{"id":2587,"date":"2016-02-01T20:09:15","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T01:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wbbz.tv\/?p=2587"},"modified":"2017-02-02T22:30:52","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T03:30:52","slug":"what-ever-happened-to-the-cast-of-c-h-i-p-s-weekdays-at-5pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/?p=2587","title":{"rendered":"What Ever Happened To The Cast of “C.H.i.P.S” Weekdays at 5pm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ponch and Jon seemed to tackle all the big criminals in Los Angeles metro area, but the two California Highway Patrol officers certainly weren’t alone out there on the pavement. CHiPs<\/em> featured an ensemble cast of brave men and women in beige.<\/p>\n

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8 fascinating tidbits about ‘CHiPs’<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The 1977\u201383 cop series made Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox stars, and featured wonderful character actors like Robert Pine, father of new Captain Kirk Chris Pine. Speaking of Star Trek<\/em>, a certain Klingon got his start on CHiPs<\/em>, too. Of course, it also gave\u00a0Caitlyn Jenner her big acting break, back when the heralded Olympian was still known as Bruce Jenner.<\/p>\n

But what about those others who were riding motorcycles on the show? We followed up on their life after the highway patrol.<\/p>\n

Watch CHiPs<\/a><\/em> on MeTV, weekdays at 4PM | 3C.<\/p>\n

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Brodie Greer \u2014\u00a0Officer Barry Baricza<\/h2>\n

As Barry Baricza, Greer appeared in a whopping 111 episodes. Aside from a few appearances on The Love Boat<\/em> and the CHiPs ’99<\/em> reunion movie, he did not do much acting afterward. Lately, as reported in the Monterey Herald<\/em><\/a> newspaper, he has been coaching junior varsity volleyball at Carmel High School in California, in additional to helping with basketball and track at Carmel Middle School.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tom Reilly \u2014 Officer Bobby “Hot Dog” Nelson<\/h2>\n

A former football player at Montclair State College, Reilly was brought onto the series late to fill the black leather boots of Larry Wilcox, who did not return for the sixth and final season. Unfortunately, the actor was pulled over by real LAPD in 1982 and charged with a DUI, after which his role was reduced on the show. “Hot Dog” did not find many roles afterward, and left the acting profession in the 1990s. He now lives in Santa Cruz, California, in the Monterey Bay area, and IMDb notes that he’s worked in construction supply.<\/p>\n

Image: The Everett Collection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n