Victor Potel (1889–1947)

Actor | Writer | Director

Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1889. His first film was in 1910, for Essanay Film ...

Born: October 12, 1889
Died: March 8, 1947 (age 57)

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Filmography

Known For

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek Newspaper Editor (1943)
King of the Wild Peterson (1931)
The Egg and I Crowbar (1947)
Known For

Million Dollar Haul Schultz - Florist / Henchman (1935)
Actor

Relentless Barfly (1948)
The Millerson Case Hank Nixon (1947)
Yankee Fakir Contest Chairman (1947)
The Farmer's Daughter Farmer with Destroyed Property (1947)
The Egg and I Crowbar (1947)
Ramrod Burch Nellice (1947)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride Minnie's Old Man (1947)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock Prof. Potelle (1947)
Calendar Girl Fireman (1947)
Meet Mr. Mischief Talk Show Host (1947)
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Speaker (1947)
Heldorado Desert Springs Station Agent (1946)
The Return of Rusty Gas Station Attendant (1946)
They Made Me a Killer Willoughby (1946)
The Glass Alibi Gas Attendant (1946)
Captain Tugboat Annie Swenson (1945)
Rhythm Round-Up Slim Jensen (1945)
Flame of Barbary Coast Train Fireman (1945)
A Medal for Benny Pepster (1945)
Strange Illusion Mac - Game Warden (1945)
Can't Help Singing Guide (1944)
Goin' to Town Townsman (1944)
Kansas City Kitty Painter (1944)
The Great Moment First Dental Patient (1944)
Hail the Conquering Hero Progressive Bandleader (1944)
It Happened Tomorrow Joe (1944)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek Newspaper Editor (1943)
Girl Crazy Station Master (1943)
Wagon Wheels West Posse Rider (1943)
The Good Fellows Branders (1943)
The Sky's the Limit Joe - Second Bartender (1943)
The Valley of Vanishing Men Townsman (1942)
The Man in the Trunk Deaf Floor Man (1942)
The Palm Beach Story Mr. McKeewie (1942)
Sullivan's Travels Cameraman (1941)
Look Who's Laughing Mr. Bagworthy, the Postman (1941)
Birth of the Blues Trumpet Player in Beer Garden (1941)
Nothing But the Truth Pedestrian (1941)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break Russian Magistrate Clines (1941)
New Wine Undetermined Secondary Role (1941)
Puddin' Head Hillbilly (1941)
The Big Store Swedish Blonde Children's Father (1941)
Ride on Vaquero Ole (1941)
The Lady from Cheyenne Lem (1941)
The Devil and Miss Jones Attendant at First Bath House (1941)
Pot o' Gold Olaf Svenson (1941)
Las Vegas Nights Cowboy Onlooker at Slot Machine (1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Bystander Eating Popcorn (1941)
The Lady Eve Third Ship's Waiter (1941)
Road Show - Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis, Willie Best, Directed By Hal Roach Rube (1941)
Trail of the Vigilantes Conductor (1940)
Li'l Abner Fantastic Brown (1940)
Christmas in July Davenola Salesman (1940)
The Villain Still Pursued Her Policeman (1940)
Girl from God's Country Barber (1940)
The Great McGinty Cook (1940)
Three Faces West Postman (1940)
Enemy Agent George (1940)
Young Tom Edison Mr. Tompkins (1940)
West of Carson City Ranch Hand Gabby (1940)
Slightly Honorable Gasoline Station Proprietor (1939)
Chip of the Flying U Station Agent (1939)
Rovin' Tumbleweeds Man in Store (1939)
Blondie Brings Up Baby Lars (1939)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence Ranch Hand (1939)
The Housekeeper's Daughter Suspect (1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade Slim - a Counterman (1939)
Second Fiddle Steve - Crane Operator (1939)
Down the Wyoming Trail Slim (1939)
Let Freedom Ring Ole Swensen - 2nd Swede (1939)
Stand Up and Fight Coach Driver (1939)
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade Steve (1938)
On the Great White Trail Lyons (1938)
