Leslie Nielsen stared his career off as a leading man type of actor.
He had the solid good looks, the height and the personality to be
an imposing figure in front of a camera.
He did quite well, though not A-shelf success he was comfortable.
Then towards, what everyone thought was, the end of his career
he decided to shift to goofy comedies.
Talk about a good move.
The last several years of his acting career were his best.
He starred in well respected, and attended, movies and television
programs centered around the Frank Drebin character.
Frank was an honorable but deeply flawed, some might say
mentally challenged, police detective who usually solved his
cases through sheer luck and much embarrassment.
Here he is as Frank, questioning a woman about a crime…