Frank Drebin
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| First appearance | A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) |
| Last appearance | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult |
| Created by | Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker |
| Portrayed by | Leslie Nielsen |
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| Nickname(s) | Locksmith |
| Aliases | Tony De'Wonderful[1] Locksmith Bob Kelly[2] Enrico Pallazzo Nick "The Slasher" McGuirk |
| Occupation | Police officer |
| Title | Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant Police Squad |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Spencer-Drebin |
Frank Drebin (full title Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant Police Squad) is a fictional character in the Police Squad! series and the Naked Gun movies played by Leslie Nielsen.[3] In 2008, Frank Drebin was selected by Empire Magazine as one of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.[4] He was also named by UGO.com as one of The 100 Best Heroes of All Time.[5]
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[edit] Character overview
Frank Drebin is a member of Police Squad, a special department of the police force, where he served for many years. He is known for being a bumbling fool, causing lots of problems, often more than he solves, but being entirely oblivious to it all. He works under police Captain Ed Hocken (Alan North/George Kennedy). In Police Squad, he works with Norberg (Peter Lupus). In the Naked Gun series, he works with Nordberg (O.J. Simpson).
He and Ted Olson (scientist) are the only characters that appeared in both Police Squad! and the Naked Gun films and were portrayed by the same actor.[6]
[edit] Trivia
- Frank's full title, Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant Police Squad, is not a real position but rather a merge of three official titles (Detective, Sergeant, and Lieutenant).
- Drebin and Hocken (Kennedy) made an appearance at WWE's SummerSlam (1994) PPV. In this guise, they were looking for The Undertaker, who in storylines had previously vanished.[7]
- Drebin's legacy in Naked Gun is the inspiration behind Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots character, Drebin 893, the arms dealer. In the game, Drebin sells unregistered guns, which he refers to as "naked guns."
[edit] References
- ^ "Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)". Police Squad!. ABC. 1982-07-08. No. 6, season 1.
- ^ "Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)". Police Squad!. ABC. 1982-03-11. No. 2, season 1.
- ^ Vincent Canvy, Peter M. Nichols, and A. O. Scott, The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made (Macmillan, 2004), 687.
- ^ "Empire's The 100 Greatest Movie Characters". Empire Magazine. http://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=55. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ "UGO's 100 Best Heroes of All Time". UGO.com. http://www.ugo.com/games/best-heroes-of-all-time. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ In the films Hocken was portrayed by George Kennedy and Nordberg by O.J. Simpson, Johhny and Lincoln both didn't return in the films
- ^ Baer, Randy; R.D. Reynolds (2003). Wrestlecrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling. ECW Press. p. 168. ISBN 1-55022-584-7.
[edit] External links
- Frank Drebin at the Internet Movie Database
- Police Squad! at the Internet Movie Database
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! at the Internet Movie Database
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear at the Internet Movie Database
- The Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult at the Internet Movie Database
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