Victor Potel
- Recitazione
- 12 ottobre 1889 · Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- 8 marzo 1947
Biografia
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.
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Filmografia
- Io e l'uovo · Crowbar
- Meglio un mercoledì da leone · Prof. Potelle
- Yankee Fakir · Contest Chairman
- The Devil Thumbs a Ride
- The Glass Alibi · Gas Attendant (as Vic Potel)
- Rhythm Round-Up · Slim Jensen
- Fiamme a San Francisco · Train Fireman
- L'ombra dell'altro · Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
- Sangue nel sogno · Mac
- Il miracolo del villaggio · Newspaper Editor
- Evviva il nostro eroe · Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)
- The Great Moment · First Dental Patient
- Avvenne... domani
- Wagon Wheels West · Posse Rider (uncredited)
- The Good Fellows · Branders (uncredited)
- The Man in the Trunk · Deaf Floor Man (uncredited)
- Ritrovarsi · Mr. McKeewie
- I dimenticati · Cameraman
- Ride on Vaquero · Ole
- The Lady from Cheyenne · Lem
- Un sacco d'oro · Olaf Svenson (uncredited)
- Lady Eva · Second Steward (uncredited)
- Trail of the Vigilantes · Conductor
- Il villaggio più pazzo del mondo · Fantastic Brown
- Un colpo di fortuna · Davenola Salesman
- The Villain Still Pursued Her · Policeman (uncredited)
- Il grande McGinty · Cook (uncredited)
- Girl from God's Country · Barber
- La valle dei monsoni · Postman
- Tom Edison giovane · Mr. Tompkins
- Slightly Honorable · Gasoline Station Proprietor (Uncredited)
- Chip of the Flying U · Station Agent
- Rovin' Tumbleweeds · Man in Store
- Blondie Brings Up Baby · Lars (uncredited)
- Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence · Ranch Hand
- La casa delle fanciulle · Suspect
- Hollywood Cavalcade · Slim
- Ho trovato una stella · Steve - Crane Operator
- Down the Wyoming Trail · Slim
- Let Freedom Ring · Ole Swensen (uncredited)
- Sfida a Baltimora · Coach Driver
- The Strange Case of Dr. Meade · Steve
- On the Great White Trail · Lyons
- La città dell'oro · Lem - Stagecoach Driver
- Adventure's End · Tall Sailor (uncredited)
- Small Town Boy · Abner Towner
- Western Gold · Jasper
- White Bondage · Luke Stacey
- Two Gun Law · Cassius
- God's Country and the Woman · Turpentine
- Laughing at Trouble · Lem Parker
- The Captain's Kid · Deputy Jake Hutchinson
- Furia · Jorgeson (uncredited)
- Down to the Sea · Andy
- O'Malley of the Mounted · Gabby - the Cook
- Yellow Dust · Jugger - the Bartender
- I tre padrini · 'Buck Tooth'
- Song of the Saddle · Little Casino
- Man Hunt · Townsman Pointing Out Shefiff's Office (uncredited)
- The Broken Coin · Dialogue
- Gun Play · Brawler (uncredited)
- The Fighting Marines · Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]
- The Last of the Clintons · Jed Clinton
- Moonlight on the Prairie · Tall Saloon Cowboy
- Shipmates Forever · Loafer (uncredited)
- She Couldn't Take It · Farmer
- La ragazza del porto · Alex
- The Adventures of Rex and Rinty · Kinso
- Western Frontier · Slim
- Whispering Smith Speaks · Bill Prouty
- The Drunkard · Farmer Gates
- The Cowboy and the Bandit · Lanky
- Million Dollar Haul · Sceneggiatura
- Mississippi · Guest (uncredited)
- Il maggiordomo · Curly - Cowboy
- The Marriage Bargain · Jeff Thompson
- Big Boy Rides Again · Ranch Foreman Scarface
- Frontier Days · Deputy Tex Hatch
- Thunder Over Texas · Dick
- Inside Information · Rice - Thin Detective, Soggetto