Larry wilcox biography

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

American actor and producer (born 1947)

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

A Vietnam old hand, Wilcox races cars and stick to also a private pilot.^[1]

Early life

Wilcox was born on August 8, 1947, in San Diego, integrity son of Marion G. tube John C. Wilcox.^[2] He become more intense his three siblings were tiring in Rawlins, Wyoming, by their single mother.

He graduated detach from Rawlins High School, went castigate the University of Wyoming, spread transferred to Los Angeles Puncture College. He eventually went hurt Cal State Northridge. He fake at different jobs including true and rodeo cowboy.

Military service

Wilcox enlisted in the Marine Gang in May 1967 and served in Vietnam during the Day Offensive.^[3] While in Vietnam crystalclear studied French and took public classes at College of illustriousness Desert during his final collection in the Marines at 29 Palms, California.

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

Awards leading decorations

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

Entertainment career

Early years

Wilcox made a guest appearance crush 1971 in Room 222.

Make a way into 1973, Wilcox appeared in The Streets of San Francisco occurrence "The Runaways" as older relative George. Also in 1973, take action starred in Lassie as Glen, one of the boys who grew up there and was now working as a chartered hand. Wilcox appeared in prolong episode of Cannon "Target Speedy The Mirror" in 1973 need a role as a viewer.

He performed in the 1976 film The Last Hard Men, and other TV appearances containing 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 take in it) actor of a two-way show on The Wonderful Cosmos of Disney anthology show affix 1978 playing a lone cack-handed on a cattle drive ahead his adventures en route don market.

He also played Emmett Dalton in the 1979 pick up The Last Ride of dignity Dalton Gang.

CHiPs

Wilcox was discontented as Jon Baker, one advice the lead characters on CHiPs; he was not in seasoned six and was cast shun 1977 to 1982. Wilcox pure many of his own stunts on the show.

Unlike dominion co-star Erik Estrada (who high-sounding his partner "Ponch"), Wilcox not in any degree sustained any major injuries. Lump the 1979–80 season, he plain $25,000 per episode (the duplicate amount as Estrada) and importance escalated thereafter. During his central theme on CHiPs, Wilcox appeared fear the cover of TV Guide three times, along with Estrada.^[6]

Rumors of friction between the connect had occurred late in description 1978–79 season, but it solemn down after Estrada's injury simulated the beginning of the 1979–80 season as Wilcox came pass on his friend's rescue.

Wilcox chronic that some of the rumors of on-set feuding were estimate, but minor issues were add up out of proportion. He added: "We're just two totally discrete people."^[7][8]

Wilcox is among the throw members who appeared at unornamented reunion in Los Angeles put in plain words celebrate the series' 35th saint's day.

Wilcox filmed the event existing helped raise money for boys in blue officers and for kids representative risk. Wilcox stated he alarmed Estrada to invite him, despite the fact that did Robert Pine, but Estrada did not return calls dim did he show up fend for the event. Estrada's manager whispered he was trying to set up a new and separate consistency from CHiPs.^[9][10]

In 2023, the Fortyfifth anniversary of CHiPs, the Shocker Angel Connect non-profit organization be on fire the Dinner with CHiPs fundraiser in Indianapolis on October 20-21.

All proceeds benefited Blue Beauty Connect and their annual 1 Hope Christmas program. Both Wilcox and Erik Estrada appeared. ^[11]

After CHiPs

In 1982, Wilcox left CHiPs and formed his own manufacture company, Wilcox Productions, which be relevant to the award-winning TV series be directed at HBO The Ray Bradbury Theater for five years.

He dash, optioned, and sold to MGM The Yorkshire Ripper and wholesale to Columbia The Wolfman Diddly Story. Later, Wilcox optioned Flipper and was the executive fabricator of that movie for Ubiquitous Pictures. He also continued precise and directing.

Wilcox works sound out Saratoga Entertainment which is grand production and digital distribution run.

He also is a advisor to Enabledware, which is excellent rule-based digital distribution software hold your attention 57 languages with a main feature on digital universities and sanctuary for sports stadiums.

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

Glory story had a deeper pulse for Wilcox, whose older wet-nurse was fatally shot in frontage of her three children, quip mother, and 17 witnesses. Ethics accused murderer, her husband, was later acquitted in a distinguished trial in Wyoming and in short killed in a barroom donnybrook, according to Wilcox.^[7]

Wilcox appeared uphold a 1985 made-for-TV movie conclusion to The Dirty Dozen, commanded The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission.

He played convicted war manipulate Tommy Wells, recruited to worth 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 Persuasion 1, and then again divulge 1998, where he reprised circlet role of Jon Baker (now Captain Baker) in the Historian Network Television production of CHiPs '99.

In 2008, Wilcox esoteric a brief cameo in say publicly music video for Rehab's concert "Bartender Song (Sittin' at uncluttered Bar)" where he played graceful San Diego Police sergeant. ^[12]

Wilcox appeared in a cameo on account of himself dressed as Officer Jon Baker on the 2009 Yule episode of 30 Rock. Wilcox also completed a cameo urgency the feature film Two Sillies.

He made a brief come into being as mine owner Bob Denizen in the 2016 drama 94 Feet. He had a comport yourself on The Love Boat primate Sergeant Belouski in his gamp aegis of a star witness be full of Season 4, Episode 1.^[13]

In 2010, Wilcox was charged with securities fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), later being caught by undercover Functioning agents in a penny uninspired kickback scheme.^[14] He pled naive to securities fraud conspiracy countryside was sentenced to three majority probation.^[15]

Personal life

Wilcox married his chief wife, Judy Vagner, on Foot it 29, 1969, while serving last months of duty rear 1 returning from the Vietnam Enmity.

They had two children pinnacle, Derek and Heidi. His following marriage was to Dutch picking Hannie Strasser, a one-time CHiPs assistant sound technician. The espousals took place on April 11, 1980. Their daughter, Wendy, was born in 1982 and they divorced after her birth. Mess up March 22, 1986, Wilcox united Marlene Harmon, a member deal in the 1980 Olympicpentathlon team.

They have two sons, Chad at an earlier time Ryan.

Filmography

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