Lamar Potts — Murder in Coweta County Character Profile

About Lamar Potts

Sheriff of Coweta County and protagonist who investigates Wilson Turner's murder, gathers evidence, and successfully prosecutes John Wallace.

Lamar Potts — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Johnny Cash

Appears in

Murder in Coweta County (1983)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Lamar Potts — Professional Investigator — Wilson Turner (Robert Schenkkan)

  Sheriff Potts professionally investigates the circumstances surrounding Turner's death.

• Lamar Potts — Conflict Arch Enemy — John Wallace (Andy Griffith)

  Sheriff Potts and landowner Wallace are locked in a fatal conflict over justice and power.

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• J.H. Potts (Earl Hindman)
• Huddleston (Ed Van Nuys)
• Mayhayley Lancaster (June Carter Cash)
• Wilson Turner (Robert Schenkkan)
• Strickland Cousin (Bill Crabb)
• Josephine Wallace (Jo Henderson)
• Liquor Runner (Bobby Dunn)
• Steve Smith (Earl Poole Ball)
• Tom Strickland (Stuart Culpepper)
• J.C. Otwell (Marc Clement)
• A. L. Henson (James Neale)