Leslie William Nielsen, OC (11 February 192628 November 2010) was a Canadian actor, comedian, and producer.
 He appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters.
Knights of the City (originally Cry of the City) is a 1986 action adventure film starring Leon Isaac Kennedy, Nicholas Campbell, John Mengatti and Janine Turner.
 It was directed by Dominic Orlando and written by Leon Isaac Kennedy and filmed in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Hollywood, Florida.
The Patriot is a 1986 action film directed by Frank Harris and starring Gregg Henry, Simone Griffeth and Stack Pierce with Leslie Nielsen.
Armed Response is a 1986 action crime film, starring David Carradine and Lee Van Cleef and directed by Fred Olen Ray.
 This is the first action film made by CineTel Films which would become famous in that genre.
Iyo ang Tondo, Kanya ang Cavite (  Tondo is Yours, Cavite is Theirs ) is a 1986 action film directed by Pablo Santiago and written by Antonio Pascua.
Let's Get Harry is a 1986 action film directed by Stuart Rosenberg.
 It stars Thomas F. Wilson, Michael Schoeffling, Glenn Frey, Rick Rossovich, Mark Harmon, Robert Duvall and Gary Busey.
 Rosenberg chose to credit the film to Alan Smithee, a pseudonym used by directors who repudiate their involvement in a film.
Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer, known for directing "Capricorn One", the 1981 science fiction thriller "Outland", "2010" (the sequel to Stanley Kubrick's ""), the 1986 action/comedy "Running Scared", the comic book adaptation "Timecop", the action film "Sudden Death" (both starring Jean-Claude Van Damme), and the horror films "The Relic" and "End of Days".
Cool Change is a 1986 action film directed by George T. Miller.
 It stars Jon Blake and Lisa Armytage.
Quiet Cool is a 1986 action film directed by Clay Borris.
Tough Guys is a 1986 action comedy film starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach, Charles Durning, Dana Carvey and Darlanne Fluegel.
 It was directed by Jeff Kanew.
 This was the first film to be released under the banner of Touchstone Pictures rather than Touchstone Films.

Question: The Patriot is a 1986 action film starring a Canadian actor who portrayed more than 220 what?
Answer: characters