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Victor Potel (1889–1947)

Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1889. His first film was in 1910, for Essanay Film Manufacturing Company in Chicago. Potel worked for Essanay in most of the Broncho Billy series, as well as playing a character called "Slippery Sam" in almost 80 movies as well as Universal Pictures' "Snakeville" series... See full bio »

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1948 Relentless
Barfly (uncredited)
 
1947 The Millerson Case
Hank Nixon (uncredited)
 
1947 Yankee Fakir
Contest Chairman (uncredited)
 
1947 The Farmer's Daughter
Farmer with Destroyed Property (uncredited)
 
1947 The Egg and I
Crowbar (as Vic Potel)
 
1947 Ramrod
Burch Nellice (as Vic Potel)
 
1947 The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Minnie's Old Man (uncredited)
 
1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Prof. Potelle (as Vic Potel)
 
1947 Calendar Girl
Fireman (uncredited)
 
1947 Meet Mr. Mischief (short)
Talk Show Host (uncredited)
 
1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Speaker (uncredited)
 
1946 Heldorado
Desert Springs Station Agent (uncredited)
 
1946 The Return of Rusty
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
 
1946 They Made Me a Killer
Willoughby (uncredited)
 
1946 The Glass Alibi
Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
 
1945 Captain Tugboat Annie
Swenson (as Vic Potel)
 
1945 Rhythm Round-Up
Slim Jensen
 
1945 Flame of Barbary Coast
Train Fireman (uncredited)
 
1945 A Medal for Benny
Pepster (uncredited)
 
1945 Strange Illusion
Mac - Game Warden (as Vic Potel)
 
1944 Can't Help Singing
Guide (uncredited)
 
1944 Goin' to Town (uncredited)
 
1944 The Great Moment
First Dental Patient (as Vic Potel)
 
1944 Kansas City Kitty
Painter (uncredited)
 
1944 Hail the Conquering Hero
Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
 
1944 It Happened Tomorrow
Joe (uncredited)
 
1943 Girl Crazy
Station Master (uncredited)
 
1943 Wagon Wheels West (short)
Posse Rider (uncredited)
 
1943 The Good Fellows
Branders (uncredited)
 
1943 The Sky's the Limit
Joe, Second Bartender (uncredited)
 
1942 The Valley of Vanishing Men
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1942 The Palm Beach Story
Mr. McKeewie
 
1942 The Man in the Trunk
Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
 
1941 Sullivan's Travels
Cameraman
 
1941 Look Who's Laughing
Mr. Bagworthy, the Postman (uncredited)
 
1941 Birth of the Blues
Trumpet Player in Beer Garden (uncredited)
 
1941 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Russian Magistrate Clines (uncredited)
 
1941 Nothing But the Truth
Pedestrian (scenes deleted)
 
1941 New Wine
 
1941 Puddin' Head
Hillbilly (as Vic Potel)
 
1941 The Big Store
Swedish Blonde Children's Father (uncredited)
 
1941 Ride on Vaquero
Ole (uncredited)
 
1941 The Lady from Cheyenne
Lem (uncredited)
 
1941 The Devil and Miss Jones
Attendant at First Bath House (uncredited)
 
1941 Pot o' Gold
Olaf Svenson (uncredited)
 
1941 Las Vegas Nights
Cowboy (uncredited)
 
1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Bystander Eating Popcorn (uncredited)
 
1941 The Lady Eve
Second Steward (uncredited)
 
1941 Road Show
Rube (uncredited)
 
1940 Trail of the Vigilantes
Conductor (uncredited)
 
1940 Li'l Abner
Fantastic Brown (as Vic Potel)
 
1940 Christmas in July
Davenola Salesman (as Vic Potel)
 
1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1940 The Great McGinty
Cook (uncredited)
 
