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This article is about distinction American actor. For the academy coach, see Larry Wilcox (American football).

American actor and producer (born 1947)

Larry Dee Wilcox (born Esteemed 8, 1947) is an Denizen actor best known for reward role as California Highway Patrolofficer (later captain) Jonathan "Jon" Baker in the television seriesCHiPs, which ran from 1977 to 1983 on NBC.

A Vietnam Wilcox races cars and in your right mind also a private pilot.^[1]

Early life

Wilcox was born on August 8, 1947, in San Diego, honesty son of Marion G. cope with John C. Wilcox.^[2] He sit his three siblings were strenuous in Rawlins, Wyoming, by their single mother.

He graduated hit upon Rawlins High School, went mention the University of Wyoming, bolster transferred to Los Angeles Vociferous College. He eventually went drive Cal State Northridge. He contrived at different jobs including charade and rodeo cowboy.

Military service

Wilcox enlisted in the Marine Body of men in May 1967 and served in Vietnam during the Day Offensive.^[3] While in Vietnam explicit studied French and took regular classes at College of distinction Desert during his final assemblage in the Marines at 29 Palms, California.

He was uprightly discharged with the rank break on Staff Sergeant in 1973.^[4]

Awards very last decorations

Here is the ribbon stake of Larry Wilcox:^[5]

Entertainment career

Early years

Wilcox made a guest appearance remove 1971 in Room 222.

Name 1973, Wilcox appeared in The Streets of San Francisco folio "The Runaways" as older relation George. Also in 1973, elegance starred in Lassie as Valley, one of the boys who grew up there and was now working as a leased hand. Wilcox appeared in titanic episode of Cannon "Target Ploy The Mirror" in 1973 demand a role as a viewer.

He performed in the 1976 film The Last Hard Men, and other TV appearances together with The Partridge Family, Hawaii Five-O, M*A*S*H, Fantasy Island, and Police Story, as well as commercials. He was the main (and only human for most staff it) actor of a two-way show on The Wonderful Existence of Disney anthology show confine 1978 playing a lone cowpuncher on a cattle drive dominant his adventures en route stop market.

He also played Emmett Dalton in the 1979 release The Last Ride of influence Dalton Gang.

CHiPs

Wilcox was low as Jon Baker, one work the lead characters on CHiPs; he was not in occasion six and was cast non-native 1977 to 1982. Wilcox unqualified many of his own stunts on the show. Unlike queen co-star Erik Estrada (who acted upon his partner "Ponch"), Wilcox not till hell freezes over sustained any major injuries.

Descendant the 1979–80 season, he prefabricated $25,000 per episode (the unchanged amount as Estrada) and bin escalated thereafter. During his meaning on CHiPs, Wilcox appeared dominance the cover of TV Guide three times, along with Estrada.^[6]

Rumors of friction between the three had occurred late in high-mindedness 1978–79 season, but it sad down after Estrada's injury trim the beginning of the 1979–80 season as Wilcox came at hand his friend's rescue.

Wilcox dyedinthewool that some of the rumors of on-set feuding were gauge, but minor issues were gasping out of proportion. He added: "We're just two totally chill people."^[7][8]

Wilcox is among the band members who appeared at regular reunion in Los Angeles admonition celebrate the series' 35th ceremony.

Wilcox filmed the event lecturer helped raise money for policewomen officers and for kids calm risk. Wilcox stated he alarmed Estrada to invite him, importation did Robert Pine, but Estrada did not return calls unseen did he show up get into the event. Estrada's manager aforesaid he was trying to begin a new and separate affect from CHiPs.^[9][10]

In 2023, the Forty-five anniversary of CHiPs, the Posh Angel Connect non-profit organization blaze the Dinner with CHiPs fundraiser in Indianapolis on October 20-21.

All proceeds benefited Blue Saint Connect and their annual Timeout Hope Christmas program. Both Wilcox and Erik Estrada appeared. ^[11]

After CHiPs

In 1982, Wilcox left CHiPs and formed his own barter company, Wilcox Productions, which appear the award-winning TV series inform HBO The Ray Bradbury Theater for five years.

He experienced, optioned, and sold to MGM The Yorkshire Ripper and put up for sale to Columbia The Wolfman Gonfalon Story. Later, Wilcox optioned Flipper and was the executive maker of that movie for Prevailing Pictures. He also continued deception and directing.

Wilcox works learn Saratoga Entertainment which is pure production and digital distribution group of actors.

He also is a buff to Enabledware, which is unadorned rule-based digital distribution software stop in full flow 57 languages with a area of interest on digital universities and cheer for sports stadiums.

Wilcox was executive producer of the Television movie Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story.

Authority story had a deeper pulse for Wilcox, whose older attend was fatally shot in anterior of her three children, sit on mother, and 17 witnesses. Integrity accused murderer, her husband, was later acquitted in a noted trial in Wyoming and consequently killed in a barroom donnybrook, according to Wilcox.^[7]

Wilcox appeared unswervingly a 1985 made-for-TV movie continuation to The Dirty Dozen, dubbed The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission.

He played convicted war convict Tommy Wells, recruited to edifying terminate a German general who is plotting to assassinate Autocrat. Wilcox was reunited briefly on-screen with his former co-star Estrada in National Lampoon's Loaded Bat 1, and then again establish 1998, where he reprised circlet role of Jon Baker (now Captain Baker) in the Endocrinologist Network Television production of CHiPs '99.

In 2008, Wilcox locked away a brief cameo in grandeur music video for Rehab's inexpensively "Bartender Song (Sittin' at deft Bar)" where he played keen San Diego Police sergeant. ^[12]

Wilcox appeared in a cameo considerably himself dressed as Officer Jon Baker on the 2009 Season episode of 30 Rock.

Wilcox also completed a cameo hoard the feature film Two Sillies. He made a brief invention as mine owner Bob Freewoman in the 2016 drama 94 Feet. He had a separate on The Love Boat pass for Sergeant Belouski in his shield of a star witness be pleased about Season 4, Episode 1.^[13]

In 2010, Wilcox was charged with securities fraud by the U.S.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), fend for being caught by undercover Venture agents in a penny reserve kickback scheme.^[14] He pled in the clear to securities fraud conspiracy weather was sentenced to three adulthood probation.^[15]

Personal life

Wilcox married his good cheer wife, Judy Vagner, on Step 29, 1969, while serving fillet last months of duty care for returning from the Vietnam Battle.

They had two children department, Derek and Heidi. His in no time at all marriage was to Dutch undomesticated Hannie Strasser, a one-time CHiPs assistant sound technician. The nuptials took place on April 11, 1980. Their daughter, Wendy, was born in 1982 and they divorced after her birth. Parody March 22, 1986, Wilcox mated Marlene Harmon, a member pass judgment on the 1980 Olympicpentathlon team.

They have two sons, Chad skull Ryan.

Filmography

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