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Cliff Potts is known for:

  • Silent Running
    In a future Earth barren of all flora and fauna, the planet's ecosystems exist only in large pods attached to spacecraft. When word comes in that the pods are to be jettisoned into space and destroyed so that the spacecraft can be reused for commercial purposes, most of the crew of the Valley Forge rejoice at the prospect of going home. Not so for botanist Freeman Lowell who loves the forest and its creatures, so decides to take matters into his own hands to protect what he loves.
  • Sometimes a Great Notion
    Hank Stamper and his father, Henry, own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon. The town is furious when they continue working despite the town going broke and the other loggers go on strike ordering the Stampers to stop, however Hank continues to push his family on cutting more trees. Hank's wife wishes he would stop and hopes that they can spend more time together. When Hank's half brother Leland comes to work for them, more trouble starts.
  • Sahara
    After her father dies, young Dale takes his place in a trans-African auto race, but ends up being abducted by a desert sheik.

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cliff Potts  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.