Leslie Nielsen, star of The Naked Gun films, dies aged 84 - Telegraph Film news Leslie Nielsen, star of The Naked Gun films, dies aged 84 Leslie Nielsen, the actor best known for playing the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun comedy films, has died. He was 84. By Murray Wardrop 7:36AM GMT 29 Nov 2010 The Canadian-born star died from complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at around 5.30pm local time with his wife Barbaree at his bedside. During a career spanning six decades, Nielsen started out as a serious actor but traded his dramatic persona for comedy after starring in the 1980 film Airplane!. The movie’s success led to him being cast as Detective Drebin in the television show Police Squad – a spoof of Dragnet and other crime series. Despite warm reviews, the series was axed by ABC after just four episodes but its makers successfully converted it into the film The Naked Gun, which became a box office hit.

Its success led to sequels The Naked Gun 2 1/2 and The Naked Gun 33 1/3, in which Nielsen starred alongside George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson and Priscilla Presley. Related Articles Leslie Nielsen: most notable roles 29 Nov 2010 In all, he appeared in more than 100 films and was honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. "We are saddened by the passing of beloved actor Leslie Nielsen, probably best remembered as Lt. Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun series of pictures, but who enjoyed a more than 60-year career in motion pictures and television," said his agent John Kelly. Although not his original calling in film, Nielsen’s role as a detective was in his blood as he was the son of a Canadian mounted policeman. Born on February 11, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Nielsen grew up in Canada and served as a tailgunner in the Royal Canadian Air Force and as a radio disc jockey before studying acting in Toronto and then in New York City.

He got his first big break in 1950 with a Studio One television appearance, and came to Hollywood in 1954 to star in the film The Vagabond King for Casablanca director Michael Curtiz. The film, which Nielsen later referred to as The Vagabond Turkey, flopped, but he caught the eye of producer Nicholas Nayfack who offered him to audition for a role in the science fiction film Forbidden Planet. Its success saw Nielsen signed to a long-term contract by MGM and he built a reputation for playing authority figures such as the captain of the ill-fated cruise ship in the 1972 feature The Poseidon Adventure. But later generations will best remember the silver-haired actor for his deadpan performances in Airplane! and the Naked Gun trilogy. His hallmark became perfectly-timed delivery of deadpan lines like "Nice beaver", in Naked Gun as his girlfriend, played by Presley, stood above him on a ladder clutching a stuffed animal. Nielsen also appeared in the 1996 spoof Spy Hard as Agent WD-40, and in 1998's Wrongfully Accused, a parody of The Fugitive.

More recent acting roles included playing a buffoonish president in the 2003 Hollywood parody Scary Movie 3 and its 2006 sequel. But Nielsen also had a serious side. During the 1990s, he took to the stage in Darrow, a one-man drama about legendary "attorney for the damned" Clarence Darrow. "I didn't want to go ahead and be pegged for doing only comedy, although comedy is burgeoning," he said in an interview. "I'd like to see how far I can stretch and keep on doing dumb and stupid (comedy) and drama and if possible be accepted at both. “There's a line with an audience you can't always cross over. Sometimes, they only want to see you being funny." Nielsen married four times, first to Monica Boyer, followed by Sandy Ullman, Brooks Oliver and Barbaree Earl. He had two daughters with his second wife, Thea and Maura. Start your free 30 day Amazon Prime trial» Leslie Nielsen - Filmbug Leslie Nielsen Leslie Nielsen Leslie Nielsen is a veteran of over 100 motion pictures and more than 1500 television appearances.

He built a reputation portraying manly authority figures (including the Space Ship Commander in the sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet and the Captain of the ill-fated cruise ship in The Poseidon Adventure) before he turned his image inside out with a hysterically funny deadpan performance as the loopy doctor in Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker's Airplane! (1980). He continued to team with the ZAZ comedy team on the TV series Police Squad! on which he originated the role of police Lt. Frank Drebin, which he re-created in The Naked Gun, in the 1991 sequel Naked Gun 2 1/2 and again in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, the son of a Canadian Mounted Policeman, Nielsen spent his earliest years living near the Arctic Circle, and later served as an aerial gunner in the Royal Canadian Air Force. His television career began in 1950 with a Studio One appearance with Charlton Heston , and he went on to act in 46 live programs in the very heart of TV's Golden Age.

