''Family of Cops'' is a 1995 American-Canadian
made-for-television
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crime
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drama film
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from
Trimark Pictures
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, directed by
Ted Kotcheff
William Theodore Kotcheff (born April 7, 1931) is a Bulgarian-Canadian film and television director, writer and producer, known primarily for his work on British and American television productions such as ''Armchair Theatre'' and '' Law & Order ...
and starring
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. Known for his "granite features and brawny physique," he gained international fame for his starring roles in action, Western, and war ...
,
Daniel Baldwin
Daniel Leroy Baldwin (born October 5, 1960) is an American actor. He is the second oldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all of whom are actors. Baldwin played the role of Detective Beau Felton in the NBC TV series '' Homicide: Life on the Stree ...
,
Angela Featherstone
Angela Featherstone is an actress, writer, director, and advocate for children in foster care. She grew up in the Nova Scotia and Manitoba provinces of Canada.
Career Modeling
Within a year of emancipating herself from foster care at age ...
, and
Sebastian Spence
Sebastian Spence (born December 9, 1969) is a Canadian actor. He played the lead role of Cade Foster in the Space Channel science fiction television series, '' First Wave'' (1998–2001).Science Fiction Television Series, 1990–2004: Histories, ...
. It was filmed in
Milwaukee
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,
Wisconsin
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, United States and
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Canada.
This film is the first in a
trilogy
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, and was followed by ''
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops 2'' (1997) and ''
Family of Cops 3
''Family of Cops 3'' is a 1999 American made-for-television crime drama film starring Charles Bronson. It is the final film in the ''Family of Cops trilogy'' and Bronson's final film before his death in 2003.
Plot
Chief Inspector Paul Fein and ...
'' (1999).
Plot
Milwaukee Police Department
The Milwaukee Police Department is the police department organized under the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The department has a contingent of about 1,800 sworn officers when at full strength and is divided into seven districts. Jeffrey B. Norm ...
inspector Paul Fein (
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. Known for his "granite features and brawny physique," he gained international fame for his starring roles in action, Western, and war ...
) is a veteran police commander whose eldest son Ben (
Daniel Baldwin
Daniel Leroy Baldwin (born October 5, 1960) is an American actor. He is the second oldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all of whom are actors. Baldwin played the role of Detective Beau Felton in the NBC TV series '' Homicide: Life on the Stree ...
) is a senior police detective, whose older daughter Kate (
Barbara Williams) is a public defender who takes her job very seriously, and whose his younger son Eddie (
Sebastian Spence
Sebastian Spence (born December 9, 1969) is a Canadian actor. He played the lead role of Cade Foster in the Space Channel science fiction television series, '' First Wave'' (1998–2001).Science Fiction Television Series, 1990–2004: Histories, ...
) is also a cop assigned to the department's Patrol Bureau. Paul is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent businessman, and he soon learns that the field of suspects has been narrowed down to the victim's sexually freewheeling wife Anna (
Lesley-Anne Down
Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954) is a British actress, singer and former model.
She achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1973–75). She received further recognition for her performances in t ...
) and Paul's wild-child daughter Jackie (
Angela Featherstone
Angela Featherstone is an actress, writer, director, and advocate for children in foster care. She grew up in the Nova Scotia and Manitoba provinces of Canada.
Career Modeling
Within a year of emancipating herself from foster care at age ...
). Neither Paul, Ben, nor Eddie believe that Jackie could have committed the murder, and soon Paul is using himself as a decoy in a bid to find out more about what Anna does and does not know about her husband's death.
Cast
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Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. Known for his "granite features and brawny physique," he gained international fame for his starring roles in action, Western, and war ...
as Commissioner Paul Fein
*
Daniel Baldwin
Daniel Leroy Baldwin (born October 5, 1960) is an American actor. He is the second oldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all of whom are actors. Baldwin played the role of Detective Beau Felton in the NBC TV series '' Homicide: Life on the Stree ...
as Ben Fein
*
Barbara Williams as Kate Fein
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Angela Featherstone
Angela Featherstone is an actress, writer, director, and advocate for children in foster care. She grew up in the Nova Scotia and Manitoba provinces of Canada.
Career Modeling
Within a year of emancipating herself from foster care at age ...
as Jackie Fein
*
Sebastian Spence
Sebastian Spence (born December 9, 1969) is a Canadian actor. He played the lead role of Cade Foster in the Space Channel science fiction television series, '' First Wave'' (1998–2001).Science Fiction Television Series, 1990–2004: Histories, ...
as Eddie Fein
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Family Of Cops
1995 television films
1995 films
1990s crime drama films
American crime drama films
Canadian crime drama films
Canadian drama television films
Crime television films
English-language Canadian films
Films set in Milwaukee
Films directed by Ted Kotcheff
CBS network films
Trimark Pictures films
1990s English-language films
American drama television films
1990s American films
1990s Canadian films