Frank Drebin

Leslie Nielsen played Detective Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun franchise

Frank Drebin is a fictional character in the Police Squad! television series and The Naked Gun movies. He is played by Leslie Nielsen.

Drebin first appeared in the six episodes that were aired of the 1982 Police Squad! series on ABC.

Drebin is a police sergeant who is a detective lieutenant and is a member of the Police Squad task force. The character is based on Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood, while scriptwriter Pat Proft wrote all of Drebin's lines with nothing being improvised.

In 2008, Drebin was selected by Empire magazine as number 55 on The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time, as well as 74 on their newer 2019 list.

References

  1. ↑ Canvy, Vincent; Nichols, Peter M.; Scott, A. O. (2004). "The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made". New York City: Macmillan. p. 687. ISBN 9780312326111.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  2. ↑ Ramsey Ess (July 28, 2017). "A Lost Script from the Files of the 'Police Squad!'". vulture.com. Vulture. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (producers) (November 7, 2006). Police Squad! (DVD). ASIN B000H7JCFK.
  4. ↑ Simon Bland (December 2, 2018). "Director David Zucker reflects on The Naked Gun at 30". Little White Lies. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters [2008]". Empire. London, England: Bauer Media Group. October 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters [2019]". Empire. July 31, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.