Larry Wilcox Net Worth 2024: Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Kids, Bio-Wiki

Larry Wilcox is an American known actor, a producer who is best known for his role California Highway Patrol Officer, Jonathan “Jon” Baker in TV series CHiPs. The show ran from 1977 to 1983. Larry has fought in the Vietnam War, and he also races cars. He has made the Bonneville Salt Flats land speed record and is also a private pilot.

Maybe you know about Larry Wilcox very well, but do you know how old and tall is he and what is his net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Larry Wilcox’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.

Early Life & Biography

Larry Wilcox was born on 8th august 1947 in San Diego. He is the son of Marion G. and John C. Wilcox. He, with his three other siblings, was raised in Rawlins, Wyoming, by his single mother. Larry went to  Rawlins High School and then to the University of Wyoming.  Later he was transferred to Los Angeles Pierce College.

He later did many jobs and did acting and rodeo cowboy too. He then applied for the Marine Corps in May 1967 and served in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.

He has acted on some shows and had a successful life until he pleaded guilty due to his securities fraud in 2010. You can read about that in the Personal Life section.

Personal Life

Larry was married three times in his entire life till now, and he was married to his first wife, Judy Vagner, on March 29, 1969. His first marriage with Judy happened when he was serving his last months of duty after returning from the Vietnam War. He has two children with her, namely Derek and Haidi. Later he married Hannie Strasser, who was a Dutch Native. He was a one-time CHiPs assistant sound technician. The wedding happened on April 11, 1980, and the honeymoon happened in New Zealand. He has one daughter with her who was born in 1982, and they were divorced immediately after. The custody Wendy was given to Larry.

On March 22, 1986, he married Malene Harmon, who was a member of the 1980 Olympic heptathlon team. Currently, they reside in the San Fernando Valley with their two sons.

In November 2010, Wilcox pleaded guilty to criminal charges of conspiracy to commit the security fraud. U.S. Justice Department alleged him that he had paid a commission, which was illegal. When he was pleaded guilty, he stated before the court, “This was an aberration as I betrayed my core values with what I did. I am deeply sorry.” He was later charged $100, 3 years of probation, and 500 hours of community service. Still, he then performed over 1,000 hours of community service.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on August 8 1947, Larry Wilcox is 77 years old as of today’s date 31st October 2024. His height is 5’9’’ tall, and his weight is 77 kg.

Career

Larry started his acting career in 1973 with his appearance in The Streets of San Francisco episode of The Runaways as the older brother, George. He also made some guest appearances in the shows like Room 222, Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones, The Man, and The City. He also made an appearance in the 1976 film The Last Hard Men.

Wilcox got major streamline success when he was cast as Jon Baker in the TV show CHiPs. He was in the cast from 1977 to 1982. He performed many of his shows on the show and was paid $25,000 for each show.

In 1982 Larry left the cast and later formed his own production company known as Wilcox Productions.

Awards & Achievements

His productions Wilcox Productions did product an award-winning HBO series The Ray Bradbury Theater for five years.

Net Worth & Salary of Larry Wilcox in 2024

The current net worth of Larry is said to be $2 million as of October 2024. He has done many shows and was a significant character of the famous TV show CHiPs. He made name and fame for himself in the late 80s. He was paid $25,000 per episode for the show, and the show was a success back then.

He continues to appear on television and films, and he also started his own production house in the late 80s. The production has produced some of the mind-blowing and award series till now.

Talking of Larry’s life, his life has been a hell of a ride, and he has enjoyed this roller coaster. His contribution to the cinematography is significant, and he has given us so many enjoyable episodes of the show CHiPs. Sure, the veteran actor suffered from some setbacks, but he realized his faults and his shortcomings did many good deeds to repay for them. The veteran actor has made a right name for himself in the industry.