Facts: - yearsactive: 1967 -- 2002 - spouse: bonnie child joanne robinson -lrb- 1986-97 ; divorced -rrb- patricia ann poorman -lrb- 2000-present -rrb- -lrb- 1974-75 ; divorced -rrb- ; 1 - othername: jan michael vincent michael vincent mike vincent - birth date: 15 july 1944 - |imagesize: 150px - name: jan-michael vincent - children: amber vincent - birth place: denver , colorado , usa - occupation: film , television actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jan-michael vincent .
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jan-michael vincent -lrb- born july 15 , 1944 -rrb- is a retired american actor best known for his role as helicopter pilot stringfellow hawke on the 1980s u.s. television series '' airwolf '' -lrb- 1984 -- 86 -rrb- and as the protagonist of john milius 's 1978 surfing epic '' big wednesday '' .