He’s a seasoned TV actor best known for being a no-nonsense sergeant on a hit cop show that aired for six seasons.
This actor started his career as a cowboy, learning horseback riding out of necessity through his contract at a major studio.
Having a career spanning over 60 years, he has racked up over 400 appearances in episodes of various television shows.
Through his marriage to a fellow co-star, he became related to his illustrious mother-in-law, who held the title of one of the first scream queens in the horror genre.
And he would build his own acting dynasty as both of his children have had careers in Hollywood – his son becoming one of the most prominent names among A-list celebrities with multiple Emmy nominations under his belt.
Can you guess who it is?
He’s a seasoned TV actor best known for being a no-nonsense Sergeant on a hit cop show that aired for six seasons
This actor started his career as a cowboy, learning horseback riding out of necessity through his contract at a major studio
Through his marriage to a fellow co-star, he became related to his illustrious mother-in-law, who held the title of one of the first scream queens in the horror genre
It’s Robert Pine!
The legendary Hollywood actor was spotted tending to domestic chores outside his Los Angeles home.
Looking sharp in a blue plaid shirt paired with dark-washed bootcut jeans andhis glasses hanging around his neck, Pine, 83, was moving his trash cans to the curb under the warm California sun.
His youthful blue Vans and black belt with silver hardware rounded off the casual outfit.
The last time DailyMail.com saw Robert Pine on the red carpet of his last starring role was at the premiere of the Apple+ mini-series Five Days at Memorial at the DGA Theater Complex in West Hollywood in 2022.
He was joined by his A-list son Chris Pine, 44, who’s best known for his charming rom-com roles in The Princess Diaries 2 (2004) and Just My Luck (2006) before breaking out in the hit blockbuster series Star Trek as James T. Kirk.
The legendary Hollywood actor was spotted tending to domestic chores outside his Los Angeles home
Pine, 83, was moving his trash cans to the curb under the warm California sun on February 26. He looked sharp in a blue plaid shirt paired with dark-washed bootcut jeans with his glasses hanging around his neck
The 83-year-old CHiPs alum played Dr. Horace Baltz in Carlton Cuse and John Ridley’s eight-episode Hurricane Katrina drama
Robert Pine with his wife Gwynne Gilford and son Chris Pine at the Los Angeles premiere of Chris’s directorial debut, Poolman
Pine married his Hollywood sweetheart Gwynne Gilford in 1969, and she frequently appeared on CHiPs as his in-show wife. She later retired from acting and became a psychotherapist
Pine also came out to support Chris for his directorial debut of the comedy mystery film Poolman at the Vista Theatre in April 2024.
But before creating his familial acting dynasty with his wife Gwynne Gilford, Pine – who was born Granville Whitelaw Pine – was untouched by Hollywood, the son of a patent attorney born and raised in New York City.
He almost didn’t pursue a career in acting even though he fell in love with the stage through his school plays in high school. Electing for a pre-med path at Ohio Wesleyan University with the goal of becoming a doctor.
But once that diploma was in his hands, he took his chances in a summer show on Nantucket where the acclaimed playwright Robert Anderson discovered him and took him under his wing, according to his official biography.
That connection would land Pine at the doors of Universal Studios where he learned horseback riding to guest star in TV shows like The Virginian and the movie Gunpoint.
His big break came in 1977 with CHiPs, an NBC crime drama television series where Pine played Sergeant Joe Getraer, a no-nonsense by-the-book cop in charge of the California Highway Patrol
Pine learned horseback riding to star in westerns while under his three year contract with Universal Studios. It came in handy when starring in shows like Gunsmoke
Robert Pine in the 1976 movie Empire of the Ants
Pine’s mother-in-law was 1940s scream queen Anne Gwynne, who appeared in moives like House of Frankenstein with Lon Chaney. She died in 2003
Although the contract lasted only three years, Pine was booked and busy for guest roles on various TV shows before landing his first big role as Paul Sorvino’s sidekick in Bert D’Angelo/Superstar.
But the series flopped and only ran six episodes.
His big break came in 1977 with CHiPs, an NBC crime drama television series where Pine played Sergeant Joe Getraer, a no-nonsense, by-the-book, cop in charge of the California Highway Patrol.
The show’s signature freeway pileups became a major source of entertainment for its audience, while Pine won over viewers with his portrayal of a father-figure character, as his co-stars Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox humorously tried to avoid being reprimanded by him.
Pine married his Hollywood sweetheart Gwynne Gilford in 1969, and she frequently appeared on CHiPs as his in-show wife. She later retired from acting and became a psychotherapist.
The couple have been married for an astonishing 56 years.
His marriage to Gilford meant his mother-in-law was Anne Gwynne, the bombshell beauty who was one of the original scream queens of the 1940s. She died in 2003 aged 84.
Robert and Gwynne had a daughter Katie in 1972 and Chris followed in 1980.
When CHiPs ended in 1983, Pine continued his TV career guest-starring in the pilot episode of Good Morning, Miss Bliss – which would become Saved By The Bell – and other shows such as Gunsmoke, Lost in Space, Knight Rider, Barnaby Jones, Lou Grant and The Wild West.
Pine also appeared in multiple Star Trek spin-offs, foreshadowing his son Chris’s massive success as the main character in the successful Star Trek reboot film series that hit the big screen between 2009 and 2016.
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