Acting · Lafayette, Indiana, USA · Born October 12, 1889
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.
MovieThe Egg and I
1947
as Crowbar
MovieThe Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as Prof. Potelle
MovieYankee Fakir
1947
as Contest Chairman
MovieThe Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
MovieThe Glass Alibi
1946
as Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
MovieRhythm Round-Up
1945
as Slim Jensen
MovieFlame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Train Fireman
MovieA Medal for Benny
1945
as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
MovieStrange Illusion
1945
as Mac
MovieThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Newspaper Editor
MovieHail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
MovieThe Great Moment
1944
as First Dental Patient
MovieIt Happened Tomorrow
1944
MovieWagon Wheels West
1943
as Posse Rider (uncredited)
MovieThe Good Fellows
1943
as Branders (uncredited)
MovieThe Man in the Trunk
1942
as Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
MovieThe Palm Beach Story
1942
as Mr. McKeewie
MovieSullivan's Travels
1941
as Cameraman
MovieRide on Vaquero
1941
as Ole
MovieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Lem
MoviePot o' Gold
1941
as Olaf Svenson (uncredited)
MovieThe Lady Eve
1941
as Second Steward (uncredited)
MovieTrail of the Vigilantes
1940
as Conductor
MovieLi'l Abner
1940
as Fantastic Brown
MovieChristmas in July
1940
as Davenola Salesman
MovieThe Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieThe Great McGinty
1940
as Cook (uncredited)
MovieGirl from God's Country
1940
as Barber
MovieThree Faces West
1940
as Postman
MovieYoung Tom Edison
1940
as Mr. Tompkins
MovieSlightly Honorable
1939
as Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited)
MovieChip of the Flying U
1939
as Station Agent
MovieRovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
as Man in Store
MovieBlondie Brings Up Baby
1939
as Lars (uncredited)
MovieHeaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Ranch Hand
MovieThe Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
as Suspect
MovieHollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Slim
MovieSecond Fiddle
1939
as Steve - Crane Operator
MovieDown the Wyoming Trail
1939
as Slim
MovieLet Freedom Ring
1939
as Ole Swensen (uncredited)
MovieStand Up and Fight
1939
as Coach Driver
MovieThe Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
as Steve
MovieOn the Great White Trail
1938
as Lyons
MovieThe Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Lem - Stagecoach Driver
MovieAdventure's End
1937
as Tall Sailor (uncredited)
MovieSmall Town Boy
1937
as Abner Towner
MovieWestern Gold
1937
as Jasper
MovieWhite Bondage
1937
as Luke Stacey
MovieTwo Gun Law
1937
as Cassius
MovieGod's Country and the Woman
1937
as Turpentine
MovieLaughing at Trouble
1936
as Lem Parker
MovieThe Captain's Kid
1936
as Deputy Jake Hutchinson
MovieFury
1936
as Jorgeson (uncredited)
Down to the Sea
1936
as Andy
MovieO'Malley of the Mounted
1936
as Gabby - the Cook
MovieYellow Dust
1936
as Jugger - the Bartender
MovieThree Godfathers
1936
as 'Buck Tooth'
MovieSong of the Saddle
1936
as Little Casino
MovieMan Hunt
1936
as Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited)
The Broken Coin
1936
MovieGun Play
1935
as Brawler (uncredited)
MovieThe Fighting Marines
1935
as Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]
MovieThe Last of the Clintons
1935
as Jed Clinton
MovieMoonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Tall Saloon Cowboy
MovieShipmates Forever
1935
as Loafer (uncredited)
MovieShe Couldn't Take It
1935
as Farmer
MovieWaterfront Lady
1935
as Alex
MovieThe Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935
as Kinso
MovieWestern Frontier
1935
as Slim
MovieWhispering Smith Speaks
1935
as Bill Prouty
MovieThe Drunkard
1935
as Farmer Gates
MovieThe Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
as Lanky
MovieMississippi
1935
as Guest (uncredited)
MovieRuggles of Red Gap
1935
as Curly - Cowboy
The Marriage Bargain
1935
as Jeff Thompson
MovieBig Boy Rides Again
1935
as Ranch Foreman Scarface
MovieFrontier Days
1934
as Deputy Tex Hatch
MovieThunder Over Texas
1934
as Dick
MovieInside Information
1934
as Rice - Thin Detective
MovieTwisted Rails
1934
as Tom Watson
MovieDamaged Lives
1933
as Undetermined Role
MovieHallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
as The General
MovieFace in the Sky
1933
as Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited)
MoviePartners
1932
as Deputy Lem
Selling Shorts
1931
as Slim Bassil
MovieThe Squaw Man
1931
as Andy
MovieKing of the Wild
1931
as Peterson
MovieScandal Sheet
1931
as Reporter
MovieTen Cents a Dance
1931
as Smith, a Sailor
MovieForward, March!
