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 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2017 · The Guest House as Detective Collins
- 2008 · Kitten vs. Newborn as
- 2007 · Fallen Angels as Eli
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as The Warden
- 1999 · Judging Amy as Principal Dick Waxwood
- 1999 · Smart House as Tuttle
- 1998 · CHiPs '99 as Grossman
- 1998 · Thirst as Governor
- 1997 · Killing Mr. Griffin as Coach
- 1996 · Every Woman's Dream as Narrator
- 1996 · No One Would Tell as Rod Merredi
- 1994 · Lady in Waiting as Max
- 1994 · Where Are My Children? as
- 1994 · Shrunken Heads as Mr. Larson
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Evelyn's Husband
- 1993 · Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Church Deacon
- 1992 · The Fear Inside as Carl Landers
- 1992 · Melrose Place as Man at AIDS Support Group
- 1991 · Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor as Battalion Chief Powers
- 1990 · The Dreamer of Oz as Opie (uncredited)
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as
- 1990 · The Flash as Ted Preminger
- 1990 · Capital News as Raymond Chumley
- 1989 · Parenthood as George Bowman
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Lionel
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Sheriff Ben Masters
- 1989 · Time Flies When You're Alive as
- 1988 · Shootdown as Martin Henderson
- 1988 · Daddy's Boys as Traveling Salesman
- 1987 · Hooperman as T.J.
- 1987 · 21 Jump Street as Mr. Tomkins
- 1987 · Into the Homeland as Red Hughes
- 1985 · KGB: The Secret War as Frank
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Eddie Mapp
- 1984 · Hunter as Dale Shawn
- 1983 · Heart Like a Wheel as Reporter #2
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Dr. Herb Benzig
- 1980 · Motel Hell as Sheriff Bruce Smith
- 1979 · Knots Landing as Tapper Shell
- 1977 · CHiPs as Arthur Grossman
- 1977 · Grand Theft Auto as Collins Hedgeworth
- 1975 · Three for Two as Alfred (segment "Mike & Pauline")
- 1974 · Big Bad Mama as Bank Teller
- 1974 · Happy Days as
- 1972 · M*A*S*H as
- 1972 · The Waltons as
- 1970 · The Baby Maker as Sam