""My entire career is based on playing officers of the law: Die Hard, Turner & Hooch, Family Matters, a couple TV movies," he said. "I have this image of being this upstanding kind of guy, which is not a bad image to have - I'd rather have that." He added, "It's a strange direction my career has taken. People in public will sometimes say, 'Are you a real cop?' I don't know if it's something about me"
""VelJohnson had some practice over the years playing cops, not only on Family Matters but in the movie Die Hard, where he was the cop who helped Bruce Willis' John McClane through his hellacious night at Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. In all, VelJohnson has played a policeman eight times, according to a July 2016 story in U.S. News & World Report.""
""Both actresses were part of the family sitcom that aired for nine seasons, from 1989 to 1998. Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter. Williams replied, "At least he's got his uniform on at home. Maybe he's just policing the house." Not that the house needed much help. Their adventures were, like the shows that aired before and after, such as Full House, Just the Ten of Us, and Dinosaurs, more wacky than law-breaking.""
Carl Winslow, portrayed by Reginald VelJohnson on Family Matters, wore a police uniform yet was often seen at his Chicago home. Cast members jokingly questioned why the character spent so much time at home, with Telma Hopkins and Kellie Shanygne Williams riffing about him "policing the house" while still keeping his uniform on. The show ran nine seasons and favored wacky family adventures over crime stories. VelJohnson repeatedly played police roles on screen, including Die Hard, and acknowledged that his career image often leads the public to ask whether he is a real cop.
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