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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 Lafayette, Indiana 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
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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
Biography (Allmovie)
/ref> 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 () 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 March 8, 1947. The final film he worked on, '' Relentless'' 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 Mark Fenton (November 11, 1866 &nda ...
'' (1917, Short) * '' Captain Kidd, Jr.'' (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 B ...
'' (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 w ...
'' (1919) - Gregory Charles Sentel * '' The Outcasts of Poker Flat'' (1919) * '' The Petal on the Current'' (1919) - Skinny Flint * '' In Mizzoura'' (1919) - Dave * ''
Water, Water, Everywhere ''Water, Water, Everywhere'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Robert F. Hill. It is based on the 1912 novel ''Billy Fortune and the Hard Proposition'' by William Rheem Lighton. The film stars ...
'' (1920) - Steve Brainard * ''
Mary's Ankle ''Mary's Ankle'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and written by Luther Reed based upon the play of the same name by May Tully. The film stars Douglas MacLean, Doris May, Victor Potel, Neal Burns, James Gordo ...
'' (1920) - Johnny Stokes * '' The Heart of a Child'' (1920) - Charley Peastone * '' Billions'' (1920) - Pushkin * '' Bob Hampton of Placer'' (1921) - Willie McNeil * '' One a Minute'' (1921) - Jingo Pitts * '' Lavender and Old Lace'' (1921) - Joe Pendleton * '' At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern'' (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-dra ...
'' (1922) - The Lover * '' Step on It!'' (1922) - Noisy Johnson * ''
The Loaded Door ''The Loaded Door'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Hoot Gibson. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot As described in a studio publication, Bert Lyons (Gibson) returns to ...
'' (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 ''Modern Matrimony'' is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film directed by Victor Heerman and starring Owen Moore, Alice Lake, and Mayme Kelso Mayme Kelso (February 28, 1867 – June 5, 1946) was an American actress of the silent era. ...
'' (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 Fox as ...
'' (1923) - The Village Dumbbell * ''Tea: With a Kick!'' (1923) - Bellboy 13 * '' The Meanest Man in the World'' (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 ''Women Who Give'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker. It starred Barbara Bedford, Renee Adoree and Frank Keenan. Based upon the novel ''Cape Cod Folk'' by Sarah P. MacLean, it was produced by Louis B. Mayer Produ ...
'' (1924) - Ephraim Doolittle * ''
The Law Forbids ''The Law Forbids'' is a 1924 American drama film directed by Jess Robbins and written by Lois Zellner and Ford Beebe. The film stars Baby Peggy, Robert Ellis, Elinor Fair, Winifred Bryson, James Corrigan, and Anna Dodge. The film was release ...
'' (1924) - Joel Andrews * '' A Self-Made Failure'' (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 ...
'' (1924) - Ivy Peters * ''Ten Days'' (1925) - Constable * ''
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'' (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'' (1926) * '' Morganson's Finish'' (1926) - Ole Jensen * '' The Lodge in the Wilderness'' (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 * '' Lingerie'' (1928) - Leroy's Buddy * '' Captain Swagger'' (1928) - Jean ;Sound * '' Melody of Love'' (1928) - The Gawk * ''
Border Romance ''Border Romance'' is a 1929 American pre-Code Western romance film directed by Richard Thorpe. An early sound film, it stars Armida, Don Terry, Marjorie Kane, and Victor Potel. A copy is preserved at the Library of Congress, Packard.''Ca ...
'' (1929) - Slim * '' The Virginian'' (1929) - Nebrasky * '' The Bad One'' (1930) - Sailor * '' Call of the West'' (1930) - Trig Peters * ''
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'' (1930) - Swede * '' Doughboys'' (1930) - Svendenburg * '' The Virtuous Sin'' (1930) - Sentry * ''De frente, marchen'' (1930) - Adormidera * '' Scandal Sheet'' (1931) - Reporter (uncredited) * '' Ten Cents a Dance'' (1931) - Smith, a Sailor * '' King of the Wild'' (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'' (1932) - Clyde (uncredited) * '' Face in the Sky'' (1933) - Ed Burns, Carnival Patron (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1933) - The General (uncredited) * '' Damaged Lives'' (1933) - Policeman * '' Dancing Lady'' (1933) - Worker (uncredited) * '' Twisted Rails'' (1934) - Tom Watson * ''
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'' (1934) - Rice - Thin Detective * '' Thunder Over Texas'' (1934) - Dick * '' Frontier Days'' (1934) - Deputy Tex Hatch * '' Big Boy Rides Again'' (1935) - Scarface * '' Ruggles of Red Gap'' (1935) - Curly - Cowboy (uncredited) * ''
The Marriage Bargain ''The Marriage Bargain'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Albert Ray and starring Lila Lee and Lon Chaney Jr. It was the last film in which Lon Chaney Jr was billed under his real name Creighton Chaney. It was also known under the alte ...
