Name
Leslie Nielsen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1926-02-11
Deathday
2010-11-28 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Biography
Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010) was a Canadian 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.
Known For
Scary Movie 3
(4,700 Votes)
5.978
News anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing vid...
Relase Date : 24 Oct, 2003
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Superhero Movie
(2,106 Votes)
5.3
Rick Riker is a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because...
Relase Date : 28 Mar, 2008
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Scary Movie 4
(3,769 Votes)
5.5
Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to f...
Relase Date : 12 Apr, 2006
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(4,730 Votes)
7.28
When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of hi...
Relase Date : 2 Dec, 1988
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Airplane II: The Sequel
(1,321 Votes)
6.083
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-w...
Relase Date : 10 Dec, 1982
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The Poseidon Adventure
(1,069 Votes)
7.2
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape....
Relase Date : 1 Dec, 1972
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
(2,645 Votes)
6.515
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he h...
Relase Date : 18 Mar, 1994
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
(2,900 Votes)
6.8
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who i...
Relase Date : 28 Jun, 1991
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Forbidden Planet
(1,111 Votes)
7.258
Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon,"...
Relase Date : 23 Mar, 1956
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1972 The Poseidon Adventure as Captain Harrison
- 1980 Airplane! as Dr. Rumack
- 1996 Spy Hard as Dick Steele
- 1956 Forbidden Planet as Commander John J. Adams
- 2003 Scary Movie 3 as President Harris
- 2006 Scary Movie 4 as President Baxter Harris
- 1994 S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago as Lucio Cinico
- 1990 Repossessed as Father Jebedaiah Mayii
- 1967 Code Name: Heraclitus as Fryer
- 2000 2001: A Space Travesty as Marshal Richard "Dick" Dix
- 2009 Stan Helsing as Kay
- 1993 Surf Ninjas as Colonel Chi
- 1997 Family Plan as Harry Haber
- 2001 Chilly Dogs as Clive Thorton / Cab Driver
- 1982 Wrong Is Right as Mallory
- 1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It as Count Dracula
- 1998 Wrongfully Accused as Ryan Harrison
- 1997 Mr. Magoo as Mr. Quincy Magoo
- 1986 Soul Man as Mr. Dunbar
- 1968 How to Steal the World as General Maximilian Harmon
- 2002 Men with Brooms as Gordon Cutter
- 2009 Spanish Movie as Doctor Nielsen
- 1987 Nuts as Allen Green
- 2008 An American Carol as Osama Bin Nielsen / Grandpa
- 1983 Spaceship as Capt. Jamieson
- 2013 Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Lt. Frank Drebin
- 1980 Prom Night as Mr. Hammond
- 2000 Santa Who? as Santa Claus
- 1995 Rent-a-Kid as Harry Haber
- 1967 The Reluctant Astronaut as Major Fred Gifford
- 1957 Tammy and the Bachelor as Peter Brent
- 1956 The Opposite Sex as Steve Hilliard
- 1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! as Frank Drebin
- 1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear as Lt. Frank Drebin
- 1982 Creepshow as Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
- 1977 Day of the Animals as Paul Jenson
- 2001 Camouflage as Jack Potter
- 1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers as Self - Narrator
- 1977 Viva Knievel! as Stanley Millard
- 1988 Dangerous Curves as Greg Krevske
- 1986 The Canadian Conspiracy as Self
- 1965 Dark Intruder as Brett Kingsford
- 1969 Four Rode Out as Mr Brown
- 1957 Hot Summer Night as William Joel Partain
- 1982 Foxfire Light as Reece Morgan
- 1977 The Amsterdam Kill as Riley Knight
- 1989 The Railway Dragon as Narrator (voice)
- 1976 Project: Kill as John Trevor
- 1967 Gunfight in Abilene as Grant Evers
- 1979 City on Fire as Mayor William Dudley
- 1969 How to Commit Marriage as Phil Fletcher
- 1983 Cave-In! as Joe Johnson
- 1997 Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Video as Himself
- 1956 Ransom! as Charlie Telfer
- 1996 Harvey as Dr. Chumley
- 1967 Counterpoint as Victor Rice
- 1977 Grand Jury as John Williams
