Victor Potel
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as Prof. Potelle
The Egg and I
1947
as Crowbar
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
Yankee Fakir
1947
as Contest Chairman
The Glass Alibi
1946
as Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Train Fireman
Rhythm Round-Up
1945
as Slim Jensen
A Medal for Benny
1945
as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
Strange Illusion
1945
as Mac
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Newspaper Editor
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
The Great Moment
1944
as First Dental Patient
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
The Good Fellows
1943
as Branders (uncredited)
Wagon Wheels West
1943
as Posse Rider (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
1942
as Mr. McKeewie
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as Cameraman
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Olaf Svenson (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
1941
as Second Steward (uncredited)
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Lem
Ride on Vaquero
1941
as Ole
Christmas in July
1940
as Davenola Salesman
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Mr. Tompkins
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940
as Conductor
The Great McGinty
1940
as Cook (uncredited)
Li'l Abner
1940
as Fantastic Brown
Three Faces West
1940
as Postman
Girl from God's Country
1940
as Barber
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Slim
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Coach Driver
Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Ole Swensen (uncredited)
Down the Wyoming Trail
1939
as Slim
Second Fiddle
1939
as Steve - Crane Operator
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Ranch Hand
Slightly Honorable
1939
as Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
as Suspect
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
as Lars (uncredited)
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
as Man in Store
Chip of the Flying U
1939
as Station Agent
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
as Steve
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Lem - Stagecoach Driver
On the Great White Trail
1938
as Lyons
Adventure's End
1937
as Tall Sailor (uncredited)
Western Gold
1937
as Jasper
God's Country and the Woman
1937
as Turpentine
Small Town Boy
1937
as Abner Towner
Two Gun Law
1937
as Cassius
White Bondage
1937
as Luke Stacey
The Broken Coin
1936
Three Godfathers
1936
as 'Buck Tooth'
Down to the Sea
1936
as Andy
Yellow Dust
1936
as Jugger - the Bartender
Fury
1936
as Jorgeson (uncredited)
Song of the Saddle
1936
as Little Casino
Man Hunt
1936
as Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited)
The Captain's Kid
1936
as Deputy Jake Hutchinson
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936
as Gabby - the Cook
Laughing at Trouble
1936
as Lem Parker
The Fighting Marines
1935
as Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]
The Drunkard
1935
as Farmer Gates
Big Boy Rides Again
1935
as Ranch Foreman Scarface
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935
as Kinso
The Last of the Clintons
1935
as Jed Clinton
Gun Play
1935
as Brawler (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
as Lanky
Western Frontier
1935
as Slim
Mississippi
1935
as Guest (uncredited)
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935
as Bill Prouty
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Tall Saloon Cowboy
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Alex
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
as Curly - Cowboy
Shipmates Forever
1935
as Loafer (uncredited)
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Farmer
The Marriage Bargain
1935
as Jeff Thompson
Frontier Days
1934
as Deputy Tex Hatch
Thunder Over Texas
1934
as Dick
Inside Information
1934
as Rice - Thin Detective
Twisted Rails
1934
as Tom Watson
Damaged Lives
1933
as Undetermined Role
Face in the Sky
1933
as Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
as The General
Partners
1932
as Deputy Lem
King of the Wild
1931
as Peterson
The Squaw Man
1931
as Andy
Selling Shorts
1931
as Slim Bassil
Scandal Sheet
1931
as Reporter
Ten Cents a Dance
1931
as Smith, a Sailor
Forward, March!
1930
The Bad One
1930
as Sailor
Call of the West
1930
as Trig Peters
The Virtuous Sin
1930
as Sentry
Doughboys
1930
as Svendenburg
Paradise Island
1930
as Swede
The Virginian
1929
as Nebrasky
Border Romance
1929
as Slim
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
1928
as Tom Turner
Captain Swagger
1928
as Jean
Melody of Love
1928
as The Gawk
What Price Beauty?
1928
Uneasy Payments
1927
as Press Agent
The Lodge in the Wilderness
1926
as Goofus
Racing Romance
1926
as Constable
Morganson's Finish
1926
as Ole Jensen
The Bar-C Mystery
1926
Below the Line
1925
as 'Cuckoo' Niles
Ten Days
1925
Contraband
1925
as George Bogardus
A Lost Lady
1924
as Ivy Peters
The Law Forbids
1924
as Joel Andrews
A Self-Made Failure
1924
as Pokey Jones
Along Came Ruth
1924
as Oscar Sims
Reno
1923
as Detective McRae
The Meanest Man in the World
1923
as Lute Boon
Refuge
1923
as Alphonse
Modern Matrimony
1923
as Junior Rutherford
Itching Palms
1923
as The Village Dumbbell
The Sheik of Hollywood
1923
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Hiram Maxwell
A Tailor-Made Man
1922
as Peter
Step on It!
1922
as Noisy Johnson
The Loaded Door
1922
as Slim
At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern
1922
as The Poet
Lavender and Old Lace
1921
as Joe Pendleton
One a Minute
1921
as Jingo Pitts
Bob Hampton of Placer
1921
as Willie McNeil
The Heart of a Child
1920
as Charley Peastone
Water, Water, Everywhere
1920
as Steve Brainard
Mary's Ankle
1920
as Johnny Stokes
Billions
1920
as Pushkin
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1919
Captain Kidd, Jr.