1940 Girl from God's Country
Barber
 
1940 Three Faces West
Postman (uncredited)
 
1940 Enemy Agent
George (uncredited)
 
1940 Young Tom Edison
Mr. Tompkins (uncredited)
 
1940 West of Carson City
Bannister Ranch Hand (uncredited)
 
1939 Slightly Honorable
Gasoline Station Proprietor (uncredited)
 
1939 Chip of the Flying U
Station Agent (uncredited)
 
1939 Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Man in Store (as Vic Potel)
 
1939 Blondie Brings Up Baby
Lars (uncredited)
 
1939 Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Ranch Hand (uncredited)
 
1939 The Housekeeper's Daughter
Suspect (uncredited)
 
1939 Hollywood Cavalcade
Slim, a Counterman (uncredited)
 
1939 Second Fiddle
Steve - Crane Operator (uncredited)
 
1939 Down the Wyoming Trail
Slim (uncredited)
 
1939 Let Freedom Ring
Ole Swensen - 2nd Swede (uncredited)
 
1939 Stand Up and Fight
Coach Driver (uncredited)
 
1938 On the Great White Trail
Lyons (uncredited)
 
1938 The Girl of the Golden West
Lem - Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
 
1938 Swing Your Lady
Clem (uncredited)
 
1937 Adventure's End
Tall Sailor (uncredited)
 
1937 Small Town Boy
Abner Towner
 
1937 On Such a Night
Louisiana Sharecropper (uncredited)
 
1937 Western Gold
Jasper
 
1937 White Bondage
Luke Stacey (uncredited)
 
1937 Married Before Breakfast
Tall Hobo Being Shaved (uncredited)
 
1937 A Day at the Races
Horn Blower (uncredited)
 
1937 Two Gun Law
Cassius
 
1937 Racing Lady
Mr. Mitchell (uncredited)
 
1937 God's Country and the Woman
Turpentine (as Vic Potel)
 
1936 Lady from Nowhere
Abner
 
1936 Laughing at Trouble
Ben Parker (uncredited)
 
1936 Arizona Mahoney
Stagecoach Helper Elmer (uncredited)
 
1936 Four Days' Wonder
Postman (uncredited)
 
1936 The Captain's Kid
Deputy Jake Hutchinson (as Vic Potel)
 
1936 We Went to College
Boatman (uncredited)
 
1936 Down to the Sea
Andy
 
1936 Fury
Jorgeson - Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
 
1936 O'Malley of the Mounted
Gabby - the Cook
 
1936 Three Godfathers
'Buck Tooth'
 
1936 Song of the Saddle
Little Casino
 
1936 The Music Goes 'Round
Garage Attendant (uncredited)
 
1936 Yellow Dust
Jugger - the Bartender (uncredited)
 
1936 The Milky Way
Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
 
1936 Man Hunt
Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited)
 
1936 The Broken Coin
 
1935 Gun Play
Brawler (uncredited)
 
1935 The Fighting Marines
Hench - Fake Native Chief, Ch. 12
 
1935 Last of the Clintons
Jed Clinton
 
1935 Moonlight on the Prairie
Tall Cowboy in Saloon (uncredited)
 
1935 Barbary Coast
Wilkins (uncredited)
 
1935 Shipmates Forever
Radio Fan (uncredited)
 
1935 She Couldn't Take It
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1935 Waterfront Lady
Alex
 
1935 The Girl Friend
Small Town Framer (uncredited)
 
1935 Trails End
Red
 
1935 Western Frontier
Slim (uncredited)
 
1935 The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
Kinso, Royal Guard Commander [Chs. 1, 10-12]
 
1935 Lady Tubbs
Slim (uncredited)
 
1935 Hard Rock Harrigan
'Big' Oscar
 
1935 Whispering Smith Speaks
Bill Prouty
 
1935 The Cowboy and the Bandit
Lanky (uncredited)
 
1935 The Drunkard
Farmer Gates
 
1935 Mississippi
Guest (uncredited)
 
1935 The Marriage Bargain
Jeff Thompson
 
1935 Ruggles of Red Gap
Curly - Cowboy (uncredited)
 
1935 Big Boy Rides Again
Ranch Foreman Scarface
 
1934 Frontier Days
Deputy Tex Hatch (as Vic Potel)
 
1934 Thunder Over Texas
Dick (as Vic Potel)
 
1934 Inside Information
Rice, Thin Detective
 
1934 Twisted Rails
Tom Watson
 
1933 Dancing Lady
Worker (uncredited)
 
1933 Damaged Lives
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1933 Hallelujah I'm a Bum
The General (uncredited)
 
