Leslie Nielsen biography
Leslie Nielsen was a Canadian-American actor and comedian, born on 11 February 1926 in Regina, who died on 28 November 2010.
Leslie Nielsen's screen career began in 1950 with The Web, playing Dennis.
Leslie Nielsen appeared in 118 films and 67 television or streaming titles between 1950 and 2011.
Honours include Officer of the Order of Canada, Canada's Walk of Fame and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Born
- 11 February 1926
- Died
- 28 November 2010 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Regina
- Work
- Television actor, Film actor, Comedian, Film producer, Voice actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1950 to 2010
- Awards
- Officer of the Order of Canada
- Canada's Walk of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- ACTRA Award
Leslie Nielsen filmography
118 films and 67 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Stonerville | Producer | Released posthumously | |
| 2009 | Stan Helsing | Kay | ||
| 2009 | Spanish Movie | Doctor | ||
| 2008 | Superhero Movie | Uncle Albert | ||
| 2008 | Slap Shot 3: The Junior League | Mayor of Charlestown | ||
| 2008 | An American Carol | Grampa / Osama Bin Nielsen | ||
| 2007 | Music Within | Bill Austin | ||
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4 | President Harris | ||
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | President Harris | ||
| 2003 | Noël Noël | English Narrator | ||
| 2002 | Men with Brooms | Gordon Cutter | ||
| 2001 | Camouflage | Jack Potter | ||
| 2001 | Kevin of the North | Clive Thornton | Also named Chilly Dogs | |
| 2000 | Santa Who? | Santa Claus | ||
| 2000 | 2001: A Space Travesty | Marshal Richard 'Dick' Dix | ||
| 1999 | Pirates 4-D | Captain Lucky | ||
| 1998 | Wrongfully Accused | Ryan Harrison | ||
| 1998 | Safety Patrol | Mr. Penn | ||
| 1997 | Mr. Magoo | Mr. Magoo | ||
| 1997 | Stupid Little Golf Video | English | ||
| 1997 | Family Plan | Harry Haber | ||
| 1996 | Harvey | Dr. Chumley | ||
| 1996 | Spy Hard | Dick Steele/Agent WD-40 | ||
| 1995 | Rent-a-Kid | Harry Haber | ||
| 1995 | Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree | Willowby's butler |
Show all 118 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Count Dracula | ||
| 1994 | Bad Golf My Way | English | ||
| 1994 | S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago | Lucio Cinico | ||
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | English | ||
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult | Frank Drebin | ||
| 1993 | Surf Ninjas | Colonel Chi | ||
| 1993 | Digger | Arthur Evrensel | ||
| 1993 | Bad Golf Made Easier | English | ||
| 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | English | ||
| 1991 | Chance of a Lifetime | Lloyd Dixon | ||
| 1991 | All I Want for Christmas | Santa Claus | Family holiday film | |
| 1991 | The Naked Gun 2+1⁄2: The Smell of Fear | Frank Drebin | ||
| 1990 | Repossessed | Father Jedediah Mayii | ||
| 1989 | The Railway Dragon | Narrator | First animated film | |
| 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Frank Drebin | ||
| 1988 | Dangerous Curves | Greg Krevske | ||
| 1987 | Nuts | Allen Green | Final non-comedy role | |
| 1987 | Nightstick | Thad Evans | ||
| 1987 | Home Is Where the Hart Is | Sheriff Nashville Schwartz | ||
| 1986 | The Patriot | Admiral Frazer | ||
| 1986 | Soul Man | Mr. Dunbar | ||
| 1985 | Striker's Mountain | Jim McKay | ||
| 1985 | The Canadian Conspiracy | English | ||
| 1985 | Reckless Disregard | Bob Franklin | ||
| 1985 | Blade in Hong Kong | Harry Ingersoll | ||
| 1983 | Prime Times | English | ||
| 1983 | The Creature Wasn't Nice | Captain Jamieson | Also named Spaceship | |
| 1983 | The Night the Bridge Fell Down | Paul Warren | ||
| 1983 | Cave-In! | Joseph 'Joe' Johnson | ||
| 1982 | Murder Among Friends | Unknown | ||
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right | Franklin Mallory | ||
| 1982 | Twilight Theater | English | ||
| 1982 | Foxfire Light | Reece Morgan | ||
| 1982 | Creepshow | Richard Vickers | "Something to Tide You Over" segment | |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | English | ||
| 1981 | A Choice of Two | Unknown | ||
