10.0
10.0
Below the Line
1925
as 'Cuckoo' Niles
Victor Potel
Acting
Born:October 12, 1889
Died:March 8, 1947(aged 57)
Birthplace:Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (236 movies)
7.4
7.4
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as Cameraman
7.1
7.1
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
as Curly - Cowboy
7.0
7.0
Song of the Saddle
1936
as Little Casino
7.0
7.0
The Egg and I
1947
as Crowbar
7.0
7.0
The Palm Beach Story
1942
as Mr. McKeewie
6.9
6.9
Christmas in July
1940
as Davenola Salesman
6.9
6.9
Three Godfathers
1936
as 'Buck Tooth'
6.8
6.8
Ten Cents a Dance
1931
as Smith, a Sailor
6.7
6.7
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
1944
as Newspaper Editor
6.7
6.7
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935
as Kinso
6.5
6.5
Border Romance
1929
as Slim
6.5
6.5
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
6.3
6.3
The Bad One
1930
as Sailor
6.3
6.3
One a Minute
1921
as Jingo Pitts
6.3
6.3
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as Prof. Potelle
6.0
6.0
Doughboys
1930
as Svendenburg
6.0
6.0
The Lodge in the Wilderness
1926
as Goofus
6.0
6.0
What Came to Bar Q
1914
as Bartender
6.0
6.0
The Captain's Kid
1936
as Deputy Jake Hutchinson
6.0
6.0
The Fighting Marines
1935
as Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]
5.8
5.8
The Virginian
1929
as Nebrasky
5.7
5.7
Inside Information
1934
as Rice - Thin Detective
5.6
5.6
The Great Moment
1944
as First Dental Patient
5.5
5.5
The Last of the Clintons
1935
as Jed Clinton
5.0
5.0
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
1913
as Outlaw
5.0
5.0
The Good-for-Nothing
1914
as Old Clerk
5.0
5.0
Thunder Over Texas
1934
as Dick
5.0
5.0
The Making of Broncho Billy
1913
5.0
5.0
On the Great White Trail
1938
as Lyons
5.0
5.0
Adventure's End
1937
as Tall Sailor (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape
1912
5.0
5.0
Versus Sledge Hammers
1915
as The Count
5.0
5.0
Big Boy Rides Again
1935
as Ranch Foreman Scarface
5.0
5.0
Billions
1920
as Pushkin
5.0
5.0
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
as Steve
5.0
5.0
The Squaw Man
1931
as Andy
5.0
5.0
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
1913
as The Druggist
5.0
5.0
Million Dollar Haul
1935
Writer
4.7
4.7
Face in the Sky
1933
as Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited)
4.5
4.5
Down to the Sea
1936
as Andy
4.5
4.5
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
as Man in Store
4.5
4.5
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
1911
4.5
4.5
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress
1912
4.3
4.3
Damaged Lives
1933
as Undetermined Role
4.3
4.3
The Virtuous Sin
1930
as Sentry
4.2
4.2
God's Country and the Woman
1937
as Turpentine
4.2
4.2
His Regeneration
1915
as Pawn Shop Clerk
4.0
4.0
Alkali Ike's Auto
1911
4.0
4.0
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1919
4.0
4.0
The Tomboy on Bar Z
1912
4.0
4.0
Twisted Rails
1934
as Tom Watson
4.0
4.0
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present
1910
4.0
4.0
Wagon Wheels West
1943
as Posse Rider (uncredited)
4.0
4.0
The Bearded Bandit
1910
4.0
4.0
Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy
1912
4.0
4.0
Broncho Billy's Adventure
1911
as Cowboy
4.0
4.0
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Alex
3.9
3.9
The Glass Alibi
1946
as Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
3.8
3.8
Yellow Dust
1936
as Jugger - the Bartender
3.5
3.5
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift
1910
3.3
3.3
Paradise Island
1930
as Swede
3.2
3.2
King of the Wild
1931
as Peterson
2.5
2.5
Frontier Days
1934
as Deputy Tex Hatch
A Westerner's Way
1910
Hank and Lank: Lifesavers
1910
as Lank
Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men
1910
as Lank
A Cowboy's Vindication
1910
The Tenderfoot Messenger
1910
Hank and Lank: Blind Men
1910
as Lank
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
Broncho Billy and the Red Man
1914
