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.
Filmography
The Guest House
as Detective Collins
The Guest House
as Detective Collins
An American Girl Story: Maryellen 1955 - Extraordinary Christmas
as Grandpop
An American Girl Story: Maryellen 1955 - Extraordinary Christmas
as Grandpop
Fallen Angels
as Eli
Fallen Angels
as Eli
K-PAX
as Stuart Hessler
K-PAX
as Stuart Hessler
Smart House
as Tuttle
Smart House
as Tuttle
CHiPs '99
as Grossman
CHiPs '99
as Grossman
Thirst
as Governor
Thirst
as Governor
Killing Mr. Griffin
as Coach
Killing Mr. Griffin
as Coach
Every Woman's Dream
as Narrator
Every Woman's Dream
as Narrator
No One Would Tell
as Rod Merredi
No One Would Tell
as Rod Merredi
Lady in Waiting
as Max
Lady in Waiting
as Max
Where Are My Children?
Where Are My Children?
Shrunken Heads
as Mr. Larson
Shrunken Heads
as Mr. Larson
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
as Dr. Sullivan
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
as Dr. Sullivan
The Fear Inside
as Carl Landers
The Fear Inside
as Carl Landers
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
as Battalion Chief Powers
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
as Battalion Chief Powers
The Dreamer of Oz
as Opie (uncredited)
The Dreamer of Oz
as Opie (uncredited)
Parenthood
as George Bowman
Parenthood
as George Bowman
Time Flies When You're Alive
Time Flies When You're Alive
Shootdown
as Martin Henderson
Shootdown
as Martin Henderson
Daddy's Boys
as Traveling Salesman
Daddy's Boys
as Traveling Salesman
Into the Homeland
as Red Hughes
Into the Homeland
as Red Hughes
KGB: The Secret War
as Frank
KGB: The Secret War
as Frank
Heart Like a Wheel
as Reporter #2
Heart Like a Wheel
as Reporter #2
Motel Hell
as Sheriff Bruce Smith
Motel Hell
as Sheriff Bruce Smith
Grand Theft Auto
as Collins Hedgeworth
Grand Theft Auto
as Collins Hedgeworth
Three for Two
as Alfred (segment "Mike & Pauline")
Three for Two
as Alfred (segment "Mike & Pauline")
Big Bad Mama
as Bank Teller
Big Bad Mama
as Bank Teller
The Baby Maker
as Sam
The Baby Maker
as Sam