The Girl of the Golden West Lem - Stagecoach Driver (1938)
Swing Your Lady Clem (1938)
Adventure's End Tall Sailor (1937)
Small Town Boy Abner Towner (1937)
Western Gold Jasper (1937)
On Such a Night Louisiana Sharecropper (1937)
White Bondage Luke Stacey (1937)
Married Before Breakfast Tall Hobo Being Shaved (1937)
A Day at the Races Horn Blower (1937)
Two Gun Law Cassius (1937)
Racing Lady Mr. Mitchell (1937)
God's Country and the Woman Turpentine (1937)
Lady from Nowhere Abner (1936)
Laughing at Trouble Lem Parker (1936)
Arizona Mahoney Stagecoach Helper Elmer (1936)
Four Days Wonder Postman (1936)
The Captain's Kid Deputy Jake Hutchinson (1936)
We Went to College Boatman (1936)
Fury Jorgeson - Barber Shop Customer (1936)
Down to the Sea Andy (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 (1936)
Yellow Dust Jugger - the Bartender (1936)
The Milky Way Todd Fight Spectator (1936)
Man Hunt Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (1936)
The Broken Coin (1936)
Gun Play Brawler (1935)
The Fighting Marines Henchman - Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12] (1935)
Last of the Clintons Jed Clinton (1935)
Moonlight on the Prairie Tall Cowboy (1935)
Barbary Coast Wilkins (1935)
Shipmates Forever Radio Fan (1935)
She Couldn't Take It Farmer (1935)
Waterfront Lady Alex (1935)
The Girl Friend Small Town Farmer (1935)
Trails End Red (1935)
Western Frontier Slim (1935)
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty Kinso, Royal Guard Commander [Chs. 1, 10-12] (1935)
Lady Tubbs Slim (1935)
Hard Rock Harrigan 'Big' Oscar (1935)
Whispering Smith Speaks Bill Prouty (1935)
Million Dollar Haul Schultz - Florist / Henchman (1935)
The Drunkard Farmer Gates (1935)
The Cowboy and the Bandit Lanky - Henchman (1935)
Mississippi Guest (1935)
The Marriage Bargain Jeff Thompson (1935)
Ruggles of Red Gap Curly - Cowboy (1935)
Big Boy Rides Again Scarface (1935)
Frontier Days Deputy Tex Hatch (1934)
Thunder Over Texas Dick (1934)
Inside Information Rice - Thin Detective (1934)
Twisted Rails Tom Watson (1934)
Dancing Lady Worker (1933)
Damaged Lives Policeman (1933)
Hallelujah I'm a Bum The General (1933)
Face in the Sky Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (1933)
The Purchase Price Clyde (1932)
Make Me a Star Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' (1932)
Partners Deputy Lem (1932)
Selling Shorts Slim Bassil (1931)
The Squaw Man Andy (1931)
King of the Wild Peterson (1931)
Ten Cents a Dance Sailor Smith (1931)
Scandal Sheet Reporter (1931)
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 (1930)
The Virginian Nebrasky (1929)
Border Romance Slim (1929)
Captain Swagger Jean (1928)
Melody of Love The Gawk (1928)
Lingerie Leroy's Buddy (1928)
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Tom Turner (1928)
Two Arabian Sights The Drummer (1927)
Special Delivery Nip - the Detective (1927)
Uneasy Payments Press Agent (1927)
The Carnival Girl Slim (1926)
The Lodge in the Wilderness Goofus (1926)
Morganson's Finish Ole Jensen (1926)
The Bar-C Mystery (1926)
Racing Romance Constable (1926)
What Price Beauty? (1925)
Below the Line 'Cuckoo' Niles (1925)
Beyond the Border Man with Smallpox (1925)
Contraband George Bogardus (1925)
Rembrandt Rembrandt (1925)
Ten Days Constable (1925)
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 (1924)
The Sheik of Hollywood (1923)
Reno Detective McRae (1923)
Anna Christie Minor Role (1923)
The Elite of Hollywood (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 (1923)
Modern Matrimony Junior Rutherford (1923)
Refuge Alphpmse (1923)
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 (1922)
At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern The Poet (1922)
The Stolen Umbrella Philo Gubb (1921)
Lavender and Old Lace Joe Pendleton (1921)
One a Minute Jingo Pitts (1921)
