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'The Naked Gun' Through The Years
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Leslie Nielsen Made His Debut as Frank Drebin in 'Police Squad!'
Leslie Nielsen first portrayed Lieutenant Frank Drebin in the television series "Police Squad!" and remained with the program for the entire length of its run -- which only amounted to a single season of six episodes airing in 1982, but hey, everything starts small, right?
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Nielsen Reprised His TV Role in the 'Naked Gun' Film Series
The actor reprised his old TV role for the first film in the series -- titled "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" -- and starred in the movie's two follow-ups, all of which featured the filmmaking team Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker.
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Robert Goulet Starred as the Second 'Naked Gun' Movie's Villain
Robert Goulet portrayed Quentin Hapsburg, a morally questionable oil executive bent on influencing the energy policy of the United States government, in the second film in the "Naked Gun" series ... oh yeah, and he was a special guest on the original "Police Squad!" series, where he briefly appeared in one of its six episodes.
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Richard Griffiths Pulled Double Duty in 'The Naked Gun 2 1/2'
Richard Griffiths pulled double duty in "The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear", as he portrayed both scientist Dr. Albert S. Meinheimer and Earl Hacker, a duplicate whose task was to impersonate his counterpart and assist Hapsburg.
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O.J. Simpson Appeared in All Three Original 'Naked Gun' Films
O.J. Simpson made his debut alongside Nielsen as Detective Nordberg in the original "Naked Gun" movie, and he reprised his role in both of the movie's sequels, which premiered in 1991 ... and 1994, the same year he was arrested on murder charges.
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Anna Nicole Smith Appeared in 'Naked Gun 33 1/3' as the Villain's Girlfriend
Anna Nicole Smith was part of the supporting cast in "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult," in which she portrayed Tanya Peters, the girlfriend of the film's main villain.
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Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson Led the Cast of the Newest 'Naked Gun' Film
Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson signed on to lead the cast of the newest entry in the "Naked Gun" film series, which also features performers like Danny Huston and Paul Walter Hauser -- and the "Taken" star portrays Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr.!
