| 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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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]
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