1919
as Constable Sam
Full of Pep
1919
as Beanpole
A Petal on the Current
1919
The Amateur Adventuress
1919
as Gregory Charles Sentel
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 and the Sisters
1915
as The Minister
Slim the Brave and Sophie the Fair
1915
as Slippery Slim
Sophie's Home-Coming
1915
as Slippery Slim
When Slippery Slim Went for the Eggs
1915
as Slippery Slim
The Battle of Snakeville
1915
as Slippery Slim
Sentimental Sophie
1915
as Slippery Slim
When Slippery Slim Bought the Cheese
1915
as Slippery Slim
Ingomar of the Hills
1915
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante
1915
as A Cattle Owner
The Revenue Agent
1915
as The Minister
The Bachelor's Burglar
1915
Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber
1915
Broncho Billy Steps In
1915
Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp
1915
Versus Sledge Hammers
1915
as The Count
His Regeneration
1915
as Pawn Shop Clerk
Sophie's Sweetheart
1914
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville's Blind Pig
1914
as Slippery Slim
Slippery Slim Gets Square
1914
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office
1914
Snakeville's Rising Sons
1914
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy and the Red Man
1914
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man
1914
as The Storekeeper
Broncho Billy-Guardian
1914
Snakeville's New Doctor
1914
as Slippery Slim
A Night on the Road
1914
as Sheriff's Assistant
Slippery Slim Gets Cured
1914
as Slippery Slim
When Slippery Slim Met the Champion
1914
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville's Peace-Maker
1914
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy Rewarded
1914
as The Hotel Proprietor
A Gamblers' Way
1914
as The Bartender
Slippery Slim, The Mortgage and Sophie
1914
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville and the Corset Demonstrator
1914
as Slippery Slim
What Came to Bar Q
1914
as Bartender
Slippery Slim and the Impersonator
1914
as Slippery Slim
Sophie and the Man of Her Choice
1914
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's Sermon
1914
as The Sheriff
Broncho Billy's Leap
1914
Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark
1914
as The Hotel Clerk
Sophie Starts Something
1914
as Slippery Slim
Sophie Pulls a Good One
1914
as Slippery Slim
The Snakeville Volunteer
1914
as Slippery Slim
Pie for Sophie
1914
as Snicklefritz
The Wooing of Sophie
1914
as Slippery Slim
Sophie Finds a Hero
1914
as Slippery Slim
Sophie Gets Stung
1914
as Slippery Slim
A Horse on Sophie
1914
as Slippery Slim
Sophie's Fatal Wedding
1914
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville's Reform Wave
1914
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville's New Waitress
1914
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy Wins Out
1914
as The School Trustee
Broncho Billy's Wild Ride
1914
Broncho Billy, the Vagabond
1914
Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need
1914
Slippery Slim -- Diplomat
1914
as Slippery Slim
The Good-for-Nothing
1914
as Old Clerk
The Making of Broncho Billy
1913
Alkali Ike and the Wildman
1913
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's First Arrest
1913
Broncho Billy Reforms
1913
as A Thief
Broncho Billy's Squareness
1913
Broncho Billy's Gun Play
1913
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid
1913
as Jailer
Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter
1913
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness
1913
as Dr. Huff
The Accusation of Broncho Billy
1913
Alkali Ike's Homecoming
1913
as Slippery Slim
Alkali Ike's Misfortunes
1913
as Slippery Slim
Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist
1913
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's Oath
1913
The Last Laugh
1913
The Three Gamblers
1913
Sophie's Hero
1913
as Slippery Slim
A Romance of the Hills
1913
That Pair from Thespia
1913
as Second Actor
A Snakeville Courtship
1913
as Slippery Slim
Sophie's New Foreman
1913
as Slippery Slim
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
1913
as The Druggist
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
1913
as Outlaw
The Tomboy on Bar Z
1912
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress
1912
A Child of the West
1912
The Tenderfoot Foreman
1912
Widow Jenkins' Admirers
1912
The Oath of His Office
1912
The Prospector's Legacy
1912
The Biter Bitten
1912
The Ranch Girl's Mistake
1912
Alkali Ike's Pants
1912
On the Cactus Trail
1912
A Story of Montana
1912
Broncho Billy's Pal
1912
Alkali Ike Plays the Devil
1912
Broncho Billy for Sheriff
1912
An Indian Sunbeam
1912
as A Cowboy
Alkali Ike Stung!
1912
An Indian's Friendship
1912
Alkali Ike's Close Shave
1912
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife
1912
Broncho Billy's Promise
1912
The Loafer
1912
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape
1912
Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy
1912
Alkali Ike's Auto
1911
The Count and the Cowboys
1911
as The Count
The Border Ranger
1911
The Two Reformations
1911
Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash
1911
as Lank
The Bad Man's Downfall
1911
Across the Plains
1911
The Sheriff's Chum
1911
The Indian Maiden's Lesson
1911
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead
1911
The Puncher's New Love
1911
The Infant at Snakeville
1911
A Hungry Pair
1911
as Skinny
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl
1911
The Two Fugitives
1911
Broncho Bill's Last Spree
1911
as Slippery Slim
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine
1911
Town Hall, Tonight
1911
as The Tall Schultz Brother
The Forester's Plea
1911
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
1911
Broncho Billy's Adventure
1911
as Cowboy
Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme
1910
as Lank
A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law
1910
Hank and Lank: Uninvited Guests
1910
as Lank
The Silent Message
1910
A Westerner's Way
1910
Hank and Lank: Lifesavers
1910
as Lank
Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men
1910
as Lank
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present
1910
A Cowboy's Vindication
1910
The Tenderfoot Messenger
1910
Hank and Lank: Blind Men
1910
as Lank
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift
1910
A Dog on Business
1910
Hank and Lank: Joyriding
1910
as Lank
The Tout's Remembrance
1910
Hank and Lank: They Dude Up Some
1910
as Lank
Patricia of the Plains
1910
The Bearded Bandit
1910