- 1995 Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree as Baxter
- 1966 Beau Geste as Lt. De Ruse
- 1967 Rosie! as Cabot Shaw
- 1982 Twilight Theatre
- 1974 Can Ellen Be Saved? as Arnold Lindsey
- 1955 The Battle of Gettysburg as Narrator (voice)
- 1971 The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler as Harry Walsh
- 1980 The Night the Bridge Fell Down as Paul Warren
- 1964 Night Train to Paris as Alan Holiday
- 1970 Night Slaves as Sheriff Henshaw
- 1964 See How They Run as Elliot Green
- 1987 Home Is Where the Hart Is as Sheriff Nashville Schwartz
- 1958 The Sheepman as Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe
- 1969 Change of Mind as Sheriff Webb
- 1969 Deadlock as Lt. Sam Danforth
- 1956 The Vagabond King as Thibault d'Aussigny
- 1970 Hauser's Memory as Joseph Slaughter
- 1993 Digger as Arthur Evrensel
- 1975 King of the Underwater World as Self/Narrator
- 1987 Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery as Senator Erdain
- 1991 All I Want For Christmas as Santa
- 1994 An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck as Self - Audience Member
- 2008 Superhero Movie as Uncle Albert Adams
- 1973 The Letters as Derek Childs
- 1985 Blade in Hong Kong as Harry Ingersoll
- 2005 Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1986 The Patriot as Admiral Frazer
- 2016 O.J.: Made in America as Self (archive footage)
- 1968 Dayton's Devils as Frank Dayton
- 1971 They Call It Murder as Frank Antrim
- 1967 The Boy Who Flew with Condors as Narrator
- 1968 Companions in Nightmare as Dr. Neesden
- 1978 Little Mo as Nelson Fisher
- 1968 Shadow Over Elveron as Sheriff Verne Drover
- 1973 Snatched as Bill Sutter
- 1993 Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier as Himself
- 1987 Nightstick as Thad Evans
- 1968 The Wild Heart as Narrator
- 1985 Striker's Mountain as Jim McKay
- 1973 ...and millions will die! as Jack Gallagher
- 1975 The Outlaw Cats of Colossal Cave as Narrator
- 1965 Harlow as Richard Manley
- 1973 The Return of Charlie Chan as Alexander Hadrachi
- 1970 The Aquarians as Official
- 1966 The Plainsman as Col. George Armstrong Custer
- 1973 Journey to the Outer Limits as Narrator (voice)
- 1959 The Velvet Alley as Eddie Kirkley
- 1977 The Dawson Patrol as Narrator
- 1971 Incident in San Francisco as Lt. Brubaker
- 1989 Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation as Host
- 2008 Slap Shot 3: The Junior League as Mayor of Charlestown
- 1954 Dark Possession as Dr. Roger Waring
- 1985 Reckless Disregard as Bob Franklin
- 1977 Sixth and Main as John Doe
- 2007 Music Within as Bill Austin
- 2011 Stonerville as Producer
- 2003 Noël Noël as Narrator (english version)
- 2007 Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest as Dr. Rumack (archive voice)
- 1994 Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf My Way as Leslie Nielsen
- 1998 Safety Patrol! as Mr. Penn
- 1976 Brinks: The Great Robbery as Agent Norman Houston
- 2006 Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet as Self
- 2006 Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon as Self
- 1980 OHMS as Governor
- 1968 Cocoon as Brent
- 1994 WWE SummerSlam 1994 as Himself
- 1973 Amanda Fallon as Mr. Cummings
- 1991 Chance of a Lifetime as Lloyd Dixon
- 2004 The Nutcracker and the Mouseking as (Mouseking) (voice)
- 1979 Institute for Revenge as Counselor Hollis Barnes
- 1969 Trial Run as Jason Harkness
- 1994 Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self
- 1980 Dive to the Edge of Creation as Self - Narrator
- 1994 World's Funniest Commercials
- 1979 Riel as Major Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier
- 1975 Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1951 The Lost Will of Dr. Rant as Bill
- 1982 Twilight Theater II as Self- Host
- 2004 The Best of So Graham Norton as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 Pirates 4-D as Captain Lucky
- 1982 Airplane II: The Sequel as Dr. Rumack (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1971 Columbo ( 1 episode ) as A.J. Henderson
- 1972 M*A*S*H ( 1 episode ) as Col. Buzz Brighton
- 1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ( 1 episode )
- 2003 Chilly Beach ( 1 episode ) as Santa (voice)
- 1990 Evening Shade ( 1 episode )
- 1972 The Rookies ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Who's the Boss? ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Rumack (archive footage)
