Victor Potel
Acting
🎂 1889-10-12
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.
Cast credits(272)
1944
Jorgeson (uncredited)
1936
Second Steward (uncredited)
1941
Olaf Svenson (uncredited)
1941
Cameraman
1941
Crowbar
1947
Train Fireman
1945
Mr. Tompkins
1940
Newspaper Editor
1944
Davenola Salesman
1940
Mr. McKeewie
1942
Curly - Cowboy
1935
Detective McRae
1923
Cook (uncredited)
1940
Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
1945
Prof. Potelle
1947
Slim
1939
Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
1944
Farmer
1935
Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited)
1939
Tom Turner
1928
Guest (uncredited)
1935
Lars (uncredited)
1939
Conductor
1940
Fantastic Brown
1940
Contest Chairman
1947
Postman
1940
Suspect
1939
1947
Slippery Slim
1913
Ole
1941
Branders (uncredited)
1943
Trig Peters
1930
Coach Driver
1939
Turpentine
1937
Smith, a Sailor
1931
Ole Swensen (uncredited)
1939
Reporter
1931
The Druggist
1913
Lyons
1938
Policeman (uncredited)
1940
Tall Sailor (uncredited)
1937
'Buck Tooth'
1936
First Dental Patient
1944
Joel Andrews
1924
1913
1912
Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]
1935
Lem
1941
The Sheriff
1914
Station Agent
1939
Rice - Thin Detective
1934
1912
Joe Pendleton
1921
Abner Towner
1937
Lem - Stagecoach Driver
1938
Ranch Foreman Scarface
1935
Steve - Crane Operator
1939
1912
Swede
1930
Jasper
1937
1913
Slippery Slim
1914
Constable
1926
Man in Store
1939
Nebrasky
1929
Jailer
1913
Deputy Tex Hatch
1934
Slim
1935
A Cattle Owner
1915
Deputy Jake Hutchinson
1936
Loafer (uncredited)
1935
Alex
1935
1914
Andy
1936
1912
Slim
1939
Charley Peastone
1920
Slippery Slim
1914
1913
Undetermined Role
1933
Lanky
1935
1914
Ranch Hand
1939
Beanpole
1919
1912
1912
The Hotel Clerk
1914
Svendenburg
1930
Dr. Huff
1913
Press Agent
1927
Slippery Slim
1915
Jingo Pitts
1921
A Thief
1913
Outlaw
1913
Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited)
1936
Pawn Shop Clerk
1915
1912
Bill Prouty
1935
The Count
1911
1911
The Storekeeper
1914
Luke Stacey
1937
1911
The Bartender
1914
Slippery Slim
1914
Slippery Slim
1913
Kinso
1935
The Poet
1922
1914
Little Casino
1936
1913
Tall Saloon Cowboy
1935
The Tall Schultz Brother
1911
The Hotel Proprietor
1914
Ivy Peters
1924
Sheriff's Assistant
1914
Slim Jensen
1945
Lank
1910
Jugger - the Bartender
1936
Lank
1910
Second Actor
1913
1910
1913
1914
Peterson
1931
Deputy Lem
1932
1911
Slippery Slim
1914
Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
1942
Slippery Slim
1914
1910
1913
1911
Andy
1931
Posse Rider (uncredited)
1943
1912
The Gawk
1928
1913
Sentry
1930
Lem Parker
1936
Pushkin
1920
Cowboy
1911
Brawler (uncredited)
1935
Slim
1922
Slim
1929
Jean
1928
Sailor
1930
The General
1933
Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
1946
Slippery Slim
1915
Johnny Stokes
1920
Goofus
1926
Bartender
1914
Slippery Slim
1913
Old Clerk
1914
Slippery Slim
1914
1915
Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited)
1933
1914
Barber
1940
'Cuckoo' Niles
1925
Slippery Slim
1914
1914
1928
Farmer Gates
1935
1910
The Minister
1915
1912
Gabby - the Cook
1936
Steve
1938
Noisy Johnson
1922
Constable Sam
1919
1910
Lank
1910
Peter
1922
Snicklefritz
1914
Cassius
1937
1911
Jed Clinton
1935
Skinny
1911
1919
1910
1912
Slippery Slim
1911
1911
1912
1910
Slippery Slim
1915
1915
Slippery Slim
1914
1911
1911
Slippery Slim
1914
Hiram Maxwell
1922
Slippery Slim
1915
The School Trustee
1914
Slippery Slim
1913
Professor Alonzo Bozzle
1916
1912
Slippery Slim
1914
1912
1912
Slippery Slim
1913
Dick
1934
Slippery Slim
1914
Slippery Slim
1914
Slippery Slim
1914
Lank
1910
1917
Slippery Slim
1914
1910
1917
1912
1912
1911
1914
Slippery Slim
1915
1911
Slippery Slim
1914
1919
1912
Ole Jensen
1926
1915
1915
1911
1930
1936
1913
Tom Watson
1934
Lank
1911
Slippery Slim
1913
A Cowboy
1912
1913
1912
Lank
1910
Steve Brainard
1920
Slippery Slim
1914
Slippery Slim
1912
Slippery Slim
1914
Archie
1916
1911
Slippery Slim
1914
1910
1912
1912
The Minister
1915
1911
1915
Lank
1910
Slippery Slim
1914
1913
Slippery Slim
1914
Slippery Slim
1915
Comedy Role
1918
Slippery Slim
1913
Slim Bassil
1931
1911
1911
1912
Willie McNeil
1921
The Count
1915
1910
1925
1910
Slippery Slim
1914
Slippery Slim
1914
Lank
1910
1912
1910
Slippery Slim
1914
Pokey Jones
1924
