Pops Dinwiddie — White Line Fever Character Profile

About Pops Dinwiddie

Sam's old friend and driving partner who accompanies CJ on a dangerous trip to Dallas to ensure his safety. He successfully helps CJ fight off Red River attackers but is later brutally murdered, with his body discovered by CJ in his own home.

Character Facts

Played by

Sam Laws

Appears in

White Line Fever (1975)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Pops Dinwiddie — Alliance Mentor & Ally — Carrol Jo Hummer (Jan-Michael Vincent)

  Trusted companion and protective figure on dangerous runs.

• Pops Dinwiddie — Family Father & Son — Carnell (Johnny Ray McGhee)

  Father-son bond drives Carnell's vengeance arc.

• Pops Dinwiddie — Social Former Colleagues — Duane Haller (Slim Pickens)

  Shared history as legitimate truck drivers.

• Pops Dinwiddie — Conflict Perpetrator & Victim — Buck Wessle (L.Q. Jones)

  Syndicate boss indirectly responsible for Pops' death.

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• Carrol Jo Hummer (Jan-Michael Vincent)
• Jerri Kane Hummer (Kay Lenz)
• Duane Haller (Slim Pickens)
• Buck Wessle (L.Q. Jones)
• Cutler (Don Porter)
• Carnell (Johnny Ray McGhee)
• Lucy (Leigh French)
• Prosecutor (R.G. Armstrong)
• Birdie (Dick Miller)
• Clem (Martin Kove)
• Witness Miller (David Garfield)
• Red (Tiny Wells)