
Cliff Potts
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1942-01-05 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Glendale, California, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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.
Known For
TV Shows (25)

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Admiral Kennelly

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Ralph Maddox / Ed Potts

Falcon Crest
1981
as Paul Salinger

MacGyver
1985
as Gar Manning

Ironside
1967
as Mike Doyle

Baywatch
1989
as Coach Coglin

The Virginian
1962
as Wes

Matlock
1986
as Harry Neiman

Hotel
1982
as Martin Stewart

T. J. Hooker
1982
as Detective Holland

Simon & Simon
1981

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Roger Harden

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Run for Your Life
1965
as Lee Harper

The Name of the Game
1968
as Andy Hill

Lou Grant
1977
as Ted McCovey

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Paul / Dr. Paul Moran

Crazy like a Fox
1984

Vanishing Son
1994
as Wyatt Parnell

Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982

Bret Maverick
1981

Once an Eagle
1976
as Courtenay Massengale

Big Hawaii
1977
as Mitch Fears
For Love and Honor
1983

Little Women
1978
as John Brooke
Movies (27)

Sahara
1983
as String

Silent Running
1972
as John Keenan

Temptations
1999
as Ben Hopkins

Sometimes a Great Notion
1971
as Andy Stamper

See Jane Run
1995
as Daniel Garson

The Groundstar Conspiracy
1972
as Carl Mosely

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
1983
as Steve Lightner

Embrace the Darkness
1999
as Turner

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Bob Dalton

Belle Starr
1980
as Cole Younger

A Case of Rape
1974
as Larry Retzliff

International Airport
1985
as Jack

Snow Job
1972
as Bob Skinner

Trapped Beneath the Sea
1974
as Gordon Gaines

Magic Carpet
1972
as Roger Warden

For Love and Honor
1983
as Sgt. Allard

Counter Measures
1998
as Harrison

San Francisco International
1970
as William Sturtevant

Hangup
1974
as Lou

Desperate Voyage
1980
as Vic Michael

Live Again, Die Again
1974
as Joe Dolan

Nevada Smith
1975
as Nevada Smith

Deadly Charades
1996
as Tate

Danger in Paradise
1977
as Mitch Fears

Love’s Dark Ride
1978
as Stephen P. Ehlers

Cry for Me, Billy
1972
as Billy

Under Crystal Lake
1990
as Swan
About Cliff Potts
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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… With 52 credits spanning from 1962 to 1999, Cliff Potts has appeared in 27 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Cliff Potts Movies
- Sahara (1983) — as String
- Silent Running (1972) — as John Keenan
- Temptations (1999) — as Ben Hopkins
- Sometimes a Great Notion (1971) — as Andy Stamper
- See Jane Run (1995) — as Daniel Garson
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