Leslie Nielsen
Known for Acting · 271 credits
- Born
- 1926-02-11
- Died
- 2010-11-28
- Place of birth
- Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Also known as
- Leslie William Nielsen · لزلی نیلسن · Лесли Уильям Нильсен
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
TV Shows (135)
Family Guy
1999
as Dr. Rumack (archive footage)
Raw
1993
as Leslie Nielsen
Columbo
1971
as A.J. Henderson / Peter Hamilton
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as David Everett / Captain Daniels
Bonanza
1959
as Sheriff Paul Rowan
The Fugitive
1963
as Harold Cheyney / Martin C. Rowland
The Love Boat
1977
as Hank Hardaway / Russ Blanchard / Dan Michaels
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Host
Wagon Train
1957
as Brian Conlin / Jeremy Dow
Ironside
1967
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Brent
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
M*A*S*H
1972
as Col. Buzz Brighton
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as C. K. Dexter Haven / George / Gates Holden
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mr. Grainger
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Virginian
1962
as John Hagen / Cleve Mason / Harry Lightfoot
Due South
1994
as Sgt. Buck Frobisher
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Walter Burton / Harry Kleber
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as John Joslin
The Golden Girls
1985
as Lucas
Naked City
1958
as Norman Garry
Cannon
1971
as Joe Gilbert / Erich Strasser / Weller Dane
Studio One
1948
as Chris Jackson / Stan Janicek / Dr. Clayborn / Mac / Dr. Roger Waring / Edmund / Tallman / Karl
Rawhide
1959
as Eli Becker
Daniel Boone
1964
as William Russell
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Major General Ball
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Richard R. Benson
The F.B.I.
1965
as Hudson
The Big Valley
1965
as Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Edward Brendon
Fantasy Island
1978
as Doctor Whitfield
Route 66
1960
Who's the Boss?
1984
The Defenders
1961
as Bob Garrison
The Name of the Game
1968
Night Gallery
1970
as Col. Dennis Malloy / The Phantom (segment "Phantom of What Opera?")
Lights Out
1949
Miss USA
1963
as Self - Judge
Kojak
1973
as Michael Hagar
The Rookies
1972
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jess Trevor
Vega$
1978
Thriller
1960
as Alan Patterson
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as John T. Connor
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Lloyd Ashley / Rudy Cox
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Dr. David Cord / Paul Maytric
Playhouse 90
1956
as Ralph Mohr
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as General Maximilian Harmon
Suspense
1949
as Serge Soudekine
Folio
1955
as Biff Loman
227
1985
The Mod Squad
1968
as Rusty Bryson
It Takes a Thief
1968
as SIA Security Man
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
as Mr. Penn
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Fantoccini
Movies (136)
Scary Movie 3
2003
as President Baxter Harris
Scary Movie 4
2006
as President Baxter Harris
Halloween
1978
as Commander John J. Adams (archive footage)
Airplane!
1980
as Dr. Rumack
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Frank Drebin
Superhero Movie
2008
as Uncle Albert Adams
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Lt. Frank Drebin
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
as Lt. Frank Drebin
Forbidden Planet
1956
as Commander John J. Adams
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
as Captain Harrison
Spy Hard
1996
as Dick Steele
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995
as Count Dracula
Creepshow
1982
as Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
Prom Night
1980
as Mr. Hammond
Mr. Magoo
1997
as Mr. Quincy Magoo
Camouflage
2001
as Jack Potter
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
2007
as Dr. Rumack (archive voice)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Man
1986
as Mr. Dunbar
Stan Helsing
2009
as Kay
All I Want For Christmas
1991
as Santa
Wrongfully Accused
1998
as Ryan Harrison
Repossessed
1990
as Father Jebedaiah Mayii
The Sheepman
1958
as Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe
Trial Run
1969
as Jason Harkness
Men with Brooms
2002
as Gordon Cutter
Rosie!
1967
as Cabot Shaw
Nuts
1987
as Allen Green
An American Carol
2008
as Osama Bin Nielsen / Grandpa
The Opposite Sex
1956
as Steve Hilliard
Surf Ninjas
1993
as Colonel Chi
Beau Geste
1966
as Lt. De Ruse
The Aquarians
1970
as Official
Dark Possession
1954
as Dr. Roger Waring
Viva Knievel!
