Robert Pine facts for kids
This page is about the American actor. For the portrait artist, see Robert Edge Pine.
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Robert Pine
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Pine in Bert D'Angelo/Superstar in 1976
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Granville Whitelaw Pine
July 10, 1941 New York City, U.S.
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Known for | CHiPs |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2, including Chris |
| Relatives | Anne Gwynne (mother-in-law) |
Robert Pine (born Granville Whitelaw Pine on July 10, 1941) is an American actor. He is most famous for playing Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the TV show CHiPs from 1977 to 1983. Robert Pine has appeared in over 400 episodes of different television shows throughout his career.
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About Robert Pine's Life and Acting Career
Robert Pine was born in New York City on July 10, 1941. His parents were Virginia and Granville Martin Pine. He finished college at Ohio Wesleyan University in 1963.
Family Life and Hollywood Start
Robert Pine is married to Gwynne Gilford. She also acted in some episodes of CHiPs as Betty Getraer, the wife of Robert Pine's character. They have two children, who are also actors: Chris and Katie.
Pine moved to Hollywood in 1964. He learned to ride horses because he often acted in Western movies and shows for Universal Studios. He worked with Universal until 1967.
Famous TV Roles and Guest Appearances
During his long career, Robert Pine acted in many popular TV shows. He was on the soap opera Days of Our Lives as Walter Coleman. He also made guest appearances on shows like Gunsmoke, Lost in Space, The Wild Wild West, and Knight Rider.
From 1977 to 1983, he starred in the NBC show CHiPs. He played Sgt. Joseph Getraer, the boss of the two main characters. He was on the show for six seasons.
Later, in the 1980s, Pine played Peter Morris, Zack's father, in an episode of Good Morning, Miss Bliss. This show later became Saved by the Bell. He also appeared in the TV movie CHiPs '99, playing his role as Getraer again.
Other Notable Roles
Robert Pine has also appeared in science fiction shows. He was Ambassador Liria in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager. He also played Vulcan Captain Tavin in an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise. Other shows he appeared in include Six Feet Under and Beverly Hills 90210.
In 2013, he lent his voice to the character of the Bishop of Arendelle in Disney's animated movie Frozen.
Robert Pine's Film Appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1966 | Gunpoint | Mitchell | |
| Out of Sight | Greg | ||
| Munster, Go Home! | Roger Moresby | ||
| 1967 | The Young Warriors | Foley | |
| 1968 | Journey to Shiloh | Collins | |
| The Counterfeit Killer | Ed | ||
| 1973 | One Little Indian | Lt. Cummins | |
| 1974 | The Bears and I | John McCarten | |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust | Apprentice #1 | |
| 1977 | Empire of the Ants | Larry Graham | |
| 1979 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Lt. Jim Ravencroft | |
| 1985 | Papa Was a Preacher | 'Papa' Porter | |
| 1988 | Aviel | Father | |
| 1990 | The Ladies on Sweet Street | Lieutenant Spicer | |
| 1991 | Rover Dangerfield | Duke (voice) | |
| 1992 | On the Way Home | Dad | (Video short) |
| 1995 | The Little CHP | Sgt. Getraer | |
| 1996 | Independence Day | President's Chief of Staff | |
| Mercenary | Special Agent Ranklin | ||
| The Best Revenge | |||
| 1997 | Below Utopia | Uncle Wilson | |
| A Guy Walks Into a Bar | Dad | (Short) | |
| 1998 | Chocolate for Breakfast | ||
| The Adventures of Ragtime | Fred Waters | ||
| 1999 | But I'm a Cheerleader | Mr. Eaton | |
| Kiss Toledo Goodbye | Oz | ||
| 2000 | Mach 2 | Captain Roman | |
| Screenland Drive | Dad | ||
| 2001 | All You Need | Earl Sabistan | |
| The Hit | Levine | (Video) | |
| 2003 | Confidence | Mr. Lewis | |
| 2004 | Clipping Adam | Principal Briggs | |
| 2005 | Confession | Senator Givens | |
| Red Eye | Bob Taylor | ||
| Yesterday's Dreams | Mr. Regal | ||
| 2006 | Paved with Good Intentions | Brad Ridgmont | |
| 2007 | Dead Write | Christopher | |
| 2008 | Lakeview Terrace | Captain Wentworth | |
