Birth Day: 1926-02-11
Place of birth: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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.
Credits
-
As Self (archive footage) -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Producer -
As Kay -
As Doctor Nielsen -
As Uncle Albert Adams -
As Osama Bin Nielsen / Grandpa -
As Mayor of Charlestown -
As Bill Austin -
As Dr. Rumack (archive voice) -
As Self -
As Self -
As President Baxter Harris -
As Self (archive footage) -
As (Mouseking) (voice) -
As President Baxter Harris -
As Narrator (english version) -
As Gordon Cutter -
As Clive Thorton / Cab Driver -
As Jack Potter -
As Richard 'Dick' Dix -
As Santa Claus -
As Ryan Harrison -
As Mr. Penn -
As Mr. Quincy Magoo -
As Harry Haber -
As Himself -
As Dick Steele -
As Dr. Chumley -
As Baxter -
As Harry Haber -
As Count Dracula -
As Lucio Cinico -
As Self -
As Self - Audience Member -
As Himself -
-
As Lt. Frank Drebin -
As Leslie Nielsen -
As Colonel Chi -
As Arthur Evrensel -
As Self - Narrator -
As Himself -
As Lloyd Dixon -
As Lt. Frank Drebin -
As Santa -
As Father Jebedaiah Mayii -
As Host -
As Narrator (voice) -
As Greg Krevske -
As Frank Drebin -
As Thad Evans -
As Sheriff Nashville Schwartz -
As Senator Erdain -
As Allen Green -
As Mr. Dunbar -
As Admiral Frazer -
As Self -
As Harry Ingersoll -
As Jim McKay -
As Bob Franklin -
As Capt. Jamieson -
As Joe Johnson -
As Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over") -
As Reece Morgan -
As Self- Host -
As Mallory -
-
As Self - Narrator -
As Mr. Hammond -
As Paul Warren -
As Dr. Rumack -
As Governor -
As Counselor Hollis Barnes
-
As Major Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier -
As Mayor William Dudley -
As Nelson Fisher -
As Commander John J. Adams (archive footage) -
As John Doe -
As Narrator -
As John Williams
-
As Riley Knight -
As Stanley Millard -
As Paul Jenson -
As John Trevor -
As Agent Norman Houston -
As Self/Narrator
-
As Narrator -
As Self - Narrator (voice) -
As Arnold Lindsey -
As Derek Childs -
As (voice) -
As Alexander Hadrachi -
As Bill Sutter -
As Mr. Cummings -
As Jack Gallagher -
As Captain Harrison -
As Frank Antrim -
As Harry Walsh -
As Lt. Brubaker -
As Official -
As Sheriff Henshaw -
As Joseph Slaughter -
As Phil Fletcher -
As Lt. Sam Danforth -
As Mr Brown -
As Jason Harkness -
As Sheriff Webb -
As Brent -
As Sheriff Verne Drover -
As Narrator -
As General Maximilian Harmon -
As Frank Dayton -
As Dr. Neesden -
As Grant Evers -
As Fryer -
As Narrator -
As Cabot Shaw -
As Victor Rice -
As Major Fred Gifford -
As Col. George Armstrong Custer -
As Lt. De Ruse -
As Brett Kingsford -
As Richard Manley -
As Elliot Green -
As Alan Holiday -
As Eddie Kirkley -
As Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe -
As William Joel Partain -
As Peter Brent -
As Charlie Telfer -
As Steve Hilliard -
As Thibault d'Aussigny -
As Commander John J. Adams -
As Narrator (voice) -
As Dr. Roger Waring -
As Bill