Victor Potel (October 12, 1889 – March 8, 1947) was an American film

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who began in the

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and appeared in more than 430 films in his 38-year career.

Career

Victor Potel was born in

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in 1889, and his acting career goes back almost to the beginning of the commercial film industry in the

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. He made his first silent film in 1910, a comedy short filmed in

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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

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' "Snakeville" series.Erickson, Ha
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was ''Melody of Love'', starring

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, 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 () 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

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' 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 March 8, 1947. The final film he worked on, ''

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'' finished filming on February 28 of that year.

Selected filmography

;Silent * ''A Dog on Business'' (1910, Short) * '' Across the Plains'' (1911, Short) * ''

Alkali Ike's Auto ''Alkali Ike's Auto'' is a 1911 American silent short comedy film directed by Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson. The film is the first in the " Alkali Ike" series. Cast * Augustus Carney as Alkali Ike * Harry Todd as Mustang Pete * Margaret ...

'' (1911, Short) * ''The Good-for-Nothing'' (1914) - Old Clerk * ''

His Regeneration ''His Regeneration'' is a 1915 American comedy silent film made by Essanay Studios. It featured Charlie Chaplin in an uncredited role as a customer. Synopsis A rough criminal gets into an argument over a girl in a dance hall. Cast * Gilbert M ...

'' (1915, Short) - Pawn Shop Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Baseball Madness ''Baseball Madness'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Billy Mason and starring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Gloria Swanson * Billy Mason * Orin Jackson (as Orin C. Jackson) * Mark Fenton * Countess Du Cello (as Countess Mary Du Cell ...

'' (1917, Short) * ''

Captain Kidd, Jr. ''Captain Kidd, Jr.'' is a 1919 American silent film produced by and starring Mary Pickford and directed by William Desmond Taylor. It is her last released film for distribution by Paramount Pictures before moving to First National. The film i ...

'' (1919) - Constable Sam * ''

Full of Pep ''Full of Pep'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film, directed by Harry L. Franklin. It stars Hale Hamilton, Alice Lake, and Alice Knowland, and was released on May 26, 1919. Cast list * Hale Hamilton as Jimmy Baxter * Alice Lake as Felicia ...

'' (1919) - Beanpole * ''

The Amateur Adventuress ''The Amateur Adventuress'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Otto and starring Emmy Wehlen. It is based on a short story by Thomas Edgelow that appeared in ''Young's Magazine'' (Oct. 1918). Maxwell Karger produced with ...

'' (1919) - Gregory Charles Sentel * ''

The Outcasts of Poker Flat "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" (1869) is a short story written by writer of the American West Bret Harte. An example of naturalism and local color of California during the first half of the nineteenth century. The story was first published in Janua ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Petal on the Current ''The Petal on the Current'' is a lost 1919 American drama film directed by Tod Browning. Plot Based upon a description in a film magazine, Stella Schump (MacLaren) is a working girl who, on the advice of a friend Cora (Ridgeway), who is attemp ...

'' (1919) - Skinny Flint * ''

In Mizzoura ''In Mizzoura'' is a lost 1919 American silent Western film starring Robert Warwick and directed by Hugh Ford. This film is based on the 1890s stage play ''In Mizzoura'' by Augustus Thomas. The play was previously filmed in 1914. Cast * Robe ...

'' (1919) - Dave * '' Water, Water, Everywhere'' (1920) - Steve Brainard * '' Mary's Ankle'' (1920) - Johnny Stokes * '' The Heart of a Child'' (1920) - Charley Peastone * '' Billions'' (1920) - Pushkin * ''

Bob Hampton of Placer ''Bob Hampton of Placer'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Marion Fairfax. It is based on the 1910 novel ''Bob Hampton of Placer'' by Randall Parrish. The film stars James Kirkwood Sr., Wesley B ...

'' (1921) - Willie McNeil * ''

One a Minute ''One a Minute'' is a 1921 American comedy silent film directed by Jack Nelson and written by Frederick J. Jackson and Joseph F. Poland. The film stars Douglas MacLean, Marian De Beck, Victor Potel, Frances Raymond, Andrew Robson, and Graham P ...

'' (1921) - Jingo Pitts * ''

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'' (1921) - Joe Pendleton * ''

At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern ''At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern '' is a 1922 American silent comedy drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham, who co-wrote the film adaption with David Kirkland. It stars Betty Ross Clarke, Earl Schenck, and Wade Boteler. The film is today con ...

