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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. He moved to Universal in 1928 to make Melody of Love (1928) and worked steadily, playing small and sometimes uncredited bit parts, primarily comic roles due to his height and awkward look. Potel also wrote and directed. In 1935 he provided continuity and dialogue for several films. He became part of Preston Sturges' stock of character actors, appearing in nine films written and directed by Sturges. Potel work until his death on 8 March 1947, just after finishing playing "Barfly" in Relentless (1948). Date of Birth 12 October 1889, Lafayette, Indiana Date of Death 8 March 1947, Hollywood, California
Movie | The Egg and I | Crowbar | 1947-05-01 |
Movie | The Devil Thumbs a Ride | 1947-02-20 | |
Movie | The Sin of Harold Diddlebock | Prof. Potelle | 1947-04-04 |
Movie | The Glass Alibi | Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel) | 1946-04-27 |
Movie | A Medal for Benny | Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited) | 1945-04-16 |
Movie | Rhythm Round-Up | Slim Jensen | 1945-09-06 |
Movie | Flame of Barbary Coast | Train Fireman | 1945-05-28 |
Movie | It Happened Tomorrow | 1944-03-31 | |
Movie | The Great Moment | First Dental Patient | 1944-07-18 |
Movie | The Good Fellows | Branders (uncredited) | 1943-08-11 |
Movie | The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek | Newspaper Editor | 1943-12-12 |
Movie | The Palm Beach Story | Mr. McKeewie | 1942-08-28 |
Movie | The Man in the Trunk | Deaf Floor Man (uncredited) | 1942-09-19 |
Movie | The Lady Eve | Second Steward (uncredited) | 1941-02-25 |
Movie | Pot o' Gold | Olaf Svenson (uncredited) | 1941-04-03 |
Movie | The Lady from Cheyenne | Lem | 1941-04-11 |
Movie | Ride on Vaquero | Ole | 1941-04-18 |
Movie | Sullivan's Travels | Cameraman | 1941-11-30 |
Movie | Three Faces West | Postman | 1940-07-03 |
Movie | Young Tom Edison | Mr. Tompkins | 1940-03-15 |
Movie | The Great McGinty | Cook (uncredited) | 1940-08-01 |
Movie | Girl from God's Country | Barber | 1940-07-30 |
Movie | The Villain Still Pursued Her | Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-10-11 |
Movie | Christmas in July | Davenola Salesman | 1940-10-25 |
Movie | Li'l Abner | Fantastic Brown | 1940-11-09 |
Movie | Trail of the Vigilantes | Conductor | 1940-12-13 |
Movie | Second Fiddle | Steve - Crane Operator | 1939-06-30 |
Movie | Down the Wyoming Trail | Slim | 1939-06-13 |
Movie | Hollywood Cavalcade | Slim | 1939-10-13 |
Movie | Stand Up and Fight | Coach Driver | 1939-01-06 |
Movie | Let Freedom Ring | Ole Swensen (uncredited) | 1939-02-24 |
Movie | The Housekeeper's Daughter | Suspect | 1939-10-26 |
Movie | Chip of the Flying U | Station Agent | 1939-11-29 |
Movie | Slightly Honorable | Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited) | 1939-12-22 |
Movie | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence | Ranch Hand | 1939-11-03 |
Movie | Rovin' Tumbleweeds | Man in Store | 1939-11-16 |
Movie | The Girl of the Golden West | Lem - Stagecoach Driver | 1938-03-18 |
Movie | On the Great White Trail | Lyons | 1938-07-22 |
Movie | Two Gun Law | Cassius | 1937-04-06 |
Movie | White Bondage | Luke Stacey | 1937-08-05 |
Movie | God's Country and the Woman | Turpentine | 1937-01-16 |
Movie | Adventure's End | Tall Sailor (uncredited) | 1937-12-05 |
Movie | Western Gold | Jasper | 1937-08-27 |
