Victor Potel
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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
Credits
The Lady Eve (1941)
as Second Steward (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
as Cameraman
His Regeneration (1915)
as Pawn Shop Clerk
Fury (1936)
as Jorgeson (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison (1940)
as Mr. Tompkins
Frontier Days (1934)
as Deputy Tex Hatch
The Egg and I (1947)
as Crowbar
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
as Train Fireman
The Meanest Man in the World (1923)
as Lute Boon
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
as Mr. McKeewie
Contraband (1925)
as George Bogardus
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)
as Kinso
In Mizzoura (1919)
as Dave
Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
as Smith, a Sailor
Partners (1932)
as Deputy Lem
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
The Bar-C Mystery (1926)
Actor
Racing Romance (1926)
as Constable
King of the Wild (1931)
as Peterson
Down to the Sea (1936)
as Andy
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Actor
Three Godfathers (1936)
as 'Buck Tooth'
Itching Palms (1923)
as The Village Dumbbell
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
as Prof. Potelle
The Marriage Bargain (1935)
as Jeff Thompson
Sentimental Sophie (1915)
as Slippery Slim
The Bachelor's Burglar (1915)
Actor
Broncho Billy Reforms (1913)
as A Thief
Captain Swagger (1928)
as Jean
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
as Newspaper Editor
Broncho Billy's Wild Ride (1914)
Actor
Wagon Wheels West (1943)
as Posse Rider (uncredited)
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls (1913)
as Outlaw
Call of the West (1930)
as Trig Peters
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness (1913)
as Dr. Huff
Pot o' Gold (1941)
as Olaf Svenson (uncredited)
Below the Line (1925)
as 'Cuckoo' Niles
The Loaded Door (1922)
as Slim
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
as Curly - Cowboy
The Amateur Adventuress (1919)
as Gregory Charles Sentel
Refuge (1923)
as Alphonse
Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922)
as Hiram Maxwell
Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy (1912)
Actor
The Virginian (1929)
as Nebrasky
A Gamblers' Way (1914)
as The Bartender
Alkali Ike's Pants (1912)
Actor
Broncho Billy Rewarded (1914)
as The Hotel Proprietor
The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
Actor
Mary's Ankle (1920)
as Johnny Stokes
Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife (1912)
Actor
Broncho Billy's Sermon (1914)
as The Sheriff
A Lost Lady (1924)
as Ivy Peters
Slippery Slim Gets Cured (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's Leap (1914)
Actor
Modern Matrimony (1923)
as Junior Rutherford
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
as Lars (uncredited)
Ride on Vaquero (1941)
as Ole
Gun Play (1935)
as Brawler (uncredited)
Who's Your Father? (1918)
as Comedy Role
Town Hall, Tonight (1911)
as The Tall Schultz Brother
A Romance of the Hills (1913)
Actor
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner (1911)
Actor
Bob Hampton of Placer (1921)
as Willie McNeil
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)
as Ranch Hand
Slippery Slim and the Impersonator (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Slippery Slim, The Mortgage and Sophie (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's Promise (1912)
Actor
Broncho Billy's Squareness (1913)
Actor
Alkali Ike's Auto (1911)
Actor
The Great McGinty (1940)
as Cook (uncredited)
A Story of Montana (1912)
Actor
Billions (1920)
as Pushkin
Snakeville's New Waitress (1914)
as Slippery Slim
The Sheik of Hollywood (1923)
Actor
Sophie Finds a Hero (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)
as Conductor
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
as Lem - Stagecoach Driver
Patricia of the Plains (1910)
Actor
The Battle of Snakeville (1915)
as Slippery Slim
Song of the Saddle (1936)
as Little Casino
The Cowboy and the Bandit (1935)
as Lanky
Christmas in July (1940)
as Davenola Salesman
Snakeville's New Doctor (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
as The General
Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need (1914)
Actor
Snakeville's Blind Pig (1914)
as Slippery Slim
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl (1911)
Actor
Lavender and Old Lace (1921)
as Joe Pendleton
Sophie's Fatal Wedding (1914)
as Slippery Slim
A Cowboy's Vindication (1910)
Actor
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape (1912)