'' (1922) - The Poet * '' I Can Explain'' (1922) - Will Potter * ''

Don't Write Letters ''Don't Write Letters'' is a 1922 American silent comedy-drama film directed by George D. Baker and starring Gareth Hughes, Bartine Burkett, and Herbert Heyes.Berman p. 150 Plot As described in a film magazine, the film begins with a well-draw ...

'' (1922) - The Lover * '' Step on It!'' (1922) - Noisy Johnson * '' The Loaded Door'' (1922) - Slim * '' A Tailor-Made Man'' (1922) - Peter * ''

Quincy Adams Sawyer ''Quincy Adams Sawyer'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger. Distributed by Metro Pictures, the film is written by Bernard McConville, based on the 1900 novel ''Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks'', wr ...

'' (1922) - Hiram Maxwell * '' Refuge'' (1923) - Alphpmse * '' Modern Matrimony'' (1923) - Junior Rutherford * '' Penrod and Sam'' (1923) - Town Drunkard * ''

Itching Palms ''Itching Palms'' is a 1923 American silent comedy horror film directed by James W. Horne and starring Tom Gallery, Herschel Mayall and Virginia Fox.Munden p.389 Cast * Tom Gallery as Jerry * Herschel Mayall as Jerry's Father * Virginia ...

'' (1923) - The Village Dumbbell * ''Tea: With a Kick!'' (1923) - Bellboy 13 * ''

The Meanest Man in the World Not to be confused with the 1920 George M. Cohan play or The Meanest Man in the World (1923 film) ''The Meanest Man in the World'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield, starring Jack Benny and Priscilla Lane, based upon ...

'' (1923) - Lute Boon * ''

Anna Christie ''Anna Christie'' is a play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill. It made its Broadway debut at the Vanderbilt Theatre on November 2, 1921. O'Neill received the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this work. According to historian Paul Avrich, the ...

'' (1923) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1923) - Detective McRae * '' Women Who Give'' (1924) - Ephraim Doolittle * '' The Law Forbids'' (1924) - Joel Andrews * ''

A Self-Made Failure ''A Self-Made Failure'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film distributed by Associated First National Pictures, later First National Pictures. It was directed by William Beaudine and starred silent comic Lloyd Hamilton and then child actor ...

'' (1924) - Pokey Jones * ''

Along Came Ruth ''Along Came Ruth'' is a 1924 American comedy film starring Viola Dana. The film was directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Winifred Dunn, based on Holman Francis Day's play of the same name, itself based on the play '' La Demoiselle de mag ...

'' (1924) - Oscar Sims * ''

A Lost Lady ''A Lost Lady'' is a 1923 novel by American writer Willa Cather. It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester, who live in the Western town of Sweet Water along the Transcontinental Railroad. Throughout the st ...

'' (1924) - Ivy Peters * ''Ten Days'' (1925) - Constable * '' Contraband'' (1925) - George Bogardus * '' Beyond the Border'' (1925) - Man in Smallpox (credited as Vic Potel) * '' Below the Line'' (1925) - 'Cuckoo' Niles * ''What Price Beauty'' (1925) * ''

The Bar-C Mystery ''The Bar C Mystery'' is a 1926 American silent Western film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. It is now considered to be lost. Cast * Dorothy Phillips as Jane Cortelyou * Wallace MacDonald as Nevada * Ethel Clayton as Mrs. Lane * Philo McC ...

'' (1926) * ''

Morganson's Finish ''Morganson's Finish'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Fred Windemere and starring Anita Stewart, Johnnie Walker and Mahlon Hamilton.Munden p.525 Cast * Anita Stewart as Barbara Wesley * Johnnie Walker (actor), Joh ...

'' (1926) - Ole Jensen * ''

The Lodge in the Wilderness ''The Lodge in the Wilderness'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Anita Stewart, Edmund Burns and Larry Steers.Connelly, p. 153. It is a Northern based on a 1909 short story of the same title by Ca ...

'' (1926) - Goofus * ''

The Carnival Girl ''The Carnival Girl'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Cullen Tate and starring Marion Mack, Gladys Brockwell and Frankie Darro.Munden p.113 Cast * Marion Mack as Nanette * Gladys Brockwell as Her Mother * Frankie Darro as Her ...

