Frank Drebin

Frank Drebin

Background

Frank Drebin is a Lieutenant in the Police Squad which is a special division of the Los Angeles Police Department. He used to date Victoria, however she ran out and married someone while he was out on a mission. Frank Drebin is Dutch-Irish and his father was from Wales. He was partners with Nordberg for nine years and they are best friends. Frank once had a girlfriend who traveled with the Chicago Male Chorus and Symphony even though she didn't play an instrument or couldn't carry a tune. Frank once shot 5 actors wearing togas as they enacted the assassination scene during a production of Julius Caesar in the Park.

During the events of of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! played by Leslie Nielsen

While working undercover in Beirut, Frank Drebin spies on a meeting between Idi Amin, Arafat, Khadafi, Gorbachev, Khomeini and Pahpshmir. After a litany of insults against the United States and Americans Frank removes his disguise and proceeds to beat up the world leaders before leaving with a warning to them to never be caught in America. Frank's airplane from Beirut arrives and he is met by Ed Hocken. Frank mistakenly believes a large crowd is there to congratulate him on the success of his mission but they are there to see "Weird Al". Frank asks how Nordberg is doing and Ed tells him he has a 50/50 chance of living and is on life support. Frank and Ed visit Nordberg at Our lady of the Worthless Miracle hospital. Frank asks Nordberg who injured him, but Nordberg is only able to give cryptic responses about Love, boats and heroin. Frank and Ed try to comfort Mrs. Nordberg but fail. Mrs. Nordberg hands Ed a photo she found in a drawer of a ship named I Luv You out of Caracas. During a news conference the Mayor discusses the upcoming visit by Queen Elizabeth II. Frank and Ed visit the dock where Nordberg was found. Frank and the harbor foreman bribe each other for information. Frank learns that Nordberg was working for one of Vincent Ludwig's ships. Frank goes to Vincent's apartment and is greeted by Dominique. Frank is introduced to Vincent and he questions him about Nordberg. Vincent seems concerned about the health status of Nordberg and if Nordberg has been able to communicate any information. Before leaving, Frank is introduced to Jane Spencer, Vincent's assistant. She gives Frank the shipping and receiving records for Pier 32. Frank invites Jane out on a date, but accepts a rain check. Frank returns to the police station to find out if any of the lab techs were able to find anything on Nordberg's jacket found on the dock. While in the police lab, Ted Olsen shows Frank and Ed some of his new experimental devices including a Swiss army shoe and a cuff link dart that fires capsules that temporarily incapacitate the target. Frank takes a pair of the cuff links. Ted tells Frank they found traces of heroin on Nordberg's jacket. Ed then gives Frank 24 hours to clear Nordberg of any wrongdoing. Frank returns to the hospital to talk to with Nordberg. At the hospital Thug 1 uses the hypnotic beeper to turn Dr. Alford into an assassin. Frank arrives a the front desk and realizes something is wrong when the assigned police officer for Nordberg's room is gone. Dr. Alford attempts to use a pillow to smother Nordberg, however he is stopped by Frank. Dr. Alford and Frank then hijack vehicles and chase each other. The chase ends when Dr. Alford, while riding a missile crashes into a fireworks factory, killing him. Frank returns home to find his apartment door open and Jane boiling a roast. Frank and Jane then have safe sex. Frank and Jane spend the next day together before he goes on a stake out that night. Frank breaks into Vincent's apartment and finds a paper signed by Pahpshmir promising 20 million dollars to be deposited on proof of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Frank accidentally set the paper and Vincent's apartment on fire forcing him to go out on the balcony.