---
name: "Jerry Potter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jerry-potter"
fi1m_id: "jerry-potter"
imdb_id: "nm4006007"
tmdb_id: 137910
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 December 1938"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 58
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T21:44:17.090296+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jerry Potter

## Identity

Jerry Potter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jerry-potter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jerry-potter
- **IMDb ID:** nm4006007
- **TMDB ID:** 137910
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4006007/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/137910

Actor. Born 2 December 1938 in Evansville, Indiana, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 December 1938, Evansville, Indiana, USA
- **Active:** 1990–1999
- **Average Fi1m score:** 58, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4006007/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/137910

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Misery*](https://film.one/film/misery.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jerry Potter is an American character actor. He was born on 2 December 1938 in Evansville, Indiana. He began his screen career in the early 1980s with guest roles on television series including *Private Benjamin* (1981).

Potter is known for his supporting roles in film and television, often portraying lawmen or authority figures. His credits include Pete in *Misery* (1990), George Washington in *Wild Wild West* (1999), appearances in *Rhinestone* (1984), *The Quick and the Dead* (1987) and *Scanner Cop II* (1995), and guest spots on series such as *Dallas*, *Matlock*, *Quantum Leap*, *Murder, She Wrote* and *Falcon Crest*. After a hiatus from the late 1990s, he returned with roles in *Adam Ruins Everything* (2015), *I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson* (2019) and *Phobias* (2021).

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, famousbirthdays.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Wild Wild West* (1999), Fi1m 34, as George Washington — [page](https://film.one/film/wild-wild-west.md)
- *Misery* (1990), Fi1m 83, as Pete — [page](https://film.one/film/misery.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wild Wild West* (1999), as George Washington — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/wild-wild-west.md)
- *Inherit the Wind* (1999), as Rogers
- *Scanner Cop II* (1995), as Sheriff Jake
- *Fatal Friendship* (1991), as Wrangler
- *Misery* (1990), as Pete — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/misery.md)
- *Cage* (1989), as Texan #1
- *Quantum Leap* (1989), series, as Sheriff
- *The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory* (1987), as Jacob Walker
- *The Quick and the Dead* (1987), as Red Hayle
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Bernie, Joseph Bonzer
- *The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special* (1986), as Cowboy
- *Get Out of My Room* (1985), as Bill Collector (segment 'I'm Not Home Right Now')
- *The Comedy Factory* (1985), series, Actor
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Joe
- *Rhinestone* (1984), as Walt
- *Blue Thunder* (1984), series, as Truck Driver
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Sheriff Jack Broom

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