'' (1926) - Slim * '' Racing Romance'' (1926) - Constable * ''Uneasy Payments'' (1927) - Press Agent * '' Special Delivery'' (1927) - Nip, a detective (scenes deleted) * '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1928) - Tom Turner * ''

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'' (1928) - Leroy's Buddy * ''

Captain Swagger ''Captain Swagger'' is a 1928 American silent crime drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and stars Rod La Rocque. The film was produced and distributed by the Pathé Exchange company.

'' (1928) - Jean ;Sound * '' Melody of Love'' (1928) - The Gawk * '' Border Romance'' (1929) - Slim * '' The Virginian'' (1929) - Nebrasky * ''

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'' (1930) - Sailor * '' Call of the West'' (1930) - Trig Peters * '' Paradise Island'' (1930) - Swede * ''

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'' (1930) - Svendenburg * ''

The Virtuous Sin ''The Virtuous Sin'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor and Louis J. Gasnier and starring Walter Huston, Kay Francis, and Kenneth MacKenna. The screenplay by Martin Brown and Louise Long is ...

'' (1930) - Sentry * ''De frente, marchen'' (1930) - Adormidera * ''

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'' (1931) - Reporter (uncredited) * '' Ten Cents a Dance'' (1931) - Smith, a Sailor * ''

King of the Wild ''King of the Wild'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code Mascot Pictures, Mascot Serial (film), movie serial. The complete serial is available on DVD from Alpha Video. A seven-reel feature version of the serial was later released i ...

'' (1931) - Peterson * '' The Squaw Man'' (1931) - Andy * '' Partners'' (1932) - Deputy Lem * '' Make Me a Star'' (1932) - Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' (uncredited) * ''

The Purchase Price ''The Purchase Price'' is a 1932 pre-Code American romantic drama film directed by William Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent and Lyle Talbot. Adapted from the novel by Arthur Stringer, with a screenplay by Robert Lord, the ...

'' (1932) - Clyde (uncredited) * ''

Face in the Sky ''Face in the Sky'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film. Plot The film concerns two sign painters (Spencer Tracy and Stuart Erwin) who find themselves blackmailed by a beautiful woman (Marian Nixon) determined to force Tracy's character in ...

'' (1933) - Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited) * '' Hallelujah, I'm a Bum'' (1933) - The General (uncredited) * ''

Damaged Lives ''Damaged Lives'' is a 1933 Canadian/American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code exploitation film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. The screenplay is based on the French play ''Les Avariés'' (1901) by Eugène Brieux.Bogdanovich, Peter (1997) (New York: K ...

'' (1933) - Policeman * ''

Dancing Lady ''Dancing Lady'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, and featuring Franchot Tone, Fred Astaire, Robert Benchley, and Ted Healy and His Stooges (who later became The Three Stooges with Curly, ...

'' (1933) - Worker (uncredited) * ''

Twisted Rails ''Twisted Rails'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Albert Herman. It was distributed by the independent Imperial Distributing Corporation for the states-rights market. The plot concerns $50,000 in gold that is hidden on a train an ...

'' (1934) - Tom Watson * ''

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'' (1934) - Rice - Thin Detective * ''

Thunder Over Texas ''Thunder Over Texas'' is a 1934 American populist contemporary Western film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer under the alias Joen Warner (the name of Ulmer's previous wife) and produced by two nephews of Universal Pictures head Carl Laemmle, Arthu ...

'' (1934) - Dick * '' Frontier Days'' (1934) - Deputy Tex Hatch * ''

Big Boy Rides Again ''Big Boy Rides Again'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Albert Herman. Cast *Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Tom Duncan *Constance Bergen as Nancy Smiley *Charles K. French as John Duncan * Lafe McKee as Tap Smiley *Victor Potel as Ra ...

'' (1935) - Scarface * ''

Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy western film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 ...

'' (1935) - Curly - Cowboy (uncredited) * '' The Marriage Bargain'' (1935) - Jeff Thompson * ''

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'' (1935) - Guest (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Farmer Gates * ''

The Cowboy and the Bandit ''The Cowboy and the Bandit'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Albert Herman, starring Rex Lease, Bobby Nelson, and Blanche Mehaffey. Cast * Rex Lease as Bill * Bobby Nelson as Bobbie arton* Blanche Mehaffey (credited as Janet Mo ...

'' (1935) - Lanky - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Million Dollar Haul'' (1935) - Schultz - Florist / Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Whispering Smith Speaks ''Whispering Smith Speaks'' is a 1935 American action film directed by David Howard and written by Daniel Jarrett, Don Swift, Rex Taylor and Gilbert Wright. The film stars George O'Brien, Irene Ware, Kenneth Thomson, Maude Allen, Spencer Char ...