| 1980 | Prom Night | Mr. Raymond Hammond | ||
| 1980 | Airplane! | Dr. Rumack | First comedy role | |
| 1980 | OHMS | Governor | ||
| 1979 | City on Fire | Mayor William Dudley | ||
| 1979 | Riel | Major Crozier | ||
| 1979 | Institute for Revenge | Counselor Hollis Barnes | ||
| 1978 | Little Mo | Nelson Fisher | ||
| 1978 | The Mad Trapper | |||
| 1977 | The Amsterdam Kill | Riley Knight | ||
| 1977 | Viva Knievel! | Stanley Millard | ||
| 1977 | Day of the Animals | Paul Jenson | ||
| 1977 | Sixth and Main | John Doe | ||
| 1976 | Project Kill | Jonathan Trevor | ||
| 1976 | Grand Jury | John Williams | ||
| 1976 | Brinks: The Great Robbery | Agent Norman Houston | ||
| 1975 | Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience | Narrator | ||
| 1974 | Can Ellen Be Saved? | Arnold Lindsey | ||
| 1973 | Snatched | Bill Sutting | ||
| 1973 | The Return of Charlie Chan | Alexander Hadrachi | ||
| 1973 | The Letters | Derek Childs | segment "The Parkingtons" | |
| 1973 | And Millions Will Die | Jack Gallagher | ||
| 1973 | Amanda Fallon | Mr. Cummings | ||
| 1972 | The Poseidon Adventure | Captain Harrison | ||
| 1971 | The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler | Harry Walsh | ||
| 1971 | Incident in San Francisco | Lieutenant Brubaker | ||
| 1971 | They Call It Murder | Frank Antrim | ||
| 1970 | Four Rode Out | Mr. Brown | ||
| 1970 | Hauser's Memory | Joseph Slaughter | ||
| 1970 | The Aquarians | Official | ||
| 1970 | Night Slaves | Sheriff Henshaw | ||
| 1969 | Change of Mind | Sheriff Webb | ||
| 1969 | Trial Run | Jason Harkness | ||
| 1969 | How to Commit Marriage | Phil Fletcher | ||
| 1969 | Deadlock | Lieutenant Sam Danforth | ||
| 1968 | How to Steal the World | General Maximilian Harmon | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. film | |
| 1968 | Dayton's Devils | Frank Dayton | ||
| 1968 | Companions in Nightmare | Dr. Neesden | ||
| 1968 | Shadow Over Elveron | Sheriff Verne Drover | ||
| 1967 | Counterpoint | Victor Rice | ||
| 1967 | The Reluctant Astronaut | Major Fred Gifford | ||
| 1967 | Gunfight in Abilene | Grant Evers | ||
| 1967 | Code Name: Heraclitus | Fryer | ||
| 1967 | Rosie! | Cabot Shaw | ||
| 1966 | The Plainsman | Colonel George Armstrong Custer | ||
| 1966 | Beau Geste | Lieutenant De Ruse | ||
| 1965 | Harlow | Richard Manley | ||
| 1965 | Dark Intruder | Brett Kingsford | ||
| 1964 | See How They Run | Elliot Green | First television movie | |
| 1964 | Night Train to Paris | Alan Holiday | ||
| 1958 | The Sheepman | Colonel Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe | ||
| 1957 | Tammy and the Bachelor | Peter Brent | ||
| 1957 | Hot Summer Night | William Joel Partain | ||
| 1956 | The Vagabond King | Thibault | ||
| 1956 | The Opposite Sex | Steve Hilliard | ||
| 1956 | Ransom! | Charlie Telfer | Film debut, as an actor | |
| 1956 | Forbidden Planet | Commander John J. Adams | First starring role | |
| 1955 | The Battle of Gettysburg | Narrator |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Robson Arms | Cado Vasco | Three episodes | |
| 2007 | Lipshitz Saves the World | Lipshitz's mentor | Pilot | |
| 2007 | Family Guy | Dr. Barry Rumack | Episode: "Blue Harvest" Archive audio | |
| 2005 | Odd Job Jack | Skitzkopf | Episode: "Jack Ryder Goes to War!" | |
| 2004 | Zeroman | Les Mutton / Zeroman | (Voice actor) Thirteen episodes | |
| 2002 | Chilly Beach | Santa Claus | Single episode | |
| 2001 | Liocracy | Terrence Brynne McKennie | ||
| 1994 | Due South | Sergeant Buck Frobisher | Four episodes | |
| 1993 | Katie and Orbie | Narrator | Seventy eight episodes | |
| 1993 | Herman's Head | God | Single episode | |
| 1992 | The Golden Girls | Lucas Hollingsworth | Series finale | |
| 1990 | Fraud Squad | Lt Frank Drebin | ||
| 1988 | Day By Day | Jack Harper | ||
| 1987 | Who's the Boss? | Max | Two episodes | |
| 1987 | Race for the Bomb | Lewis Strauss | Two episodes | |
| 1987 | Highway to Heaven | Richard R. Benson | Episode "Gift of Life" | |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Fantoccini | Episode "Marionettes, Inc." | |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | Captain Daniels & David Everett | Two episodes | |