In 1954, Nielsen was brought to Hollywood to star in Michael Curtiz 's The Vagabond King. This was followed by a long-term contract at MGM where he starred in such films as Ransom! The Opposite Sex and The Sheepman. Later loaned to Universal, he starred in The Bachelor and Tammy and the Bachelor opposite Debbie Reynolds . Throughout the sixties and seventies Leslie was seen regularly in action series such as Wagon Train, The Fugitive, The Virginian, Cannon, Kojak, S.W.A.T. and Vegas. He also starred in seven series of his own in that period, including The New Breed, Peyton Place, The Protectors, Bracken's World and in the mini-series Backstairs at the White House. On stage, he starred in Los Angeles opposite Carol Burnett in Love Letters and toured the U.S. and Europe with Darrow.

Nielsen's numerous films include Prom Night, George Romero's Creepshow, Wrong Is Right, Reckless Disregard, Soul Man, Home Is Where the Hart Is, Nuts, Repossessed (a 1990 spoof on exorcism), Surf Ninjas, Dracula--Dead, and Loving It, comedy, Spy Hard, Rent-A-Kid, Family Plan, the live-action version of Mr. Magoo, Wrongfully Accused, 2001: A Space Travesty, Kevin of the North, and the television movie Santa Who. He most recently starred in Men With Brooms. In 2001 and 2002, Nielsen has starred in the Canadian Comedy Network series Liography. Other television credits include Who's The Boss, Golden Girls and the role of God on Herman's Head. He has appeared as the richest man in town in Evening Shade; as a Mountie on Due South and in various Hallmark specials, including Harvey in 1999.

In 1995, he received UCLA's Jack Benny Award, following in the footsteps of such comedy greats as Johnny Carson, Lili Tomlin, Steve Martin , Whoopie Goldberg, George Burns and Carol Burnett. Note: This profile was written in or before 2003. Leslie Nielsen Facts Leslie Nielsen - Biography - IMDb Leslie Nielsen Biography Showing all 55 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (4) | Trade Mark (8) | Trivia (29) | Personal Quotes (9) Overview (4) 6' 1½" (1.87 m) Mini Bio (1) Leslie William Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Northwest Territories. His mother, Mabel Elizabeth (Davies), was Welsh. His father, Ingvard Eversen Nielsen, was a Danish-born Mountie and a strict disciplinarian. Leslie studied at the Academy of Radio Arts in Toronto before moving on to New York's Neighborhood Playhouse. His acting career started at a much earlier age when he was forced to lie to his father in order to avoid severe punishment.

Leslie starred in over fifty films and many more television films. One of his two brothers became the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. In 2002, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of his contributions to the film and television industries. Leslie Nielsen died at age 84 of complications from pneumonia on November 28, 2010. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Greg Hardy Spouse (4) (2001 - 28 November 2010) (his death) Bobbye Brooks Oliver Delivering sophomoric punchlines with a deadpan expression "Whoopee cushion" gags Appearing oblivious to everything that's happening around him Misinterprets what other people say. For example, in The Naked Gun, a character offers him a cigar and says, "Cuban?" Leslie's character replies with "Err, no. Dutch Irish. My father was from Wales." Deep commanding voice Grey hair and blue eyes His characters are often deeply stupid but still get praised as intelligent by others in the film Frequently worked with Jim Abrahams and the Zucker Brothers Trivia (29) Nephew of the late actors Jean Hersholt and Via Hersholt .

Older brother was a high-ranking Canadian politician. Erik Nielsen was a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (1957-87) for the Yukon Territory. He served as Leader of the Opposition (1983) and later rose to become the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (1984-86). He died from a massive heart attack on September 4, 2008 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. His father was Danish and his mother was Welsh. While in Winnipeg, Canada, to promote their movie Men with Brooms (2002), he and co-star Paul Gross received Honorary Citizenships from Winnipeg Mayor Glen Murray at the Granite Curling Club. Became a naturalized United States citizen on November 16, 1958. Attended and graduated from Victoria Composite High School in Edmonton, Alberta. Had one half-brother: Gilbert Nielsen who lives in Hobbs, New Mexico.