The Indian Maiden's Lesson
1911
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead
1911
The Puncher's New Love
1911
The Infant at Snakeville
1911
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man
1914
as The Storekeeper
A Hungry Pair
1911
as Skinny
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl
1911
Broncho Billy-Guardian
1914
The Two Fugitives
1911
Broncho Bill's Last Spree
1911
as Slippery Slim
Broncho Billy's Squareness
1913
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine
1911
Town Hall, Tonight
1911
as The Tall Schultz Brother
The Forester's Plea
1911
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante
1915
as A Cattle Owner
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
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
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 Three Gamblers
1913
Sophie's New Foreman
1913
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville's New Doctor
1914
as Slippery Slim
The Last Laugh
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
A Night on the Road
1914
as Sheriff's Assistant
A Gamblers' Way
1914
as The Bartender
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
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
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
Slippery Slim, The Mortgage and Sophie
1914
as Slippery Slim
Snakeville and the Corset Demonstrator
1914
as Slippery Slim
Slippery Slim and the Impersonator
1914
as Slippery Slim
Sophie and the Man of Her Choice
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
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
Lavender and Old Lace
1921
as Joe Pendleton
The Broken Coin
1936
The Drunkard
1935
as Farmer Gates
Bob Hampton of Placer
1921
as Willie McNeil
Full of Pep
1919
as Beanpole
Reno
1923
as Detective McRae
Forward, March!
1930
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
1928
as Tom Turner
What Darwin Missed
1916
as Professor Alonzo Bozzle
A Self-Made Failure
1924
as Pokey Jones
The Bar-C Mystery
1926
The Amateur Adventuress
1919
as Gregory Charles Sentel
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935
as Bill Prouty
Uneasy Payments
1927
as Press Agent
Racing Romance
1926
as Constable
Morganson's Finish
1926
as Ole Jensen
A Petal on the Current
1919
Step on It!
1922
as Noisy Johnson
The Loaded Door
1922
as Slim
The Law Forbids
1924
as Joel Andrews
Selling Shorts
1931
as Slim Bassil
Small Town Boy
1937
as Abner Towner
Western Gold
1937
as Jasper
What Price Beauty?
1928
Water, Water, Everywhere
1920
as Steve Brainard
Captain Kidd, Jr.
1919
as Constable Sam
Call of the West
1930
as Trig Peters
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936
as Gabby - the Cook
Two Gun Law
1937
as Cassius
Girl from God's Country
1940
as Barber
Rhythm Round-Up
1945
as Slim Jensen
The Loafer
1912
The Good Fellows
1943
as Branders (uncredited)
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
Captain Swagger
1928
as Jean
Hearts and Saddles
1917
At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern
1922
as The Poet
Melody of Love
1928
as The Gawk
A Lost Lady
1924
as Ivy Peters
A Tailor-Made Man
1922
as Peter
Ten Days
1925
Baseball Madness
1917
Mary's Ankle
1920
as Johnny Stokes
Who's Your Father?
1918
as Comedy Role
The Heart of a Child
1920
as Charley Peastone
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
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
Sentimental Sophie
1915
as Slippery Slim
When Slippery Slim Bought the Cheese
1915
as Slippery Slim
Just a Few Little Things
1916
as Archie
Alkali Ike and the Wildman
1913
as Slippery Slim
Ingomar of the Hills
1915
Broncho Billy's First Arrest
1913
Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Hiram Maxwell
Partners
1932
as Deputy Lem
Alkali Ike's Pants
1912
Broncho Billy Reforms
1913
as A Thief
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
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
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