Victor Potel

ActorWriter Oct 12 (died age 57) Lafayette, Indiana, USA 1910–1947 (37 year career)

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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 Busi…

Known For

Film

Sullivan's Travels

Cameraman

Film

The Lady Eve

Second Steward (uncredited)

Film

Fury

Jorgeson (uncredited)

Film

The Palm Beach Story

Mr. McKeewie

Film

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Newspaper Editor

Film

Christmas in July

Davenola Salesman

Film

Ruggles of Red Gap

Curly - Cowboy

Film

Hail the Conquering Hero

Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (282)

Movies (282)

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

Yankee Fakir

as Contest Chairman

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

as Prof. Potelle

The Egg and I

as Crowbar

The Glass Alibi

as Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)

3.9

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

as Train Fireman

5.3

Rhythm Round-Up

1945

as Slim Jensen

A Medal for Benny

1945

as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)

4.5

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944

as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)

7.1

The Great Moment

1944

as First Dental Patient

5.6

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

as Newspaper Editor

It Happened Tomorrow

Wagon Wheels West

as Posse Rider (uncredited)

4.0

The Good Fellows

1943

as Branders (uncredited)

The Man in the Trunk

1942

as Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story

as Mr. McKeewie

Ride on Vaquero

as Ole

The Lady Eve

as Second Steward (uncredited)

Sullivan's Travels

as Cameraman

Pot o' Gold

as Olaf Svenson (uncredited)

5.5

The Lady from Cheyenne

as Lem

The Great McGinty

as Cook (uncredited)

Christmas in July

as Davenola Salesman

Three Faces West

as Postman

Young Tom Edison

as Mr. Tompkins

Li'l Abner

as Fantastic Brown

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

as Policeman (uncredited)

4.8

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

as Conductor

Girl from God's Country

1940

as Barber

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

as Slim

5.3

Let Freedom Ring

1939

as Ole Swensen (uncredited)

6.0

Slightly Honorable

1939

as Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited)

4.7

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939

as Suspect

3.5

Second Fiddle

1939

as Steve - Crane Operator

4.9

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

as Ranch Hand

Rovin' Tumbleweeds

as Man in Store

Stand Up and Fight

as Coach Driver

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939

as Lars (uncredited)

6.5

Chip of the Flying U

1939

as Station Agent

Down the Wyoming Trail

1939

as Slim

4.0

On the Great White Trail

1938

as Lyons

5.0

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

1938

as Steve

5.0

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

as Lem - Stagecoach Driver

4.6

Two Gun Law

1937

as Cassius

Adventure's End

1937

as Tall Sailor (uncredited)

5.0

God's Country and the Woman

as Turpentine

White Bondage

as Luke Stacey

Western Gold

as Jasper

Small Town Boy

1937

as Abner Towner

Fury

1936

as Jorgeson (uncredited)

Laughing at Trouble

as Lem Parker

The Broken Coin

Down to the Sea

as Andy

The Captain's Kid

as Deputy Jake Hutchinson

Three Godfathers

as 'Buck Tooth'

Song of the Saddle

as Little Casino

Yellow Dust

as Jugger - the Bartender

3.8

Man Hunt

1936

as Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited)

O'Malley of the Mounted

1936

as Gabby - the Cook

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935

as Lanky

6.0

Whispering Smith Speaks

1935

as Bill Prouty

Waterfront Lady

1935

as Alex

4.0

Mississippi

1935

as Guest (uncredited)

6.7

Gun Play

1935

as Brawler (uncredited)

5.0

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

1935

as Kinso

6.7

Western Frontier

1935

as Slim

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935

as Curly - Cowboy

7.0

Big Boy Rides Again

1935

as Ranch Foreman Scarface

5.0

The Drunkard

1935

as Farmer Gates

The Last of the Clintons

1935

as Jed Clinton

5.5

The Fighting Marines

1935

as Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]

She Couldn't Take It

as Farmer

Shipmates Forever

as Loafer (uncredited)

6.5

The Marriage Bargain

1935

as Jeff Thompson

Moonlight on the Prairie

1935

as Tall Saloon Cowboy

Thunder Over Texas

as Dick

Frontier Days

as Deputy Tex Hatch

Twisted Rails

as Tom Watson

Inside Information

as Rice - Thin Detective

5.7

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

as The General

Damaged Lives

as Undetermined Role

Face in the Sky

as Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited)

4.7

Partners

1932

as Deputy Lem

The Squaw Man

as Andy

King of the Wild

as Peterson

Ten Cents a Dance

as Smith, a Sailor

Scandal Sheet

as Reporter

Selling Shorts

1931

as Slim Bassil

Paradise Island

as Swede

The Virtuous Sin

as Sentry

Call of the West

as Trig Peters

Doughboys

as Svendenburg

The Bad One

as Sailor

Forward, March!