Was made an "Honorary West Virginian and Ambassador of Mountain State Goodwill" on February 20, 2002, by then-Secretary of State of West Virginia Joe Manchin III , now junior United States Senator for West Virginia (elected 2010) after having served as West Virginia Governor since 2004. In fall 2003, the Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada opened the Leslie Nielsen School of Communications, with the actor on hand for the ceremony. He was awarded an OC (Officer of the Order of Canada) by the Governor General of Canada on October 10, 2002 for his services to entertainment. At age 17, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and trained as an aerial gunner. Auditioned for the role of Messala in Ben-Hur (1959), which went to Stephen Boyd . Was considered for the role of Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), which went to Johnny Depp . His father, Ingvard Nielsen , was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer for Northwest Territory and Saskatchewan.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on December 9, 1988. Attended the Chiller Theater Expo in Parsippany, New Jersey along with actress Jamie Luner of Profiler (1996), John Schneider , Angie Dickinson , Brian O'Halloran , Danny Woodburn , David Hedison , Erik Estrada , Audra Lynn and Barry Williams on October 24, 2008. Was considered for the role of Jack Torrance in the horror film The Shining (1980), which went to Jack Nicholson . Lived in Phoenix, Arizona. Cousin of Jean Hersholt Jr. and Allan Hersholt . Director/producer Wendy Dent presented Leslie Nielsen with the final award of his career, a Lifetime Achievement Award, at the star-studded 2005 Palm Beach International Film Festival Gala at the ritzy Boca Raton Resort.

The black-tie affair was attended also by Woody Harrelson, Salma Hayek and tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, but Leslie Nielsen was the talk of the night, accepting the award from Wendy Dent with a gentlemanly flirtatiousness after he first walked the red carpet armed with a flatulence-maker in his tuxedo pocket. He was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on December 4, 1997. He was awarded a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario in 2001. Leslie Nielsen passed away only eight months after his Airplane co-star Peter Graves (who was also only a month younger than him). Leslie Nielsen passed away on November 28, 2010, less than three months away from what would haven been his 85th birthday on February 11, 2011. Following his death, he was interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. May have been the first "Trekkie". According to _Star Trek_ story editor / screenwriter D.C. Fontana , Nielsen called the production office the morning after the first episode aired and offered high praise.

Star Trek was inspired, in part, by Nielsen's film Forbidden Planet (1956). Personal Quotes (9) Doing nothing is very hard to do... you never know when you're finished. The reason they call it 'golf' is that all the other four-letter words were used up. [on the part of his career when he played almost exclusively villains] The best part is always the heavy. And the meaner and crueler and the worse you are, the more vicious you are as the heavy, the better the hero looks when he whips you. So, the heavy is liable to be a very dramatic, fine acting part. I told my agent at that time, "I want to play heavies who are really vicious and cruel and terrible. I want them to know that they're terrible and I want them to enjoy it.".

[on his wrestling a "wild grizzly bear" (it was actually a docile honey bear) in Day of the Animals (1977)] I had to weave and play around with a honey bear, and I could wrestle with him a little bit, but there's no way you can even wrestle a honey bear, let alone a grizzly bear that's standing ten feet to eleven feet tall! Can you imagine? But it was fascinating to work that close to that kind of animal. When people are laughing, they don't beat up on you. You're secure and safe. It's when they stop laughing that it's dangerous. [on touring in Ireland with Robert Goulet ]: That was a wonderful time. Halfway through, we were joined by a friend, a mad Armenian. We were enjoying ourselves so much, with a drink here and a drink there, what we should have done - like mountaineers - was to tie ropes around our waists, so if anybody fell, we would know. [on using his famous "farting machine"]: You have to have some body movement, some wiggling of legs and hips in rhythm with the sound of breaking wind.

Actually in the north, in Fort Norman, that used to be the way we said goodnight, although, of course, then we did it naturally. [on Lorne Greene ]: The hair would stand up on my arms, his voice was so magnificent. When I met him, Lorne looked exactly the way he sounded, the patriarch. I could never have imagined him riding the range, herding the cattle, as he did in Bonanza (1959). But he became a friend who was always there, always gentle, always friendly. [on specializing in serious roles in his early years]: Actually, I always wanted to do comedy, but I never made the effort because I was a coward. I didn't have the courage. I was a closet comedian. I was too self-conscious and lacking in confidence. See also Comedy Legend Leslie Nielsen Dies At 84 | Fox News Comedy Legend Leslie Nielsen Dies At 84 Published November 28, 2010 Remembering Leslie Nielsen A look back at the life of the comedy legend.

