- min ute ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁series ▁about ▁a ▁publishing ▁emp ire ▁that ▁featured ▁Tony ▁Fran ci osa , ▁Gene ▁Barry , ▁and ▁Robert ▁Stack . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁st arring ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 - 1 9 7 7 ▁TV ▁min is eries ▁Once ▁an ▁E agle ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁TV ▁series , ▁Big ▁Hawai i ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁Mitch ▁F ears , ▁the ▁reb elli ous ▁son ▁of ▁rich ▁land owner ▁Bar ret ▁F ears ▁( John ▁De hner ). ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁TV ▁re make ▁of ▁the ▁Steve ▁Mc Que en ▁film ▁Nev ada ▁Smith , ▁and ▁port rayed ▁John ▁Bro oke ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁film ▁of ▁Little ▁Women . ▁He ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁N BC - TV ▁program ▁Little ▁Women ▁( 1 9 7 9 ).. ▁▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁Pot ts ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁many ▁st arring ▁and ▁supporting ▁roles ▁in ▁television ▁series , ▁and ▁his ▁film ▁cred its ▁include ▁roles ▁in ▁A ▁Man ▁Cal led ▁G annon ▁( 1 9 6 8 ), ▁Sometimes ▁a ▁Great ▁Not ion ▁( 1 9 7 0 ), ▁Snow ▁Job ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁The ▁Gr ound star ▁Cons pi racy ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁Cry ▁for ▁Me , ▁Billy ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁H ang up ▁( 1 9 7 4 ), ▁Tra pped