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Paul Linke

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77 Years Old

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. In 2000 Linke co-wrote and directed the acclaimed stage play "Save it for the Stage: The Life of Reilly" with actor Charles Nelson Reilly, which was later made into the 2006 film "The Life of Reilly". Linke met his first wife, Francesca "Chex" Draper, a musician and composer, at a party in Los Angeles in 1976. They married in 1978 and had three children together, Jasper, Ryan and Rose. When his wife died of cancer in 1986, Linke channeled his grief into writing and performing a play called Time Flies When You're Alive. First presented as a one-man show in Los Angeles and HBO drama, the work was then developed into the book Time Flies When You're Alive: A Real-Life Love Story. The very emotional work has garnered critical acclaim. Linke later remarried Christine Healy in 1991. They have one child together, a daughter named Lily. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Linke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 6th May 1948

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Diagnosis: Murder
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
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Beverly Hills, 90210
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M*A*S*H
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21 Jump Street
Mr. Tomkins
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Murder, She Wrote
Eddie Mapp
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The Waltons
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Quantum Leap
Sheriff Ben Masters
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Quantum Leap
Lionel
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Strong Medicine
The Warden
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Happy Days
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Knots Landing
Tapper Shell
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Melrose Place
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CHiPs
Arthur Grossman
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Hunter
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The Flash
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Judging Amy
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St. Elsewhere
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Hooperman
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Parenthood
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Capital News
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Motel Hell
Sheriff Bruce Smith
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Shootdown
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Big Bad Mama
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Every Woman's Dream
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Smart House
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No One Would Tell
Rod Merredi
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Grand Theft Auto
Collins Hedgeworth
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Thirst
Governor
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Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
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CHiPs '99
Grossman
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Lady in Waiting
Max
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Shrunken Heads
Mr. Larson
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Fallen Angels
Eli
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The Baby Maker
Sam
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Killing Mr. Griffin
Coach
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The Guest House
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Where Are My Children?
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Heart Like a Wheel
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The Fear Inside
Carl Landers
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The Dreamer of Oz
Opie (uncredited)
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Into the Homeland
Red Hughes
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Three for Two
Alfred (segment "Mike & Pauline")
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Daddy's Boys
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KGB: The Secret War
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Time Flies When You're Alive