Robert Pine (born Granville Whitelaw Pine, July 10, 1941) is an
American actor who is best known as Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the
television series CHiPs (1977â€"1983). He is noted for having appeared
in over 400 television episodes.Pine was born in New York City, the
son of Virginia (née Whitelaw) (1919-1985) and Granville Martin Pine
(1915-1994), a patent attorney. He is married to Gwynne Gilford, who
appeared in several episodes of CHiPs as Betty Getraer, the wife of
Pine's character. They have two children, Chris and Katie.Pine arrived
in Hollywood in 1964, where he learned to ride horses because he as a
contract player with Universal Studios, he was frequently featured in
westerns. Pine remained under contract with Universal until 1967.
During his career he starred on the soap opera Days of Our Lives as
Walter Coleman and had guest appearances in many American television
shows, including Gunsmoke, Lost in Space, The Silent Force, The Wild
Wild West, Barnaby Jones, Lou Grant, and Knight Rider. On Magnum,
P.I., he appeared as Thomas Magnum's father in a flashback episode.
From 1977 to 1983, he starred on the NBC cop comedy CHiPs for six
seasons as Sgt. Joseph Getraer, the gruff immediate supervisor to the
show's two protagonists.In the late 1980s, Pine guest-starred as Peter
Morris, Zack's father, in an episode of Good Morning, Miss Bliss. That
show went on to become Saved by the Bell. In the early 1990s, Pine
portrayed two villains. For California Dreams, he played a wealthy
racist who sabotages his daughter's friendship with drummer Tony
(William James Jones). For the CBS Schoolbreak Special Big Boys Don't
Cry, he played a pedophile who molests his two nephews. In 1994, he
guest-starred as Bart Tupelo on CBS' Harts of the West comedy/western
starring Beau Bridges and Lloyd Bridges. He reprised his role as Joe
Getraer in the 1998 TNT TV movie CHiPs '99.
American actor who is best known as Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the
television series CHiPs (1977â€"1983). He is noted for having appeared
in over 400 television episodes.Pine was born in New York City, the
son of Virginia (née Whitelaw) (1919-1985) and Granville Martin Pine
(1915-1994), a patent attorney. He is married to Gwynne Gilford, who
appeared in several episodes of CHiPs as Betty Getraer, the wife of
Pine's character. They have two children, Chris and Katie.Pine arrived
in Hollywood in 1964, where he learned to ride horses because he as a
contract player with Universal Studios, he was frequently featured in
westerns. Pine remained under contract with Universal until 1967.
During his career he starred on the soap opera Days of Our Lives as
Walter Coleman and had guest appearances in many American television
shows, including Gunsmoke, Lost in Space, The Silent Force, The Wild
Wild West, Barnaby Jones, Lou Grant, and Knight Rider. On Magnum,
P.I., he appeared as Thomas Magnum's father in a flashback episode.
From 1977 to 1983, he starred on the NBC cop comedy CHiPs for six
seasons as Sgt. Joseph Getraer, the gruff immediate supervisor to the
show's two protagonists.In the late 1980s, Pine guest-starred as Peter
Morris, Zack's father, in an episode of Good Morning, Miss Bliss. That
show went on to become Saved by the Bell. In the early 1990s, Pine
portrayed two villains. For California Dreams, he played a wealthy
racist who sabotages his daughter's friendship with drummer Tony
(William James Jones). For the CBS Schoolbreak Special Big Boys Don't
Cry, he played a pedophile who molests his two nephews. In 1994, he
guest-starred as Bart Tupelo on CBS' Harts of the West comedy/western
starring Beau Bridges and Lloyd Bridges. He reprised his role as Joe
Getraer in the 1998 TNT TV movie CHiPs '99.
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