Larry Dee Wilcox 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. A Vietnam veteran, Wilcox races cars and is also a private pilot.
Wilcox at the Wizard World Comic Con in 2016
Wilcox and Erik Estrada on CHiPS in 1977
CHiPs is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977 to May 1, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The series ran for 139 episodes over six seasons, plus one reunion television film in October 1998.
CHiPs
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The cast of CHiPs (from left: Erik Estrada as "Ponch", Robert Pine as Getraer, and Larry Wilcox as Jon)
California Highway Patrol, "CHiPs" era, motor officer helmet