Movie | Small Town Boy | Abner Towner | 1937-09-24 |
Movie | Three Godfathers | 'Buck Tooth' | 1936-03-06 |
Movie | Man Hunt | Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited) | 1936-01-29 |
Movie | Yellow Dust | Jugger - the Bartender | 1936-03-12 |
Movie | Song of the Saddle | Little Casino | 1936-02-28 |
Movie | The Captain's Kid | Deputy Jake Hutchinson | 1936-11-14 |
Movie | Fury | Jorgeson (uncredited) | 1936-06-05 |
Movie | O'Malley of the Mounted | Gabby - the Cook | 1936-03-27 |
Movie | Down to the Sea | Andy | 1936-05-30 |
Movie | The Cowboy and the Bandit | Lanky | 1935-04-02 |
Movie | Western Frontier | Slim | 1935-08-07 |
Movie | Mississippi | Guest | 1935-03-22 |
Movie | Ruggles of Red Gap | Curly - Cowboy | 1935-03-08 |
Movie | The Adventures of Rex and Rinty | Kinso | 1935-08-30 |
Movie | Big Boy Rides Again | Ranch Foreman Scarface | 1935-01-05 |
Movie | Whispering Smith Speaks | Bill Prouty | 1935-05-15 |
Movie | The Fighting Marines | Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12] | 1935-11-22 |
Movie | Waterfront Lady | Alex | 1935-10-04 |
Movie | The Last of the Clintons | Jed Clinton | 1935-11-12 |
Movie | Moonlight on the Prairie | Tall Saloon Cowboy | 1935-11-02 |
Movie | She Couldn't Take It | Farmer | 1935-10-08 |
Movie | Gun Play | Brawler (uncredited) | 1935-12-02 |
Movie | Shipmates Forever | Loafer (uncredited) | 1935-10-12 |
Movie | Twisted Rails | Tom Watson | 1934-05-01 |
Movie | Inside Information | Rice - Thin Detective | 1934-09-24 |
Movie | Frontier Days | Deputy Tex Hatch | 1934-11-14 |
Movie | Thunder Over Texas | Dick | 1934-10-18 |
Movie | Face in the Sky | Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited) | 1933-01-15 |
Movie | Hallelujah, I'm a Bum | The General | 1933-02-03 |
Movie | Damaged Lives | Undetermined Role | 1933-09-15 |
Movie | Scandal Sheet | Reporter | 1931-01-31 |
Movie | Ten Cents a Dance | Smith, a Sailor | 1931-01-30 |
Movie | The Squaw Man | Andy | 1931-07-21 |
Movie | King of the Wild | Peterson | 1931-03-01 |
Movie | Selling Shorts | Slim Bassil | 1931-11-29 |
Movie | Paradise Island | Swede | 1930-07-15 |
Movie | The Bad One | Sailor | 1930-05-03 |
Movie | Call of the West | Trig Peters | 1930-05-10 |
Movie | The Virtuous Sin | Sentry | 1930-10-24 |
Movie | Doughboys | Svendenburg | 1930-08-30 |
Movie | Border Romance | Slim | 1929-05-25 |
Movie | The Virginian | Nebrasky | 1929-11-09 |
Movie | Captain Swagger | Jean | 1928-10-13 |
Movie | Below the Line | 'Cuckoo' Niles | 1925-09-20 |
Movie | At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern | The Poet | 1922-01-22 |
Movie | One a Minute | Jingo Pitts | 1921-06-19 |
Movie | Water, Water, Everywhere | Steve Brainard | 1920-02-08 |
Movie | Captain Kidd, Jr. | Constable Sam | 1919-04-05 |
Movie | Hearts and Saddles | 1917-03-31 | |
Movie | His Regeneration | Pawn Shop Clerk | 1915-05-07 |
Movie | Versus Sledge Hammers | The Count | 1915-09-01 |
Movie | The Good-for-Nothing | Old Clerk | 1914-06-08 |
Movie | The Making of Broncho Billy | 1913-02-01 | |
Movie | The Loafer | 1912-01-20 | |
Movie | Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress | 1912-02-02 | |
Movie | Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape | 1912-07-05 | |
Movie | The Tomboy on Bar Z | 1912-10-21 | |
Movie | Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner | 1911-12-23 |
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