Victor Potel

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	Acting
Most Rating	1.063
Birthday	1889-10-12
Place of Birth	Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Also Known As	Vic Potel,

Forward, March!

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

The Good Fellows

Adventure's End

The Palm Beach Story

The Tomboy on Bar Z

Alkali Ike's Auto

The Bad One

Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

King of the Wild

Christmas in July

Who's Your Father?

The Making of Broncho Billy

Call of the West

The Virginian

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

Western Gold

The Heart of a Child

The Girl of the Golden West

Broncho Billy and the Sisters

Slim the Brave and Sophie the Fair

When Slippery Slim Went for the Eggs

Sophie's Home-Coming

The Battle of Snakeville

Sophie's Sweetheart

Snakeville's Blind Pig

Snakeville's Rising Sons

Slippery Slim Gets Square

Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office

Sentimental Sophie

When Slippery Slim Bought the Cheese

Just a Few Little Things

Ingomar of the Hills

Alkali Ike and the Wildman

Sullivan's Travels

Broncho Billy's First Arrest

Quincy Adams Sawyer

Baseball Madness

The Fighting Marines

Partners

Hank and Lank: Uninvited Guests

Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme

Hank and Lank: Lifesavers

A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law

The Silent Message

A Westerner's Way

Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men

Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present

A Cowboy's Vindication

Hank and Lank: Blind Men

The Bad Man's Christmas Gift

The Tenderfoot Messenger

The Count and the Cowboys

The Border Ranger

A Child of the West

The Tenderfoot Foreman

The Prospector's Legacy

Widow Jenkins' Admirers

The Biter Bitten

The Oath of His Office

The Ranch Girl's Mistake

The Two Reformations

Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash

The Bad Man's Downfall

The Sheriff's Chum

Broncho Billy and the Red Man

The Indian Maiden's Lesson

The Bunco Game at Lizardhead

Across the Plains

The Infant at Snakeville

The Puncher's New Love

Broncho Billy and the Bad Man

The Corporation and the Ranch Girl

Broncho Billy-Guardian

A Hungry Pair

Alkali Ike's Pants

Broncho Billy Reforms

The Two Fugitives

Broncho Bill's Last Spree