Robert Pine
Robert Pine | |
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Pine in Bert D'Angelo/Superstar in 1976 | |
Born |
Granville Whitelaw Pine July 10, 1941 New York City, New York, US |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1964–present |
Spouse(s) | Gwynne Gilford (1969–present; 2 children, including Chris Pine) |
Robert Pine (born July 10, 1941) is an American actor who is best known as Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the hit NBC television series CHiPs (1977–83).
Life and career
Pine was born Granville Whitelaw Pine in New York City, New York, the son of Virginia (née Whitelaw) and Granville Martin Pine, a patent attorney.[1] He is married to Gwynne Gilford, who appeared on CHiPs as the wife of Pine's character, Sgt. Joe Getraer. They have two children, Chris and Katie.
Pine starred on the soap opera Days of Our Lives as Walker Coleman and had guest appearances in many American television shows, including CBS' Gunsmoke, Lost in Space, The Silent Force, The Wild Wild West, Barnaby Jones, and Lou Grant. He also appeared on NBC's Knight Rider. On CBS' Magnum, P.I., he appeared as Thomas Magnum's father in a flashback episode.
In the late 1980s, Pine guest-starred as Peter Morris, Zack's father, in an episode of Good Morning, Miss Bliss. (The character was subsequently renamed Derek Morris, when John Sanderford took over the role; the show itself, by then, was retitled Saved By the Bell.) For Star Trek: Voyager, he guest starred as an Akritirian Ambassador named Liria in the Season 3 episode The Chute. For Star Trek: Enterprise, he guest-starred as Vulcan Captain Tavin in the Season 1 episode "Fusion". Among his other credits are Six Feet Under, Beverly Hills 90210, and Match Game.
In early 1990s, Pine showed his range by portraying 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 (one, a high-school wrestler whose teammates include Mario Lopez of Saved By the Bell fame).
In January 1994, Pine 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. In September 2013, he appeared as Grandpa Jack in Kaiser Permanente's television ad, "Thrive - Perfectly Ordinary". In November 2013, he starred in a minor role in Frozen.
Select filmography
- Gunpoint (1966)
- Out of Sight (1966)
- Munster, Go Home (1966)
- The Young Warriors (1966)
- Lost in Space (1967)
- Journey to Shiloh (1968)
- The Counterfeit Killer (1968)
- The High Chaparral (1969)
- The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)
- The Silent Force (two-part episode "The Banker") (TV; 1971)
- The Bears and I (1974)
- The Day of the Locust (1975)
- Empire of the Ants (1977)
- Tales of the Unexpected (episode "No Way Out") (TV; 1977)[2]
- Hoover vs. The Kennedys - John F. Kennedy (1987)
- The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) - Stephen Logan (1988-2001)
- Rover Dangerfield - Duke (1991)
- On the Way Home (1992)
- Independence Day - President's Chief of Staff (1996)
- Mach 2 (2001)
- Black Scorpion - Mayor Worth (2001)
- The Long Shot (2004) - Douglas McCloud
- Criminal Minds - Doug Gregory (2006)
- The Office - Gerald Halpert (2006)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender - Fisherman (The Storm)
- Love's Unfolding Dream (2007) as Dr. Jackson
- No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2008) as Sheriff Reed
- Small Town Saturday Night (2010) as John Ryan
- The Mentalist - Bloodsport (2011) as Mr. Mitchell
- Jobs (2013) as Edgar S. Woolard, Jr.
- Frozen (2013) as Bishop
- Graves (2016) as Senator Walsh
Video games
- SOCOM: Confrontation - VIP 3
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Master Orgus Din[3]
- Bionic Commando - Patrick Armstrong
- Anarchy Reigns - Maximillian Caxton
References
- ↑ "Robert Pine". TV Guide. Triangle Publications. 30: 22. 1982.
- ↑ Classic Television Archive: Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977)
- ↑ BioWare (2011-12-20). Star Wars: The Old Republic. Electronic Arts, LucasArts. Scene: closing credits, 11:04 in, English Cast.