Tom Selleck's Career in TV Law Enforcement

Tom Selleck is famous for many things — "Three Men and a Baby," his role on "Friends," his timeless mustache — but in general, he's known for playing two types of characters: cowboys and detectives. Ironically, he doesn't seem to have ever played a sheriff, but in the new fall TV series "Blue Bloods," he plays an NYPD police chief with three children who are also in law enforcement. It seems like a natural fit for the gruff authority figure, but ... more 

Tom Selleck is famous for many things — "Three Men and a Baby," his role on "Friends," his timeless mustache — but in general, he's known for playing two types of characters: cowboys and detectives. Ironically, he doesn't seem to have ever played a sheriff, but in the new fall TV series "Blue Bloods," he plays an NYPD police chief with three children who are also in law enforcement. It seems like a natural fit for the gruff authority figure, but mostly, it's a great next step in his career of playing crime fighters, whether government-sponsored or independently licensed. Here are some of his best cop and detective roles. less