Paul Linke
Known for Acting · 51 credits
- Born
- 1948-05-06 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Paul Linke (born May 6, 1948) is an American actor, known for his role as Officer Artie Grossman in CHiPs, a television series about the motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol. Linke has worked in film and extensively in television, mostly portraying mild-mannered everyman roles.
Linke was born in New York, New York, the son of Richard O. Linke, a personal manager, producer, and partner of Andy Griffith. During the timeframe of his character on the television series CHiPs, Linke played a similar role as Sheriff Bruce Smith in the cult classic, slasher film parody Motel Hell (1980). He also appeared in the film Parenthood (1989).
His career has included appearances on many well known television series such as, The Waltons, Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, M*A*S*H, Knots Landing, St. Elsewhere, Quantum Leap and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
He appeared in a 1985 episode of Three's a Crowd, a short-lived television sitcom spinoff of Three's Company starring John Ritter. Linke later spoke at Ritter's memorial service.
Known For
TV Shows (22)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Church Deacon
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Eddie Mapp
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Edgar
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Evelyn's Husband
Melrose Place
1992
as Man at AIDS Support Group
M*A*S*H
1972
Knots Landing
1979
as Tapper Shell
Judging Amy
1999
as Principal Dick Waxwood
Quantum Leap
1989
as Lionel / Sheriff Ben Masters
Strong Medicine
2000
as The Warden
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Dr. Herb Benzig
Hunter
1984
as Dale Shawn
The Waltons
1972
21 Jump Street
1987
as Mr. Tomkins
Happy Days
1974
Profiler
1996
as Bobby Perkins
CHiPs
1977
as Arthur Grossman / Officer Arthur Grossman
The Flash
1990
as Ted Preminger
Supertrain
1979
as Waiter
Capital News
1990
as Raymond Chumley
Hooperman
1987
as T.J.
Kitten vs. Newborn
2008
Movies (29)
K-PAX
2001
as Stuart Hessler
Parenthood
1989
as George Bowman
Motel Hell
1980
as Sheriff Bruce Smith
Grand Theft Auto
1977
as Collins Hedgeworth
CHiPs '99
1998
as Grossman
Big Bad Mama
1974
as Bank Teller
Smart House
1999
as Tuttle
The Dreamer of Oz
1990
as Opie (uncredited)
Shrunken Heads
1994
as Mr. Larson
No One Would Tell
1996
as Rod Merredi
Into the Homeland
1987
as Red Hughes
Lady in Waiting
1994
as Max
The Fear Inside
1992
as Carl Landers
Killing Mr. Griffin
1997
as Coach
Where Are My Children?
1994
Shootdown
1988
as Martin Henderson
Heart Like a Wheel
1983
as Reporter #2
Fallen Angels
2007
as Eli
Thirst
1998
as Governor
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
1991
as Battalion Chief Powers
Three for Two
1975
as Alfred (segment "Mike & Pauline")
The Baby Maker
1970
as Sam
Every Woman's Dream
1996
as Narrator
KGB: The Secret War
1985
as Frank
An American Girl Story: Maryellen 1955 - Extraordinary Christmas
2016
as Grandpop
Daddy's Boys
1988
as Traveling Salesman
The Guest House
2017
as Detective Collins
Time Flies When You're Alive
1989
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
1992
as Dr. Sullivan
About Paul Linke
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Linke (born May 6, 1948) is an American actor, known for his role as Officer Artie Grossman in CHiPs, a television series about the motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol. Linke has worked in film and extensively in television, mostly portraying mild-mannered everyman roles. Linke was born in New York, New York, the son of Richard O. Linke, a personal manager, producer, and partner of Andy Griffith. During the timeframe of his character on the television series CHiPs, Linke played a sim… With 51 credits spanning from 1970 to 2017, Paul Linke has appeared in 29 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Linke Movies
- K-PAX (2001) — as Stuart Hessler
- Parenthood (1989) — as George Bowman
- Motel Hell (1980) — as Sheriff Bruce Smith
- Grand Theft Auto (1977) — as Collins Hedgeworth
- CHiPs '99 (1998) — as Grossman
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