Bob Hampton of Placer Willie McNeil (1921)
Philo Gubb: The Correspondence School Detackative Philo Gubb (1921)
The Hound of Tankervilles Philo Gubb (1921)
Billions Pushkin (1920)
The Heart of a Child Charley Peastone (1920)
Mary's Ankle Johnny Stokes (1920)
Water, Water, Everywhere Steve Brainard (1920)
In Mizzoura Dave (1919)
A Petal on the Current Skinny Flint (1919)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919)
The Amateur Adventuress Gregory Charles Sentel (1919)
Full of Pep Beanpole (1919)
Captain Kidd, Jr. Constable Sam (1919)
The Slow Express (1918)
Who's Your Father? Comedy Role (1918)
A Self-Made Lady (1918)
Shadows of Her Pest (1918)
His Smashing Career Judge of the races (1917)
A Milk-Fed Vamp (1917)
Pete's Pants Slippery Slim (1917)
Two Laughs (1917)
Baseball Madness (1917)
Hearts and Saddles (1917)
The Road Agent (1917)
A Safe Proposition A Policeman (1916)
Room Rent and Romance Slim Hoover (1916)
His Last Scent The Detective (1916)
What Darwin Missed Professor Alonzo Bozzle - the Eccentric Zoologist (1916)
Just a Few Little Things Archie (1916)
Baseball Bill -- Flirting with Marriage Olly Olson (1916)
The Three Slims (1916)
When Slim Picked a Peach Slim Hoover (1916)
When a Wife Worries Professor Cecil Cimp (1916)
When Slim Was Home Cured Mr. Slim (1916)
Love Laughs at Dyspepsia Achilles Payne (1916)
The Town That Tried to Come Back I.B. Happy (1916)
The Gasoline Habit Slim Hoover (1916)
Ain't He Grand? Slim Hoover (1916)
Some Heroes Slim Hoover (1916)
I'll Get Her Yet Slim - the Bellhop (1916)
Hired, Tired and Fired Slim Hoover (1916)
Snakeville's Debutantes Slippery Slim (1915)
Snakeville's Champion Slippery Slim (1915)
Slim Fat or Medium Slim Hoover (1915)
Jack Spratt and the Scales of Love Slippery Slim (1915)
Safety First and Last Slim Hoover (1915)
When Willie Went Wild Slim Hoover (1915)
Snakeville's Eugenic Marriage Slippery Slim (1915)
Bill's Plumber and Plumber's Bill Slim Hoover - the Plumber (1915)
The Night That Sophie Graduated Slippery Slim (1915)
When Beauty Butts In Slim Hoover (1915)
By Return Male (1915)
When Snakeville Struck Oil Slippery Slim (1915)
Snakeville's Weak Women The City Chap (1915)
The Convict's Threat Guard (1915)
Snakeville's Hen Medic Slippery Slim (1915)
Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp (1915)
Versus Sledge Hammers The Count (1915)
Broncho Billy's Marriage (1915)
Broncho Billy Steps In (1915)
The Bell-Hop Slippery Slim (1915)
Snakeville's Twins Slippery Slim (1915)
Others Started It, But Sophie Finished Slippery Slim (1915)
Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber (1915)
Sophie and the Fakir The Fakir's Assistant (1915)
The Bachelor's Burglar (1915)
A Bunch of Matches Clerk (1915)
The Revenue Agent The Minister (1915)
His Regeneration Pawn Shop Clerk (1915)
How Slippery Slim Saw the Show Slippery Slim (1915)
The Undertaker's Uncle Slippery Slim (1915)
Sophie's Fighting Spirit Slippery Slim (1915)
Ingomar of the Hills (1915)
A Coat Tale (1915)
Two Bold, Bad Men The Constable (1915)
A Horse of Another Color Slippery Slim (1915)
Mustang Pete's Pressing Engagement Slippery Slim (1915)
Slippery Slim's Wedding Day Slippery Slim (1915)
Sophie Changes Her Mind Slippery Slim (1915)
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante A Cattle Owner (1915)
Snakeville's Beauty Parlor Slippery Slim (1915)
Slim the Brave and Sophie the Fair Slippery Slim (1915)
Sophie's Homecoming Slippery Slim (1915)
When Slippery Slim Bought the Cheese Slippery Slim (1915)
Sentimental Sophie Slippery Slim (1915)
When Love and Honor Called (1915)
Broncho Billy and the Sisters The Minister (1915)
When Slippery Slim Went for the Eggs Slippery Slim (1915)
The Battle of Snakeville Slippery Slim (1915)
Snakeville's Rising Sons Slippery Slim (1914)
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office (1914)