LOS ANGELES -- Leslie Nielsen, who traded in his dramatic persona for inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in "Airplane!" and the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in "The Naked Gun" comedies, died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84. The Canadian-born actor died from complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home at 5:34 p.m., surrounded by his wife, Barbaree, and friends, his agent John S. Kelly said in a statement. "We are saddened by the passing of beloved actor Leslie Nielsen, probably best remembered as Lt. Frank Drebin in 'The Naked Gun' series of pictures, but who enjoyed a more than 60-year career in motion pictures and television," said Kelly. Nielsen came to Hollywood in the mid-1950s after performing in 150 live television dramas in New York. With a craggily handsome face, blond hair and 6-foot-2 height, he seemed ideal for a movie leading man. Nielsen first performed as the king of France in the Paramount operetta "The Vagabond King" with Kathryn Grayson. More On This...

'Mission: Impossible' Star Peter Graves Dead at 83 The film -- he called it "The Vagabond Turkey" -- flopped, but MGM signed him to a seven-year contract. His first film for that studio was auspicious -- as the space ship commander in the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet." He found his best dramatic role as the captain of an overturned ocean liner in the 1972 disaster movie, "The Poseidon Adventure." He became known as a serious actor, although behind the camera he was a prankster. That was an aspect of his personality never exploited, however, until "Airplane!" was released in 1980 and became a huge hit. As the doctor aboard a plane in which the pilots, and some of the passengers, become violently ill, Nielsen says they must get to a hospital right away. "A hospital? What is it?" a flight attendant asks, inquiring about the illness. "It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now," Nielsen deadpans.

When he asks a passenger if he can fly the plane, the man replies, "Surely you can't be serious." Nielsen responds: "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley." Critics argued he was being cast against type, but Nielsen disagreed. "I've always been cast against type before," he said, adding comedy was what he'd really always wanted to do. It was what he would do for most of the rest of his career, appearing in such comedies as "Repossessed" (a takeoff on the demonic possession movies like "The Exorcist") and "Mr. Magoo," in which he played the title role of the good-natured bumbler. Nielsen did play Debbie Reynolds' sweetheart in the popular "Tammy and the Bachelor," a loanout to Universal, and he became well known to baby boomers for his role as the Revolutionary War fighter Francis Marion in the Disney TV adventure series "The Swamp Fox." Unhappy with his roles at MGM, he asked to be released from his contract. As a freelancer, he appeared in a series of undistinguished movies. "I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my Canadian accent," he reasoned.

Meanwhile, he remained active in television in guest roles. He also starred in his own series, "The New Breed," "The Protectors" and "Bracken's World," but all were short-lived. Then "Airplane!" captivated audiences and changed everything. Producers-directors-writers Jim Abrahams, David and Jerry Zucker had hired Robert Stack, Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges and Nielsen to spoof their heroic TV images in a satire of flight-in-jeopardy movies. After the movie's success, the filmmaking trio cast their newfound comic star as Detective Drebin in a TV series, "Police Squad," which trashed the cliches of "Dragnet" and other cop shows. Despite good reviews, NBC canceled it after only four episodes. "It didn't belong on TV," Nielsen later commented. "It had the kind of humor you had to pay attention to." The Zuckers and Abraham converted the series into a feature film, "The Naked Gun," with George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson and Priscilla Presley as Nielsen's co-stars.

Its huge success led to sequels "The Naked Gun 2 1/2" and "The Naked Gun 33 1/3." His later movies included "All I Want for Christmas," "Dracula: Dead and Loving It" and "Spy Hard." Between films he often turned serious, touring with his one-man show on the life of the great defense lawyer, Clarence Darrow. Nielsen was born Feb. 11, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan. He grew up 200 miles south of the Arctic Circle at Fort Norman, where his father was an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The parents had three sons, and Nielsen once recalled, "There were 15 people in the village, including five of us. If my father arrested somebody in the winter, he'd have to wait until the thaw to turn him in." The elder Nielsen was a troubled man who beat his wife and sons, and Leslie longed to escape.