| No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker | Sheriff McAllister | ||
| 2010 | Reunited | Frank Lechner | |
| Small Town Saturday Night | John Ryan | ||
| 2013 | Jobs | Edgar S. Woolard, Jr. | |
| Decoding Annie Parker | Dr. Frank | ||
| Frozen | Bishop (voice) | ||
| 2016 | Mother's Day | Earl | |
| Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse | Dog Walker | ||
| 2017 | The Landing | Pete Pellarin | |
| 2018 | Con Man | Judge | |
| Song of Back and Neck | David Trolleycar | ||
| 2019 | Wish Man | Sgt. Eddie Newman | |
| Real. Live. Girl. | Norman | (Short) | |
| The Last Full Measure | Meredith Huffman |
Robert Pine's Television Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1964 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Denny Wentworth | Episode: "A Lion Amongst Men" |
| 1964–1965 | Broadside | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1964–1966 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Lt. Brown / New Flier / John | 3 episodes |
| 1965 | Convoy | Episode: "Sink U-116!" | |
| 1965–1969 | The Virginian | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1966 | Run for Your Life | Allan Frazer | Episode: "The Cruel Fountain" |
| Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Boy Bunnoy | Episode: "Sir Richard of Wretched" | |
| 1967 | Lost in Space | Craig | Episode: "Visit to a Hostile Planet" |
| Death Valley Days | Sailor | Episode: "Shanghai Kelly's Birthday Party" | |
| The Lucy Show | Steve Josephs | Episode: "Lucy Gets Her Diploma" | |
| 1968–1973 | Gunsmoke | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1969 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Kit Torrey | Episode: "Join the Army" |
| The Wild Wild West | Lieutenant Murray | Episode: "The Night of the Pistoleros" | |
| Bonanza | Steed Butler | Episode: "The Running Man" | |
| 1969–1971 | Medical Center | Jimmy Cole / Tod Marriott | 2 episodes |
| 1970 | The High Chaparral | Lt. Jason Adams | Episode: "The Lieutenant" |
| Mannix | Eric Beckworth / Mike Gaynor | Episode: "The Search for Darrell Andrews" | |
| The Brotherhood of the Bell | Phillip Dunning | TV movie | |
| 1971 | The Silent Force | Johnny Davis | 2 episodes |
| Incident in San Francisco | TV movie | ||
| Dan August | Lt. Pete O'Connell | Episode: "Bullet for a Hero" | |
| 1972 | The Mod Squad | Jay Turner ("Yesterday's Ashes") / Ernie Holland ("No More Oak Leaves for Ernie Holland") | 2 episodes |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Lt. Larson | Episode: "The High Flying Spy: Part 1" | |
| 1972–1973 | Love, American Style | Jim (segment "Love and the Big Top") / Mac Gelman (segment "Love and the Girlish Groom") | 2 episodes |
| 1972–1974 | The F.B.I. | Vaughn Teller / Doug Waters | 2 episodes |
| 1972–1976 | Cannon | Sheriff Jeff Blake / Paul Wilson / Dep. Sheriff Ward Freeman | 3 episodes |
| 1973 | Incident on a Dark Street | Paul Hamilton Jr | TV movie |
| 1973–1977 | Barnaby Jones | Jim Rhodes / Bradley Fredericks / Catlin | 3 episodes |
| 1974 | The Manhunter | Charles Wyland | Episode: "The Deadly Brothers" |
| 1976 | Bert D'Angelo/Superstar | Inspector Larry Johnson | 6 episodes |
| 1976–1977 | Charlie's Angels | Andy Price / Dr. Conlan | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | The Bob Newhart Show | Mel | Episode: "Desperate Sessions" |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Lieutenant Stevens | Episode: "No Way Out" | |
| 1977–1983 | CHiPs | Sgt. Joseph Getraer | 139 episodes |
| 1979 | Lou Grant | Burt | Episode: "Denial" |
| 1980 | Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb | Captain William 'Deke' Parsons | TV movie |
| Dan August: Murder, My Friend | Lt. Pete O'Connell | TV movie edited from two episodes, including "Bullet for a Hero" | |
| 1982 | Mysterious Two | Arnold Brown | TV movie |
| Insight | Brad | Episode: "Matchpoint" | |
| The Love Boat | Reverend David Ruland | Episode: "The Man in the Iron Shorts/The Victims/Heavens to Betsy" | |
| 1983 | Lottery! | Episode: "Kansas City: Protected Winner" | |
| Hotel | Paul Manning | Episode: "Christmas" | |
| 1983–1988 | Magnum, P.I. | Lieutenant Thomas Sullivan Magnum II | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | The Master | Beaumont | Episode: "Fat Tuesday" |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Sinclair | Episode: "Brunettes Are In" | |