'' (1935) - Bill Prouty * ''

Hard Rock Harrigan ''Hard Rock Harrigan'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Irene Hervey and Fred Kohler.Katchmer p.181 Cast * George O'Brien as Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan * Irene Hervey as 'Andy' Anderson * ...

'' (1935) - 'Big' Oscar * ''

Lady Tubbs ''Lady Tubbs'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Alan Crosland and written by Barry Trivers. The film stars Alice Brady, Douglass Montgomery, Anita Louise, Alan Mowbray, June Clayworth and Hedda Hopper. The film was released on July 2, 1 ...

'' (1935) - Slim (uncredited) * ''

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty ''The Adventures of Rex and Rinty'' (1935) is a Mascot film serial directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason and starring the equine actor Rex ("The King of Wild Horses") and canine actor Rin Tin Tin, Jr. Cast * Rex the king of wild horses as ...

'' (1935, Serial) - Kinso, Royal Guard Commander hs. 1, 10-12* ''Western Frontier'' (1935) - Slim (uncredited) * ''

Trails End ''Trails End'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune and Kay Morley.Pitts p.364 Cast * Johnny Mack Brown as Johnny Mack * Max Terhune as Alibi * Kay Morley as Laurie Stuart ...

'' (1935) - Red * ''The Girl Friend'' (1935) - Small Town Farmer (uncredited) * ''

Waterfront Lady ''Waterfront Lady'' is a 1935 American film directed by Joseph Santley. Premise When a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business, he becomes involved in a police manhunt after he covers up a murder c ...

'' (1935) - Alex * ''

She Couldn't Take It ''She Couldn't Take It'' is a 1935 screwball comedy film made at Columbia Pictures, directed by Tay Garnett, written by C. Graham Baker, Gene Towne and Oliver H.P. Garrett, and starring George Raft and Joan Bennett. It was one of the few comed ...

'' (1935) - Farmer (uncredited) * ''

Shipmates Forever ''Shipmates Forever'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Frank Borzage and written by Delmer Daves. Set at the United States Naval Academy, the film stars Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Lewis Stone, Ross Alexander, John Arledge, Eddie Ac ...

'' (1935) - Radio Fan (uncredited) * '' Barbary Coast'' (1935) - Wilkins (uncredited) * ''

Moonlight on the Prairie ''Moonlight on the Prairie'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman. It was the first of a Warner Bros. singing cowboy film series with Dick Foran and his Palomino Smoke. A print is preserved in the Library of Congress ...

'' (1935) - Tall Cowboy (uncredited) * ''

The Last of the Clintons ''The Last of the Clintons'' is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Betty Mack and Victor Potel. It was the last film released by the Poverty Row studio Ajax Pictures before it closed down.Pitts p.1 ...

'' (1935) - Jed Clinton * '' The Fighting Marines'' (1935, Serial) - Henchman - Fake Native Chief

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* ''Gun Play'' (1935) - Brawler (uncredited) * ''

Hot Off the Press ''Hot Off the Press'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Albert Herman. It was the second of eight adaptations of Peter B. Kyne stories. Plot Bill Jeffry is a reporter who leaves ''The Evening Call'' in favor of rival Star Bulletin. W ...

'' (1935) * ''The Broken Coin'' (1936) * '' Man Hunt'' (1936) - Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) - Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited) * '' Yellow Dust'' (1936) - Jugger - the Bartender * ''

The Music Goes 'Round ''The Music Goes 'Round'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Harry Richman, Rochelle Hudson and Walter Connolly Walter Connolly (April 8, 1887 – May 28, 1940) was an American character ac ...

'' (1936) - Garage Attendant (uncredited) * ''

Song of the Saddle '' Song of the Saddle '' is a 1936 American Western film starring Dick Foran, Alma Lloyd, Charles Middleton, and featuring an uncredited Sons of the Pioneers with Roy Rogers. Cast *Dick Foran - Frank Wilson Jr. as The Singing Kid * Alma Lloy ...

'' (1936) - Little Casino * '' Three Godfathers'' (1936) - 'Buck Tooth' * '' O'Malley of the Mounted'' (1936) - Gabby - the Cook * ''

Down to the Sea ''Down to the Sea'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Robert Lee Johnson and Wellyn Totman. The film stars Russell Hardie, Ben Lyon, Ann Rutherford, Irving Pichel, Fritz Leiber and Vince Barnett. The film ...

