Cliff Potts

Cliff Potts (born January 5, 1942 in Glendale , California , USA; actually Cliff Potter ) is an American actor .

Cliff Potts played from 1967 initially minor supporting roles in television series such as The People of Shiloh Ranch , before he got a role in the 1969 western His Name Was Gannon by director Josef Leytes . In 1970 he starred in Paul Newman's drama They Want To Be Giants . After a few other roles in television series, Potts appeared in the science fiction film Silent in Space in his most famous role as astronaut John Keenan in 1972 .

One of his few leading roles played Potts in the western Cry for Me Billy , an independent film by director William A. Graham . In 1983 he starred alongside Brooke Shields and John Rhys-Davies in the adventure film Sahara . In addition to cinema roles, he made guest appearances in numerous television series such as Lou Grant , Dallas , Hotel , MacGyver , Mord ist ihr Hobby and Spaceship Enterprise - The Next Century until the 1990s . In 1999 he played a small role in Crash Dive II . In the new millennium, Potts (as of 2020) has only been involved in two less-noticed film productions.

Filmography (selection)

• 1968: His name was Gannon (A Man Called Gannon)
• 1968–1969: The Name of the Game (TV series, 7 episodes)
• 1970: They Want To Be Giants (Sometimes a Great Nation)
• 1972: Burned Skin (Cry for Me, Billy)
• 1972: Silent Running (Silent Running)
• 1972: The Agent Who Saw His Body (The Groundstar Conspiracy)
• 1974: Hangup
• 1978: Little Women (TV series)
• 1979: The last coup of the Dalton Gang ( The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang ; TV movie)
• 1983: Sahara
• 1983–1984: For Love and Honor (TV series, 12 episodes)
• 1998: Crash Dive II
• 1999: Embrace the Darkness
• 2013: Our Wild Hearts (TV movie)
• 2016: The Ravine (short film)

Web links

• Cliff Potts in theInternet Movie Database(English)