Portrait of Victor Potel

Acting

Victor Potel

Career

Active from 1910 to 1943, busiest in 1914 with 33 main titles.

Leading roles
61
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Billions
Billions
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Victor Potel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film 3
  • Early Cinema 2
  • American Frontier 2
  • Classic Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

205
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Saxophobia
Saxophobia

Story

1940s

28 titles · average score 68
The Egg and I
The Egg and I (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Crowbar

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
GoodWatch score 74

as Prof. Potelle

Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

as Train Fireman

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
GoodWatch score 78

as Newspaper Editor

Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
GoodWatch score 86

as Progressive Bandleader (uncredited)

Wagon Wheels West
Wagon Wheels West (1943)

as Posse Rider (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mr. McKeewie

The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve (1941)
GoodWatch score 86

as Second Steward (uncredited)

Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
GoodWatch score 86

as Cameraman

Christmas in July
Christmas in July (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Davenola Salesman

Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mr. Tompkins

The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Policeman (uncredited)

1930s

64 titles · average score 60
Million Dollar Haul
Million Dollar Haul (1935)

Writer

The Last of the Clintons
The Last of the Clintons (1935)

as Jed Clinton

The Fighting Marines
The Fighting Marines (1935)

as Fake Native Chief [Ch. 12]

Big Boy Rides Again
Big Boy Rides Again (1935)

as Ranch Foreman Scarface

Inside Information
Inside Information (1934)

as Rice - Thin Detective

Frontier Days
Frontier Days (1934)

as Deputy Tex Hatch

Twisted Rails
Twisted Rails (1934)

as Tom Watson

Thunder Over Texas
Thunder Over Texas (1934)

as Dick

Partners
Partners (1932)

as Deputy Lem

King of the Wild
King of the Wild (1931)

as Peterson

Doughboys
Doughboys (1930)
GoodWatch score 52

as Svendenburg

Paradise Island
Paradise Island (1930)

as Swede

1920s

33 titles · average score 63
Border Romance
Border Romance (1929)

as Slim

Captain Swagger
Captain Swagger (1928)

as Jean

Racing Romance
Racing Romance (1926)

as Constable

The Lodge in the Wilderness
The Lodge in the Wilderness (1926)

as Goofus

Morganson's Finish
Morganson's Finish (1926)

as Ole Jensen

Below the Line
Below the Line (1925)

as 'Cuckoo' Niles

Itching Palms
Itching Palms (1923)

as The Village Dumbbell

At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern
At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern (1922)

as The Poet

One a Minute
One a Minute (1921)

as Jingo Pitts

Lavender and Old Lace
Lavender and Old Lace (1921)

as Joe Pendleton

Billions
Billions (1920)
GoodWatch score 64

as Pushkin

Mary's Ankle
Mary's Ankle (1920)

as Johnny Stokes

1910s

79 titles · average score 48
Who's Your Father?
Who's Your Father? (1918)

as Comedy Role

Versus Sledge Hammers
Versus Sledge Hammers (1915)

as The Count

Sentimental Sophie
Sentimental Sophie (1915)

as Slippery Slim

His Regeneration
His Regeneration (1915)
GoodWatch score 48

as Pawn Shop Clerk

The Good-for-Nothing
The Good-for-Nothing (1914)

as Old Clerk

Sophie Starts Something
Sophie Starts Something (1914)

as Slippery Slim

What Came to Bar Q
What Came to Bar Q (1914)

as Bartender

Slippery Slim, The Mortgage and Sophie
Slippery Slim, The Mortgage and Sophie (1914)

as Slippery Slim

Sophie Finds a Hero
Sophie Finds a Hero (1914)

as Slippery Slim

Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls (1913)

as Outlaw

Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County (1913)

as The Druggist

Broncho Billy's Adventure
Broncho Billy's Adventure (1911)

as Cowboy