Actors who always play cops

[That-Guy]

Ever notice that there are certain actors who reach a point in their careers where they just decide to play cops for the rest of their film lives? I don't know why, but it seems as if they come to enjoy being typecast. I'm not talking about "actors" like Steven Segal, who can't play anything else, but people who might actually have some legitimate range but for whatever reason, have been cast as police officers over and over again. Here are the ones that always come to mind:

BRUCE WILLIS

Denzel Washington

Samuel L. Jackson

Reginald Veljohnson

 

[WorthyStevens]

Damn, I was going to name Reginald Veljohnson.

Cedric Yarbrough

 

[BloodyWolverine]

Except for Crocodile Dundee a limo driver yeah he mostly was a cop. Turner/Hooch. Die Hard. And ofcourse his Family Matters role a Carl Winslow.

Micheal Chiklis.

 

[The Kid]

I've never seen Reginald play anything but a cop.

Ghostbusters
Diehard
Family Matters

he got screwed.

 

[That-Guy]

Benjamin Bratt ALWAYS plays a cop too. How could I forget about him?

 

[The Question]

Bruce Willis doesn't always play a cop, but he's almost always in crime related movies. Cops, vigilantes, hitmen, that sort of stuff.

 

[The Shape]

The are so many actors that you see and are like, "He plays a cop in everything!" Not even big name actors, just recognizable ones. I almost feel bad for them, never getting to explore as actors.

But hey...if they're good at it and are making money, good for them.

 

[U.S War Machine]

Mel Gibson

 

[XCharlieX]

Cop is the common door to gritty action so i guess they want to have fun at a certain point in their lives.

 

[Carter]

Colin Farrel
Bruce Willis

 

[mister Lennon]

In the 70s, Clint Eastwood, James Caan and Gene Hackman played a lot of cops.

 

[Under The Rose]

John Mahoney (frasiers dad)

Always plays either a cop or a Doctor

 

[PhoenixRise]

James MacDonald

He is the go-to cop/detective for television series.

 

[Silver Sable]

Jackie Chan

 

[Under The Rose]

Jackie Chan

Ha! thats the best one mostly every film i can think of he is a cop

 

[O'Haire]

Martin Lawrence came to mind right away.

 

[BatMatt]

James Cromwell (although often a Warden)
Spider-Man 3
The Longest Yard
Green Mile
LA Confidential

 

[BloodyWolverine]

John Wayne played alot of cops or the term sheriff or marshall.but when he wasn't a cop he was still mostly the good guy.