Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010) was a European-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.
Movies
Stonerville
Producer
Spanish Movie
Doctor Nielsen
Stan Helsing
Kay
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League
Mayor of Charlestown
An American Carol
Osama Bin Nielsen / Grandpa
Superhero Movie
Uncle Albert Adams
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Dr. Rumack (archive voice)
Music Within
Bill Austin
Scary Movie 4
President Baxter Harris
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
(Mouseking) (voice)
Noël Noël
Narrator (english version)
Scary Movie 3
President Baxter Harris
Men with Brooms
Gordon Cutter
Camouflage
Jack Potter
Chilly Dogs
Clive Thorton / Cab Driver
Santa Who?
Santa Claus
2001: A Space Travesty
Richard 'Dick' Dix
Wrongfully Accused
Ryan Harrison
Safety Patrol!
Mr. Penn
Mr. Magoo
Mr. Quincy Magoo
Family Plan
Harry Haber
Harvey
Dr. Chumley
Spy Hard
Dick Steele
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Count Dracula
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Baxter
Rent-a-Kid
Harry Haber
S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago
Lucio Cinico
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Lt. Frank Drebin
Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf My Way
Leslie Nielsen
World's Funniest Commercials
Digger
Arthur Evrensel
Surf Ninjas
Colonel Chi
Chance of a Lifetime
Lloyd Dixon
All I Want For Christmas
Santa
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Lt. Frank Drebin
Repossessed
Father Jebedaiah Mayii
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
Host
The Railway Dragon
Narrator (voice)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Frank Drebin
Dangerous Curves
Greg Krevske
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
Senator Erdain
Nuts
Allen Green
Nightstick
Thad Evans
Home Is Where the Hart Is
Sheriff Nashville Schwartz
Soul Man
Mr. Dunbar
The Patriot
Admiral Frazer
Striker's Mountain
Jim McKay
Reckless Disregard
Bob Franklin
Blade in Hong Kong
Harry Ingersoll
Spaceship
Capt. Jamieson
Cave-In!
Joe Johnson
Creepshow
Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
Wrong Is Right
Mallory
Twilight Theatre
Foxfire Light
Reece Morgan
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
Paul Warren
Prom Night
Mr. Hammond
Airplane!
Dr. Rumack
OHMS
Governor
City on Fire
Mayor William Dudley
Riel
Major Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier
Institute for Revenge
Counselor Hollis Barnes
Little Mo
Nelson Fisher
The Amsterdam Kill
Riley Knight
Sixth and Main
John Doe
Viva Knievel!
Stanley Millard
Day of the Animals
Paul Jenson
The Dawson Patrol
Narrator
Grand Jury
John Williams
Project: Kill
John Trevor
Brinks: The Great Robbery
Agent Norman Houston
The Outlaw Cats of Colossal Cave
Narrator
Can Ellen Be Saved?
Arnold Lindsey
The Return of Charlie Chan
Alexander Hadrachi
Amanda Fallon
Mr. Cummings
The Letters
Derek Childs
Snatched
Bill Sutter
...And Millions Die!
Jack Gallagher
Journey to the Outer Limits
(voice)
The Poseidon Adventure
Captain Harrison
They Call It Murder
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
Harry Walsh
Incident in San Francisco
Lt. Brubaker
Hauser's Memory
Joseph Slaughter
The Aquarians
Official
Night Slaves
Sheriff Henshaw
Change of Mind
Sheriff Webb
How to Commit Marriage
Phil Fletcher
Deadlock
Lt. Sam Danforth
Trial Run
Jason Harkness
Four Rode Out
Mr Brown
Companions in Nightmare
Dr. Neesden
Dayton's Devils
Frank Dayton
Cocoon
Brent
How to Steal the World
General Maximilian Harmon
The Wild Heart
Narrator
Shadow Over Elveron
Sheriff Verne Drover
Counterpoint
Victor Rice
Rosie!
Cabot Shaw
The Reluctant Astronaut
Major Fred Gifford
The Boy Who Flew with Condors
Narrator
Gunfight in Abilene
Grant Evers
Code Name: Heraclitus
Fryer
Beau Geste
Lt. De Ruse
The Plainsman
Col. George Armstrong Custer
Dark Intruder
Brett Kingsford
Harlow
Richard Manley
See How They Run
Elliot Green
Night Train to Paris
Alan Holiday
The Velvet Alley
Eddie Kirkley
The Sheepman
Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe
Tammy and the Bachelor
Peter Brent
Hot Summer Night
William Joel Partain
The Opposite Sex
Steve Hilliard
The Vagabond King
Thibault d'Aussigny
Forbidden Planet
Commander John J. Adams
Ransom!