1930
MovieThe Virtuous Sin
1930
as Sentry
MovieDoughboys
1930
as Svendenburg
MovieParadise Island
1930
as Swede
MovieCall of the West
1930
as Trig Peters
MovieThe Bad One
1930
as Sailor
MovieThe Virginian
1929
as Nebrasky
MovieBorder Romance
1929
as Slim
MovieCaptain Swagger
1928
as Jean
MovieMelody of Love
1928
as The Gawk
MovieThe Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
1928
as Tom Turner
MovieWhat Price Beauty?
1928
Uneasy Payments
1927
as Press Agent
Racing Romance
1926
as Constable
MovieThe Lodge in the Wilderness
1926
as Goofus
Morganson's Finish
1926
as Ole Jensen
MovieThe Bar-C Mystery
1926
MovieBelow the Line
1925
as 'Cuckoo' Niles
MovieContraband
1925
as George Bogardus
MovieTen Days
1925
MovieA Lost Lady
1924
as Ivy Peters
Along Came Ruth
1924
as Oscar Sims
A Self-Made Failure
1924
as Pokey Jones
MovieThe Law Forbids
1924
as Joel Andrews
MovieReno
1923
as Detective McRae
MovieThe Meanest Man in the World
1923
as Lute Boon
MovieModern Matrimony
1923
as Junior Rutherford
MovieItching Palms
1923
as The Village Dumbbell
MovieRefuge
1923
as Alphonse
The Sheik of Hollywood
1923
MovieQuincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Hiram Maxwell
MovieThe Loaded Door
1922
as Slim
MovieA Tailor-Made Man
1922
as Peter
MovieStep on It!
1922
as Noisy Johnson
MovieAt the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern
1922
as The Poet
MovieOne a Minute
1921
as Jingo Pitts
MovieLavender and Old Lace
1921
as Joe Pendleton
MovieBob Hampton of Placer
1921
as Willie McNeil
MovieBillions
1920
as Pushkin
MovieThe Heart of a Child
1920
as Charley Peastone
MovieMary's Ankle
1920
as Johnny Stokes
MovieWater, Water, Everywhere
1920
as Steve Brainard
MovieIn Mizzoura
1919
as Dave
MovieA Petal on the Current
1919
MovieThe Outcasts of Poker Flat
1919
MovieFull of Pep
1919
as Beanpole
MovieThe Amateur Adventuress
1919
as Gregory Charles Sentel
MovieCaptain Kidd, Jr.
1919
as Constable Sam
MovieWho's Your Father?
1918
as Comedy Role
Baseball Madness
1917
MovieHearts and Saddles
1917
What Darwin Missed
1916
as Professor Alonzo Bozzle
Just a Few Little Things
1916
as Archie
Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp
1915
MovieVersus Sledge Hammers
1915
as The Count
Broncho Billy Steps In
1915
Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber
1915
MovieThe Bachelor's Burglar
1915
The Revenue Agent
1915
as The Minister
MovieHis Regeneration
1915
as Pawn Shop Clerk
MovieIngomar of the Hills
1915
MovieBroncho Billy and the Vigilante
1915
as A Cattle Owner
MovieSlim the Brave and Sophie the Fair
1915
as Slippery Slim
MovieSophie's Home-Coming
1915
as Slippery Slim
MovieWhen Slippery Slim Bought the Cheese
1915
as Slippery Slim
MovieSentimental Sophie
1915
as Slippery Slim
MovieBroncho Billy and the Sisters
1915
as The Minister
MovieWhen Slippery Slim Went for the Eggs
1915
as Slippery Slim
MovieThe Battle of Snakeville
1915
as Slippery Slim
MovieSnakeville's Rising Sons
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieBroncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office
1914
MovieSlippery Slim Gets Square
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieSnakeville's Blind Pig
1914
as Slippery Slim
Sophie's Sweetheart
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieSophie's Fatal Wedding
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieSnakeville's Reform Wave
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieA Horse on Sophie
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieSophie and the Man of Her Choice
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieSlippery Slim and the Impersonator
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieSnakeville and the Corset Demonstrator
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieSlippery Slim, The Mortgage and Sophie
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieBroncho Billy Rewarded
1914
as The Hotel Proprietor
MovieSnakeville's Peace-Maker
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieWhen Slippery Slim Met the Champion
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieSlippery Slim Gets Cured
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieBroncho Billy, a Friend in Need
1914
Broncho Billy, the Vagabond
1914
Broncho Billy's Wild Ride
1914
Broncho Billy Wins Out
1914
as The School Trustee
MovieSnakeville's New Waitress
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieSlippery Slim -- Diplomat
