Errr...How about Sgt. Drebin (aka Leslie Nielson) from Naked Gun!!!
Umm...I was looking for serious cop roles, but Frank Drebin does stick out in my mined too.
I guess Inspector Jaques Clouseau would be another one.
Marshal Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) from The Fugitive - Oscar for 'Best Supporting Actor'.
Good One! I forgot about him. As long as you have the power to investigate crimes and arrest people, you count on my list. So FEDs, ATF, SWAT, and Federal Marshalls
uhhh... dirty harry.
Uhhh? Any others I didn't name. I'm not putting Joe Friday or the Cops from Law And Order down, because they are on TV.
now it looks like a much better list