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Henry Enrique Estrada [1] (born March 16, 1949) is an American actor and police officer. 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.
Actor: CHiPs. Erik Estrada was born on 16 March 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for CHiPs (1977), Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) and National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002). He has been married to Nanette Mirkovich since 20 September 1997.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Is Erik Estrada? Actor Erik Estrada had his first big break in 1970's The Cross and the Switchblade. In 1977, he made his first appearance as Ponch on the popular police drama CHiPs, a...
Jan 19, 2022 · By Lia Beck. January 19, 2022. Warner Bros. Television Distribution. Erik Estrada came to fame 45 year ago playing a California Highway Patrol officer, and today, he's working in law enforcement in real life. The actor is best known for starring on the crime drama CHiPs as Frank "Ponch" Poncherello from 1977 to 1983.
Biography. Erik Estrada’s career has spanned so far over four decades, yet although, he had worked as an actor for years before his first television series, it was for his dynamic portrayal of Officer Francis ‘Frank’ Poncherello affectionately known as “Ponch” in the hit, ‘CHiPs’, that he became a household name.
Mini Bio. Erik Estrada was born on March 16, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for CHiPs (1977), Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) and National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002). He has been married to Nanette Mirkovich since September 20, 1997. They have one child.
Mar 23, 2015 · Erik Estrada is pictured as "Ponch" in CHiPS. NBC/Getty Images. -- It's been more than 30 years since "CHiPs" went off the air, but the famed show is still as iconic as ever and so are its stars. On the show, there was no bigger star than Erik Estrada, who played Officer Frank Poncherello for 139 episodes from 1977 to 1983.
Erik has been discovered by a whole new generation and culture, who know him as “Johnny” from the #1 international series for Televisa entitled, “Dos Mujeres, Un Camino”. The series premiered at #1 and remained at the top of the ratings in the U.S., Mexico, and throughout Latin America.
Erik Estrada is an American actor best known for his role in the police drama television series ‘CHiPs’. His claim to fame was his portrayal of Frank “Ponch” Poncherello in the television drama which made him one of the most popular television stars in America in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Henry Enrique "Erik" Estrada (born March 16, 1949) is an American actor, voice actor, and police officer known for his co-starring lead role in the police drama television series CHiPs, which ran from 1977 to 1983.