1933 Face in the Sky
Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited)
 
1932 The Purchase Price
Clyde (uncredited)
 
1932 Make Me a Star
Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' (uncredited)
 
1932 Partners
Deputy Lem
 
1931 Selling Shorts (short)
 
1931 The Squaw Man
Andy
 
1931 Ten Cents a Dance
Smith, a Sailor
 
1931 Scandal Sheet
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1930 De frente, marchen
Adormidera
 
1930 The Virtuous Sin
Sentry
 
1930 Doughboys
Svendenburg
 
1930 Paradise Island
Swede
 
1930 Call of the West
Trig Peters
 
1930 The Bad One
Sailor
 
1929 Border Romance
Slim
 
1928 Captain Swagger
Jean
 
1928 Melody of Love
The Gawk
 
1928 Lingerie
Leroy's Buddy
 
1928 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
Tom Turner (eldest son)
 
1927 Two Arabian Sights (short)
The Drummer
 
1927 Special Delivery
Nip, a Detective
 
1927 Uneasy Payments
Press Agent
 
1926 Racing Romance
Constable
 
1926 The Carnival Girl
Slim
 
1926 The Lodge in the Wilderness
Goofus (the halfwit)
 
1926 Morganson's Finish
Ole Jensen
 
1925 Below the Line
'Cuckoo' Niles
 
1925 Beyond the Border
Slim Snyder (as Vic Potel)
 
1925 Contraband
George Bogardus
 
1925 Rembrandt (short)
 
1925 Ten Days
Constable
 
1924 A Lost Lady
Ivy Peters
 
1924 Along Came Ruth
Oscar Sims
 
1924 A Self-Made Failure
Pokey Jones
 
1924 The Law Forbids
Joel Andrews
 
1924 Women Who Give
Ephraim Doolittle
 
1923 The Sheik of Hollywood (short)
 
1923 Reno
Detective McRae
 
1923 Anna Christie
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1923 The Meanest Man in the World
Lute Boon
 
1923 Tea: With a Kick!
Bellboy 13
 
1923 Itching Palms
The Village Dumbbell
 
1923 Penrod and Sam
Town Drunkard (as Vic Potel)
 
1923 Modern Matrimony
Junior Rutherford
 
1923 Refuge
Alphpmse
 
1922 Quincy Adams Sawyer
Hiram Maxwell
 
1922 A Tailor-Made Man
Peter
 
1922 The Loaded Door
Slim
 
1922 Step on It!
Noisy Johnson
 
1922 Don't Write Letters
The Lover
 
1922 I Can Explain
Will Potter
 
1921 Lavender and Old Lace
Joe Pendleton
 
1921 One a Minute
Jingo Pitts
 
1921 Bob Hampton of Placer
Willie McNeil (as Vic Potel)
 
1920 Billions
Pushkin
 
1920 The Heart of a Child
Charley Peastone
 
1920 Mary's Ankle
Johnny Stokes
 
1920/II Water, Water, Everywhere
Steve Brainard
 
1919 In Mizzoura
Dave
 
1919 The Petal on the Current
Skinny Flint
 
1919 The Outcasts of Poker Flat (as Vic Potel)
 
1919 The Amateur Adventuress