Charlie Telfer
The Battle of Gettysburg
Narrator (voice)
Dark Possession
Dr. Roger Waring
The Lost Will of Dr. Rant
Bill
TV Series
Gameshow Marathon
4 Episodes
Robson Arms
Caldo Vasco
39 Episodes
Tubridy Tonight
1 Episode
Zeroman
Zeroman (voice)
13 Episodes
Chilly Beach
Santa (voice)
1 Episode
Odd Job Jack
1 Episode
Liography
Terrence Brynne McKennie
16 Episodes
Liocracy
13 Episodes
Harvey
Dr. Chumley
1 Episode
Family Guy
Dr. Rumack (archive footage)
1 Episode
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mr. Penn
1 Episode
Life and Times
1 Episode
Cybermania '94 - The Ultimate Gamer Awards
Host
1 Episode
Due South
Sgt. Buck Frobisher
4 Episodes
The Danny Baker Show
1 Episode
Katie and Orbie
Narrator
78 Episodes
Raw
Leslie Nielsen
3 Episodes
Flesh 'n' Blood
Red Houser
1 Episode
Herman's Head
God
1 Episode
Evening Shade
1 Episode
Day by Day
1 Episode
Race for the Bomb
Lewis Strauss
3 Episodes
The Golden Girls
Lucas
2 Episodes
227
1 Episode
Doris Day's Best Friends
1 Episode
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Fantoccini
1 Episode
Murder, She Wrote
David Everett
1 Episode
Finder of Lost Loves
Matthew Vail
1 Episode
Who's the Boss?
1 Episode
Highway to Heaven
1 Episode
Shaping Up
Buddy Fox
5 Episodes
Police Squad!
Lt. Frank Drebin
6 Episodes
Twilight Theater
1 Episode
Aloha Paradise
Grant Culberson
1 Episode
The Littlest Hobo
Mayor Chester Montgomery
1 Episode
Backstairs at the White House
Ike Hoover
4 Episodes
Vega$
1 Episode
Fantasy Island
Doctor Whitfield
1 Episode
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1 Episode
The Love Boat
Hank Hardaway
1 Episode
Lucan
1 Episode
The Swiss Family Robinson
1 Episode
Sidestreet
1 Episode
S.W.A.T.
2 Episodes
The Manhunter
1 Episode
Kojak
Michael Hagar
1 Episode
The Evil Touch
2 Episodes
Barnaby Jones
Edward Brendon
1 Episode
Kung Fu
Vincent Corbino
4 Episodes
Assignment: Vienna
Floyd Macklin
1 Episode
The Streets of San Francisco
2 Episodes
M*A*S*H
Col. Buzz Brighton
1 Episode
The Rookies
1 Episode
Sarge
1 Episode
Monty Nash
Ross Carter
1 Episode
Bearcats!
Col. Ted Donovan
1 Episode
Columbo
A.J. Henderson
1 Episode
Cannon
Joe Gilbert
1 Episode
Night Gallery
Col. Dennis Malloy
1 Episode
The Bold Ones: The Protectors
Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth
6 Episodes
Bracken's World
1 Episode
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Mr. Cummings
1 Episode
The Movie Game (US)
1 Episode
The Mod Squad
Rusty Bryson
1 Episode
Hawaii Five-O
Brent
1 Episode
The Name of the Game
1 Episode
It Takes a Thief
SIA Security Man
1 Episode
Judd for the Defense
1 Episode
Cimarron Strip
1 Episode
Ironside
1 Episode
The F.B.I.
Hudson
1 Episode
Convoy
1 Episode
The Wild Wild West
Major General Ball
1 Episode
The Big Valley
Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway
1 Episode
National Geographic Specials
Narrator (voice)
2 Episodes
Daniel Boone
William Russell
1 Episode
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
General Maximilian Harmon
2 Episodes
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1 Episode
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Dr. David Cord
1 Episode
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1 Episode
The Farmer's Daughter
1 Episode
Channing
Prof. Paul Stafford
1 Episode
The Fugitive
Harold Cheyney
1 Episode
The Art Linkletter Show
1 Episode
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mr. Grainger
1 Episode
The Virginian
John Hagen
1 Episode
The New Breed
Lt. Price Adams
36 Episodes
Dr. Kildare
Walter Burton
1 Episode
The Defenders
Bob Garrison
2 Episodes
Route 66
1 Episode
Thriller
Alan Patterson
1 Episode
Moment of Fear
1 Episode
The Swamp Fox
Francis Marion (The Swamp Fox)
8 Episodes
Bonanza
Sheriff Paul Rowan
1 Episode
Rawhide
Eli Becker
1 Episode
Naked City
Norman Garry
1 Episode
Wagon Train
Brian Conlin
1 Episode
Playhouse 90
Ralph Mohr
1 Episode
First Performance
Ted
1 Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lloyd Ashley
1 Episode
Folio
Biff Loman
1 Episode
Gunsmoke
Jess Trevor
1 Episode
The Wonderful World of Disney
Colonel Francis Marion
3 Episodes
Love Story
1 Episode
Medallion Theatre
1 Episode
General Electric Theater
Judge Wayne Douglas
1 Episode
Short Short Dramas
1 Episode
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1 Episode
Out There
1 Episode
Goodyear Television Playhouse
3 Episodes
Tales of Tomorrow
4 Episodes
Danger
4 Episodes
Sure As Fate
1 Episode
The Web
3 Episodes
Stage 13
1 Episode
Starlight Theatre
1 Episode
Robert Montgomery Presents
C. K. Dexter Haven
1 Episode
Lights Out
2 Episodes
The Clock
David Kyle
1 Episode
Suspense
3 Episodes
Studio One
2 Episodes
Actors Studio
2 Episodes