Border Romance

as Slim

The Virginian

as Nebrasky

What Price Beauty?

Captain Swagger

as Jean

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

1928

as Tom Turner

Melody of Love

1928

as The Gawk

Uneasy Payments

1927

as Press Agent

The Bar-C Mystery

1926

Racing Romance

1926

as Constable

Morganson's Finish

1926

as Ole Jensen

The Lodge in the Wilderness

1926

as Goofus

6.0

Contraband

1925

as George Bogardus

Below the Line

as 'Cuckoo' Niles

Ten Days

The Law Forbids

as Joel Andrews

A Lost Lady

1924

as Ivy Peters

Along Came Ruth

1924

as Oscar Sims

A Self-Made Failure

1924

as Pokey Jones

The Meanest Man in the World

1923

as Lute Boon

Refuge

1923

as Alphonse

Reno

1923

as Detective McRae

Modern Matrimony

1923

as Junior Rutherford

Itching Palms

1923

as The Village Dumbbell

Step on It!

1922

as Noisy Johnson

The Loaded Door

1922

as Slim

Quincy Adams Sawyer

1922

as Hiram Maxwell

A Tailor-Made Man

1922

as Peter

At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern

1922

as The Poet

One a Minute

1921

as Jingo Pitts

6.3

Lavender and Old Lace

1921

as Joe Pendleton

Bob Hampton of Placer

1921

as Willie McNeil

Water, Water, Everywhere

1920

as Steve Brainard

Mary's Ankle

1920

as Johnny Stokes

Billions

1920

as Pushkin

5.0

The Heart of a Child

1920

as Charley Peastone

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1919

4.0

Captain Kidd, Jr.

1919

as Constable Sam

The Amateur Adventuress

1919

as Gregory Charles Sentel

A Petal on the Current

1919

Full of Pep

1919

as Beanpole

In Mizzoura

1919

as Dave

Who's Your Father?