| Family Ties | Dean Ian McCall | Episode: "Karen II, Alex 0" | |
| 1985 | Crazy Like a Fox | Episode: "Premium for Murder" | |
| Knight Rider | Cyrus Oakes | Episode: "Burial Ground" | |
| 1986 | Dallas | Psychiatrist | Episode: "Dire Straits" |
| Dynasty | Lt. Calder | 2 episodes | |
| 1986–1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Various | 5 episodes |
| 1987 | Alf | Father | Episode: "A Little Bit of Soap" |
| Days of Our Lives | Walter Coleman | Episode #1.5411 | |
| Hoover vs. The Kennedys | John F. Kennedy | 2 episodes | |
| 1987–1990 | Matlock | State Sen. Jeffrey Paul / Sam Dolan | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Rags to Riches | Ralph Huntington | Episode: "Sweet Sixteen" |
| Good Morning, Miss Bliss | Peter Morris | Episode: "Parents and Teachers" | |
| 1988–2001 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Stephen Logan | |
| 1989 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | Robert Cranage | Episode: "Classified" |
| 1990 | Babies | Loren | TV movie |
| Life Goes On | Wayne Oslot | Episode: "Corky and the Dolphins" | |
| Lifestories | Dan Drabowski | Episode: "Beverly Whitestone, Dan Drabowski, Sadie Maxwell, Lois Barnes" | |
| 1991 | MacGyver | Ralph Jerico | Episode: "Jerico Games" |
| Jake and the Fatman | Art | Episode: "Pretty Baby" | |
| L.A. Law | Bruce Fairchild | Episode: "Mutinies on the Banzai" | |
| P.S. I Luv U | Gordon Ross | Episode: "Where There's a Will, There's a Dani" | |
| 1992 | Quantum Leap | Ted | Episode: "The Play's the Thing - September 9, 1969" |
| Are You Lonesome Tonight | TV movie | ||
| Civil Wars | Jerry Tellman | Episode: "Mob Psychology" | |
| California Dreams | Ken Blanchard | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Brunch" | |
| 1993 | FBI: The Untold Stories | Episode: "Kill for Love" | |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Paul Walters | Episode: "Big Boys Don't Cry" | |
| Picket Fences | Bill McGrath | Episode: "Fetal Attraction" | |
| Baywatch | Dr. Bonann | 2 episodes | |
| Bodies of Evidence | Hal Bartell | Episode: "The Formula" | |
| Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story | TV movie | ||
| 1994 | Harts of the West | Bart Tupelo | Episode: "You Got to Have Heart" |
| Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story | Network President | TV movie | |
| One West Waikiki | Mr. Bryan | Episode: "'Til Death Do Us Part" | |
| 1995 | Models Inc. | Mr. Owens | Episode: "Sometimes a Great Commotion" |
| Renegade | Judge Doug LeMay | Episode: "Sawed-Off Shotgun Wedding" | |
| Murder One | Howard Resnick | Episode: "Chapter Nine" | |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue | Episode: "All Jammed Up" | |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Ambassador Liria | Episode: "The Chute" | |
| Silk Stalkings | Roger Sterling | Episode: "When She Was Bad" | |
| 1997 | Moloney | Douglas Parker | Episode: "Loved and Lost" |
| Sins of the Mind | Edward | TV movie | |
| Chicago Hope | Frank Sardos | Episode: "The Lung and the Restless" | |
| 1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Harold Kay | Episode: "Law and Disorder" |
| Michael Hayes | Episode: "Gotterdammerung" | ||
| The Practice | John Monahan | Episode: "Rhyme and Reason" | |
| CHiPs '99 | CHP Commissioner Joseph Getraer | TV movie | |
| Nothing Sacred | Episode: "Holy Words" | ||
| 2000 | The West Wing | Greer | Episode: "20 Hours in L.A." |
| 2000–2001 | Son of the Beach | Governor Thomas | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | JAG | Capt. Childs | Episode: "Collision Course" |
| Providence | Congressman | Episode: "Rule Number One" | |
| The Division | Theodore's Dad | Episode: "The First Hit's Free, Baby" | |
| Black Scorpion | Mayor Artie Worth | 13 episodes | |
| Lost Voyage | Mike Kaplan | TV movie | |
| 2001–2002 | Any Day Now | 2 episodes | |
| 2002 | Even Stevens | Specs Richardson | Episode: "Tight End in Traction" |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Tavin | Episode: "Fusion" | |
| Strong Medicine | Mr. Jurgenson | Episode: "Heartbeat" | |
| 2002–2005 | Six Feet Under | Basil | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Half & Half | Senator Scranton | Episode: "The Big ... Shame Episode" |
| Audrey's Rain | Reverend Cole | TV movie | |