'' (1936) - Andy * '' Fury'' (1936) - Jorgeson - Barber Shop Customer (uncredited) * '' We Went to College'' (1936) - Boatman (uncredited) * ''

The Captain's Kid ''The Captain's Kid'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Tom Reed. The film stars May Robson, Sybil Jason, Guy Kibbee, Jane Bryan, Fred Lawrence and Dick Purcell. The film was released by Warner Bros. on Novemb ...

'' (1936) - Deputy Jake Hutchinson * ''

Four Days' Wonder ''Four Days' Wonder'' is a 1936 American comedy mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Jeanne Dante, Kenneth Howell and Martha Sleeper. Produced by Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, ...

'' (1936) - Postman (uncredited) * ''

Arizona Mahoney ''Arizona Mahoney'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Stuart Anthony and Robert Yost. The film stars Joe Cook, Robert Cummings, June Martel, Buster Crabbe, Marjorie Gateson and John Miljan. It is based ...

'' (1936) - Stagecoach Helper Elmer (uncredited) * ''

Laughing at Trouble ''Laughing at Trouble'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Jane Darwell, Brook Byron, Allan Lane, Sara Haden, Lois Wilson, and Margaret Hamilton. The film wa ...

'' (1936) - Lem Parker (uncredited) * ''

Lady from Nowhere ''Lady from Nowhere'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Gordon Wiles and starring Mary Astor, Charles Quigley and Thurston Hall.Lowe p.1850 Premise After witnessing a gangland killing a young woman has to go into hiding. Cast * Mary As ...

'' (1936) - Abner * ''

God's Country and the Woman ''God's Country and the Woman'' is a 1937 American Technicolor lumberjack drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Norman Reilly Raine. The film stars George Brent, Beverly Roberts, Barton MacLane, Robert Barrat, Alan Hale, Sr. a ...

'' (1937) - Turpentine * '' Racing Lady'' (1937) - Mr. Mitchell (uncredited) * '' Two Gun Law'' (1937) - Cassius * '' A Day at the Races'' (1937) - Horn Blower (uncredited) * ''

Married Before Breakfast ''Married Before Breakfast'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Robert Young, Florence Rice and June Clayworth. Plot After years of struggling, inventor Tom Wakefield sells his hair-removal invention ...

'' (1937) - Tall Hobo Being Shaved (uncredited) * ''

White Bondage ''White Bondage'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Jean Muir, Gordon Oliver, Howard Phillips, Joe King, Harry Davenport and Virginia Brissac. The film was released by Warner B ...

'' (1937) - Luke Stacey (uncredited) * '' Western Gold'' (1937) - Jasper * '' On Such a Night'' (1937) - Louisiana Sharecropper (uncredited) * '' Small Town Boy'' (1937) - Abner Towner * ''

Adventure's End ''Adventure's End'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring John Wayne and Diana Gibson. It was distributed by Universal Pictures.Zmijewsky, Steve; Ricci, Mark (1970). "The Complete Films of John Wayne". Citadel ...