Gregory Charles Sentel
 
1919 Full of Pep
Beanpole
 
1919 Captain Kidd, Jr.
Constable Sam
 
1918 The Slow Express (short)
 
1918 Who's Your Father? (short)
Comedy Role
 
1918 A Self-Made Lady (short)
 
1918 Shadows of Her Pest (short)
 
1917 His Smashing Career (short)
 
1917 A Milk-Fed Vamp (short)
 
1917 Pete's Pants (short)
Slippery Slim
 
1917 Two Laughs (short)
 
1917 Baseball Madness (short)
 
1917 Hearts and Saddles (short)
 
1917 The Road Agent (short)
 
1916 His Golden Hour (short)
 
1916 His Last Scent (short)
 
1916 A Safe Proposition (short)
A Policeman
 
1916 Room Rent and Romance (short)
 
1916 What Darwin Missed (short)
 
1916 Just a Few Little Things (short)
 
1916 Baseball Bill -- Flirting with Marriage (short)
Olly Olson
 
1916 When Slim Picked a Peach (short)
 
1916 When a Wife Worries (short)
 
1916 When Slim Was Home Cured (short)
 
1916 Love Laughs at Dyspepsia (short)
 
1916 The Town That Tried to Come Back (short)
I.B. Happy
 
1916 The Gasoline Habit (short)
 
1916 Ain't He Grand? (short)
 
1916 Some Heroes (short)
 
1916 Hired, Tired and Fired (short)
 
1915 Slim Fat or Medium (short)
 
1915 Safety First and Last (short)
 
1915 When Willie Went Wild (short)
 
1915 When Beauty Butts In (short)
 
1915 By Return Male (short)
 
1915 Snakeville's Weak Women (short)
The City Chap
 
1915 The Convict's Threat (short)
Guard
 
1915 Versus Sledge Hammers (short)
The Count
 
1915 Broncho Billy's Marriage (short)
 
1915 Broncho Billy Steps In (short)
 
1915 The Bell-Hop (short)
Slippery Slim
 
1915 Sophie and the Fakir (short)
The Fakir's Assistant
 
1915 The Bachelor's Burglar (short)
 
1915 A Bunch of Matches (short)
Clerk
 
1915 The Revenue Agent (short)
The Minister
 
1915 His Regeneration (short)
Pawn Shop Clerk (uncredited)
 
1915 Ingomar of the Hills (short)
 
1915 A Coat Tale (short)
 
1915 Two Bold, Bad Men (short)
The Constable
 
1915 Broncho Billy and the Vigilante (short)
A Cattle Owner
 
1915 When Love and Honor Called (short)
 
1915 Broncho Billy and the Sisters (short)
The Minister
 
1914 The Tell-Tale Hand (short)
 
1914 Sophie's Legacy (short)
Slippery Slim
 
1914 Broncho Billy, the Vagabond (short)
 
1914 Broncho Billy's Wild Ride (short)
 
1914 Broncho Billy Wins Out (short)
The School Trustee
 
1914 Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke (short)
The Doctor (uncredited)
 
1914 Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark (short)
The Hotel Clerk
 
