The actor that plays Police Lt. Frank Drebin in "The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear" has portrayed how many different characters?
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear is a 1991 comedy film. It is the sequel to the 1988 film "" and the second installment in "The Naked Gun" film series. The film stars Leslie Nielsen as the comically bumbling Police Lt. Frank Drebin of "Police Squad!". Priscilla Presley plays the role of Jane, with O. J. Simpson as Nordberg and George Kennedy as police captain Ed Hocken. The film also features Robert Goulet (who previously made a "special guest star" appearance on "Police Squad!") as the villainous Quentin Hapsburg and Richard Griffiths as renewable fuel advocate Dr. Albert S. Meinheimer (as well as his evil double, Earl Hacker). Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mel Tormé and members of the Chicago Bears have cameo roles.
Gage Clarke Gage Clarke (March 3, 1900 – October 22, 1964) was an American character actor best known for his role as the principal in "Mister Peepers". His other work consisted largely of one-shot appearances in television series such as seven major supporting roles as different characters in "Maverick", twelve roles in "Gunsmoke" (Clarke played a key role in the "Maverick" spoof of "Gunsmoke", an episode entitled "Gun-Shy"), "Mister Ed", "Laramie", "Ben Casey", "Checkmate", "The Twilight Zone", "The Real McCoys" (twice), four roles in "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Bourbon Street Beat", "Thriller", "Have Gun Will Travel", and many others, as well as movies including "I Want to Live!", "The Bad Seed", "The Brothers Karamazov", and "The Absent-Minded Professor". Clarke, a slightly overweight actor with a double chin, specialized in playing avuncular, rather timid characters, with one of his largest parts being frightened gambler "Foursquare Farley" in the "Maverick" episode "Greenbacks, Unlimited" opposite James Garner and John Dehner. He made two guest appearances on "Perry Mason", including the role of Frederick Rollins in "The Case of the Glittering Goldfish" in 1959. He also played the part of Mr. Murg in "Pollyanna" in 1960.