Cast
Victor Potel
Acting
Cast
Victor Potel
Known for
Acting
Born
1889-10-12
From
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Died
1947-03-08
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.
The Lady Eve
as Second Steward (uncredited)
Fury
as Jorgeson (uncredited)
Captain Swagger
as Jean
Sullivan's Travels
as Cameraman
Mississippi
as Guest (uncredited)
Twisted Rails
as Tom Watson
Western Gold
as Jasper
Christmas in July
as Davenola Salesman
The Great McGinty
as Cook (uncredited)
Doughboys
as Svendenburg
Billions
as Pushkin
Second Fiddle
as Steve - Crane Operator
The Loafer
Frontier Days
as Deputy Tex Hatch
The Palm Beach Story
as Mr. McKeewie
Young Tom Edison
as Mr. Tompkins
The Bachelor's Burglar
It Happened Tomorrow
Three Godfathers
as 'Buck Tooth'
Racing Romance
as Constable
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Newspaper Editor
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Slim
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
The Virginian
as Nebrasky
His Regeneration
as Pawn Shop Clerk
Let Freedom Ring
as Ole Swensen (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
as Olaf Svenson (uncredited)
A Medal for Benny
as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
The Egg and I
as Crowbar
Three Faces West
as Postman
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Train Fireman
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
Slightly Honorable
as Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited)
Partners
as Deputy Lem
Gun Play
as Brawler (uncredited)
The Good Fellows
as Branders (uncredited)
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Curly - Cowboy
Quincy Adams Sawyer
as Hiram Maxwell
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Prof. Potelle
Shipmates Forever
as Loafer (uncredited)
Adventure's End
as Tall Sailor (uncredited)
The Squaw Man
as Andy
She Couldn't Take It
as Farmer
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Lanky
Waterfront Lady
as Alex
Ten Cents a Dance
as Smith, a Sailor
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Lars (uncredited)
Laughing at Trouble
as Lem Parker
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Suspect
The Great Moment
as First Dental Patient
Face in the Sky
as Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Ranch Hand
Wagon Wheels West
as Posse Rider (uncredited)
Broncho Billy Steps In
Scandal Sheet
as Reporter
A Lost Lady
as Ivy Peters
Song of the Saddle
as Little Casino
Sentimental Sophie
as Slippery Slim
Who's Your Father?
as Comedy Role
The Heart of a Child
as Charley Peastone
Below the Line
as 'Cuckoo' Niles
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
as Steve
Selling Shorts
as Slim Bassil
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
as Man in Store
The Girl of the Golden West
as Lem - Stagecoach Driver
The Law Forbids
as Joel Andrews
Moonlight on the Prairie
as Tall Saloon Cowboy
Captain Kidd, Jr.
as Constable Sam
The Virtuous Sin
as Sentry
On the Great White Trail
as Lyons
Stand Up and Fight
as Coach Driver
Rhythm Round-Up
as Slim Jensen
Contraband
as George Bogardus
A Romance of the Hills
The Bad One
as Sailor
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Lem
Paradise Island
as Swede
The Captain's Kid
as Deputy Jake Hutchinson
The Glass Alibi
as Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
Down to the Sea
as Andy
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as The General
The Drunkard
as Farmer Gates
Yellow Dust
as Jugger - the Bartender
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Policeman (uncredited)
Man Hunt
as Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited)
The Battle of Snakeville
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
as Outlaw
Damaged Lives
as Undetermined Role
White Bondage
as Luke Stacey
Li'l Abner
as Fantastic Brown
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
as Kinso
The Broken Coin
The Bar-C Mystery
Reno
as Detective McRae
The Man in the Trunk
as Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
The Last of the Clintons
as Jed Clinton
Yankee Fakir
as Contest Chairman
A Self-Made Failure
as Pokey Jones
Water, Water, Everywhere
as Steve Brainard
What Price Beauty?
Inside Information
as Rice - Thin Detective
The Fighting Marines
as Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]
Snakeville's New Doctor
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante
as A Cattle Owner
Whispering Smith Speaks
as Bill Prouty
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Conductor
Border Romance
as Slim
King of the Wild
as Peterson
Just a Few Little Things
as Archie
Broncho Billy's Sermon
as The Sheriff
Melody of Love
as The Gawk
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness
as Dr. Huff
Call of the West
as Trig Peters
Broncho Billy's Wild Ride
Broncho Billy, the Vagabond
Big Boy Rides Again
as Ranch Foreman Scarface
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man
as The Storekeeper
Ten Days
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
as Tom Turner
Hank and Lank: They Dude Up Some
as Lank
Slim the Brave and Sophie the Fair
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape
Forward, March!