'' (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 M ...
'' (1935) - Lanky - Henchman (uncredited) * ''
Million Dollar Haul ''Million Dollar Haul'' is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Albert Herman and starring Reed Howes, Janet Chandler and William Farnum.Pitts p.374 Synopsis The owner of a Los Angeles warehouse that has been robbed calls in a private investi ...
'' (1935) - Schultz - Florist / Henchman (uncredited) * '' Whispering Smith Speaks'' (1935) - Bill Prouty * '' Hard Rock Harrigan'' (1935) - 'Big' Oscar * '' Lady Tubbs'' (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 a ...
'' (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 Stuar ...
'' (1935) - Red * ''The Girl Friend'' (1935) - Small Town Farmer (uncredited) * '' Waterfront Lady'' (1935) - Alex * '' She Couldn't Take It'' (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 Acuff, ...
'' (1935) - Radio Fan (uncredited) * '' Barbary Coast'' (1935) - Wilkins (uncredited) * '' Moonlight on the Prairie'' (1935) - Tall Cowboy (uncredited) * '' The Last of the Clintons'' (1935) - Jed Clinton * ''
The Fighting Marines ''The Fighting Marines'' is a 1935 movie serial. It was the last serial produced by Mascot Pictures before the studio was bought out and merged with others to become Republic Pictures. This new company went on to become the most famous of the ...
'' (1935, Serial) - Henchman - Fake Native Chief h. 12* ''Gun Play'' (1935) - Brawler (uncredited) * '' Hot Off the Press'' (1935) * ''The Broken Coin'' (1936) * '' Man Hunt'' (1936) - Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited) * '' The Milky Way'' (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 act ...
'' (1936) - Garage Attendant (uncredited) * '' Song of the Saddle'' (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 ''We Went to College'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley, written by Richard Maibaum and Maurice Rapf, and starring Charles Butterworth, Walter Abel, Hugh Herbert, Una Merkel and Edith Atwater. It was released on June 19 ...
'' (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'' (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'' (1936) - Lem Parker (uncredited) * '' Lady from Nowhere'' (1936) - Abner * '' God's Country and the Woman'' (1937) - Turpentine * ''
Racing Lady ''Racing Lady'' is a 1937 American drama film produced by RKO Radio Pictures, which premiered in New York City on January 12, 1937, and was released nationally on January 29. Directed by Wallace Fox, the screenplay was written by Dorothy Yost, Th ...
'' (1937) - Mr. Mitchell (uncredited) * ''
Two Gun Law ''Two Gun Law'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Leon Barsha, starring Charles Starrett and Peggy Stratford. Cast * Charles Starrett as Bob Larson * Peggy Stratford as Mary Hammond * Hank Bell as Cookie * Edward J. Le Saint as Ben ...
'' (1937) - Cassius * '' A Day at the Races'' (1937) - Horn Blower (uncredited) * '' Married Before Breakfast'' (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 Warne ...
'' (1937) - Luke Stacey (uncredited) * ''
Western Gold ''Western Gold'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Earle Snell and Forrest Barnes. The film stars Smith Ballew, Heather Angel, LeRoy Mason, Howard Hickman, Ben Alexander, Frank McGlynn, Sr. and Otis ...
'' (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 P ...
'' (1937) - Tall Sailor (uncredited) * ''
Swing Your Lady ''Swing Your Lady'' is a 1938 country musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright, starring Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh, and Louise Fazenda. Ronald Reagan is also in the cast in one of his early roles. Daniel Boone Savage, a professional wres ...
