
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.

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Hallmark Hall of Fame

O.J.: Made in America

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

刑事コロンボ

Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery

Cocoon

M*A*S*H

Police Squad!

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Night Gallery

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Wonderful World of Disney

原子力潜水艦シービュー号

燃えよ!カンフー

Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation

Due South

Playhouse 90

The Golden Girls

The Wild Wild West

Little Mo

Judd for the Defense

ボナンザ

ジェシカおばさんの事件簿

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

ファミリー・ガイ

Highway to Heaven

Who's the Boss?

フライング・ハイ

The Littlest Hobo

裸の銃を持つ男

禁断の惑星

It Takes a Thief

Rawhide

Ransom!

The Fugitive

ゴールデングローブ賞

ポセイドン・アドベンチャー

Hawaii Five-O

刑事コジャック

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Die Harald Schmidt Show

The Streets of San Francisco

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

Vega$

S.W.A.T.

The New Breed

Channing

The Bob Hope Show

Daniel Boone

サタデー・ナイト・ライブ

Tammy and the Bachelor

Barnaby Jones

クリープショー

The Sheepman

National Geographic Specials

The Ray Bradbury Theater

裸の銃を持つ男 PART2 1/2

The Rookies

鬼警部アイアンサイド

The Name of the Game

WWE・ロウ

227

Herman's Head

The Swamp Fox

The Wonderful World of Disney

Dinah!

Gunsmoke

Thriller

Cannon

Wagon Train

Gunfight in Abilene

Shadow Over Elveron

Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier

Noël Noël

裸の銃を持つ男 PART33 1/3 最後の侮辱

Music Within

Digger

General Electric Theater

バージニアン

Fantasy Island

Nuts

Route 66

The Love Boat

Dark Intruder

Hauser's Memory

The Letters

Journey to the Outer Limits

The Swiss Family Robinson

The Mod Squad

Bearcats!

The Big Valley

The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

レスリー・ニールセンのドラキュラ

Counterpoint

The Boy Who Flew with Condors

The Aquarians

WWE SummerSlam 1994

Riel

Day by Day

Lucan

Tales of Tomorrow

Miss USA

Wrongfully Accused

最'狂'絶叫計画

The Reluctant Astronaut

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

Backstairs at the White House

The Defenders

The Night the Bridge Fell Down

Night Slaves

The Battle of Gettysburg

Night Train to Paris

Lights Out

プロムナイト

Foxfire Light

The Vagabond King

Finder of Lost Loves

All I Want For Christmas

Hot Summer Night

Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Video

Evening Shade

Robert Montgomery Presents

Rent-a-Kid

Wrong Is Right

レスリー・ニールセン 裸のサンタクロース

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

Chilly Beach

裸の町

The Evil Touch

Cimarron Strip

Monty Nash

Dr. Kildare

最終絶叫計画4

Spy Hard

The Unknown Marx Brothers

Beau Geste

They Call It Murder

Harlow

FBIアメリカ連邦警察

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kevin of the North

スーパーヒーロー ムービー!! −最'笑'超人列伝 -

Soul Man

Men with Brooms

Day of the Animals

Repossessed

How to Steal the World

The Opposite Sex

Home Is Where the Hart Is

Snatched

Chance of a Lifetime

Zeroman

Goodyear Television Playhouse

Family Plan

The Canadian Conspiracy

シティ・オン・ファイア

Slap Shot 3: The Junior League

OHMS

Studio One

The Farmer's Daughter

Sarge

Bracken's World

The Manhunter

Aloha Paradise

Sidestreet

最終爆笑計画

鉄の顔を持つ男

Suspense

S.P.Q.R. 2000 e 1/2 anni fa

How to Commit Marriage

Change of Mind

The Return of Charlie Chan

The Plainsman

The Amsterdam Kill

Project: Kill

Robson Arms

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Wogan

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

Mr. Magoo

Safety Patrol!

2001: A Space Travesty

Camouflage

最'恐?!'絶叫計画

An American Carol

Harvey

Cave-In!

See How They Run

Companions in Nightmare

...And Millions Die!

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Can Ellen Be Saved?

Spaceship

Viva Knievel!

Four Rode Out

Incident in San Francisco

The Patriot

The Bold Ones: The Protectors

Nightstick

Stonerville

Dangerous Curves

Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf My Way

Odd Job Jack

The Railway Dragon

Striker's Mountain

Trial Run

Code Name: Heraclitus

Rosie!

Twilight Theatre

Deadlock

An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

Blade in Hong Kong

The Wild Heart

The Outlaw Cats of Colossal Cave

The Velvet Alley

The Dawson Patrol

Dark Possession

Reckless Disregard

Sixth and Main

Brinks: The Great Robbery

Amanda Fallon

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Dive to the Edge of Creation

World's Funniest Commercials

Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience

The Lost Will of Dr. Rant

Assignment: Vienna

Medallion Theatre

Folio

Gameshow Marathon

Katie and Orbie

MGM Parade