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