Slippery Slim Gets Square Slippery Slim (1914)
Snakeville's Blind Pig Slippery Slim (1914)
Sophie's Sweetheart Slippery Slim (1914)
Sophie's Fatal Wedding Slippery Slim (1914)
Snakeville's Reform Wave Slippery Slim (1914)
A Horse on Sophie Slippery Slim (1914)
The Tell-Tale Hand (1914)
Sophie and the Man of Her Choice Slippery Slim (1914)
Slippery Slim and the Impersonator Slippery Slim (1914)
Snakeville and the Corset Demonstrator Slippery Slim (1914)
Slippery Slim, the Mortgage and Sophie Slippery Slim (1914)
Snakeville's Peacemaker Slippery Slim (1914)
When Slippery Slim Met the Champion Slippery Slim (1914)
Slippery Slim Gets Cured Slippery Slim (1914)
Slippery Slim and the Green-Eyed Monster Slippery Slim (1914)
Sophie's Legacy Slippery Slim (1914)
Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need (1914)
Snakeville's Most Popular Lady Slippery Slim (1914)
Broncho Billy, the Vagabond (1914)
When Macbeth Came to Snakeville Slippery Slim (1914)
Slippery Slim and the Fortune Teller Slippery Slim (1914)
Broncho Billy's Wild Ride (1914)
Slippery Slim and the Claim Agent Slippery Slim (1914)
Broncho Billy Wins Out The School Trustee (1914)
Slippery Slim and His Tombstone Slippery Slim (1914)
Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke The Doctor (1914)
Slippery Slim's Dilemma Slippery Slim (1914)
Snakeville's Home Guard Slippery Slim (1914)
Slippery Slim's Inheritance Slippery Slim (1914)
Snakeville's New Waitress Slippery Slim (1914)
Slippery Slim -- Diplomat Slippery Slim (1914)
Sophie Gets Stung Slippery Slim (1914)
Sophie Finds a Hero Slippery Slim (1914)
The Wooing of Sophie Slippery Slim (1914)
Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark The Hotel Clerk (1914)
The Snakeville Volunteer Slippery Slim (1914)
The Good-for-Nothing Old Clerk (1914)
Sophie Pulls a Good One Slippery Slim (1914)
Sophie Starts Something Slippery Slim (1914)
Broncho Billy's Leap (1914)
Slippery Slim's Stratagem Slippery Slim (1914)
Broncho Billy's Sermon The Sheriff (1914)
A Snakeville Epidemic Slippery Slim (1914)
Pie for Sophie Snicklefritz (1914)
Slippery Slim and the Stork Slippery Slim (1914)
High Life Hits Slippery Slim Slippery Slim (1914)
Snakeville's New Sheriff Slippery Slim (1914)
The Coming of Sophie's 'Mama' Slippery Slim (1914)
Dan Cupid: Assayer (1914)
The Atonement (1914)
A Hot Time in Snakeville Slippery Slim (1914)
Sophie's Birthday Party Slippery Slim (1914)
Snakeville's Fire Brigade Slippery Slim (1914)
Sophie Picks a Dead One Slippery Slim (1914)
The Weaker's Strength A Deputy (1914)
A Gambler's Way The Bartender (1914)
Broncho Billy and the Red Man (1914)
What Came to Bar Q Bartender (1914)
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man The Storekeeper (1914)
A Night on the Road (1914)
Broncho Billy, Guardian (1914)
Snakeville's New Doctor Slippery Slim (1914)
The Awakening at Snakeville Slippery Slim (1914)
A Snakeville Courtship Slippery Slim (1913)
That Pair from Thespia Second Actor (1913)
Broncho Billy's Christmas Deed (1913)
Sophie's New Foreman Slippery Slim (1913)
The Three Gamblers (1913)
Broncho Billy's Squareness (1913)
A Romance of the Hills (1913)
Sophie's Hero Slippery Slim (1913)
Broncho Billy's First Arrest (1913)
The End of the Circle Gambler (1913)
The Last Laugh (1913)
Alkali Ike and the Wildman Slippery Slim (1913)
Broncho Billy Gets Square (1913)
Broncho Billy's Oath (1913)
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County The Druggist (1913)
Broncho Billy Reforms A Thief (1913)
Hard Luck Bill Bill (1913)
The Sheriff of Cochise The Sheriff of Cochise (1913)
Alkali Ike's Gal Slippery Slim (1913)
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls An Outlaw (1913)
Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist Slippery Slim (1913)
Alkali Ike's Misfortunes Slippery Slim (1913)