'' (1938) - Clem (uncredited) * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1938) - Lem - Stagecoach Driver (uncredited) * ''
On the Great White Trail ''On the Great White Trail'' also known as ''Renfrew on the Great White Trail'' is a 1938 American Northern starring James Newill as Sgt. Renfrew of the Royal Mounted in the second of the film series. It was produced and directed by Albert Her ...
'' (1938) - Lyons (uncredited) * '' The Strange Case of Dr. Meade'' (1938) - Steve * '' Stand Up and Fight'' (1939) - Coach Driver (uncredited) * '' Let Freedom Ring'' (1939) - Ole Swensen - 2nd Swede (uncredited) * ''
Down the Wyoming Trail ''Down the Wyoming Trail'' is a 1939 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Albert Herman (as Al Herman) and starring Tex Ritter.The Housekeeper's Daughter'' (1939) - Suspect (uncredited) * '' Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence'' (1939) - Ranch Hand (uncredited) * ''
Blondie Brings Up Baby ''Blondie Brings Up Baby'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms. It is the fourth of 28 films based on the comic strip. Plot summary Blondie is convinced by a sale ...
'' (1939) - Lars (uncredited) * ''
Rovin' Tumbleweeds ''Rovin' Tumbleweeds'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette and Mary Carlisle. Written by Betty Burbridge, Dorrell McGowan, and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a cowboy congressm ...
'' (1939) - Man in Store * '' Chip of the Flying U'' (1939) - Station Agent (uncredited) * ''
Slightly Honorable ''Slightly Honorable'' is a 1939 American film directed by Tay Garnett. The film was based on the 1939 novel ''Send Another Coffin'' by Frank Gilmore Presnell, Jr. (1906–1967).Frank Gilmore Presnell, Jr. (24 June 1906 (Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico ...
'' (1939) - Gasoline Station Proprietor (uncredited) * ''
West of Carson City ''West of Carson City'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Milton Raison, Sherman L. Lowe and Jack Bernhard. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Peggy Moran, Harry Woods and Robert Ho ...
'' (1940) - Ranch Hand Gabby (uncredited) * '' Young Tom Edison'' (1940) - Mr. Tompkins (uncredited) * ''
Enemy Agent ''Enemy Agent'' is a 1940 American spy thriller film directed by Lew Landers and starring Richard Cromwell, Helen Vinson, and Robert Armstrong.McLaughlin p.325 The supporting cast includes Jack La Rue, Jack Carson, Philip Dorn and Milburn ...
'' (1940) - George (uncredited) * ''
Three Faces West ''Three Faces West'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie and Charles Coburn. The film, mainly set in North Dakota was one of a handful of overtly anti-Nazi films produced by Hollywood ...
'' (1940) - Postman (uncredited) * '' The Great McGinty'' (1940) - Cook (uncredited) * ''
Girl from God's Country ''Girl from God's Country'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Robert Lee Johnson and Elizabeth Meehan. The film stars Chester Morris, Jane Wyatt, Charles Bickford, Ray Mala, Kate Drain L ...
'' (1940) - Barber * '' The Villain Still Pursued Her'' (1940) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' Christmas in July'' (1940) - Davenola Salesman * ''
Li'l Abner ''Li'l Abner'' is a satirical American comic strip that appeared in many newspapers in the United States, Canada and Europe. It featured a fictional clan of hillbillies in the impoverished mountain village of Dogpatch, USA. Written and drawn b ...
'' (1940) - Fantastic Brown * '' Trail of the Vigilantes'' (1940) - Conductor (uncredited) * '' 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'' (1941) - Olaf Svenson (uncredited) * '' The Devil and Miss Jones'' (1941) - Attendant at First Bath House (uncredited) * ''
The Lady from Cheyenne ''The Lady from Cheyenne'' is a 1941 American comedy western film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Loretta Young, Robert Preston and Edward Arnold. Plot In the 1860s, after receiving an inheritance a Philadelphia Quaker school teacher h ...
'' (1941) - Lem (uncredited) * '' Ride on Vaquero'' (1941) - Ole (uncredited) * '' The Big Store'' (1941) - Swedish Blonde Children's Father (uncredited) * '' 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) - Pedestrian (scenes deleted) * ''
Birth of the Blues ''Birth of the Blues'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Mary Martin and Brian Donlevy. The plot loosely follows the origins and breakthrough success of the Original Dixieland Jass Band in ...