- 1972 Kung Fu ( 4 episodes ) as Vincent Corbino
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1994 Due South ( 4 episodes ) as Sgt. Buck Frobisher
- 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Dr. David Cord
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 1 episode ) as Hudson
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Hank Hardaway
- 2007 Lipshitz Saves the World ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 1985 The Golden Girls ( 2 episodes ) as Lucas
- 2003 Odd Job Jack ( 1 episode )
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Brent
- 1985 227 ( 1 episode )
- 1960 Route 66 ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Highway to Heaven ( 1 episode ) as Richard R. Benson
- 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ( 2 episodes )
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Norman Garry
- 1963 The Fugitive ( 1 episode ) as Harold Cheyney
- 1973 Kojak ( 1 episode ) as Michael Hagar
- 2005 Robson Arms ( 39 episodes ) as Caldo Vasco
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Jess Trevor
- 1948 Studio One ( 2 episodes )
- 1973 The Evil Touch ( 2 episodes )
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Judge Wayne Douglas
- 1971 Cannon ( 1 episode ) as Joe Gilbert
- 1991 Herman's Head ( 1 episode ) as God
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Police Squad! ( 6 episodes ) as Lt. Frank Drebin
- 1979 Backstairs at the White House ( 4 episodes ) as Ike Hoover
- 1967 Ironside ( 1 episode )
- 2004 Zeroman ( 13 episodes ) as Zeroman (voice)
- 2005 Tubridy Tonight ( 1 episode )
- 1975 The Swiss Family Robinson ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Lloyd Ashley
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Eli Becker
- 1978 Vega$ ( 1 episode )
- 1988 Day by Day ( 1 episode ) as Jack Harper
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Cimarron Strip ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Daniel Boone ( 1 episode ) as William Russell
- 1963 The Fugitive ( 1 episode ) as Martin C. Rowland
- 1975 S.W.A.T. ( 2 episodes )
- 2001 Liography ( 13 episodes )
- 1984 Shaping Up ( 5 episodes ) as Buddy Fox
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as John Hagen
- 1963 The Farmer's Daughter ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Lucan ( 1 episode )
- 1965 Convoy ( 1 episode )
- 1971 Sarge ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Goodyear Television Playhouse ( 3 episodes )
- 1961 The Defenders ( 2 episodes ) as Bob Garrison
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1965 The Big Valley ( 1 episode ) as Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway
- 1967 Judd, for the Defense ( 1 episode )
- 1969 Bracken's World ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Finder of Lost Loves ( 1 episode ) as Matthew Vail
- 1972 Assignment: Vienna ( 1 episode ) as Floyd Macklin
- 1971 Monty Nash ( 1 episode ) as Ross Carter
- 1961 The New Breed ( 36 episodes ) as Lt. Price Adams
- 1948 Actors Studio ( 2 episodes )
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode ) as C. K. Dexter Haven
- 1949 Suspense ( 3 episodes )
- 1974 The Manhunter ( 1 episode )
- 1996 Life and Times ( 1 episode )
- 1969 The Bold Ones: The Protectors ( 6 episodes ) as Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth
- 1951 Tales of Tomorrow ( 4 episodes )
- 1950 Danger ( 4 episodes )
- 1981 Aloha Paradise ( 1 episode ) as Grant Culberson
- 1959 The Swamp Fox ( 8 episodes ) as Francis Marion (The Swamp Fox)
- 1982 Wogan ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1949 Lights Out ( 2 episodes )
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 2 episodes ) as Walter Burton
- 1963 The Art Linkletter Show ( 1 episode )
- 1969 The Movie Game (US) ( 1 episode )
- 1960 Moment of Fear ( 1 episode )
- 1952 Short Short Dramas ( 1 episode )
- 1950 Sure As Fate ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Out There ( 1 episode )
- 1953 Medallion Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1954 Love Story ( 1 episode )
- 1949 The Clock ( 1 episode ) as David Kyle
- 1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 The Danny Baker Show ( 1 episode )
- 2001 Liography ( 16 episodes ) as Terrence Brynne McKennie
- 1997 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Penn
- 1950 Starlight Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1950 Stage 13 ( 1 episode )
