driver | ||
| 1938 | Steve | |
| Lyons | ||
| Lem - Stagecoach Driver | ||
| 1937 | Tall Sailor (uncredited) | |
| Abner Towner | ||
| Jasper | ||
| Luke Stacey | ||
| Cassius | ||
| Turpentine | ||
| 1936 | Deputy Jake Hutchinson | |
| Jorgeson (uncredited) | ||
| Andy | ||
| Gabby - the Cook | ||
| Jugger - the Bartender | ||
| 'Buck Tooth' | ||
| Little Casino | ||
| Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1935 | Brawler (uncredited) | |
| Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12] | ||
| Jed Clinton | ||
| Tall Saloon Cowboy | ||
| Loafer (uncredited) | ||
| Farmer | ||
| Alex | ||
| Kinso | ||
| Slim | ||
| Bill Prouty | ||
| Farmer Gates | ||
| Lanky | ||
| Curly - Cowboy | ||
| Ranch Foreman Scarface | ||
| 1934 | Deputy Tex Hatch | |
| Dick | ||
| Rice - Thin Detective | ||
| Tom Watson | ||
| 1933 | Undetermined Role | |
| The General | ||
| Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited) | ||
| 1932 | Deputy Lem | |
| 1931 | Slim Bassil | |
| Andy | ||
| Peterson | ||
| Reporter | ||
| Smith, a Sailor | ||
| 1930 | N/A | |
| Sentry | ||
| Svendenburg | ||
| Swede | ||
| Trig Peters | ||
| Sailor | ||
| 1929 | Nebrasky | |
| Slim | ||
| 1928 | Jean | |
| The Gawk | ||
| Tom Turner | ||
| 1927 | Press Agent | |
| 1926 | Constable | |
| N/A | ||
| Ole Jensen | ||
| 1925 | 'Cuckoo' Niles | |
| N/A | ||
| 1923 | Detective McRae | |
| 1922 | Hiram Maxwell | |
| Slim | ||
| Peter | ||
| Noisy Johnson | ||
| The Poet | ||
| 1921 | Jingo Pitts | |
| Joe Pendleton | ||
| Willie McNeil | ||
| 1920 | Pushkin | |
| Charley Peastone | ||
| Steve Brainard | ||
| 1919 | N/A | |
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| Beanpole | ||
| Constable Sam | ||
| 1918 | Comedy Role | |
| 1917 | N/A | |
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| 1916 | Archie | |
| 1915 | N/A | |
| The Count | ||
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| The Minister | ||
| Pawn Shop Clerk | ||
| N/A | ||
| A Cattle Owner | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| The Minister | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| 1914 | Slippery Slim | |
| N/A | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
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| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| The Hotel Proprietor | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| The School Trustee | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| The Hotel Clerk | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Old Clerk | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Sheriff | ||
| Snicklefritz | ||
| The Bartender | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bartender | ||
| The Storekeeper | ||
| Sheriff's Assistant | ||
| N/A | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| 1913 | Slippery Slim | |
| Second Actor | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| N/A | ||
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| Slippery Slim | ||
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| Slippery Slim | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Druggist | ||
| A Thief | ||
| Outlaw | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Huff | ||
| N/A | ||
| Jailer | ||
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| 1912 | N/A | |
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| Slippery Slim | ||
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| A Cowboy | ||
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| 1911 | Cowboy | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Tall Schultz Brother | ||
| N/A | ||
| Slippery Slim | ||
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| Skinny | ||
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| Lank | ||
| N/A | ||
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| The Count | ||
| 1910 | N/A | |
| Lank | ||
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| Lank | ||
| Lank | ||
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| Lank | ||
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| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Dialogue | |
| 1935 | Writer | |
| 1934 | Story | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
