1. Larry Dee Wilcox was born on August 8,1947 and is an American actor best known for his role as California Highway Patrol officer Jonathan "Jon" Baker in the television series CHiPs, which ran from 1977 to 1983 on NBC.
36 Facts About Larry Wilcox
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Larry Wilcox graduated from Rawlins High School, went to the University of Wyoming, then transferred to Los Angeles Pierce College.
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Larry Wilcox worked at different jobs including acting and rodeo cowboy.
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Larry Wilcox enlisted in the Marine Corps in May 1967 and served in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.
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Larry Wilcox was honorably discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant in 1973.
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Larry Wilcox made a guest appearance in 1971 in Room 222.
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In 1973, Larry Wilcox appeared in The Streets of San Francisco episode "The Runaways" as older brother George.
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Larry Wilcox appeared in an episode of Cannon "Target In The Mirror" in 1973 in a role as a witness.
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Larry Wilcox was the main actor of a two-part show on The Wonderful World of Disney anthology show in 1978 playing a lone cowboy on a cattle drive and his adventures en route to market.
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Larry Wilcox played Emmett Dalton in the 1979 film The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang.
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Larry Wilcox was cast as Jon Baker, one of the lead characters on CHiPs; he was not in season six and was cast from 1977 to 1982.
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Larry Wilcox performed many of his own stunts on the show.
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Unlike his co-star Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox never sustained any major injuries.
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Larry Wilcox confirmed that some of the rumors of on-set feuding were true, but minor issues were blown out of proportion.
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Larry Wilcox is among the cast members who appeared at a reunion in Los Angeles to celebrate the series' 35th anniversary.
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Larry Wilcox filmed the event and helped raise money for police officers and for kids at risk.
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Larry Wilcox stated he called Estrada to invite him, as did Robert Pine, but Estrada did not return calls nor did he show up for the event.
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In 1982, Larry Wilcox left CHiPs and formed his own production company, Larry Wilcox Productions, which produced the award-winning TV series for HBO The Ray Bradbury Theater for five years.
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Larry Wilcox developed, optioned, and sold to MGM The Yorkshire Ripper and sold to Columbia The Wolfman Jack Story.
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Later, Larry Wilcox optioned Flipper and was the executive producer of that movie for Universal Pictures.
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Larry Wilcox works with Saratoga Entertainment which is a production and digital distribution company.
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Larry Wilcox is a consultant to Enabledware, which is a rule-based digital distribution software in 57 languages with a focus on digital universities and security for sports stadiums.
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Larry Wilcox was executive producer of the TV movie Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story.
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Larry Wilcox appeared in a 1985 made-for-TV movie sequel to The Dirty Dozen, called The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission.
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Larry Wilcox played convicted war prisoner Tommy Wells, recruited to help terminate a German general who is plotting to assassinate Hitler.
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In 1992, Larry Wilcox appeared on MacGyver as an arms dealer who sells weapons to street gangs.
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Larry Wilcox was reunited briefly on-screen with his former co-star Estrada in National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1, and then again in 1998, where he reprised his role of Jon Baker in the Turner Network Television production of CHiPs '99.
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In 2008, Larry Wilcox had a brief cameo in the music video for Rehab's song "Bartender Song " where he played a San Diego Police sergeant.
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Larry Wilcox appeared in a cameo as himself dressed as Officer Jon Baker on the 2009 Christmas episode of 30 Rock.
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Larry Wilcox completed a cameo in the feature film Two Sillies.
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Larry Wilcox made a brief appearance as mine owner Bob Freeman in the 2016 drama 94 Feet.
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Larry Wilcox had a role on The Love Boat as Sergeant Belouski in his protection of a star witness on Season 4, Episode 1.
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In 2010, Larry Wilcox was charged with securities fraud by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, after being caught by undercover FBI agents in a penny stock kickback scheme.
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Larry Wilcox pled guilty to securities fraud conspiracy and was sentenced to three years probation.
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Larry Wilcox married his first wife, Judy Vagner, on March 29,1969, while serving his last months of duty after returning from the Vietnam War.
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On March 22,1986, Larry Wilcox married Marlene Harmon, a member of the 1980 Olympic pentathlon team.