| 1984 | Shaping Up | Buddy Fox | Five episodes | |
| 1982 | Police Squad! | Det. Frank Drebin | ||
| 1980 | The Littlest Hobo | Mayor Chester Montgomery | Episode "Romiet and Julio" | |
| 1979 | The Albertans | Don MacIntosh | Two episodes: Episodes #1.1, #1.2 | |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House | Ike Hoover/Chief Usher Ike Hoover | Three episodes: Episodes #1.1, #1.2, #1.3 | |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Doctor Whitfield, Victor Conti, Emile Bouvier | ||
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Russ Blanchard, Dan Michaels, Hank Hardaway |
Show all 67 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | S.W.A.T | Larry Neal / Vince Richie | Three episodes | |
| 1975 | Kung Fu | Vincent Corbino | Four episodes | |
| 1974 | Kojak | Michael Hagar | Single episode: "Loser Takes All" | |
| 1974 | Ironside | Peter Justin | Season 8 Episode 11: "The Over-the-Hill Blues" | |
| 1973 | The Streets of San Francisco | Ofc. Joe Landers, Inspector John T. Connor & Big Jake Wilson | Three episodes | |
| 1973 | The F.B.I | Eddy | Episode "Fool's Gold" | |
| 1973 | MASH | Colonel Buzz Brighton | Season 1 Episode 16: "The Ringbanger" | |
| 1973 | Cannon | Gilbert, Elliott Strawn, Weller Dane, Eric Strauss | ||
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Edward Brendon | Season 2 Episode 11: "The Killing Defense" | |
| 1971 | Night Gallery | The Phantom, Colonel Dennis Malloy | ||
| 1971 | Columbo | Peter Hamilton, A.J. "Geronimo" Henderson (respectively) | Episode: Lady in Waiting and Identity Crisis | |
| 1971 | Bearcats! | Colonel Ted Donovan | Episode "The Big Guns" | |
| 1970 | Bracken's World | John Bracken | Fifteen Bracken's World episodes total | |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The Protectors | Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth | Seven episodes | |
| 1969 | The Big Valley | Sergeant Major Earl Conway | One episode "Town of No Exit" | |
| 1969 | Hawaii Five-O | Brent & Colonel Faraday | Two episodes | |
| 1969 | Gunsmoke | Jess Trevor | Episode: "Time of the Jackals" | |
| 1968 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E | General Maximillian Harmon | ||
| 1967 | Bonanza | Sheriff Paul Rowan | Episode: "The Unseen Wound" | |
| 1965 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Capt. Wayne Adams | Single episode: "The Creature" | |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | General Ball | Single episode | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I | Army Chaplain Craig Fletcher | Single Episode: "Pound of Flesh" | |
| 1965 | Peyton Place | Vincent and Kenneth Markham | 19 episodes | |
| 1964 | Wagon Train | Brian Conlin | Season 8 Episode 6: "The Brian Conlin Story" | |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | William Russell | Season 1 Episode 11: "Mountain of the Dead" | |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Martin C. Rowland & Harold Cheyney | Two episodes | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Dr. David Cord & Paul Maytric | Two episodes: "One Step Down" & "The Green Felt Jungle" | |
| 1963 | Channing | Professor Paul Stafford | Single episode | |
| 1961 | The New Breed | Lieutenant Price Adams | Regular | |
| 1961 | The Islanders | Howard Cavanaugh | Episode "Willy's Millionaire" | |
| 1960 | Wagon Train | Jeremy Dow | Season 4 Episode 14: "The Jeremy Dow Story" | |
| 1960 | Thriller | Alan Patterson | Episode "The Twisted Image" | |
| 1960 | The Untouchables | Tom Sebring | Episode "Three Thousand Suspects" | |
| 1960 | Route 66 | Mark Christopher | Single episode | |
| 1959 | The Swamp Fox | Colonel Francis Marion | ||
| 1959 | Rawhide | Eli Becker | Season 1 Episode 18: "Incident Below the Brazos" | |
| 1958 | First Performance | Ted | 'Panic at Parth Bay', episode, broadcast 7 October | |
| 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lloyd Ashley, District Attorney Rudy Cox, Steven Grainger | ||
| 1954 | Studio One | Dr. Roger Waring | Episode "Dark Possession" | |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | Robbie / Com. Farragut / Harold / Bert | ||
| 1950 | The Web | Dennis | ||
| 1950 | The Clock | Season 1 Episode 53: "A Grave Plot" |