Muff Potter — Tom Sawyer Character Profile

About Muff Potter

Alcoholic drifter falsely accused of murder, central to the trial plot.

Muff Potter — Character Profile

Alignment

Neutral

Species

Human

Abilities

Drinking, Basic labor

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 3/10
• Charisma: 3/10
• Morality: 5/10
• Influence: 4/10

Character Facts

Played by

Warren Oates

Appears in

Tom Sawyer (1973)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Muff Potter — Narrative Defender — Tom Sawyer (Johnny Whitaker)

  Tom acts as a moral champion to save an innocent man.

• Muff Potter — Social Fellow Witness — Huckleberry Finn (Jeff East)

  Shared trauma binds Huck to Muff's plight.

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