| 24 | Secretary of Agriculture | 3 episodes | |
| Rocket Power | Santa Peterson (voice) | Episode: "A Rocket X-mas" | |
| 2003–2017 | NCIS | Committee Chairman / Ben | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | The D.A. | John Carlson Sr. | Episode: "The People vs. Oliver C. Handley" |
| Without a Trace | Roger Toland | Episode: "Shadows" | |
| The Long Shot | Douglas McCloud | TV movie | |
| Helter Skelter | Judge Keene | TV movie | |
| Joan of Arcadia | Mr. Baker | Episode: "Wealth of Nations" | |
| 2005 | Landslide | Donald Richardson | TV movie |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Fisherman (voice) | Episode: "The Storm" | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Ben Hogan | Episode: "The End" | |
| 2006 | Criminal Minds | Doug Gregory | Episode: "Charm and Harm" |
| Big Love | Stuart Kimball | Episode: "Where There's a Will" | |
| Vanished | Curtis McNeal | Episode: "The Tunnel" | |
| Cold Case | Carl Bradley | Episode: "The Key" | |
| 2007 | All I Want for Christmas | Arthur Nelson | TV movie |
| Dirty ... Money | The Bishop | Episode: "The Nutcracker" | |
| Journeyman | Dennis Ambaucher | Episode: "Home by Another Way" | |
| Love's Unfolding Dream | Dr. Micah Jackson | TV movie | |
| The Singles Table | Stephanie's Father | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2008 | The Young and the Restless | Jim | 2 episodes |
| The Riches | Episode: "The Last Temptation of Wayne" | ||
| General Hospital: Night Shift | Mr. Whitlow | Episode: "Brothers & Sisters" | |
| Leverage | Congressman Jenkins | Episode: "The Homecoming Job" | |
| 2009 | Saving Grace | Dr. Benjamin Putnam | Episode: "Am I Gonna Die Today?" |
| Castle | Gerry Finnegan | Episode: "Fool Me Once..." | |
| 2009–2010 | The Office | Gerald Halpert | Episodes: "Niagara", "Christening" |
| 2010 | The Defenders | Judge Bronson | Episode: "Las Vegas v. Reid" |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Mr. Mitchell | Episode: "Bloodsport" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Corey | Episode: "Targets of Obsession" | |
| Big Time Rush | J.D. | 2 episodes | |
| Eagleheart | Sebastian | Episode: "Danger: Mountain Lions" | |
| The Event | Chief Justice | Episode: "Us or Them" | |
| Franklin & Bash | Duncan Morrow | Episode: "You Can't Take It with You" | |
| Parks and Recreation | Herb | Episode: "End of the World" | |
| House | Mickey's Father | Episode: "Dead & Buried" | |
| 2012 | Desperate Housewives | Dr. Delson | Episode: "Get Out of My Life" |
| Private Practice | Jim Wallace | Episode: "Good Grief" | |
| Matchmaker Santa | Jack Tisdale | TV movie | |
| 2013 | Granite Flats | Towne | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Bones | Reggie | Episode: "The Party in the Pants" | |
| 2014 | Christmas Under Wraps | Henry Brunell | TV movie |
| 2014–2015 | Finding Carter | Buddy | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Vincent | Episode: "You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side" |
| The Middle | Mr. Travers | Episode: "Not Mother's Day" | |
| Timeless | Old Wayne Ellis | Episode: "Space Race" | |
| 2016–2017 | Graves | Senator Walsh | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Jack Mara | Episode: "A Cricket's Tale" |
| Veep | President Stevenson | Episode: "Library" | |
| Angie Tribeca | Larry Sniglet | Episode: "Hey, I'm Solvin' Here!" | |
| Romance at Reindeer Lodge | Chris | TV movie | |
| 2017–2020 | Elena of Avalor | Octavio (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Superstore | Walter | Episode: "Target" |
| Ghosted | Michael Jennifer | Episode: "The Article" | |
| Charmed | Professor Warner Thaine / Taydeus | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Kaplan's Korner | Will Freedman | 5 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Cool Kids | Richard | Episode: "... Proposal" |
| Pearson | Thomas Lauder | Episode: "The Donor" | |
| 2022 | Magnum P.I. | Danny Braddock | 2 episodes |
| 9-1-1: Lone Star | Walter Strand | Episode: "Shift-Less" | |
| Five Days at Memorial | Dr. Horace Baltz |
Video Game Voice Roles
- SOCOM: Confrontation as VIP 3
- Star Wars: The Old Republic as Master Orgus Din
- Bionic Commando as Patrick Armstrong
- Anarchy Reigns as Maximillian Caxton
See also
In Spanish: Robert Pine para niños
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