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
Walking Tall (TV series) Tennessee, fighting criminals each week in 1969. Bo Svenson played Pusser, whom he had played before in "Walking Tall Part 2" (1975) and "" (1977). (Brian Dennehy played Pusser in "A Real American Hero" in 1978 on CBS). The rest of the cast included: L.Q. Jones appeared in one segment as John Witter, Pusser's long-time nemesis. Guest stars included Robert Englund, William Windom, Chuck Connors, Merlin Olsen, Ralph Bellamy, Gail Strickland, James MacArthur, and Art Hindle. The theme song "Walking Tall" was sung by Brad Mercer. At the time, Svenson was the highest-paid actor in a television series. Sony Pictures