Dax Shepard directs, writes and co-stars with Michael Pena in 'CHIPS,' a big-screen adaptation of the hit television series. By Frank Scheck The television series CHiPs (1977-1983) wasn’t ...

Erik Estrada made a name for himself as Ponch in the famous police show 'CHiPs' — what is the actor up to these days? by Brandi Yetzer. Published on February 27, 2021. 3 min read.

But his most notable role was Ponch on CHiPs. In 2016, he actually joined law enforcement. According to IMDb , Larry Wilcox served in the Marine Corps until the ’70s.

Erik Estrada As Officer "Ponch" in CHIPs (1981) Hulton Archive/Getty. Estrada worked steadily after CHiPs ended, primarily appearing in low-budget action films. From 1993 to 1994, ...

Ponch winds up face-planting in Baker’s crotch — a fate worse than death, apparently, for a character paralyzed on the spot when he sees women in yoga pants on the street.

While promoting this latest movie, “Ant-Man,” Michael Peña was also excited to talk about the role he’s currently preparing for — legendary TV character Frank “Ponch” Poncherello from ...

CHiPs was a family-friendly police drama that ran six seasons from 1977 to 1983. It starred two - well, they weren't entirely unknown actors - as California Highway Patrol officers keeping the ...