Ex footballer turned actor starred in cop show?

Answer 1

you may be referring to actor Carl Weathers, who was a professional football player in the USA & Canada, before entering into the acting profession. he has appeared in motion pictures such as Predator, the comebacks, Little Nicky, Rocky through Rocky IV, & Force 10 From Navarone. Carl Weathers has appeared in television series such as Good Times, the cop drama Street Justice, portraying ex-Vietnam vet-turned cop Adam Boudreau. Street Justice aired in Canada on the CBC from September 1991-may 1993. although the series was a Stephen j cannell production, it was filmed on location in Vancouver, B.C. ,Canada. the majority of the cast/crew who worked on Street Justice were Canadian. the Street Justice cast included former child actress Janne Mortil, who apparently made her acting debut in a 1973 episode of The Beachcombers entitled Bush Fever. other Street Justice cast members included Martial Arts expert-turned actor Bryan Genesse, Carrie- Anne Moss, Charlene Fernetz, Marcus Chong, & Jackson Davies. after Street Justice concluded its two year run in 1993, Carl weathers would go on to star on In The Heat Of The Night, the prime time TV series spin-off of the novel of the same name. after that series was cancelled in 1995, Carl weathers returned to the big screen on & off.apparently, his last known television appearance was in an episode of the cop drama The Shield.