'' (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) - Joe - Second Bartender (uncredited) * ''
The Good Fellows ''The Good Fellows'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jo Graham and written by Hugh Wedlock Jr. and Howard Snyder. The film stars Cecil Kellaway, Helen Walker, Mabel Paige, James Brown, Patti Hale and Kathleen Lockhart. The film was r ...
'' (1943) - Branders (uncredited) * '' Girl Crazy'' (1943) - Station Master (uncredited) * '' The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'' (1943) - Newspaper Editor * ''
It Happened Tomorrow ''It Happened Tomorrow'' is a 1944 American fantasy film directed by René Clair, starring Dick Powell, Linda Darnell and Jack Oakie, and featuring Edgar Kennedy and John Philliber. It is based on the one-act play "The Jest of Haha Laba" by Lord ...
'' (1944) - Joe (uncredited) * '' The Great Moment'' (1944) - First Dental Patient * '' Hail the Conquering Hero'' (1944) - Progressive Bandleader (uncredited) * ''
Kansas City Kitty ''Kansas City Kitty'' is a 1944 American romantic musical film directed by Del Lord, starring Joan Davis and Jane Frazee. The film features the singing Williams Brothers, including the youngest of the quartet, Andy Williams. Cast * Joan Dav ...
'' (1944) - Painter (uncredited) * ''
Goin' to Town ''Goin' To Town'' is a 1935 musical comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and written by Mae West. The film stars Mae West, Paul Cavanagh, Gilbert Emery, Marjorie Gateson, Tito Coral and Ivan Lebedeff. The film was released on April 25, 1935, ...
'' (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 ''Flame of Barbary Coast'' is a 1945 American musical-drama film starring John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley, and Virginia Grey. The movie was scripted by Borden Chase and directed by Joseph Kane. Plot Naive Montana co ...
'' (1945) - Train Fireman (uncredited) * '' Rhythm Round-Up'' (1945) - Slim Jensen * ''
Captain Tugboat Annie ''Captain Tugboat Annie'' is a 1945 second sequel to the classic ''Tugboat Annie'' (1933), this time starring Jane Darwell as Annie and Edgar Kennedy as Horatio Bullwinkle. The movie was directed by Phil Rosen, and is also known as ''Tugboat Ann ...
'' (1945) - Swenson * ''
The Glass Alibi ''The Glass Alibi'' is a 1946 crime drama film noir directed by W. Lee Wilder starring Paul Kelly, Douglas Fowley, Anne Gwynne and Maris Wrixon.. Plot A reporter marries a dying girl for her money, but she recovers from her illness so he plots ...
'' (1946) - Gas Attendant * ''
They Made Me a Killer ''They Made Me a Killer'' is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by William C. Thomas, and written by Daniel Mainwaring, Winston Miller and Kae Salkow, based on story by Owen Franes. It stars Barbara Britton and Robert Lowery, and m ...
'' (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) - Fireman (uncredited) * '' The Sin of Harold Diddlebock'' (1947) - Prof. Potelle * '' The Devil Thumbs a Ride'' (1947) - Minnie's Old Man (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1947) - Burch Nellice * '' The Egg and I'' (1947) - Crowbar * '' The Farmer's Daughter'' (1947) - Farmer with Destroyed Property (uncredited) * ''
Yankee Fakir ''Yankee Fakir'' is a 1947 American mystery film directed and produced by W. Lee Wilder and written by Richard S. Conway. The film stars Douglas Fowley, Joan Woodbury, Clem Bevans, Ransom M. Sherman, Frank Reicher and Marc Lawrence. The film w ...
'' (1947) - Contest Chairman (uncredited) * ''
The Millerson Case ''The Millerson Case'' is a 1947 American mystery drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Warner Baxter, Nancy Saunders and Clem Bevans. In the 8th film of Columbia's '' Crime Doctor'' series, Dr. Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) i ...
'' (1947) - Hank Nixon (uncredited) * '' Relentless'' (1948) - Barfly (uncredited)


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Potel, Victor 1889 births 1947 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Indiana 20th-century American male actors