Leslie Nielsen
Biography
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.…
Filmography
Folio
1955 · 10.0
Liography
2001 · 10.0
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976 · 10.0
Out There
1951 · 10.0
The Dawson Patrol
1977 · 10.0
Cybermania '94 - The Ultimate Gamer Awards
1994 · 10.0
Rosie!
1967 · 10.0
Assignment: Vienna
1972 · 9.0
Race for the Bomb
1987 · 9.0
Pirates 4-D
1997 · 9.0
Blade in Hong Kong
1985 · 9.0
Deadlock
1969 · 9.0
Code Name: Heraclitus
1967 · 9.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8
Columbo
1971 · 8.1
Lucan
1977 · 8.0
Amanda Fallon
1973 · 8.0
Katie and Orbie
1993 · 8.0
Starlight Theatre
1950 · 8.0
Tubridy Tonight
2005 · 8.0
Reckless Disregard
1985 · 8.0
Sixth and Main
1977 · 8.0
M*A*S*H
1972 · 8.0
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · 7.9
Night Gallery
1970 · 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · 7.9
Police Squad!
1982 · 7.9
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 · 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · 7.8
Judd, for the Defense
1967 · 7.7
Danger
1950 · 7.7
The New Breed
1961 · 7.7
Convoy
1965 · 7.7
Kung Fu
1972 · 7.7
Cocoon
1968 · 7.7
The Wild Wild West
1965 · 7.6
Due South
1994 · 7.6
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989 · 7.6
The Golden Girls
1985 · 7.6
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
Bonanza
1959 · 7.5
Playhouse 90
1956 · 7.5
The Littlest Hobo
1979 · 7.5
Bracken's World
1969 · 7.5
Sarge
1971 · 7.5
Channing
1963 · 7.5
Actors Studio
1948 · 7.5
Sure As Fate
1950 · 7.5
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
1987 · 7.5
Family Guy
1999 · 7.4
Who's the Boss?
1984 · 7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984 · 7.4
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
2007 · 7.4
Airplane!
1980 · 7.3
The Fugitive
1963 · 7.3
Rawhide
1959 · 7.3
Kojak
1973 · 7.3
Forbidden Planet
1956 · 7.3
Little Mo
1978 · 7.3
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 · 7.3
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · 7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · 7.2
It Takes a Thief
1968 · 7.2
Ransom!
1956 · 7.2
The Poseidon Adventure
1972 · 7.2
S.W.A.T.
1975 · 7.2
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · 7.1
National Geographic Specials
1965 · 7.1
Daniel Boone
1964 · 7.0
Barnaby Jones
1973 · 7.0
Vega$
1978 · 7.0
The Name of the Game
1968 · 7.0
The Manhunter
1974 · 7.0
Aloha Paradise
1981 · 7.0
Flesh 'n' Blood
1991 · 7.0
Tammy and the Bachelor
1957 · 7.0
Love Story
1954 · 7.0
The Web
1950 · 7.0
Journey to the Outer Limits
1973 · 7.0
The Velvet Alley
1959 · 7.0
The Rookies
1972 · 6.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997 · 6.9
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · 6.9
Creepshow
1982 · 6.9
The Sheepman
1958 · 6.9
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991 · 6.8
Raw
1993 · 6.8
Ironside
1967 · 6.8
227
1985 · 6.8
Herman's Head
1991 · 6.8
Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · 6.8
Bearcats!
