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Leslie Nielsen (1926–2010)
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 ...
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Born:in Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaDied:(age 84) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA |
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2007
Robson Arms
(TV Series)
Caldo Vasco
Caldo Vasco
- All About Kitty
(2007)
... Caldo Vasco
- Saultology
(2007)
... Caldo Vasco
- Ordinary Assholes
(2007)
... Caldo Vasco
2005
Odd Job Jack
(TV Series)
General / Lieutenant / Drill Sargent Skitzkopf
General / Lieutenant / Drill Sargent Skitzkopf
- Jack Ryder Goes to War
(2005)
... General / Lieutenant / Drill Sargent Skitzkopf
2004-2005
Zeroman
(TV Series)
Zeroman
Zeroman
- Crack of Doom
(2005)
... Zeroman (voice)
- Alpha Beta V.H.Les
(2004)
... Zeroman (voice)
- Disorder in the Court
(2004)
... Zeroman (voice)
- Les Than Zero
(2004)
... Zeroman (voice)
- Z-man of Alcatruss
(2004)
... Zeroman (voice)
1998-2000
The Wonderful World of Disney
(TV Series)
Santa Claus / Mr. Penn
Santa Claus / Mr. Penn
- Santa Who?
(2000)
... Santa Claus
- Safety Patrol
(1998)
... Mr. Penn
1994-1999
Due South
(TV Series)
Sgt. Buck Frobisher
Sgt. Buck Frobisher
- Call of the Wild: Part 2
(1999)
... Sgt. Buck Frobisher
- Call of the Wild: Part 1
(1999)
... Sgt. Buck Frobisher
- All the Queen's Horses
(1996)
... Sgt. Buck Frobisher
- Manhunt
(1994)
... Sgt. Buck Frobisher
1995
Katie and Orbie
(TV Series)
Narrator
Narrator
- The Circus/Chance and the Bird Bath/The Bathtub Race
(1995)
... Narrator (voice)
1987-1988
Who's the Boss?
(TV Series)
Max Muldoon
Max Muldoon
- Marry Me, Mona
(1988)
... Max Muldoon
- Just Mona and Me
(1987)
... Max Muldoon
1987
Highway to Heaven
(TV Series)
Richard R. Benson
Richard R. Benson
- The Gift of Life
(1987)
... Richard R. Benson
1987
Race for the Bomb
(TV Mini-Series)
Lewis Strauss
Lewis Strauss
- Episode #1.2
(1987)
... Lewis Strauss
- Episode #1.1
(1987)
... Lewis Strauss
1985-1986
Murder, She Wrote
(TV Series)
David Everett / Captain Daniels
David Everett / Captain Daniels
- Dead Man's Gold
(1986)
... David Everett
- My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean
(1985)
... Captain Daniels
1985
Finder of Lost Loves
(TV Series)
Colonel Matthew Vail
Colonel Matthew Vail
- Aftershocks
(1985)
... Colonel Matthew Vail (as Leslie Nelson)
1984
Shaping Up
(TV Series)
Buddy Fox
Buddy Fox
- Mixed Nuts
(1984)
... Buddy Fox
- I Should Have Danced All Night
(1984)
... Buddy Fox
- Defusing the Muse
(1984)
... Buddy Fox
- Ex Pede Hercuelum
(1984)
... Buddy Fox
- Baby Be Mine
(1984)
... Buddy Fox
1982
Police Squad!
(TV Series)
Det. Frank Drebin
Det. Frank Drebin
- Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)
(1982)
... Det. Frank Drebin
- Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)
(1982)
... Det. Frank Drebin
- Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)
(1982)
... Det. Frank Drebin
- The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)
(1982)
... Det. Frank Drebin
- Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)
(1982)
... Det. Frank Drebin
1980
The Littlest Hobo
(TV Series)
Mayor Chester Montgomery
Mayor Chester Montgomery
- Romiet and Julio
(1980)
... Mayor Chester Montgomery
1978-1980
Fantasy Island
(TV Series)
Emile Bouvier / Victor Conti / Doctor Whitfield
Emile Bouvier / Victor Conti / Doctor Whitfield
- PlayGirl/Smith's Valhalla
(1980)
... Emile Bouvier
- Seance/Treasure
(1979)
... Victor Conti
- Superstar/Salem
(1978)
... Doctor Whitfield
1977-1979
The Love Boat
(TV Series)
Hank Hardaway / Dan Michaels / Russ Blanchard
Hank Hardaway / Dan Michaels / Russ Blanchard
- Ages of Man/Bo 'n Sam/Families
(1979)
... Hank Hardaway
- A Selfless Love/The Nubile Nurse/Parents Know Best
(1978)
... Dan Michaels
- Dear Beverly/The Strike/Special Delivery
(1977)
... Russ Blanchard
1979
Backstairs at the White House
(TV Mini-Series)
Ike Hoover / Chief Usher Ike Hoover
Ike Hoover / Chief Usher Ike Hoover
- Episode #1.3
(1979)
... Chief Usher Ike Hoover
- Episode #1.2
(1979)
... Ike Hoover
- Episode #1.1
(1979)
... Ike Hoover
1979
The Albertans
(TV Series)
Don MacIntosh
Don MacIntosh
- Episode #1.2
(1979)
... Don MacIntosh
- Episode #1.1
(1979)
... Don MacIntosh
1978
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
(TV Series)
Bunky
Bunky
- Class Underachiever
(1978)
... Bunky
1976
S.W.A.T.
