Frank Drebin Frank Drebin Franklin "Frank" Drebin is a fictional character in the "Police Squad!" series and "The Naked Gun" movies played by Leslie Nielsen. In 2008, Drebin was selected by "Empire" magazine as one of "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time". In 2000, "TV Guide" named him to its list of the 25 greatest TV detectives, ranking him #23. He was also named by UGO.com as one of "The 100 Best Heroes of All Time". Frank Drebin is a member of Police Squad, a special department of the police force, where he served for many years. In the original
The Tall Texan The Tall Texan The Tall Texan is a 1953 American Western film directed by Elmo Williams and starring Lloyd Bridges, Lee J. Cobb, Marie Windsor and Luther Adler. It was the only film directed by Elmo Williams, who said he had 50% of the profits but gave these away to attract the star cast. He says the film made a lot of money but he "never saw a dime". Williams says he asked producer Robert L. Lippert for some extra money. "I thought we had a tag for a couple of thousand dollars," he said. "He said, 'I don't care