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Star of 70's TV show 'CHiPs' avoids jail. By Ben Rooney, staff reporterFebruary 3, 2011: 3:23 PM ET. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Larry Wilcox, the actor who played Officer Jon Baker on the 1970s TV show CHiPs, was sentenced Friday to three years probation by a Florida judge for conspiracy to commit securities fraud.