- 1985 Doris Day's Best Friends ( 1 episode )
- 1977 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? ( 1 episode )
- 1963 Channing ( 1 episode ) as Prof. Paul Stafford
- 1982 Twilight Theater ( 1 episode )
- 1950 The Web ( 3 episodes )
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1951 Tales of Tomorrow ( 1 episode ) as Harold 'Harry' Mason
- 1993 Raw ( 3 episodes ) as Leslie Nielsen
- 1995 Die Harald Schmidt Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1970 Night Gallery ( 1 episode ) as Col. Dennis Malloy
- 1968 It Takes a Thief ( 1 episode ) as SIA Security Man
- 1970 Night Gallery ( 1 episode ) as The Phantom (segment "Phantom of What Opera?")
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 1 episode ) as Harry Kleber
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Cleve Mason
- 1965 The Wild Wild West ( 1 episode ) as Major General Ball
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Edward Morgan
- 1987 Race for the Bomb ( 3 episodes ) as Lewis Strauss
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode ) as George
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode ) as Gates Holden
- 1971 Columbo ( 1 episode ) as Peter Hamilton
- 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Paul Maytric
- 1992 Terry Wogan's Friday Night ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1979 The Littlest Hobo ( 1 episode ) as Mayor Chester Montgomery
- 1955 Folio ( 1 episode ) as Biff Loman
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Rudy Cox
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 1 episode ) as Rusty Bryson
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Stan Janicek
- 1971 Cannon ( 1 episode ) as Weller Dane
- 1971 Cannon ( 1 episode ) as Erich Strasser
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Chris Jackson
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Clayborn
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Roger Waring
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Mac
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Edmund
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Tallman
- 2006 Gameshow Marathon ( 4 episodes )
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Paul Rowan
- 1956 Playhouse 90 ( 1 episode ) as Ralph Mohr
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode ) as John Joslin
- 1969 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Cummings
- 1994 Cybermania '94 - The Ultimate Gamer Awards ( 1 episode ) as Host
- 1965 National Geographic Specials ( 2 episodes ) as Narrator (voice)
- 1983 Prime Times ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Harry Lightfoot
- 1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater ( 1 episode ) as Fantoccini
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 3 episodes ) as Colonel Francis Marion
- 1993 Katie and Orbie ( 78 episodes ) as Narrator
- 1949 Suspense ( 1 episode ) as Serge Soudekine
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Russ Blanchard
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Dan Michaels
- 1974 Dinah! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 5 episodes ) as Col. Francis Marion
- 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ( 1 episode ) as John T. Connor
- 1991 Flesh 'n' Blood ( 1 episode ) as Red Houser
- 1971 Bearcats! ( 1 episode ) as Col. Ted Donovan
- 1973 Barnaby Jones ( 1 episode ) as Edward Brendon
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as David Everett
- 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Grainger
- 1999 Harvey ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Chumley
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Captain Daniels
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Brian Conlin
- 1963 Miss USA ( 1 episode ) as Self - Judge
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Karl
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1978 Fantasy Island ( 1 episode ) as Doctor Whitfield
- 1955 First Performance ( 1 episode ) as Ted
- 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ( 2 episodes ) as General Maximilian Harmon
- 1960 Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Alan Patterson
- 1955 MGM Parade ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Jeremy Dow
- 1993 Live & Kicking ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1978 Fantasy Island ( 1 episode ) as Victor Conti
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Farraday