As soon as he graduated from high school at 17, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, even though he was legally deaf (he wore hearing aids most of his life.) After the war, Nielsen worked as a disc jockey at a Calgary radio station, then studied at a Toronto radio school operated by Lorne Greene, who would go on to star on the hit TV series "Bonanza." A scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse brought him to New York, where he immersed himself in live television. Nielsen also was married to: Monica Boyer, 1950-1955; Sandy Ullman, 1958-74; and Brooks Oliver, 1981-85. Nielsen and his second wife had two daughters, Thea and Maura. Leslie Nielsen - IMDb IMDb Actor | Producer | Soundtrack Leslie William Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Northwest Territories. His mother, Mabel Elizabeth (Davies), was Welsh. His father, Ingvard Eversen Nielsen, was a Danish-born Mountie and a strict disciplinarian.

Leslie studied at the Academy of Radio Arts in Toronto before moving on to New ... See full bio » Born: a list of 42 images created 03 Feb 2011 a list of 40 people created 26 Dec 2011 a list of 25 people created 12 May 2012 a list of 36 people created 30 Aug 2013 a list of 41 people created 31 Dec 2014 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Leslie Nielsen's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards » Known For 2005 Odd Job Jack (TV Series) General / Lieutenant / Drill Sargent Skitzkopf - Jack Ryder Goes to War (2005) ...

General / Lieutenant / Drill Sargent Skitzkopf 2004-2005 Zeroman (TV Series) 2003 Noël Noël (TV Movie) English narrator 2000 Pumper Pups (TV Series) Pumper (voice) 1995 Katie and Orbie (TV Series) Narrator 1994 Evening Shade (TV Series) Stonewell 1993 Herman's Head (TV Series) God 1991 Flesh 'n' Blood (TV Series) Red Houser 1989 The Railway Dragon (TV Movie) Narrator (voice) 1988 Day by Day (TV Series) Brian's Father 1987 Highway to Heaven (TV Series) Richard R.

Benson 1985-1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) David Everett / Captain Daniels 1986 Reckless Disregard (TV Movie) Bob Franklin 1985 Murder Among Friends (TV Movie) 1985 227 (TV Series) 1985 Striker's Mountain (TV Movie) Jim McKay - Aftershocks (1985) ... Colonel Matthew Vail (as Leslie Nelson) 1985 Hotel (TV Series) 1983 Cave In! (TV Movie) Joe Johnson 1982 Twilight Theater (TV Movie) Various Characters 1980 The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) Mayor Chester Montgomery 1980 The Chisholms (TV Mini-Series) Thomas Sinclair 1977-1979 The Love Boat (TV Series) Hank Hardaway / Dan Michaels / Russ Blanchard Ike Hoover / Chief Usher Ike Hoover - Episode #1.3 (1979) ...

Chief Usher Ike Hoover 1979 Institute for Revenge (TV Movie) Counselor Hollis Barnes 1979 The Albertans (TV Series) Don MacIntosh 1978 The Dawson Patrol (TV Movie) Narration 1978 Little Mo (TV Movie) Nelson Fisher 1975 Swiss Family Robinson (TV Series) Johnson 1975 Lucas Tanner (TV Series) Jack Stanton 1975 The Rookies (TV Series) Larry Neal 1972-1975 Police Surgeon (TV Series) Harry Lyon / Oscar Harmon - Loser Takes All (1974) ... Michael Hagar 1974 Ironside (TV Series) 1974 The Manhunter (TV Series) Vince Hammond 1973-1974 The Evil Touch (TV Series) Captain Andrew Palmer / Willie Tremaine - The Voyage (1974) ... Captain Andrew Palmer - The Obituary (1973) ... Willie Tremaine (as Leslie Nielson) 1973 ...And Millions Die!

(TV Movie) Jack Gallagher 1973 Barnaby Jones (TV Series) Edward Brendon 1965-1973 The F.B.I. (TV Series) Hudson / Craig Fletcher 1973 Amanda Fallon (TV Movie) Mr. Cummings 1973 The Letters (TV Movie) Derek Childs (The Parkingtons Episode) 1973 Snatched (TV Movie) 1972 Assignment: Vienna (TV Series) Floyd Macklin 1972 Mod Squad (TV Series) Rusty Bryson 1971 Medical Center (TV Series) Frank - The Big Guns (1971) ... Col. Ted Donovan 1971 Sarge (TV Series) 1971 Monty Nash (TV Series) Ross Carter 1970 Hauser's Memory (TV Movie) Joseph Slaughter 1970 The Aquarians (TV Movie) Official 1970 Night Slaves (TV Movie) Sheriff Henshaw - A Thing Not of God (1970) ... Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth - The Carrier (1970) ...

Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth 1964-1969 The Virginian (TV Series) Ben Stratton / Winthrop / Cleve Mason / ... - The Laramie Road (1965) ... Harry Lightfoot - Ryker (1964) ... John Hagen 1969 The Big Valley (TV Series) Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway 1969 Trial Run (TV Movie) Jason Harkness 1968 Companions in Nightmare (TV Movie) Dr. Neesden 1968 Shadow Over Elveron (TV Movie) Sheriff Verne Drover 1967 Cimarron Strip (TV Series) Rowan Houston 1967 Code Name: Heraclitus (TV Movie) Fryer 1965 The Loner (TV Series) McComb 1965 Peyton Place (TV Series) Vincent Markham / Kenneth Markham - Episode #1.109 (1965) ... Vincent Markham - Episode #1.106 (1965) ...

Vincent Markham / Kenneth Markham - Episode #1.105 (1965) ... Vincent Markham / Kenneth Markham 1963-1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) Paul Maytric / Dr. David Cord 1964-1965 The Defenders (TV Series) Bob Garrison / Sergeant Jerry Hegan - Death on Wheels (1965) ... Bob Garrison - Survival (1964) ... Sergeant Jerry Hegan 1964 Daniel Boone (TV Series) William Russell 1960-1964 Wagon Train (TV Series) Brian Conlin / Jeremy Dow / Jeff Durant 1960-1962 Route 66 (TV Series) Doc Duncan / Mark Christopher 1961-1962 The New Breed (TV Series) Lt. Price Adams 1958-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) Rudy Cox / Lloyd Ashley - The $2,000,000 Defense (1958) ...

Lloyd Ashley 1961 Encounter (TV Series) 1961 The Islanders (TV Series) Howard Cavanaugh 1960 Naked City (TV Series) Norman Garry 1959-1960 General Electric Theater (TV Series) Edward Morgan / Judge Wayne Douglas - Journal of Hope (1960) ... Edward Morgan - Nora (1959) ... Judge Wayne Douglas 1960 Thriller (TV Series) 1960 The Untouchables (TV Series) Tom Sebring - Three Thousand Suspects (1960) ...

Tom Sebring 1959-1960 Startime (TV Series) 1959 Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) Ray Stuart 1958-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV Series) Eddie Kirkley / Ralph Mohr 1958 First Performance (TV Series) Ted 1950-1953 The Web (TV Series) Dennis 1953 The Big Story (TV Series) Bert Murray 1952-1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series) Farragut / Bert / Harold Mason / ... 1950-1952 Lights Out (TV Series) John Robinson / Bill 1994 Bad Golf My Way (Video) (executive producer) Hide 1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (performer: "The Star Spangled Banner" (1814) - uncredited) 1982 Police Squad! (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982) ...

(performer: "The Trolley Song", "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" (1913), "Over the Rainbow", "A Lot of Living to Do") Hide 2011/I Under the Bridge (in memory of) 2010-2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV Series) (in memory of - 2 episodes) 2010 Besta mynd heims (Video short) (in memory of) 2010 The Charlie Da Clown Show (Short) (dedicated to the memory of: 11 February 1926 - 28 November 2010 - as Leslie Nielson) 2010 Weazel Industries (TV Series) (grateful acknowledgment - 2010) 2009/I The Force (TV Movie) Himself - Host 2008 The Bob Show (TV Series) Himself 2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Himself 2006 Gameshow Marathon (TV Series) Himself - Contestant 2006 The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2005 Air

plane: Long-Haul Version (Video documentary) Himself - 'Dr Rumack' 2005 Tubridy Tonight (TV Series) Himself 2005 The Comedians' Comedian (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2004 Making 'Scary Movie 3' (Video documentary short) Himself 2002 TV Tales (TV Series) Himself 2000-2002 Biography (TV Series documentary) Himself / Frank Drebin 2000 So Graham Norton (TV Series) Himself 2000 Life and Times (TV Series documentary) Himself 1999 Leslie Nielsen on the Stooges (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1998 Club Disney (TV Series) Himself 1996 Out of Bounds (TV Movie documentary) Narrator (voice) 1996 Mundo VIP (TV Series) Himself 1996 Ghost Whales of Lancaster Sound (TV Movie documentary) Narrator 1991-1995 Showbiz Today (TV Series) Himself 1988-1995 CBS This Morning (TV Series) Himself 1994 WWE Raw (TV Series) Himself 1