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieSophie Gets Stung
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieSophie Finds a Hero
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieThe Wooing of Sophie
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieBroncho Billy and the Mine Shark
1914
as The Hotel Clerk
MovieThe Snakeville Volunteer
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieThe Good-for-Nothing
1914
as Old Clerk
MovieSophie Pulls a Good One
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieSophie Starts Something
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieBroncho Billy's Leap
1914
Broncho Billy's Sermon
1914
as The Sheriff
MoviePie for Sophie
1914
as Snicklefritz
MovieA Gamblers' Way
1914
as The Bartender
MovieBroncho Billy and the Red Man
1914
MovieWhat Came to Bar Q
1914
as Bartender
MovieBroncho Billy and the Bad Man
1914
as The Storekeeper
MovieA Night on the Road
1914
as Sheriff's Assistant
MovieBroncho Billy-Guardian
1914
MovieSnakeville's New Doctor
1914
as Slippery Slim
MovieA Snakeville Courtship
1913
as Slippery Slim
MovieThat Pair from Thespia
1913
as Second Actor
MovieSophie's New Foreman
1913
as Slippery Slim
MovieThe Three Gamblers
1913
MovieBroncho Billy's Squareness
1913
MovieA Romance of the Hills
1913
MovieSophie's Hero
1913
as Slippery Slim
MovieBroncho Billy's First Arrest
1913
MovieThe Last Laugh
1913
MovieAlkali Ike and the Wildman
1913
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's Oath
1913
MovieWhy Broncho Billy Left Bear County
1913
as The Druggist
MovieBroncho Billy Reforms
1913
as A Thief
MovieBroncho Billy and the Western Girls
1913
as Outlaw
MovieAlkali Ike and the Hypnotist
1913
as Slippery Slim
MovieAlkali Ike's Misfortunes
1913
as Slippery Slim
Alkali Ike's Homecoming
1913
as Slippery Slim
The Accusation of Broncho Billy
1913
MovieBroncho Billy's Gratefulness
1913
as Dr. Huff
Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter
1913
MovieBroncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid
1913
as Jailer
MovieThe Making of Broncho Billy
1913
Broncho Billy's Gun Play
1913
MovieBroncho Billy's Promise
1912
MovieBroncho Billy's Mexican Wife
1912
Alkali Ike's Close Shave
1912
as Slippery Slim
MovieAn Indian's Friendship
1912
MovieThe Tomboy on Bar Z
1912
MovieAlkali Ike Stung!
1912
An Indian Sunbeam
1912
as A Cowboy
MovieAlkali Ike's Pants
1912
The Tenderfoot Foreman
1912
MovieBroncho Billy for Sheriff
1912
MovieAlkali Ike Plays the Devil
1912
MovieBroncho Billy's Pal
1912
MovieA Story of Montana
1912
MovieBroncho Billy's Narrow Escape
1912
On the Cactus Trail
1912
MovieAlkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy
1912
The Ranch Girl's Mistake
1912
The Biter Bitten
1912
The Prospector's Legacy
1912
MovieBroncho Billy and the Schoolmistress
1912
The Oath of His Office
1912
Widow Jenkins' Admirers
1912
The Loafer
1912
MovieA Child of the West
1912
MovieBroncho Billy's Adventure
1911
as Cowboy
MovieBroncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
1911
The Forester's Plea
1911
MovieTown Hall, Tonight
1911
as The Tall Schultz Brother
MovieThe Strike at the Little Jonny Mine
1911
MovieBroncho Bill's Last Spree
1911
as Slippery Slim
The Two Fugitives
1911
MovieThe Corporation and the Ranch Girl
1911
A Hungry Pair
1911
as Skinny
The Infant at Snakeville
1911
MovieAlkali Ike's Auto
1911
The Puncher's New Love
1911
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead
1911
The Indian Maiden's Lesson
1911
MovieAcross the Plains
1911
The Sheriff's Chum
1911
The Bad Man's Downfall
1911
Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash
1911
as Lank
The Two Reformations
1911
The Border Ranger
1911
The Count and the Cowboys
1911
as The Count
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift
1910
Hank and Lank: Blind Men
1910
as Lank
The Tenderfoot Messenger
1910
A Cowboy's Vindication
1910
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present
1910
Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men
1910
as Lank
Hank and Lank: Lifesavers
1910
as Lank
MovieA Westerner's Way
1910
The Silent Message
1910
Hank and Lank: Uninvited Guests
1910
as Lank
A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law
1910
Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme
1910
as Lank
The Bearded Bandit
1910
Patricia of the Plains
1910
Hank and Lank: They Dude Up Some
1910
as Lank
The Tout's Remembrance
1910
Hank and Lank: Joyriding
1910
as Lank
A Dog on Business
1910
