Actor
Paul Linke
May 6, 1948 · New York City, New York, USA
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).
Notable work
7.2K-PAX (2001)
as Stuart Hessler
7.3Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
as Edgar
8Quantum Leap (1989)
as Lionel and as Sheriff Ben Masters
7.9M*A*S*H (1972)
cast
6.7Parenthood (1989)
as George Bowman
7.4The Flash (1990)
as Ted Preminger
6.9Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
as Church Deacon
7.5Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Eddie Mapp
7.6Happy Days (1974)
cast
Often works with
John Toles-Bey
2 titles together
K-PAX, The Flash
James Whitmore Jr.
2 titles together
Quantum Leap, Hunter
Richard Belzer
2 titles together
The Flash, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Tom Bosley
2 titles together
Murder, She Wrote, Happy Days
Scott Baio
2 titles together
Happy Days, Diagnosis: Murder
Full filmography · 49
The Guest House
as Detective Collins
2017
An American Girl Story: Maryellen 1955 - Extraordinary Christmas
as Grandpop
2016
Fallen Angels
as Eli
2007
K-PAX
as Stuart Hessler
20017.2
Smart House
as Tuttle
19995.9
CHiPs '99
as Grossman
19986.4
Thirst
as Governor
1998
Killing Mr. Griffin
as Coach
19974.8
Every Woman's Dream
as Narrator
1996
No One Would Tell
as Rod Merredi
19967
Where Are My Children?
cast
1994
Shrunken Heads
as Mr. Larson
19944.7