Leslie Nielsen
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1926-02-11
Deathday 2010-11-28 (84 years old)
Place of Birth Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Also Known As Leslie William Nielsen, Лесли Нилсен
Leslie Nielsen
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Nielsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Actor
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Producer
as Doctor Nielsen
as Kay
as Mayor of Charlestown
as Osama Bin Nielsen / Grandpa
as Uncle Albert Adams
as Dr. Rumack (archive voice)
as Bill Austin
as Himself
as President Baxter Harris
as Self
as Caldo Vasco
as (Mouseking) (voice)
as Zeroman (voice)
as Narrator (english version)
as President Baxter Harris
as Gordon Cutter
as Jack Potter
as Clive Thorton / Cab Driver
as Terrence Brynne McKennie
as Santa Claus
as Richard 'Dick' Dix
as Lucky
as Dr. Chumley
as Dr. Rumack (archive footage)
as Ryan Harrison
as Mr. Penn
as Mr. Quincy Magoo
as Harry Haber
as Himself
as Mr. Penn
as Dr. Chumley
as Dick Steele
as Self
as Count Dracula
as Baxter
as Harry Haber
as Self
as Lucio Cinico
as Self - Audience Member
as Himself
as Lt. Frank Drebin
as Leslie Nielsen
as Sgt. Buck Frobisher
as Himself
as Arthur Evrensel
as Self - Narrator
as Colonel Chi
as Narrator
as Leslie Nielsen
as Self
as Lloyd Dixon
as Santa
as Lt. Frank Drebin
as Red Houser
as God
as Father Jebedaiah Mayii
as Narrator (voice)
as Senator Erdain
as Frank Drebin
as Greg Krevske
as Senator Erdain
as Allen Green
as Thad Evans
as Sheriff Nashville Schwartz
as Lewis Strauss
as Mr. Dunbar
as Admiral Frazer
as Jim McKay
as Bob Franklin
as Harry Ingersoll
as Lucas
as Fantoccini
as David Everett
as Captain Daniels
as Matthew Vail
as Buddy Fox
as Capt. Jamieson
as Joe Johnson
as Self
as Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
as Mallory
as Reece Morgan
as Self
as Lt. Frank Drebin
as Grant Culberson
as Paul Warren
as Mr. Hammond
as Dr. Rumack
as Self - Narrator
as Governor
as Mayor William Dudley
as Counselor Hollis Barnes
as Mayor Chester Montgomery
as Ike Hoover
as Nelson Fisher
as Doctor Whitfield
as Riley Knight
as Stanley Millard
as Paul Jenson
as Narrator
as John Williams
as John Doe
as Hank Hardaway
as Russ Blanchard
as Dan Michaels
as John Trevor
as Agent Norman Houston
as Self
as Narrator
as Self - Host
as Arnold Lindsey
as Self
as Alexander Hadrachi
as Mr. Cummings
as Derek Childs
as Bill Sutter
as Jack Gallagher
as (voice)
as Michael Hagar
as Edward Brendon
as Captain Harrison
as Vincent Corbino
as Floyd Macklin
as John T. Connor
as Col. Buzz Brighton
as Harry Walsh
as Lt. Brubaker
as Ross Carter
as Col. Ted Donovan
as A.J. Henderson
as Peter Hamilton
as Joe Gilbert
as Erich Strasser
as Weller Dane
as Joseph Slaughter
as Official
as Sheriff Henshaw
as Col. Dennis Malloy
as The Phantom (segment "Phantom of What Opera?")
as Sheriff Webb
as Phil Fletcher
as Lt. Sam Danforth
as Jason Harkness
as Mr Brown
as Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth
as Mr. Cummings
as Dr. Neesden
as Frank Dayton
as Brent
as General Maximilian Harmon
as Narrator
as Sheriff Verne Drover
as Rusty Bryson
as Brent
as S.I.A. Security Man
as Victor Rice
as Cabot Shaw
as Major Fred Gifford
as Narrator
as Grant Evers
as Fryer
as Lt. De Ruse
as Col. George Armstrong Custer
as Brett Kingsford
as Richard Manley
as Hudson
as Major General Ball
as Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway
as Narrator (voice)
as Elliot Green
as Alan Holiday
as William Russell
as Dr. David Cord
as Paul Maytric
as John Joslin
as Prof. Paul Stafford
as Harold Cheyney
as Martin C. Rowland
as Judge
as Mr. Grainger
as John Hagen
as Cleve Mason
as Harry Lightfoot
as Lt. Price Adams
as Walter Burton
as Harry Kleber
as Bob Garrison
as Eddie Kirkley
as Francis Marion (The Swamp Fox)
as Sheriff Paul Rowan
as Eli Becker
as Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe
as Norman Garry
as Peter Brent
as William Joel Partain
as Brian Conlin
as Steve Hilliard
as Thibault d'Aussigny
as Commander John J. Adams
as Charlie Telfer
as Ralph Mohr
as Narrator (voice)
as Lloyd Ashley
as Rudy Cox
as Biff Loman
as Jess Trevor
as Dr. Roger Waring
as Colonel Francis Marion
as Col. Francis Marion
as Judge Wayne Douglas
as Edward Morgan
as Harold 'Harry' Mason
as Self
as C. K. Dexter Haven
as George
as Gates Holden
as Serge Soudekine
as Chris Jackson
as Stan Janicek
as Dr. Clayborn
as Mac
as Dr. Roger Waring
as Edmund
as Tallman
as Karl
as Self - Host
Producer
as Executive Co-Producer
as Executive Producer