Bruce Penhall

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bruce Penhall
Occupation	TV Actor
Date Of Birth	May 10, 1957(1957-05-10)
Age	67
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Taurus

Bruce Penhall Biography

Bruce Penhall is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on May 10, 1957 in California, United States. American Motorcyclist Association Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee who took home two world championships, in 1982 and 1981. He also became famous as an actor due to his character in the character Bruce Nelson in the final season of CHiPs.

He was a guest in The Facts of Life, in which he was a film starring He guest starred on The Facts of Life, which starred Molly Ringwald for a short amount of time. for only a few minutes.

Bruce first rode Speedway when he was 16 at Irwindale Raceway on the American west-coast. From novice status, he quickly established himself in the US National Championships, twice finishing in the top three positions. In 1976 he toured Israel and in 1977 Australia and New Zealand, before being lured to Cradley Heath Heathens in 1978 by Dan McCormick and Derek Pugh.

Also in 1979, Penhall rode in the World Pairs Championship Final at the Vojens Speedway Center in Denmark. Originally to be partnered by Kelly Moran (the pair had finished second in their semi-final round to qualify) until Moran had to withdraw due to injuries from a practice crash, Steve Gresham was called in as Moran’s replacement. However, Gresham was left stranded at the Heathrow Airport in London (as was a hurried third replacement Ron Preston), Penhall was forced to ride the meeting with the reserve riders as teammates. He would score 14 out of a possible 18 points with four wins and two third places to finish in 5th place.

His son was tragically killed after being hit by a drunk driver working on the freeway.

Bruce Penhall Net Worth

Bruce Penhall is one of the richest TV Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bruce Penhall 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made himself a serious threat in Speedway when he was just sixteen years old and quickly advancing from novice to professional following placing third in the US National Championships on two occasions.

He was Bruce Christian in the film Savage Beach and would reprise his role for five of its sequels.

Bruce Lee Penhall (born May 10, 1957 in Balboa, California, U.S.) is an American former professional motorcycle speedway racer who later starred in television and in film. He was the World Speedway Champion in 1981 and 1982 and rode for the successful Cradley Heath Heathens speedway team in the United Kingdom. He retired from speedway racing the night he won his second World Championship in 1982 in front of his home crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Bruce Penhall height 5 ft 7 in Bruce weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Bruce Penhall Dating?

According to our records, Bruce Penhall married to Laurie McDermott. As of December 1, 2023, Bruce Penhall’s is not dating anyone.

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Bruce Penhall’s debut in CHiPs came in the season 6 episode “Speedway Fever”, which mainly concentrated on his character Nelson winning the 1982 World Final at the LA Coliseum. Scenes were shot in the pits in between races and actual footage of the final was shown in the episode.

Facts & Trivia

Bruce Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bruce Penhall celebrates birthday on May 10 of every year.

Penhall caused a stir at the 1982 Overseas Final, also at White City. Heat 19 of the event involved 4 riders from the USA (brothers Kelly and Shawn Moran, Penhall and his childhood friend Dennis Sigalos). Penhall, having already scored enough points to qualify for the World Final, deliberately finished last in the heat (ending his chance of winning the meeting) to allow Kelly Moran and Sigalos to also qualify for the Intercontinental Final in Vetlanda, Sweden. English commentator Dave Lanning called it a circus, but also noted that it wasn’t an unprecedented happening, claiming that riders from other nations had previously done similar in order to help their countrymen qualify.

What does Bruce Penhall do now?

Penhall is still involved with speedway in Southern California and also makes semi-regular appearances at big race meetings in the UK and Europe such as Speedway Grand Prix events.

Did Bruce Penhall star in CHiPs?

Bruce Penhall is best known for his role as Officer Bruce Nelson in the final season of CHiPs.

What happened to Bruce from CHiPs?

The show got canceled. According to Internet rumor, Bruce Penhall is running his parents’ concrete company “Penhall Concrete/Construction” and has been doing so with his brother. Not too long after “CHiPs” ended, his parents were in a plane crash and did not survive.

How old is Bruce Penhall?

65 years (May 10, 1957)

Is Bruce Penhall married?

Laurie McDermott