Alkali Ike's Homecoming Slippery Slim (1913)
The Accusation of Broncho Billy (1913)
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness Dr. Huff (1913)
Broncho Billy's Sister Townsman (1913)
Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter (1913)
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid Jailer (1913)
The Making of Broncho Billy (1913)
Broncho Billy's Gun Play (1913)
Broncho Billy's Promise (1912)
Broncho Billy's Love Affair (1912)
Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife (1912)
Broncho Billy's Heart Cowboy (1912)
Alkali Ike's Close Shave Slippery Slim (1912)
An Indian's Friendship (1912)
The Tomboy on Bar Z Ranchhand (1912)
The Shotgun Ranchman (1912)
Alkali Ike Stung! (1912)
An Indian Sunbeam A Cowboy (1912)
Alkali Ike's Pants (1912)
A Woman of Arizona (1912)
Broncho Billy for Sheriff (1912)
Alkali Ike Plays the Devil (1912)
The Loafer's Mother (1912)
Broncho Billy's Pal (1912)
A Story of Montana (1912)
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape (1912)
On the Cactus Trail (1912)
Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy (1912)
The Ranch Girl's Mistake (1912)
The Biter Bitten (1912)
The Prospector's Legacy (1912)
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress Townsman (1912)
The Oath of His Office (1912)
Widow Jenkins' Admirers (1912)
The Loafer (1912)
The Tenderfoot Foreman (1912)
A Child of the West (1912)
Broncho Billy's Adventure Cowboy (1911)
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner Cowboy (1911)
The Desert Claim (1911)
The Forester's Plea (1911)
Town Hall, Tonight The Tall Schultz Brother (1911)
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine (1911)
Broncho Bill's Last Spree Slippery Slim (1911)
The Two Fugitives (1911)
Mr. Wise, Investigator (1911)
Mustang Pete's Love Affair (1911)
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl (1911)
A Hungry Pair Skinny (1911)
The Actress and the Cowboys (1911)
The Infant at Snakeville (1911)
Alkali Ike's Auto (1911)
The Puncher's New Love (1911)
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead (1911)
The Indian Maiden's Lesson (1911)
The Sheriff's Chum (1911)
Across the Plains (1911)
On the Desert's Edge (1911)
The Bad Man's Downfall (1911)
Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash Lank (1911)
The Two Reformations (1911)
The Border Ranger (1911)
The Count and the Cowboys The Count (1911)
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift (1910)
Hank and Lank: Blind Men Lank (1910)
The Tenderfoot Messenger (1910)
A Cowboy's Vindication (1910)
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present (1910)
Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men Lank (1910)
Hank and Lank: Lifesavers Lank (1910)
A Westerner's Way (1910)
The Silent Message (1910)
Hank and Lank: They Take a Rest Lank (1910)
Hank and Lank: Uninvited Guests Lank (1910)
A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law (1910)
Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme Lank (1910)
The Bearded Bandit (1910)
Patricia of the Plains (1910)
Hank and Lank: They Dude Up Some Lank (1910)
The Tout's Remembrance (1910)
Hank and Lank: Joyriding Lank (1910)
Actor

A Dog on Business (1910)
Writer

Hot Off the Press (1935)
Million Dollar Haul (1935)
Inside Information (1934)
Writer

Saxophobia (1927)
Director

Action Craver (1927)
Director

The Rubber-Neck (1924)
Soundtrack

Thunder Over Texas (1934)
Additional Crew

The Big Chance (1933)

Did You Know

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 ...

Star Sign

Libra

Personal Details

Born

October 12, 1889
Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Died

March 8, 1947 (age 57)
Hollywood, California, USA

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)

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