Victor Potel (Lafayette, October 12, 1889 – Hollywood, March 8, 1947) was an American actor, known as a prolific character actor in American cinema. He began his career in the silent era, becoming one of the original members of Mack Sennett's Keystone Kops. With the advent of sound, his tall, lanky figure and expressive face made him a familiar face in hundreds of films, where he specialized in small comedic or everyman roles. His filmography includes appearances in masterpieces directed by major directors; he played a migrant farm worker in John Ford's "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940). However, he is particularly remembered for his frequent collaboration with director Preston Sturges, who included him in his trusted stock company of character actors in films such as "Sullivan's Travels" (1941), "The Palm Beach Story" (1942), and "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek" (1944). Although he never obtained leading roles or official awards, his career, spanning over four decades and nearly 450 credits, established him as one of the most recognizable supporting actors of Hollywood's Golden Age.