1977
as Stanley Millard
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
as Richard 'Dick' Dix
Music Within
2007
as Bill Austin
Foxfire Light
1982
as Reece Morgan
Counterpoint
1967
as Victor Rice
Little Mo
1978
as Nelson Fisher
Spanish Movie
2009
as Doctor Nielsen
The Letters
1973
as Derek Childs
Snatched
1973
as Bill Sutter
Gunfight in Abilene
1967
as Grant Evers
The Vagabond King
1956
as Thibault d'Aussigny
Change of Mind
1969
as Sheriff Webb
Harlow
1965
as Richard Manley
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self
City on Fire
1979
as Mayor William Dudley
Santa Who?
2000
as Santa Claus
O.J.: Made in America
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League
2008
as Mayor of Charlestown
Dangerous Curves
1988
as Greg Krevske
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994
as Himself
Rent-a-Kid
1995
as Harry Haber
The Plainsman
1966
as Col. George Armstrong Custer
Twilight Theatre
1982
The Amsterdam Kill
1977
as Riley Knight
Riel
1979
as Major Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989
as Host
Reckless Disregard
1985
as Bob Franklin
How to Steal the World
1968
as General Maximilian Harmon
Dark Intruder
1965
as Brett Kingsford
Wrong Is Right
1982
as Mallory
Dayton's Devils
1968
as Frank Dayton
Ransom!
1956
as Charlie Telfer
Chilly Dogs
2001
as Clive Thorton / Cab Driver
Family Plan
1997
as Harry Haber
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967
as Major Fred Gifford
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Day of the Animals
1977
as Paul Jenson
Home Is Where the Hart Is
1987
as Sheriff Nashville Schwartz
Stonerville
2011
as Producer
Tammy and the Bachelor
1957
as Peter Brent
Harvey
1996
as Dr. Chumley
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
1980
as Paul Warren
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
1971
as Harry Walsh
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
2004
as (Mouseking) (voice)
Safety Patrol!
1998
as Mr. Penn
S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago
1994
as Lucio Cinico
Digger
1993
as Arthur Evrensel
...and millions will die!
1973
as Jack Gallagher
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976
as Agent Norman Houston
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006
as Self
Striker's Mountain
1985
as Jim McKay
The Patriot
1986
as Admiral Frazer
Cocoon
1968
as Brent
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
1987
as Senator Erdain
Chance of a Lifetime
1991
as Lloyd Dixon
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
as Self
How to Commit Marriage
1969
as Phil Fletcher
Nightstick
1987
as Thad Evans
Spaceship
1983
as Capt. Jamieson
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
as Self
Companions in Nightmare
1968
as Dr. Neesden
They Call It Murder
1971
Shadow Over Elveron
1968
as Sheriff Verne Drover
Journey to the Outer Limits
1973
as (voice)
The Velvet Alley
1959
as Eddie Kirkley
The Battle of Gettysburg
1955
as Narrator (voice)
Incident in San Francisco
1971
as Lt. Brubaker
The Railway Dragon
1989
as Narrator (voice)
Night Slaves
1970
as Sheriff Henshaw
Institute for Revenge
1979
as Counselor Hollis Barnes
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995
as Baxter
Night Train to Paris
1964
as Alan Holiday
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974
as Arnold Lindsey
Deadlock
1969
as Lt. Sam Danforth
Hot Summer Night
1957
as William Joel Partain
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
1994
as Self - Audience Member
Four Rode Out
1969
as Mr Brown
See How They Run
1964
as Elliot Green
Project: Kill
1976
as John Trevor
Hauser's Memory
1970
as Joseph Slaughter
The Unknown Marx Brothers
1993
as Self - Narrator
OHMS
1980
as Governor
Noël Noël
2003
as Narrator (english version)
Code Name: Heraclitus
1967
as Fryer
Sixth and Main
1977
as John Doe
The Return of Charlie Chan
1973
as Alexander Hadrachi
About Leslie Nielsen
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… With 271 credits spanning from 1944 to 2016, Leslie Nielsen has appeared in 136 films and 135 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leslie Nielsen Movies
- Scary Movie 3 (2003) — as President Baxter Harris
- Scary Movie 4 (2006) — as President Baxter Harris
- Halloween (1978) — as Commander John J. Adams (archive footage)
- Airplane! (1980) — as Dr. Rumack
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) — as Frank Drebin
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