'' (1937) - Tall Sailor (uncredited) * ''Swing Your Lady'' (1938) - Clem (uncredited) * ''The Girl of the Golden West (1938 film), The Girl of the Golden West'' (1938) - Lem - Stagecoach Driver (uncredited) * ''On the Great White Trail'' (1938) - Lyons (uncredited) * ''The Strange Case of Dr. Meade'' (1938) - Steve * ''Stand Up and Fight (film), Stand Up and Fight'' (1939) - Coach Driver (uncredited) * ''Let Freedom Ring (film), Let Freedom Ring'' (1939) - Ole Swensen - 2nd Swede (uncredited) * ''Down the Wyoming Trail'' (1939) - Slim (uncredited) * ''The Housekeeper's Daughter'' (1939) - Suspect (uncredited) * ''Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence'' (1939) - Ranch Hand (uncredited) * ''Blondie Brings Up Baby'' (1939) - Lars (uncredited) * ''Rovin' Tumbleweeds'' (1939) - Man in Store * ''Chip of the Flying U (1940 film), Chip of the Flying U'' (1939) - Station Agent (uncredited) * ''Slightly Honorable'' (1939) - Gasoline Station Proprietor (uncredited) * ''West of Carson City'' (1940) - Ranch Hand Gabby (uncredited) * ''Young Tom Edison'' (1940) - Mr. Tompkins (uncredited) * ''Enemy Agent'' (1940) - George (uncredited) * ''Three Faces West'' (1940) - Postman (uncredited) * ''The Great McGinty'' (1940) - Cook (uncredited) * ''Girl from God's Country'' (1940) - Barber * ''The Villain Still Pursued Her'' (1940) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''Christmas in July (film), Christmas in July'' (1940) - Davenola Salesman * ''Li'l Abner (1940 film), Li'l Abner'' (1940) - Fantastic Brown * ''Trail of the Vigilantes'' (1940) - Conductor (uncredited) * ''Road Show (film), Road Show'' (1941) - Rube (uncredited) * ''The Lady Eve'' (1941) - Third Ship's Waiter (uncredited) * ''A Girl, a Guy and a Gob'' (1941) - Bystander Eating Popcorn (uncredited) * ''Las Vegas Nights'' (1941) - Cowboy Onlooker at Slot Machine (uncredited) * ''Pot o' Gold (film), Pot o' Gold'' (1941) - Olaf Svenson (uncredited) * ''The Devil and Miss Jones'' (1941) - Attendant at First Bath House (uncredited) * ''The Lady from Cheyenne'' (1941) - Lem (uncredited) * ''Ride on Vaquero'' (1941) - Ole (uncredited) * ''The Big Store'' (1941) - Swedish Blonde Children's Father (uncredited) * ''Puddin' Head (film), Puddin' Head'' (1941) - Hillbilly * ''New Wine'' (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'' (1941) - Russian Magistrate Clines (uncredited) * ''Nothing but the Truth (1941 film), Nothing but the Truth'' (1941) - Pedestrian (scenes deleted) * ''Birth of the Blues'' (1941) - Trumpet Player in Beer Garden (uncredited) * ''Look Who's Laughing'' (1941) - Mr. Bagworthy, the Postman (uncredited) * ''Sullivan's Travels'' (1941) - Cameraman * ''The Palm Beach Story'' (1942) - Mr. McKeewie * ''The Man in the Trunk'' (1942) - Deaf Floor Man (uncredited) * ''The Valley of Vanishing Men'' (1942, Serial) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''The Sky's the Limit (1943 film), The Sky's the Limit'' (1943) - Joe - Second Bartender (uncredited) * ''The Good Fellows'' (1943) - Branders (uncredited) * ''Girl Crazy (1943 film), Girl Crazy'' (1943) - Station Master (uncredited) * ''The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'' (1943) - Newspaper Editor * ''It Happened Tomorrow'' (1944) - Joe (uncredited) * ''The Great Moment (1944 film), The Great Moment'' (1944) - First Dental Patient * ''Hail the Conquering Hero'' (1944) - Progressive Bandleader (uncredited) * ''Kansas City Kitty'' (1944) - Painter (uncredited) * ''Goin' to Town (1944 film), Goin' to Town'' (1944) - (uncredited) * ''Can't Help Singing'' (1944) - Guide (uncredited) * ''Strange Illusion'' (1945) - Mac - Game Warden * ''A Medal for Benny'' (1945) - Pepster (uncredited) * ''Flame of Barbary Coast'' (1945) - Train Fireman (uncredited) * ''Rhythm Round-Up'' (1945) - Slim Jensen * ''Captain Tugboat Annie'' (1945) - Swenson * ''The Glass Alibi'' (1946) - Gas Attendant * ''They Made Me a Killer'' (1946) - Willoughby (uncredited) * ''The Return of Rusty'' (1946) - Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) * ''Heldorado'' (1946) - Desert Springs Station Agent (uncredited) * ''The Shocking Miss Pilgrim'' (1947) - Speaker (uncredited) * ''Calendar Girl (1947 film), Calendar Girl'' (1947) - Fireman (uncredited) * ''The Sin of Harold Diddlebock'' (1947) - Prof. Potelle * ''The Devil Thumbs a Ride'' (1947) - Minnie's Old Man (uncredited) * ''Ramrod (film), Ramrod'' (1947) - Burch Nellice * ''The Egg and I (film), The Egg and I'' (1947) - Crowbar * ''The Farmer's Daughter (1947 film), The Farmer's Daughter'' (1947) - Farmer with Destroyed Property (uncredited) * ''Yankee Fakir'' (1947) - Contest Chairman (uncredited) * ''The Millerson Case'' (1947) - Hank Nixon (uncredited) * ''

'' (1948) - Barfly (uncredited)

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