994 Bob Hope's Birthday Memories (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV Movie documentary) Himself - Narrator 1992 Friday Night (TV Series) Himself 1991 Circus of the Stars #16 (TV Special documentary) Himself - Ringmaster 1990 Live!

with Kelly (TV Series) Himself 1989 Circus of the Stars #14 (TV Special documentary) Himself - Ringmaster 1989 Saturday Night Live (TV Series) Himself - Host / Various 1988 D.C.

Follies (TV Series) Himself 1986 Star's Table (TV Series) Himself 1985 The Canadian Conspiracy (TV Movie) Himself 1983 Prime Times (TV Movie) Himself 1982 Hee Haw (TV Series) Himself 1980 Blue Frontier (TV Series) Himself - Narrator (1980) 1972-1980 National Geographic Specials (TV Series documentary) Narrator / Himself - Narrator 1977 The Cross-Wits (TV Series) Himself 1975-1977 Match Game 73 (TV Series) Himself - Panelist / Himself 1975-1976 Celebrity Bowling (TV Series) Himself 1975 Match Game PM (TV Series) Himself - Panelist 1975 Beat the Clock (TV Series) Himself 1974-1975 Celebrity Sweepstakes (TV Series) Himself 1973 Strange Creatures of the Night (TV Movie documentary) Narrator 1972-1973 The Explorers (TV Series) Narrator 1971 The Movie Game (TV

 Series) Himself 1964 Your First Impression (TV Series) Himself 1961 Here's Hollywood (TV Series) Himself 2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV Series) Count Dracula / Man in Feel-O-Rama Movie (segment "Feel-O-Rama") 2010 Cinema 3 (TV Series) Himself 2009 Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) Richard Vickers 2006 Gameshow Marathon (TV Series) Himself 1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (TV Special documentary) Himself (uncredited) 1982 Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie documentary) Actor - 'Airplane!' (uncredited) 1956 MGM Parade (TV Series) Charlie Telford in 'Ransom!' - Episode #1.19 (1956) ...

Charlie Telford in 'Ransom!' Related Videos TV commercial (Canada): Western Canada Lottery (Scratch 'N Win) See more » Publicity Listings: 1 Print Biography | 7 Interviews | 9 Articles | 7 Pictorials | 8 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Alternate Names: Leslie Neilsen | Leslie Nelson | Leslie Nielson Height: Did You Know? Personal Quote: [on Lorne Greene ]: The hair would stand up on my arms, his voice was so magnificent. When I met him, Lorne looked exactly the way he sounded, the patriarch. I could never have imagined him riding the range, herding the cattle, as he did in Bonanza (1959). But he became a friend who was always there, always gentle, always friendly. See more » Trivia: Film critic Roger Ebert once called him "the Laurence Olivier of spoofs". See more » Trademark: Grey hair and blue eyes See more » Star Sign: Leslie Nielsen – MovieActors.com Leslie Nielsen – MovieActors.com Nielsen in The Naked Gun 2½.

About Leslie Nielsen (1926 – 2010) Leslie Nielsen was born on February 11, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Nielsen died on November 28, 2010. Leslie has starred in over fifty movies and many more TV films. Nielsen was a radio announcer and DJ before becoming an actor. Occasionally Leslie Nielsen even plays serious roles, as in Wrong Is Right, Creepshow (both 1982), and most notably in Nuts (1987). In 1984 Leslie Nielsen also starred in a short-lived television sitcom entitled SHAPING UP. Leslie Nielsen's notable movie credits include... Spanish Movie (2009)

Question: Leslie Neilsen starred in which series of 3 ? 19 ?? Films?
Answer: The Naked Gun