Actor
Snakeville's Rising Sons (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Just a Few Little Things (1916)
as Archie
The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
as Lem
Sophie and the Man of Her Choice (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Sophie's Hero (1913)
as Slippery Slim
Small Town Boy (1937)
as Abner Towner
Sophie's Home-Coming (1915)
as Slippery Slim
Ingomar of the Hills (1915)
Actor
Stand Up and Fight (1939)
as Coach Driver
Broncho Billy for Sheriff (1912)
Actor
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade (1938)
as Steve
The Good-for-Nothing (1914)
as Old Clerk
Slim the Brave and Sophie the Fair (1915)
as Slippery Slim
Sophie Pulls a Good One (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Second Fiddle (1939)
as Steve - Crane Operator
Chip of the Flying U (1939)
as Station Agent
The Indian Maiden's Lesson (1911)
Actor
A Tailor-Made Man (1922)
as Peter
Three Faces West (1940)
as Postman
The Count and the Cowboys (1911)
as The Count
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante (1915)
as A Cattle Owner
She Couldn't Take It (1935)
as Farmer
The Wooing of Sophie (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy Steps In (1915)
Actor
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County (1913)
as The Druggist
Mississippi (1935)
as Guest (uncredited)
Doughboys (1930)
as Svendenburg
A Horse on Sophie (1914)
as Slippery Slim
The Loafer (1912)
Actor
Slippery Slim Gets Square (1914)
as Slippery Slim
The Squaw Man (1931)
as Andy
Down the Wyoming Trail (1939)
as Slim
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine (1911)
Actor
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
as Slim
A Medal for Benny (1945)
as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern (1922)
as The Poet
The Tenderfoot Foreman (1912)
Actor
On the Great White Trail (1938)
as Lyons
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919)
Actor
When Slippery Slim Bought the Cheese (1915)
as Slippery Slim
Girl from God's Country (1940)
as Barber
Strange Illusion (1945)
as Mac
An Indian Sunbeam (1912)
as A Cowboy
Let Freedom Ring (1939)
as Ole Swensen (uncredited)
Snakeville's Reform Wave (1914)
as Slippery Slim
The Snakeville Volunteer (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid (1913)
as Jailer
The Ranch Girl's Mistake (1912)
Actor
Alkali Ike Stung! (1912)
Actor
Snakeville and the Corset Demonstrator (1914)
as Slippery Slim
What Came to Bar Q (1914)
as Bartender
God's Country and the Woman (1937)
as Turpentine
Alkali Ike Plays the Devil (1912)
Actor
Shipmates Forever (1935)
as Loafer (uncredited)
A Child of the West (1912)
Actor
The Prospector's Legacy (1912)
Actor
Western Frontier (1935)
as Slim
The Two Reformations (1911)
Actor
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress (1912)
Actor
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
as Suspect
Sophie's Sweetheart (1914)
as Slippery Slim
A Dog on Business (1910)
Actor
A Night on the Road (1914)
as Sheriff's Assistant
Pie for Sophie (1914)
as Snicklefritz
Alkali Ike's Misfortunes (1913)
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's Adventure (1911)
as Cowboy
Li'l Abner (1940)
as Fantastic Brown
Two Arabian Sights (1927)
as The Drummer
Broncho Billy's Pal (1912)
Actor
On the Cactus Trail (1912)
Actor
Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp (1915)
Actor
Broncho Billy, the Vagabond (1914)
Actor
The Sheriff's Chum (1911)
Actor
Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber (1915)
Actor
The Great Moment (1944)
as First Dental Patient
Paradise Island (1930)
as Swede
The Making of Broncho Billy (1913)
Actor
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man (1914)
as The Storekeeper
Western Gold (1937)
as Jasper
The Accusation of Broncho Billy (1913)
Actor
Yellow Dust (1936)
as Jugger - the Bartender
Waterfront Lady (1935)
as Alex
Alkali Ike's Close Shave (1912)
as Slippery Slim
The Lodge in the Wilderness (1926)
as Goofus
Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash (1911)
as Lank
Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)
as Tall Saloon Cowboy
The Bad Man's Downfall (1911)
Actor
The Man in the Trunk (1942)
as Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
Adventure's End (1937)
as Tall Sailor (uncredited)
The Bad One (1930)
as Sailor
Big Boy Rides Again (1935)
as Ranch Foreman Scarface
The Last of the Clintons (1935)
as Jed Clinton
Sophie Gets Stung (1914)
as Slippery Slim
The Good Fellows (1943)
as Branders (uncredited)
