Erik Estrada | Patrol Officer

Pop culture icon Erik Estrada gave a more personalized and humorous outlook to motorcycle officers on the hit TV show CHiPs in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Erik continued to serve as an on-screen police officer in the series Hunter after CHiPs. Later, he went on to make more telenovelas.

Erik starred in the iconic American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Eduardo Dominguez in 2001. He continued to act, often portraying himself in TV shows like Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. He also did voice work and made appearances in music videos, such as Eminem’s Just Lose It. Erik’s career has taken a fascinating 360-degree turn since CHiPs, with him now holding a job similar to that of his fictional character Officer Frank Poncherello. The Oscar winner revealed in 2016 that he fulfilled the role as a real-life police officer with the St. Anthony police department.