Quick Facts
Born:
1942-01-05
Birthplace:
Glendale, California, USA
Credits:
56 Total Roles
Cliff Potts
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Biography
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Cliff Potts (born January 5, 1942) is an American television and film actor most noted for supporting roles and guest appearances in more than sixty episodic television series between 1967 and 1999.
Potts was a regular supporting player during the first season of The Name of the Game, a revolving 90-minute 1968 series about a publishing empire that featured Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack. He also appeared in a starring role in the short-lived 1977 TV series, "Big Hawaii," in which he played Mitch Fears, the rebellious son of rich landowner Barret Fears (John Dehner). He portrayed John Brooke in Little Women.
His most widely-known film role is that of John Wolf in the cult science fiction film, Silent Running.
Currently, Potts is retired from acting.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Cliff Potts licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Cliff Potts (born January 5, 1942) is an American television and film actor most noted for supporting roles and guest appearances in more than sixty episodic television series between 1967 and 1999.
Potts was a regular supporting player during the first season of The Name of the Game, a revolving 90-minute 1968 series about a publishing empire that featured Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack. He also appeared in a starring role in the short-lived 1977 TV series, "Big Hawaii," in which he played Mitch Fears, the rebellious son of rich landowner Barret Fears (John Dehner). He portrayed John Brooke in Little Women.
His most widely-known film role is that of John Wolf in the cult science fiction film, Silent Running.
Currently, Potts is retired from acting.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Cliff Potts licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Admiral Kennelly
MacGyver
Gar Manning
Silent Running
John Keenan
Baywatch
Coach Coglin
Murder, She Wrote
Ralph Maddox
Murder, She Wrote
Ed Potts
Matlock
Harry Neiman
Sometimes a Great Notion
Andy Stamper
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Temptations MOVIE | Ben Hopkins |
| 1999 | Embrace the Darkness MOVIE | Turner |
| 1996 | Deadly Charades MOVIE | Tate |
| 1995 | See Jane Run MOVIE | Daniel Garson |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son TV | Wyatt Parnell |
| 1990 | Under Crystal Lake MOVIE | Swan |
| 1989 | Baywatch TV | Coach Coglin |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation TV | Admiral Kennelly |
| 1986 | Matlock TV | Harry Neiman |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Roger Harden |