Jim Abrahams

Characters played by Jim Abrahams

Religious Zealot #6 — Airplane! (1980)

Background passenger delivering satirical religious commentary during the flight.

Face on Cutting Room Floor — Coming to America (1988)

Deleted scene character reference.

Career Overview

Jim Abrahams has 41 screen credits in a career dating back to 1977. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently The Naked Gun with 5 titles. Signature works include The Naked Gun, Airplane!, Scary Movie 4. 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: 41
Birth Date: 1944-05-10
Birth Place: Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

The Naked Gun (5 titles)
Naked Gun Collection (4 titles)
Hot Shots! (2 titles)
Scary Movie pentalogy (1 titles)
Scary Movie Collection (1 titles)
Airplane Collection (1 titles)
Coming to America (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Leslie Nielsen (3 collaborations)
Lloyd Bridges (3 collaborations)
Charlie Sheen (3 collaborations)
'Weird Al' Yankovic (2 collaborations)
Priscilla Presley (2 collaborations)
Conrad E. Palmisano (2 collaborations)
Mallory Sandler (2 collaborations)
Louise Yaffe (2 collaborations)
Charlotte Zucker (2 collaborations)
David Zucker (2 collaborations)

Credits

writing (11 credits)
- The Naked Gun
  original film writer
  
  writing
  
  2025
- Scary Movie 4
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Jane Austen's Mafia!
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Hot Shots! Part Deux
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1993
- Hot Shots!
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1991
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
  original series creator
  
  writing
  
  1991
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1988
- Top Secret!
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1984
- Police Squad!
  
  - A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) (1982) ... writer writing
  
  1982
- Airplane!
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1980
- The Kentucky Fried Movie
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1977
actors (10 credits)
- Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
  
  - The Swan (2022) ... Jim Abrahams actor actors
  
  2022
- FAT: A Documentary
  Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Kareem: Minority of One
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Oscar
  Postman (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Coming to America
  Face on Cutting Room Floor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- Top Secret!
  German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Cocaine Blues
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Airplane!
  Religious Zealot #6
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
- The Kentucky Fried Movie
  Various
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1977
directing (10 credits)
- Jane Austen's Mafia!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- ...First Do No Harm
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- Hot Shots! Part Deux
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- Hot Shots!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Big Business
  director
  
  directing
  
  1988
- Ruthless People
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- Top Secret!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
- Police Squad!
  
  - A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) (1982) ... director directing
  
  1982
- Airplane!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
production (9 credits)
- ...First Do No Harm
  producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1994
- Brain Donors
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1992
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1991
- Cry-Baby
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1990
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1988
- Top Secret!
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1984
- Police Squad!
  producer
  
  production
  
  - Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982) ... producer production
  
  - Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) ... producer production
  
  - Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi) (1982) ... producer production
  
  - The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) (1982) ... producer production
  
  - Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) (1982) ... producer production
  
  1982
- Airplane!
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1980
creators (1 credits)
- Police Squad!
  creator
  
  creators
  
  1982

Content sources

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