 Robert
Pine made his debut on Life’s stage as Granville Whitelaw
Pine on Thursday, July 10, 1941 in New York City. His parents,
Granville Pine, a patent attorney, and his wife, Virginia, made
their home in Scarsdale, an affluent suburb in Westchester County,
north of New York City.
Robert attended Scarsdale High School and while enrolled there,
dabbled in acting, performing roles in several student productions.
Upon graduation in 1959, with a career in medicine in mind,
he headed off to Ohio Wesleyan University to begin his pre-med
studies. While at Ohio Wesleyan University, he became a member
of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, an organization that promotes
lifelong friendships, commitment to intellect and academics,
responsible leadership and exemplary citizenship and community
involvement as well as upholding high standards of moral conduct.
During the summer of 1963, after Robert’s graduation from
Ohio Wesleyan University and before entering medical school,
he again found himself on stage performing in summer stock theatre.
One fateful evening, the renowned playwright, Robert Anderson,
was in the audience and was very taken with Robert’s acting
prowess. He offered his assistance to the young thespian and
before long Mr. Pine found himself in Hollywood under contract
to Universal doing guest roles on such shows as Gunsmoke, Death
Valley Days and The Virginian.
His biggest break came in 1977 when he was cast as Joseph Getraer,
the no-nonsense, go by the book Sergeant on CHiPS, an action
packed series about the California Highway Patrol. Robert played
the part for the six year run of the show and then again when
he reprised the role as Commissioner Getraer in the movie CHiPS
‘99. His portrayal of Sgt. Getraer was authentic and convincing.
He was the paternal figure who kept his officers, especially
Poncherello, in line. He knew how to balance sternness with
humor, firmness with fairness to make a potentially staunch
character respected and loved many.
After CHiPS signed off, Robert kept busy doing guest spots on
numerous TV series including Saved by the Bell, Cold Case, Criminal
Minds and NCIS to name a few. He had the recurring role of Stephen
Logan, Sr. in the daytime soap The Bold and the Beautiful and
also portrayed Walker Coleman on the soap, Days of our Lives.
His movie roles are too numerous to list but include Red Eye,
All You Need, Clipping Adam, Independence Day, and Audrey’s
Rain. His versatility as an actor also brought him back to the
theatrical stage for performances of Love Letters and Viagara
Falls.
On the home front, Robert is a
dedicated family man. He and his lovely wife, Gwynne Gilford,
celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary on September 6,
2007. Gwynne, as many will recall, played Betty Getraer in
a few episodes of CHiPS. Gwynne is now a Licensed Family Therapist
in California. Robert and Gwynne are the proud parents of
two grown children, Katherine (born Sept. 24, 1972) and Chris
(born Aug. 26, 1980) Katherine, who worked briefly as an actress
and appeared in CHiPS ‘99 with her dad is now a psychologist
who works with teenagers in the Los Angeles area. Chris, a
graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, has
followed in his father’s footsteps into the world of
acting. An accomplished young actor, he has several films
and plays among his credits. In two of his films, Confession,
and the yet to be released, Small Town Saturday Night, he
shares the screen with his dad.
Age has not slowed Robert down one bit. At 65, he is still
remains active in theatre, television, film and lending his
support to various charities. In his spare time he enjoys
gardening and a good game of tennis.
More about Robert
Pine on IMdb
Credit for this bio goes to Robin (Chocolate Chips)
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