Caractacus Pott Caractacus Pott Caractacus Potts is one of the main characters in Ian Fleming's novel "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang" and its film adaptation. The film version of the story makes several changes to Pott's character. In the original 1964 book, "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car", Pott is a Royal Navy Commander and eccentric inventor who lives with his wife Mimsy and their twin eight-year-old children, Jeremy and Jemima, on their hilltop farm. The filmmakers, including screenwriter Roald Dahl, altered a good deal of the book's details when crafting the 1968 film musical version of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", in which Caractacus is portrayed by Dick
Alexander Doré Alexander Doré Alexander Joseph Doré (28 August 1923 – 16 April 2002) was a British actor, television director and screenwriter perhaps best known for his appearance as the First Spy in the 1968 film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." He also co-starred in the 1968 TV series "Virgin of the Secret Service" (as villain Karl Von Brauner) as well as playing Bertram Bright in "Bright's Boffins" (1970-1972). Doré's other screen appearances include "At the Stroke of Nine" (1957), "Tales from Dickens" (1958), "ITV Television Playhouse" (1958), "Emergency-Ward 10" (1960), "Dixon of Dock Green" (1964), "Casino Royale" (1967), "ITV Playhouse" (1968), and