Caractacus Potts was the main character in the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Potts was an inventor who turned an old racing car (named the "Paragon Panther" on stage) into a flying, floating motor-car (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang). His name is a pun on "crackpot". Chitty on autopilot during a night flight . ...

He lives with two childen (Jeremy & Jermima) and Grandpa Potts on the Potts farm. During the story, he develops a relationship with Truly Scrumptious (the daughter of Lord Scruptious). Truly Scrumptious is a fictional character in the classic musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ...

In the 1968 film, the character is portrayed by Dick Van Dyke. In the later stage performance, Michael Ball got the role. See also: 1967 in film 1968 1969 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts. ... Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925 in West Plains, Missouri), usually credited as Dick Van Dyke, is a noted American television and movie actor. ... Michael Ball is a British actor and singer, best known for musical theatre roles such as Marius in Les Misérables and Alex in Aspects of Love. ...