1971 · 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953 · 6.8
Foxfire Light
1982 · 6.8
Hauser's Memory
1970 · 6.8
The Letters
1973 · 6.8
Thriller
1960 · 6.7
Cannon
1971 · 6.7
Route 66
1960 · 6.7
Gunsmoke
1955 · 6.7
The Swamp Fox
1959 · 6.7
Noël Noël
2003 · 6.7
Wagon Train
1957 · 6.6
Music Within
2007 · 6.6
Shadow Over Elveron
1968 · 6.6
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 · 6.5
The Virginian
1962 · 6.5
Fantasy Island
1978 · 6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · 6.5
Gunfight in Abilene
1967 · 6.5
Digger
1993 · 6.5
The Aquarians
1970 · 6.5
Tales of Tomorrow
1951 · 6.4
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975 · 6.4
Nuts
1987 · 6.4
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
2004 · 6.4
They Call It Murder
1971 · 6.4
The Defenders
1961 · 6.3
Dark Intruder
1965 · 6.3
The Love Boat
1977 · 6.2
The Big Valley
1965 · 6.2
Counterpoint
1967 · 6.2
The Battle of Gettysburg
1955 · 6.2
Home Is Where the Hart Is
1987 · 6.2
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995 · 6.2
The Mod Squad
1968 · 6.1
Day by Day
1988 · 6.1
Backstairs at the White House
1979 · 6.1
The Vagabond King
1956 · 6.1
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 · 6.1
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995 · 6.1
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · 6.0
Lights Out
1949 · 6.0
The Farmer's Daughter
1963 · 6.0
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951 · 6.0
Chilly Beach
2003 · 6.0
The Evil Touch
1973 · 6.0
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977 · 6.0
Wrongfully Accused
1998 · 6.0
Shaping Up
1984 · 6.0
See How They Run
1964 · 6.0
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967 · 6.0
Night Train to Paris
1964 · 6.0
Riel
1979 · 6.0
The Boy Who Flew with Condors
1967 · 6.0
Scary Movie 3
2003 · 6.0
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · 5.9
Night Slaves
1970 · 5.9
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
1971 · 5.9
Evening Shade
1990 · 5.8
Cimarron Strip
1967 · 5.8
How to Commit Marriage
1969 · 5.8
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
1980 · 5.8
Snatched
1973 · 5.8
Change of Mind
1969 · 5.8
Prom Night
1980 · 5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961 · 5.7
Naked City
1958 · 5.7
Zeroman
2004 · 5.7
Hot Summer Night
1957 · 5.7
The Plainsman
1966 · 5.6
The F.B.I.
1965 · 5.6
All I Want For Christmas
1991 · 5.6
Rent-a-Kid
1995 · 5.6
Wrong Is Right
1982 · 5.6
Beau Geste
1966 · 5.6
Harlow
1965 · 5.6
Santa Who?
2000 · 5.5
Monty Nash
1971 · 5.5
Chilly Dogs
2001 · 5.5
The Opposite Sex
1956 · 5.5
Striker's Mountain
1985 · 5.5
The Return of Charlie Chan
1973 · 5.5
Scary Movie 4
2006 · 5.5
Spy Hard
1996 · 5.4
Studio One
1948 · 5.4
How to Steal the World
1968 · 5.4
Chance of a Lifetime
1991 · 5.4
Superhero Movie
2008 · 5.3
Family Plan
1997 · 5.3
Repossessed
1990 · 5.3
Soul Man
1986 · 5.2
Robson Arms
2005 · 5.2
Men with Brooms
2002 · 5.2
Day of the Animals
1977 · 5.2
...and millions will die!
1973 · 5.2
The Amsterdam Kill
1977 · 5.2
Harvey
1996 · 5.2
Companions in Nightmare
1968 · 5.2
Project: Kill
1976 · 5.1
City on Fire
1979 · 5.1
Suspense
1949 · 5.1
Life and Times
1996 · 5.0
Surf Ninjas
1993 · 5.0
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League
2008 · 5.0
The Bold Ones: The Protectors
1969 · 5.0
Spanish Movie
2009 · 5.0
S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago
1994 · 4.9
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · 4.8
Safety Patrol!
1998 · 4.8
Odd Job Jack
2003 · 4.7
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974 · 4.6
Cave-In!
1983 · 4.6
Mr. Magoo
1997 · 4.5
Twilight Theater
1982 · 4.5
Camouflage
2001 · 4.4
Four Rode Out
1969 · 4.4
2001: A Space Travesty
2000 · 4.3
Grand Jury
1977 · 4.3
Stan Helsing
2009 · 4.2
An American Carol
2008 · 4.2
The Patriot
1986 · 4.2
Dayton's Devils
1968 · 4.0
Viva Knievel!
1977 · 4.0
Spaceship
1983 · 3.9
Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf My Way
1994 · 3.8
Nightstick
1987 · 3.5
Dangerous Curves
1988 · 3.2
Stonerville
2011 · 2.9
The Railway Dragon
1989 · 1.0
Medallion Theatre
1953 · 0.0
Gameshow Marathon
2006 · 0.0
The Clock
1949 · 0.0
Dark Possession
1954 · 0.0
First Performance
1955 · 0.0
Doris Day's Best Friends
1985 · 0.0
The Danny Baker Show
1994 · 0.0
Liography
2001 · 0.0
The Lost Will of Dr. Rant
1951 · 0.0
Harvey
1999 · 0.0
World's Funniest Commercials
1994 · 0.0
Moment of Fear
1960 · 0.0
Short Short Dramas
1952 · 0.0
The Art Linkletter Show
1963 · 0.0
The Movie Game (US)
1969 · 0.0
Stage 13
1950 · 0.0
Twilight Theatre
1982 · 0.0
The Wild Heart
1968 · 0.0
The Outlaw Cats of Colossal Cave
1975 · 0.0