About Larry Wilcox
Larry Wilcox (born August 8, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as California Highway Patrol officer Jon Baker in the television series CHiPs, which ran from 1977 to 1983 on NBC. == Early life == Wilcox was born in San Diego, California, and raised in Rawlins, Wyoming. After taking drama classes at the University of Wyoming, he received a draft notice and immediately joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve to avoid being sent to the army. He served in the Vietnam War during the Tet Offensive as an artilleryman. While in Vietnam, he studied French and took general classes at College of the Desert during his final year in the Marines at the Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. He was honorably discharged at the rank of staff sergeant in 1973. == Career == === Early years === Wilcox made a guest appearance in 1971 in Room 222. In 1973, Wilcox appeared in The Streets of San Francisco episode "The Runaways" as older brother George. Also in 1973, he starred in Lassie as Dale, one of the boys who grew up there and was now working as a hired hand. Wilcox appeared in an episode of Cannon "Target In The Mirror" in 1973 in a role as a witness. He performed in the 1976 film The Last Hard Men, and other TV appearances including The Partridge Family, Hawaii Five-O, M*A*S*H, Fantasy Island, and Police Story, as well as commercials.
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