1914 The Good-for-Nothing
Old Clerk
 
1914 Broncho Billy's Leap (short)
 
1914 Broncho Billy's Sermon (short)
The Sheriff
 
1914 Pie for Sophie (short)
Snicklefritz
 
1914 Dan Cupid: Assayer (short)
 
1914 The Atonement (short)
 
1914 The Weaker's Strength (short)
A Deputy
 
1914 A Gambler's Way (short)
The Bartender
 
1914 What Came to Bar Q (short)
Bartender
 
1914 Broncho Billy and the Bad Man (short)
The Storekeeper
 
1914 A Night on the Road (short)
 
1914 Broncho Billy, Guardian (short)
 
1913 That Pair from Thespia (short)
Second Actor
 
1913 The Three Gamblers (short)
 
1913 Broncho Billy's Squareness (short)
 
1913 A Romance of the Hills (short)
 
1913 Sophie's Hero (short)
Slippery Slim
 
1913 The End of the Circle (short)
 
1913 The Last Laugh (short)
 
1913 Broncho Billy Gets Square (short)
 
1913 Broncho Billy's Oath (short)
 
1913 Why Broncho Billy Left Bear Country (short)
The Druggist
 
1913 Broncho Billy Reforms (short)
A Thief
 
1913 Hard Luck Bill (short)
Bill
 
1913 The Sheriff of Cochise (short)
The Sheriff of Cochise
 
1913 Broncho Billy and the Western Girls (short)
An Outlaw
 
1913 Broncho Billy's Gratefulness (short)
Dr. Huff
 
1913 Broncho Billy's Sister (short)
Townsman
 
1913 Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid (short)
Jailer
 
1913 The Making of Broncho Billy (short)
 
1913 Broncho Billy's Gun Play (short)
 
1912 Broncho Billy's Promise (short)
 
1912 Broncho Billy's Love Affair (short)
 
1912 Broncho Billy's Heart (short)
Cowboy (uncredited)
 
1912 An Indian's Friendship (short)
 
1912 The Tomboy on Bar Z (short)
Ranchhand
 
1912 The Shotgun Ranchman (short)
 
1912 Alkali Ike Stung! (short)
 
1912 An Indian Sunbeam (short)
A Cowboy
 
1912 Alkali Ike's Pants (short)
 
1912 A Woman of Arizona (short)
 
1912 Broncho Billy for Sheriff (short)
 
1912 Alkali Ike Plays the Devil (short)
 
1912 The Loafer's Mother (short)
 
1912 Broncho Billy's Pal (short)
 
1912 A Story of Montana (short)
 
1912 On the Cactus Trail (short)
 
1912 The Ranch Girl's Mistake (short)
 
1912 The Biter Bitten (short)
 
1912 The Prospector's Legacy (short)
 
1912 Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress (short)
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1912 The Oath of His Office (short)
 
1912 Widow Jenkins' Admirers (short)
 
1912 The Loafer (short)
 
1912 The Tenderfoot Foreman (short)
 
1912 A Child of the West (short)
 
1911 Broncho Billy's Adventure (short)
Cowboy
 
1911 Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner (short)
Cowboy (uncredited)
 
1911 The Desert Claim (short)
 
1911 The Forester's Plea (short)
 
1911 Town Hall, Tonight (short)
The Tall Schultz Brother
 
1911 The Two Fugitives (short)
 
1911 Mr. Wise, Investigator (short)
 
1911 Mustang Pete's Love Affair (short)
 
1911 A Hungry Pair (short)
Skinny
 
1911 The Actress and the Cowboys (short)
 
1911 Alkali Ike's Auto (short)
 
1911 The Puncher's New Love (short)
 
1911 The Indian Maiden's Lesson (short)
 
1911 The Sheriff's Chum (short)
 
1911 Across the Plains (short)
 
1911 On the Desert's Edge (short)
 
1911 The Bad Man's Downfall (short)
 
1911 The Two Reformations (short)
 
1911 The Border Ranger (short)
 
1911 The Count and the Cowboys (short)
The Count
 
1910 Hank and Lank: Blind Men (short)
Lank
 
1910 The Tenderfoot Messenger (short)
 
1910 A Cowboy's Vindication (short)
 
1910 A Westerner's Way (short)
 
1910 The Silent Message (short)
 
1910 A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law (short)
 
1910 The Bearded Bandit (short)
 
1910 Patricia of the Plains (short)
 
1910 The Tout's Remembrance (short)
 
1910 Hank and Lank: Joyriding (short)
Lank
 
1910 A Dog on Business (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1935 Hot Off the Press (screenplay)
 
1935 Million Dollar Haul (continuty and dialogue)
 
1934 Inside Information (story)
 
1927 Saxophobia (short) (story)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1927 Action Craver
 
1924 The Rubber-Neck (short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1933 The Big Chance (dialogue director)
 

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Alternate Names:

Vic Potel

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Trivia:

Met his wife, Mildred Pam, when she visited the set of a Snakeville comedy he was making at Essanay Studios in Niles, California, in 1914. Her father, Leopold Pam, was a theater manager, whom she was accompanying the day she met Potel. After a whirlwind courtship, Victor and Mildred were married in San Francisco... See more »

Star Sign:

Libra