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Victor Potel
Victor Potel

Victor Potel

🎂 Oct 12, 1889 — 🕯️ Mar 8, 1947 (57 years) Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Working since the 1910s, Victor Potel is an actor from Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Their credits include Sullivan's Travels as Cameraman. Other notable titles in their filmography include The Lady Eve and Fury. Over more than 116 years they have gathered close to 282 films, working mainly across genres like comedy, romance, adventure.
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One a Minute
One a Minute
as Jingo Pitts
 Ten Days
Ten Days
 Sentimental Sophie
Sentimental Sophie
as Slippery Slim
 A Night on the Road
A Night on the Road
as Sheriff's Assistant
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The Egg and I
The Egg and I
Crowbar
1947
Film The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Prof. Potelle
1947
Film Yankee Fakir
Yankee Fakir
Contest Chairman
1947
Film The Glass Alibi
The Glass Alibi
Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
1946
Film Rhythm Round-Up
Rhythm Round-Up
Slim Jensen
1945
Film Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast
Train Fireman
1945
Film A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny
Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
1945
Film The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Newspaper Editor
1944
Film Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero
Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
1944
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Is Victor Potel still alive?
Victor Potel passed away on March 8, 1947 at age 57.
What are the most famous roles of Victor Potel?
Victor Potel is best known as an actor for Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve, Fury.
How many movies has Victor Potel been in?
Victor Potel has appeared in 282 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Victor Potel's first movie?
Victor Potel's first credited film was A Dog on Business (1910).
What is Victor Potel's most recent movie?
Victor Potel's most recent movie is The Egg and I (1947).
What are Victor Potel's best movies?
Victor Potel's most acclaimed films include: Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Lady Eve (1941), Fury (1936), The Palm Beach Story (1942), The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944).
How long has Victor Potel been working in film?
Victor Potel has been active since 1910 — a career spanning 37 years.
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Victor Potel
Victor Potel
1889-10-12 · Lafayette, Indiana, USA

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.

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