Step on It!
as Noisy Johnson
That Pair from Thespia
as Second Actor
The Sheriff's Chum
Alkali Ike's Homecoming
as Slippery Slim
Ride on Vaquero
as Ole
Broncho Billy Reforms
as A Thief
Along Came Ruth
as Oscar Sims
The Good-for-Nothing
as Old Clerk
Slippery Slim Gets Square
as Slippery Slim
Chip of the Flying U
as Station Agent
The Count and the Cowboys
as The Count
A Story of Montana
Two Gun Law
as Cassius
A Night on the Road
as Sheriff's Assistant
The Three Gamblers
O'Malley of the Mounted
as Gabby - the Cook
The Marriage Bargain
as Jeff Thompson
Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp
The Border Ranger
Uneasy Payments
as Press Agent
Small Town Boy
as Abner Towner
The Loaded Door
as Slim
Mary's Ankle
as Johnny Stokes
The Prospector's Legacy
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress
Ingomar of the Hills
Hearts and Saddles
Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber
A Cowboy's Vindication
Morganson's Finish
as Ole Jensen
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
as The Druggist
Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need
Hank and Lank: Uninvited Guests
as Lank
Snakeville's Reform Wave
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's Squareness
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift
Alkali Ike Plays the Devil
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark
as The Hotel Clerk
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office
Town Hall, Tonight
as The Tall Schultz Brother
The Indian Maiden's Lesson
God's Country and the Woman
as Turpentine
Broncho Billy's Leap
A Petal on the Current
Widow Jenkins' Admirers
The Two Reformations
Broncho Billy and the Sisters
as The Minister
A Dog on Business
The Tomboy on Bar Z
Thunder Over Texas
as Dick
The Puncher's New Love
The Lodge in the Wilderness
as Goofus
In Mizzoura
as Dave
Sophie's Sweetheart
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy Rewarded
as The Hotel Proprietor
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead
Western Frontier
as Slim
On the Cactus Trail
Broncho Billy's First Arrest
What Darwin Missed
as Professor Alonzo Bozzle
Bob Hampton of Placer
as Willie McNeil
The Accusation of Broncho Billy
A Tailor-Made Man
as Peter
Girl from God's Country
as Barber
Patricia of the Plains
Hank and Lank: Joyriding
as Lank
Sophie's Fatal Wedding
as Slippery Slim
At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern
as The Poet
Across the Plains
Sophie and the Man of Her Choice
as Slippery Slim
When Slippery Slim Went for the Eggs
as Slippery Slim
A Westerner's Way
Broncho Billy's Promise
The Meanest Man in the World
as Lute Boon
Sophie Gets Stung
as Slippery Slim
Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash
as Lank
A Horse on Sophie
as Slippery Slim
Refuge
as Alphonse
When Slippery Slim Met the Champion
as Slippery Slim
Pie for Sophie
as Snicklefritz
Broncho Billy Wins Out
as The School Trustee
The Forester's Plea
An Indian Sunbeam
as A Cowboy
An Indian's Friendship
Versus Sledge Hammers
as The Count
The Making of Broncho Billy
The Revenue Agent
as The Minister
Broncho Billy's Adventure
as Cowboy
The Tenderfoot Foreman
Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife
The Bad Man's Downfall
Lavender and Old Lace
as Joe Pendleton
Slippery Slim -- Diplomat
as Slippery Slim
Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men
as Lank
The Oath of His Office
Snakeville and the Corset Demonstrator
as Slippery Slim
Alkali Ike's Auto
Snakeville's Blind Pig
as Slippery Slim
Alkali Ike's Pants
Broncho Billy for Sheriff
The Silent Message
Hank and Lank: Blind Men
as Lank
The Tout's Remembrance
Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme
as Lank
Broncho Bill's Last Spree
as Slippery Slim
Down the Wyoming Trail
as Slim
Broncho Billy's Oath
Slippery Slim, The Mortgage and Sophie
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy and the Red Man
Broncho Billy-Guardian
A Snakeville Courtship
as Slippery Slim
The Two Fugitives
Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter
A Gamblers' Way
as The Bartender
The Tenderfoot Messenger
A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law
Baseball Madness
The Ranch Girl's Mistake
One a Minute
as Jingo Pitts
The Biter Bitten
Sophie Starts Something
as Slippery Slim
The Snakeville Volunteer
as Slippery Slim
The Last Laugh
The Infant at Snakeville
The Amateur Adventuress
as Gregory Charles Sentel
Itching Palms
as The Village Dumbbell
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid
as Jailer
A Hungry Pair
as Skinny
Alkali Ike and the Wildman
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's Gun Play
Hank and Lank: Lifesavers
as Lank
Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville's New Waitress
as Slippery Slim
Full of Pep
as Beanpole
Sophie's Home-Coming
as Slippery Slim
Modern Matrimony
as Junior Rutherford
What Came to Bar Q
as Bartender
Sophie Finds a Hero
as Slippery Slim
Slippery Slim Gets Cured
as Slippery Slim
Alkali Ike's Close Shave
as Slippery Slim
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine
Alkali Ike Stung!
Slippery Slim and the Impersonator
as Slippery Slim
When Slippery Slim Bought the Cheese
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville's Rising Sons
as Slippery Slim
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl
Sophie's Hero
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville's Peace-Maker
as Slippery Slim
The Wooing of Sophie
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's Pal
The Bearded Bandit
Alkali Ike's Misfortunes
as Slippery Slim
Sophie's New Foreman
as Slippery Slim
A Child of the West
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present
Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy
Sophie Pulls a Good One
as Slippery Slim