Robert Pine (born Granville Whitelaw Pine; July 10, 1941) is an American actor. He is best known as Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the television series ''

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'' (1977–1983). Including ''CHiPs'', Pine has appeared in over 400 episodes of various television shows.

Life and career

Pine was born in

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on July 10, 1941, the son of Virginia (née Whitelaw) and Granville Martin Pine, a patent attorney. He graduated from

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in 1963. He is married to Gwynne Gilford, who appeared in several episodes of ''

'' as Betty Getraer, the wife of Pine's character. They have two children, actors

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and Katie. Pine arrived in Hollywood in 1964, where he learned to ride horses because as a contract player with Universal Studios, he was frequently featured in westerns. Pine remained under contract with Universal until 1967. During his career he starred on the soap opera ''

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'' as Walter Coleman and had guest appearances in many American television shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Lou Grant'', and ''

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''. On '' Magnum, P.I.'', he appeared as Thomas Magnum's father in a flashback episode. From 1977 to 1983, he starred on

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's ''

'' for six seasons as Sgt. Joseph Getraer, the gruff immediate supervisor to the show's two protagonists. In the late 1980s, Pine guest-starred as Peter Morris, Zack's father, in an episode of ''

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.'' That show went on to become ''

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''. In the early 1990s, Pine portrayed two villains. For ''

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'', he played a wealthy racist who sabotages his daughter's friendship with drummer Tony ( William James Jones). For the

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''Big Boys Don't Cry'', he played a

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who molests his two nephews. In 1994, he guest-starred as Bart Tupelo on CBS' '' Harts of the West'' comedy/western starring

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and

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. He reprised his role as Getraer in the 1998

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TV movie '' CHiPs '99''. For '' Star Trek: Voyager'', he guest starred as the

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Ambassador Liria in the Season 3 episode " The Chute". For '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', he guest-starred as Vulcan Captain Tavin in the Season 1 episode " Fusion". Among his other credits are '' Six Feet Under'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In September 2013, he appeared as Grandpa Jack in

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's television ad "Thrive - Perfectly Ordinary". He was the voice of the Bishop of Arendelle in Disney's 2013 animated movie '' Frozen''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

* '' SOCOM: Confrontation'' as VIP 3 * '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'' as Master Orgus Din * ''

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'' as Patrick Armstrong * '' Anarchy Reigns'' as Maximillian Caxton

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pine, Robert 1941 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors CHiPs Male actors from New York City Ohio Wesleyan University alumni People from Scarsdale, New York Pine family Universal Pictures contract players