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