Officer Poncherello
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Officer poncherello. His skill in basketball is shown when initially he is overcome. We have 1 answer for the clue officer poncherello s portrayer see the results below. They have one child.
He is known for his co starring lead role as california highway patrol officer francis frank llewelyn ponch poncherello in the police drama television series chips which ran from 1977 to 1983 he later became known for his work in spanish language telenovelas his appearances in. Chips is an american crime drama television series created by rick rosner that originally aired on nbc from september 15 1977 to may 1 1983. He was so good he gained the nickname high points ponch.
The series shows the adventures of two police motorcycle officers of the california highway patrol played by larry wilcox as the calm and level headed officer jonathan a. He has been married to nanette mirkovich since september 20 1997. The series ran for 139 episodes over six seasons plus one reunion tv movie in october 1998.
It followed the lives of two motorcycle officers of the california highway patrol chp. He was previously married to peggy rowe and joyce miller. Chips fans enjoyed the stories of frank ponch.
Shortly before joining the chp ponch worked in a garage as a mechanic the first time ponch had met officer jon baker while deciding to ride his dirt bike without a motorcycle helmet and jumping over a chp patrol car. Henry enrique erik estrada is best known for playing california highway patrol officer francis frank llewelyn ponch poncherello on chips but his career has not slowed down since. After a little police pursuit he had finally wiped out and getting caught by jon who now decides to give him the full speech about not wearing a motorcycle helmet.
He went to lehigh polytechnical high school and holds the record for number of visits to the principals office. Whilst there ponch played basketball a sport he s loved most of his childhood from watching the globetrotters. Erik made his film debut in 1970 in the film the cross and the switchblade he kept acting in smaller films until his big break on chips in 1977.