Cliff Potts (born January 5, 1942 in Glendale, California) is an American

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and

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actor whose roles include John Keenan in the 1972

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...

film, ''

Silent Running ''Silent Running'' is a 1972 American environmental-themed apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic science fiction film. It is the directorial debut of Douglas Trumbull, and stars Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, and Jesse ...

'' starring

Bruce Dern Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has often played supporting villainous characters of unstable natures. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver ...

. Potts starred as Sergeant Eugene Allard in ''For Love and Honor'' (1983) on NBC. He also 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 Anthony George Franciosa (né Papaleo; October 25, 1928 – January 19, 2006) was an American actor most often billed as Tony Franciosa at the height of his career. He began his career on stage and made a breakthrough portraying the brother of t ...

, Gene Barry, and

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. He also appeared in starring roles in the 1976-1977 TV miniseries '' Once an Eagle'' and the 1977 TV series, '' Big Hawaii'' in which he played Mitch Fears, the rebellious son of rich landowner Barret Fears (

John Dehner John Dehner (DAY-ner) (born John Dehner Forkum, also credited Dehner Forkum; November 23, 1915February 4, 1992) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor. From the late 1930s to the late 1980s, he amassed a long list of performan ...

). He also played the title role in the 1975 TV remake of the

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film '' Nevada Smith'', and portrayed John Brooke in the 1978 film of ''

Little Women ''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the live ...

''. He had the same role in the NBC-TV program ''Little Women'' (1979).. In addition, Potts has appeared in many starring and supporting roles in television series, and his film credits include roles in ''

A Man Called Gannon ''A Man Called Gannon'' is a 1968 American Technicolor Western film directed by James Goldstone starring Tony Franciosa, Michael Sarrazin and Judi West. The film is a remake of '' Man Without a Star'' (1955). Plot Cowboy Gannon (Tony Franci ...

'' (1968), '' Sometimes a Great Notion'' (1970), '' Snow Job'' (1972), ''

The Groundstar Conspiracy ''The Groundstar Conspiracy'' is a 1972 American neo noir crime film directed by Lamont Johnson. It stars George Peppard and Michael Sarrazin. Douglas Heyes' screenplay (written under his frequent pseudonym, Matthew Howard) was adapted very fr ...

'' (1972), ''

Cry for Me, Billy ''Cry for Me, Billy'' (also known as ''Count Your Bullets'') is a 1972 American Western film directed by William A. Graham and starring Cliff Potts and Maria Potts. It was one of the first films from Brut Productions.Following the Scent to Bru ...

'' (1972), ''

Hangup ''Hangup'', also called '' Hang Up'' and later released under the name ''Super Dude'', is a 1974 film directed by Henry Hathaway. It stars William Elliott and Marki Bey. This was the last film directed by Hathaway. The film falls in the blaxploi ...

'' (1974), ''

Trapped Beneath the Sea ''Trapped Beneath the Sea'' is a 1974 American made-for-television action drama film directed by William A. Graham. The screenplay concerns four men trapped in a mini-submarine in waters off the coast of Florida. Paul Michael Glaser, Joshua B ...

'' (1974), ''

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'' (1983), and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1991). He also appeared in the Emmy-nominated television movie '' A Case of Rape'', playing a man who, not once but twice, rapes a young housewife (played by

Elizabeth Montgomery Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery (April 15, 1932 – May 18, 1995) was an American actress whose career spanned five decades in film, stage, and television. She is best remembered for her leading role as the witch Samantha Stephens on the televisi ...

) and later hires a skilled defense attorney who gets him off the hook for his crime. After a 14-year absence from acting, he returned to the screen in the 2013

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television film, ''Our Wild Hearts''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Potts, Cliff 1942 births American male television actors Living people Male actors from California