1918

as Comedy Role

Baseball Madness

1917

Hearts and Saddles

1917

Just a Few Little Things

1916

as Archie

What Darwin Missed

1916

as Professor Alonzo Bozzle

Broncho Billy Steps In

1915

Versus Sledge Hammers

as The Count

His Regeneration

as Pawn Shop Clerk

Broncho Billy and the Vigilante

1915

as A Cattle Owner

Slim the Brave and Sophie the Fair

1915

as Slippery Slim

When Slippery Slim Bought the Cheese

1915

as Slippery Slim

The Bachelor's Burglar

1915

Sophie's Home-Coming

1915

as Slippery Slim

Sentimental Sophie

1915

as Slippery Slim

Ingomar of the Hills

1915

When Slippery Slim Went for the Eggs

1915

as Slippery Slim

The Battle of Snakeville

1915

as Slippery Slim

Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp

1915

Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber

1915

The Revenue Agent

1915

as The Minister

Broncho Billy and the Sisters

1915

as The Minister

Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark

1914

as The Hotel Clerk

Broncho Billy, the Vagabond

1914

Snakeville's Reform Wave

1914

as Slippery Slim

Broncho Billy's Leap

1914

Broncho Billy Rewarded

1914

as The Hotel Proprietor

Slippery Slim Gets Cured

1914

as Slippery Slim

Snakeville's Peace-Maker

1914

as Slippery Slim

Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need

1914

When Slippery Slim Met the Champion

1914

as Slippery Slim

Sophie Finds a Hero

1914

as Slippery Slim

Broncho Billy's Wild Ride

1914

Snakeville's Rising Sons

1914

as Slippery Slim

Snakeville's Blind Pig

1914

as Slippery Slim

Snakeville's New Waitress

1914

as Slippery Slim

Sophie's Fatal Wedding

1914

as Slippery Slim

A Horse on Sophie

1914

as Slippery Slim

Snakeville's New Doctor

1914

as Slippery Slim

Slippery Slim and the Impersonator

1914

as Slippery Slim

Slippery Slim, The Mortgage and Sophie

1914

as Slippery Slim

Slippery Slim Gets Square

1914

as Slippery Slim

Sophie Gets Stung

1914

as Slippery Slim

What Came to Bar Q

1914

as Bartender

6.0

A Gamblers' Way

1914

as The Bartender

Snakeville and the Corset Demonstrator

1914

as Slippery Slim

Sophie and the Man of Her Choice

1914

as Slippery Slim

Broncho Billy's Sermon

1914

as The Sheriff

Sophie's Sweetheart

1914

as Slippery Slim

Pie for Sophie

1914

as Snicklefritz

Slippery Slim -- Diplomat

1914

as Slippery Slim

The Wooing of Sophie

1914

as Slippery Slim

Sophie Starts Something

1914

as Slippery Slim

The Snakeville Volunteer

1914

as Slippery Slim

Sophie Pulls a Good One

1914

as Slippery Slim

Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office

1914

A Night on the Road

1914

as Sheriff's Assistant

Broncho Billy Wins Out

1914

as The School Trustee

Broncho Billy-Guardian

1914

Broncho Billy and the Red Man

1914

The Good-for-Nothing

1914

as Old Clerk

5.0

Broncho Billy and the Bad Man

1914

as The Storekeeper

Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist

1913

as Slippery Slim

The Making of Broncho Billy

1913

5.0

Sophie's New Foreman

1913

as Slippery Slim

Alkali Ike's Misfortunes

1913

as Slippery Slim

Broncho Billy's First Arrest

1913

Broncho Billy Reforms

1913

as A Thief

A Snakeville Courtship

1913

as Slippery Slim

Broncho Billy's Gratefulness

1913

as Dr. Huff

Broncho Billy's Squareness

1913

Broncho Billy's Oath

1913

A Romance of the Hills

1913

Alkali Ike's Homecoming

1913

as Slippery Slim

Broncho Billy and the Western Girls

as Outlaw

The Last Laugh

Sophie's Hero

as Slippery Slim

Alkali Ike and the Wildman

1913

as Slippery Slim

Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County

1913

as The Druggist

5.0

That Pair from Thespia

1913

as Second Actor

Broncho Billy's Gun Play

1913

The Three Gamblers

1913

Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter

1913

Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid

1913

as Jailer

The Accusation of Broncho Billy

1913

Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress

1912

4.5

Widow Jenkins' Admirers

1912

Broncho Billy's Promise

1912

The Oath of His Office

1912

Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape

1912

5.0

Broncho Billy for Sheriff

1912

Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy

A Story of Montana

Alkali Ike's Pants

An Indian's Friendship

1912

The Loafer

1912

The Tenderfoot Foreman

1912

Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife

1912

The Ranch Girl's Mistake

1912

An Indian Sunbeam

1912

as A Cowboy

The Prospector's Legacy

Broncho Billy's Pal

A Child of the West

Alkali Ike Stung!

On the Cactus Trail

The Biter Bitten

Alkali Ike Plays the Devil

1912

Alkali Ike's Close Shave

1912

as Slippery Slim

The Tomboy on Bar Z

1912

4.0

The Bad Man's Downfall

1911

The Count and the Cowboys

1911

as The Count

The Sheriff's Chum

1911

The Corporation and the Ranch Girl

1911

The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine

Across the Plains

The Border Ranger

Alkali Ike's Auto

The Forester's Plea

The Infant at Snakeville

1911

Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner

The Two Fugitives

Town Hall, Tonight

as The Tall Schultz Brother

The Two Reformations

1911

Broncho Billy's Adventure

1911

as Cowboy

4.0

A Hungry Pair

1911

as Skinny

The Indian Maiden's Lesson

1911

The Puncher's New Love

1911

Broncho Bill's Last Spree

1911

as Slippery Slim

Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash

1911

as Lank

The Bunco Game at Lizardhead

1911

Hank and Lank: Uninvited Guests

1910

as Lank

The Tout's Remembrance

1910

The Silent Message

1910

A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law

1910

Hank and Lank: Lifesavers

1910

as Lank

Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men

1910

as Lank

Hank and Lank: Blind Men

1910

as Lank

A Dog on Business

1910

Patricia of the Plains

1910

A Cowboy's Vindication

1910

Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present

1910

4.0

The Bad Man's Christmas Gift

The Bearded Bandit

The Tenderfoot Messenger

1910

A Westerner's Way

1910

Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme

1910

as Lank

Hank and Lank: They Dude Up Some

1910

as Lank

Hank and Lank: Joyriding

1910

as Lank

Crew (3)

Movies (3)

The Broken Coin

1936

Dialogue

Million Dollar Haul

Writer

Inside Information

Story