Biography
Gawky, comic actor Victor Potel started out in one- and two-reel comedies, starring in Universal's Snakeville series. Potel went on to essay supporting parts in feature films of the 1920s, then played bits and walk-ons in such talkies as
Three Godfathers (1936) and
The Big Store (1941). He was a member of filmmaker
Preston Sturges' unofficial stock company from 1940's
Christmas in July until his death in 1947. One of Victor Potel's final film roles was diminutive Indian peddler Crowbar in
The Egg and I (1947), a character played by
Chief Yowlachie,
Teddy Hart, Zachary Charles, and Stan Ross in the subsequent
Ma and Pa Kettle series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide