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  • BIRTH 11/02/1926
  • DEATH 28/11/2010
  • Country Canada
  • SHOWS 37
  • MOVIES 57
  • PRODUCTION 1

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie William Nielsen, OC (February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010) was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in over one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying over 220 characters. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Nielsen enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and worked as a disc jockey before receiving a scholarship to Neighborhood Playhouse. Making his television debut in 1948, he quickly expanded to over 50 television appearances two years later. Nielsen made his film debut in 1956, and began collecting roles in dramas, westerns, and romance films. Nielsen's performances in the films Forbidden Planet (1956) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972) received positive reviews as a serious actor, though he is primarily known for his comedic roles.

Although Nielsen's acting career crossed a variety of genres in both television and films, his deadpan delivery in Airplane! (1980) marked a turning point in his career, one that would make him, in the words of film critic Roger Ebert, "the Olivier of spoofs." Nielsen enjoyed further success with The Naked Gun film series (1988 – 1994), based on a short-lived television series Police Squad! in which he starred earlier. His portrayal of serious characters seemingly oblivious to (and complicit in) their absurd surroundings gave him a reputation as a comedian. In the final years of his career, Nielsen appeared in multiple spoof and parody films, many of which were met poorly by critics, but performed well in box office and home media releases. Nielsen married four times and had two daughters from his second marriage. He was recognized with a variety of awards throughout his career, and was inducted into the Canada and Hollywood Walks of Fame.

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Leslie Nielsen

Shows (37)

Family Guy
Family Guy
Dr. Rumack (archive footage)
Columbo
Columbo
A.J. Henderson / Peter Hamilton
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Captain Daniels
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
Lucas
WWE Raw
WWE Raw
Leslie Nielsen
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Brent
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Dan Michaels / Hank Hardaway / Russ Blanchard
Police Squad!
Police Squad!
Lt. Frank Drebin
Kojak
Kojak
Michael Hagar
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
Col. Buzz Brighton
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
John T. Connor
Bonanza
Bonanza
Sheriff Paul Rowan
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
Vincent Corbino
Due South
Due South
Sgt. Buck Frobisher
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
Col. Dennis Malloy
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
Hudson
Rawhide
Rawhide
Eli Becker
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
Harold Cheyney / Martin C. Rowland
The Virginian
The Virginian
Cleve Mason / John Hagen
Cannon
Cannon
Erich Strasser / Joe Gilbert / Weller Dane
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Fantoccini
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief
S.I.A. Security Man
Herman's Head
Herman's Head
God
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lloyd Ashley / Rudy Cox
The Defenders
The Defenders
Bob Garrison
Assignment Vienna
Assignment Vienna
Floyd Macklin
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Jess Trevor
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mr. Grainger
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Harry Kleber / Walter Burton
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Edward Morgan / Judge Wayne Douglas
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
William Russell
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
Ralph Mohr
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
Edward Brendon
Robson Arms
Robson Arms
Caldo Vasco
The New Breed
The New Breed
Lt. Price Adams

Movies (57)

Scary Movie 3
Scary Movie 3
President Baxter Harris
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4
President Baxter Harris
Superhero Movie
Superhero Movie
Uncle Albert Adams
Airplane!
Airplane!
Dr. Rumack
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police…
Frank Drebin
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Lt. Frank Drebin
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Lt. Frank Drebin
Creepshow
Creepshow
Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
2001: A Space Travesty
2001: A Space Travesty
Richard 'Dick' Dix
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Count Dracula
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Dr. Rumack (archive voice)
Spy Hard
Spy Hard
Dick Steele
Prom Night
Prom Night
Mr. Hammond
Wrongfully Accused
Wrongfully Accused
Ryan Harrison
The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure
Captain Harrison
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet
Commander John J. Adams
Stan Helsing
Stan Helsing
Kay
Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo
Mr. Quincy Magoo
S.P.Q.R. 2000 e 1/2 anni fa
S.P.Q.R. 2000 e 1/2 anni fa
Lucio Cinico
Wrong Is Right
Wrong Is Right
Mallory
Safety Patrol!
Safety Patrol!
Mr. Penn
Santa Who?
Santa Who?
Santa Claus
Nuts
Nuts
Allen Green
Kevin of the North
Kevin of the North
Clive Thorton / Cab Driver
Beau Geste
Beau Geste
Lt. De Ruse
The Sheepman
The Sheepman
Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
(Mouseking) (voice)
Harlow
Harlow
Richard Manley
Surf Ninjas
Surf Ninjas
Colonel Chi
Repossessed
Repossessed
Father Jebedaiah Mayii
An American Carol
An American Carol
Osama Bin Nielsen / Grandpa
Project: Kill
Project: Kill
John Trevor
Spanish Movie
Spanish Movie
Doctor Nielsen
Noël Noël
Noël Noël
Narrator (english version)
Night Train to Paris
Night Train to Paris
Alan Holiday
Men with Brooms
Men with Brooms
Gordon Cutter
Rent-a-Kid
Rent-a-Kid
Harry Haber
Stonerville
Stonerville
Producer
Day of the Animals
Day of the Animals
Paul Jenson
All I Want For Christmas
All I Want For Christmas
Santa
The Reluctant Astronaut
The Reluctant Astronaut
Major Fred Gifford
Soul Man
Soul Man
Mr. Dunbar
The Boy Who Flew with Condors
The Boy Who Flew with Condors
Narrator
Chance of a Lifetime
Chance of a Lifetime
Lloyd Dixon
City on Fire
City on Fire
Mayor William Dudley
Night Slaves
Night Slaves
Sheriff Henshaw
Journey to the Outer Limits
Journey to the Outer Limits
(voice)
The Amsterdam Kill
The Amsterdam Kill
Riley Knight
Counterpoint
Counterpoint
Victor Rice
Family Plan
Family Plan
Harry Haber
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves
Greg Krevske
The Patriot
The Patriot
Admiral Frazer
Music Within
Music Within
Bill Austin
Spaceship
Spaceship
Capt. Jamieson
Camouflage
Camouflage
Jack Potter

Production

Spy Hard
Spy Hard