Arresting Developments... Celebrity Edition
by Ed_Jones_XLIX2 | created - 30 Aug 2018 | updated - 09 Sep 2018 | PublicThe Celebrities in this list were Peace Officers before, during, and after achieving fame. Who is your favorite? After voting, please discuss here.
1. Shaquille O'Neal
Actor | Steel
Shaquille O'Neal was born on March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey, USA as Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal. He is an actor and producer, known for Steel (1997), The Lego Movie (2014) and Kazaam (1996). He was previously married to Shaunie O'Neal.
Shaq has served as a reserve officer for the Los Angeles Port Police, as well as the Miami Beach Police Department. Has also been a reserve officer with the Golden Beach Police in South Florida.
2. Dennis Farina
Actor | Get Shorty
Dennis Farina was one of Hollywood's busiest actors and a familiar face to moviegoers and television viewers alike. Recently, he appeared in the feature films, "The Grand," a comedy about a Vegas poker tournament with Woody Harrelson, Cheryl Hines and Ray Romano; "Bottle Shock," also starring Alan ...
Known for Law and Order.
He was a Chicago police officer and detective for 18 years before getting the acting bug.
3. Kam Fong
Actor | Hawaii Five-O
The Asian-American actor Kam Fong, best known for his co-starring role as Chin Ho in the original Hawaii Five-O (1968) TV series, was born Kam Tong Chun on May 27, 1918 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (The name Fong was the result of a teacher incorrectly teaching him how to write his name. The name stuck and...
Hawaii Five-O's Det. Chin Ho Kelly (1968)
Spent 16 years as a police officer with the Honolulu Police Department.
4. Herb Fame
Soundtrack | Lenny the Wonder Dog
Herb Fame was born on October 1, 1942 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA as Herb Feemster. He has been married to Yvonne Feemster since December 29, 1959. They have four children.
Herbert Feemster, is the male half of the Peaches & Herb. Was a Washington, D.C. cop. Also was a deputized court security officer with the U.S. Marshals Service.
5. James Woods
Actor | Vampires
James Howard Woods was born on April 18, 1947 in Vernal, Utah, the son of Martha A. (Smith) and Gail Peyton Woods, a U.S. Army intelligence officer who died during Woods' childhood. James is of Irish, English, and German descent. He grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island, with his mother and stepfather ...
Woods served as a reserve officer with the LAPD.
6. Juston McKinney
Actor | Here Comes the Boom
Juston McKinney was born in 1970 in New Hampshire, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Here Comes the Boom (2012), Zookeeper (2011) and Hosed (2010).
McKinney served as a deputy sheriff in rural Maine.
7. Barney Martin
Actor | Arthur
Barney Martin was born on March 3, 1923 in Queens, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Arthur (1981), The Producers (1967) and Seinfeld (1989). He was married to Catherine Martin. He died on March 21, 2005 in Studio City, California, USA.
Jerry Seinfeld's dad Morty on Seinfeld.
A stand-in for Jackie Gleason in The Honeymooners.
Before all that, 20 years as New York City Police Officer.
8. Gene Roddenberry
Writer | Star Trek
While in junior high school he became interested in science fiction and years later while reading a copy of 'Astounding Stories' when he was working as an airline pilot he decided to give it up and become a writer. He moved West and joined the Los Angeles police force to gain experience that would ...
Spent 7 years working in the LAPD newspaper unit as an liaison officer. Cleaned up (edited) stories for fellow officers to submit to the popular show Dragnet.
9. Eddie Money
Soundtrack | Over the Top
Eddie Money was born on March 21, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA as Edward Joseph Mahoney. He was married to Laurie Money and Margo Lee Walker. He died on September 13, 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Two Tickets to Paradise Singer, Rock and Roller was a member of New York's finest. He followed in the footsteps of his father and brother.
10. Steven Seagal
Actor | On Deadly Ground
Steven Frederic Seagal was born in Lansing, Michigan, to Patricia Anne (Fisher), a medical technician, and Samuel Seagal, a high school math teacher. His paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and his mother had English, German, and distant Irish and Dutch, ancestry. The enigmatic ...
Deputy Steven Seagal of the Jefferson Parrish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana.
11. Ken Osmond
Actor | Leave It to Beaver
Forever tagged as the unctuous, trouble-making truant Eddie Haskell on the quintessential 50s family show Leave It to Beaver (1957), actor Ken Osmond did not manage much of a career after the stereotype. So inextricably typed was he that he gave up on any semblance of a career within a short time ...
Was a Los Angeles Police Officer. He served as a motorcycle (traffic) and a vice officer. In 1980, he was shot in the line of duty while chasing a suspect. Saved by his vest. Oh and Ken is, Leave it to Beaver's, Eddie Haskell!
12. Erik Estrada
Actor | CHiPs
Erik Estrada was born on March 16, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA as Henry Enrique Estrada. He is an actor and producer, known for CHiPs (1977), Sealab 2021 (2000) and Loaded Weapon 1 (1993). He has been married to Nanette Mirkovich since September 20, 1997. They have one child. He was ...
The actor from "CHiPs" fame was sworn in as a reserve police officer in tiny St. Anthony, Idaho, on July 2, 2016
13. David Zayas
Actor | Skyline
David Zayas was born on August 15, 1962 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He is an actor and producer, known for Skyline (2010), The Expendables (2010) and Dexter (2006). He has been married to Liza Colón-Zayas since November 21, 1998. They have one child.
David who may be best know to fans of Dexter (TV Series) as Lt. Angel Batista or Sheriff Aguirre on Bloodline (TV Series) may not know that after a 2 year stint in The USAF He joined The NYPD. with 15 years in he changed direction and became an actor. Oh, his first role! A Cop...Naturally.
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