Pat Proft

Characters played by Pat Proft

Career Overview

Pat Proft has 50 screen credits in a career dating back to 1976. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently Police Academy with 7 titles. Signature works include Scary Movie 4, Scary Movie 3, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

50

Birth Date

1947-04-03

Birth Place

Columbia Heights, Minnesota

Known For

• 

  Scary Movie 4
• 

  Scary Movie 3
• 

  The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
• 

  Scary Movie 5
• 

  Hot Shots! Part Deux
• 

  Police Academy

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

• Police Academy (7 titles)
• Scary Movie pentalogy (3 titles)
• Scary Movie Collection (3 titles)
• The Naked Gun (3 titles)
• Naked Gun Collection (3 titles)
• Bachelor Party Collection (2 titles)
• Hot Shots! (2 titles)
• Mostly Ghostly Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Charlie Sheen (4 collaborations)
• Leslie Nielsen (3 collaborations)
• Simon Rex (3 collaborations)
• Anna Faris (2 collaborations)
• Regina Hall (2 collaborations)
• Anthony Anderson (2 collaborations)
• Molly Shannon (2 collaborations)
• Kevin Hart (2 collaborations)
• Kendra Wilkinson (2 collaborations)
• Drew Mikuska (2 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (32 credits)

  • Star of Malta

    writer

    writing
    2026
  • Scary Movie 5

    writer

    writing
    2013
  • Mostly Ghostly

    writer

    writing
    2008
  • Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation

    original film writer

    writing
    2008
  • Scary Movie 4

    screenplay

    writing
    2006
  • Scary Movie 3

    screenplay

    writing
    2003
  • Wrongfully Accused

    writer

    writing
    1998
  • Mr. Magoo

    screenplay

    writing
    1997
  • High School High

    screenplay

    writing
    1996
  • Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

    characters

    writing
    1994
  • Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

    writer

    writing
    1994
  • Hot Shots! Part Deux

    screenplay

    writing
    1993
  • Brain Donors

    writer

    writing
    1992
  • Hot Shots!

    writer

    writing
    1991
  • The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

    writer

    writing
    1991
  • Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

    characters

    writing
    1989
  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    writer

    writing
    1988
  • Lucky Stiff

    writer

    writing
    1988
  • Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

    characters

    writing
    1988
  • Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

    characters

    writing
    1987
  • Police Academy 3: Back in Training

    characters

    writing
    1986
  • Real Genius

    story

    writing
    1985
  • Moving Violations

    screenplay

    writing
    1985
  • Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

    characters

    writing
    1985
  • Bachelor Party

    screenplay

    writing
    1984
  • High School U.S.A.

    writer

    writing
    1984
  • Police Academy

    story

    writing
    1984
  • Police Squad!

    - Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) ... story writing

    - The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) (1982) ... teleplay writing
    1982
  • All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

    writer

    writing
    1980
  • Psycho Shampoo

    writer

    writing
    1979
  • The Star Wars Holiday Special

    writer

    writing
    1978
  • Ringo

    writer

    writing
    1978

• actors (9 credits)

  • Wrongfully Accused

    Window Technician

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Hot Shots!

    Lawrence Lipps

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Bachelor Party

    Screaming Man

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Modern Problems

    Maitre 'd

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Fast Friends

    Bill Owens

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Psycho Shampoo

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Tunnel Vision

    Skipper

    actor

    actors
    1976

• production (6 credits)

  • Wrongfully Accused

    producer

    production
    1998
  • Hot Shots! Part Deux

    executive producer

    production
    1993
  • Hot Shots!

    executive producer

    production
    1991
  • Lucky Stiff

    executive producer

    production
    1988
  • Moving Violations

    executive producer

    production
    1985
  • Twilight Theatre

    executive producer

    production
    1982

• directing (1 credits)

  • Wrongfully Accused

    director

    directing
    1998

• crew (2 credits)

  • Johnny Dangerously

    medical consultant

    crew
    1984
  • Airplane!

    thanks

    crew
    1980