Laughing at Trouble (1936)
as Lem Parker
A Hungry Pair (1911)
as Skinny
The Infant at Snakeville (1911)
Actor
The Bearded Bandit (1910)
Actor
That Pair from Thespia (1913)
as Second Actor
Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter (1913)
Actor
The Puncher's New Love (1911)
Actor
Slippery Slim -- Diplomat (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Morganson's Finish (1926)
as Ole Jensen
The Tomboy on Bar Z (1912)
Actor
Rhythm Round-Up (1945)
as Slim Jensen
The Law Forbids (1924)
as Joel Andrews
Melody of Love (1928)
as The Gawk
Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist (1913)
as Slippery Slim
Inside Information (1934)
as Rice - Thin Detective
The Virtuous Sin (1930)
as Sentry
Captain Kidd, Jr. (1919)
as Constable Sam
Hank and Lank: They Dude Up Some (1910)
as Lank
The Heart of a Child (1920)
as Charley Peastone
A Petal on the Current (1919)
Actor
The Fighting Marines (1935)
as Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]
Broncho Billy and the Sisters (1915)
as The Minister
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928)
as Tom Turner
Alkali Ike and the Wildman (1913)
as Slippery Slim
Sophie's New Foreman (1913)
as Slippery Slim
O'Malley of the Mounted (1936)
as Gabby - the Cook
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift (1910)
Actor
Alkali Ike's Homecoming (1913)
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark (1914)
as The Hotel Clerk
Scandal Sheet (1931)
as Reporter
Versus Sledge Hammers (1915)
as The Count
Broncho Billy and the Red Man (1914)
Actor
Yankee Fakir (1947)
as Contest Chairman
The Oath of His Office (1912)
Actor
Face in the Sky (1933)
as Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited)
The Glass Alibi (1946)
as Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
Damaged Lives (1933)
as Undetermined Role
A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law (1910)
Actor
Snakeville's Peace-Maker (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Bill's Last Spree (1911)
as Slippery Slim
The Captain's Kid (1936)
as Deputy Jake Hutchinson
Thunder Over Texas (1934)
as Dick
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office (1914)
Actor
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present (1910)
Actor
The Forester's Plea (1911)
Actor
Sophie Starts Something (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Hank and Lank—Uninvited Guests (1910)
as Lank
An Indian's Friendship (1912)
Actor
Broncho Billy's Gun Play (1913)
Actor
Border Romance (1929)
as Slim
Man Hunt (1936)
as Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited)
Broncho Billy's First Arrest (1913)
Actor
The Tout's Remembrance (1910)
Actor
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead (1911)
Actor
A Westerner's Way (1910)
Actor
Slightly Honorable (1939)
as Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited)
A Self-Made Failure (1924)
as Pokey Jones
The Broken Coin (1936)
Actor
Forward, March! (1930)
Actor
A Snakeville Courtship (1913)
as Slippery Slim
White Bondage (1937)
as Luke Stacey
The Two Fugitives (1911)
Actor
Broncho Billy Wins Out (1914)
as The School Trustee
Hank and Lank: Joyriding (1910)
as Lank
One a Minute (1921)
as Jingo Pitts
The Biter Bitten (1912)
Actor
When Slippery Slim Went for the Eggs (1915)
as Slippery Slim
Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme (1910)
as Lank
Hank and Lank, Lifesavers (1910)
as Lank
Broncho Billy's Oath (1913)
Actor
The Three Gamblers (1913)
Actor
Reno (1923)
as Detective McRae
Two Gun Law (1937)
as Cassius
Uneasy Payments (1927)
as Press Agent
The Border Ranger (1911)
Actor
Hearts and Saddles (1917)
Actor
Step on It! (1922)
as Noisy Johnson
Water, Water, Everywhere (1920)
as Steve Brainard
Across the Plains (1911)
Actor
The Tenderfoot Messenger (1910)
Actor
Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men (1910)
as Lank
When Slippery Slim Met the Champion (1914)
as Slippery Slim
Whispering Smith Speaks (1935)
as Bill Prouty
The Last Laugh (1913)
Actor
Broncho Billy-Guardian (1914)
Actor
Twisted Rails (1934)
as Tom Watson
Along Came Ruth (1924)
as Oscar Sims
Widow Jenkins' Admirers (1912)
Actor
Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939)
as Man in Store
Hank and Lank: Blind Men (1910)
as Lank
Ten Days (1925)
Actor
The Drunkard (1935)
as Farmer Gates
The Revenue Agent (1915)
as The Minister
Selling Shorts (1931)
as Slim Bassil
What Price Beauty? (1928)
Actor
The Silent Message (1910)
Actor
What Darwin Missed (1916)
as Professor Alonzo Bozzle
Full of Pep (1919)
as Beanpole
Baseball Madness (1917)
Actor