(TV Series)
Vic Ritchie
Vic Ritchie
- The Running Man: Part 2
(1976)
... Vic Ritchie
- The Running Man: Part 1
(1976)
... Vic Ritchie
1971-1975
Columbo
(TV Series)
Geronimo / "A.J. Henderson" / Peter Hamilton
Geronimo / "A.J. Henderson" / Peter Hamilton
- Identity Crisis
(1975)
... Geronimo / "A.J. Henderson"
- Lady in Waiting
(1971)
... Peter Hamilton
1973-1975
Cannon
(TV Series)
Weller Dane / Erich Strasser / Joe Gilbert
Weller Dane / Erich Strasser / Joe Gilbert
- The Man Who Died Twice
(1975)
... Weller Dane
- The Man Who Couldn't Forget
(1974)
... Erich Strasser
- Valley of the Damned
(1973)
... Joe Gilbert
1975
Kung Fu
(TV Series)
Vincent Corbino
Vincent Corbino
- Full Circle
(1975)
... Vincent Corbino
- The Brothers Caine
(1975)
... Vincent Corbino
- Flight to Orion
(1975)
... Vincent Corbino
- Barbary House
(1975)
... Vincent Corbino
1972-1975
Dr. Simon Locke
(TV Series)
Harry Lyon / Oscar Harmon
Harry Lyon / Oscar Harmon
- Run Harry, Run
(1975)
... Harry Lyon
- Bust Out
(1972)
... Oscar Harmon
- High Tension
(1972)
1968-1974
Hawaii Five-O
(TV Series)
Brent / Colonel Farraday
Brent / Colonel Farraday
- We Hang Our Own
(1974)
... Colonel Farraday
- Cocoon: Part 1
(1969)
... Brent
- Pilot
(1968)
... Brent
1973-1974
The Streets of San Francisco
(TV Series)
Off. Joe Landers / Inspector John T. Connor / Big Jake Wilson
Off. Joe Landers / Inspector John T. Connor / Big Jake Wilson
- One Last Shot
(1974)
... Off. Joe Landers
- Before I Die
(1973)
... Inspector John T. Connor
- Legion of the Lost
(1973)
... Big Jake Wilson
1973-1974
The Evil Touch
(TV Series)
Captain Andrew Palmer / Willie Tremaine
Captain Andrew Palmer / Willie Tremaine
- The Voyage
(1974)
... Captain Andrew Palmer
- The Obituary
(1973)
... Willie Tremaine (as Leslie Nielson)
1965-1973
The F.B.I.
(TV Series)
Hudson / Craig Fletcher
Hudson / Craig Fletcher
- Fool's Gold
(1973)
... Hudson
- Pound of Flesh
(1965)
... Craig Fletcher
1973
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
(TV Series)
Mr. Cummings
Mr. Cummings
- And Other Springs I May Not See
(1973)
... Mr. Cummings
1971
Night Gallery
(TV Series)
Col. Dennis Malloy (segment "A Question of Fear") / The Phantom (segment "Phantom of What Opera?")
Col. Dennis Malloy (segment "A Question of Fear") / The Phantom (segment "Phantom of What Opera?")
- A Question of Fear/The Devil Is Not Mocked
(1971)
... Col. Dennis Malloy (segment "A Question of Fear")
- The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes/Miss Lovecraft Sent Me/The Hand of Borgus Weems/Phantom of What Opera?
(1971)
... The Phantom (segment "Phantom of What Opera?")
1970
Bracken's World
(TV Series)
John Bracken
John Bracken
- Miss Isabel Blue
(1970)
... John Bracken
- The Country Boy
(1970)
... John Bracken
- Will Freddy's Real Father Please Stand Up?
(1970)
... John Bracken
- A Score Without Strings
(1970)
... John Bracken
- Nude Scene
(1970)
... John Bracken
1970
The Red Skelton Show
(TV Series)
Police Officer Ryan
Police Officer Ryan
- Red Skelton Christmas Show
(1970)
... Police Officer Ryan
1969-1970
The Bold Ones: The Protectors
(TV Series)
Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth / Lt. Sam Danforth
Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth / Lt. Sam Danforth
- Memo from the Class of '76
(1970)
... Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth
- A Thing Not of God
(1970)
... Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth
- The Carrier
(1970)
... Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth
- Draw a Straight Man
(1969)
... Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth
- If I Should Wake Before I Die
(1969)
... Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth
1964-1969
The Virginian
(TV Series)
Ben Stratton / Winthrop / Cleve Mason / ...
Ben Stratton / Winthrop / Cleve Mason / ...
- The Long Ride Home
(1969)
... Ben Stratton
- The Fortress
(1967)
... Winthrop
- No Drums, No Trumpets
(1966)
... Cleve Mason
- The Laramie Road
(1965)
... Harry Lightfoot
- Ryker
(1964)
... John Hagen
1969
The Big Valley
(TV Series)
Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway
Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway
- Town of No Exit
(1969)
... Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway
1968
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(TV Series)
General Maximilian Harmon
General Maximilian Harmon
- The Seven Wonders of the World Affair: Part II
(1968)
... General Maximilian Harmon
- The Seven Wonders of the World Affair: Part I
(1968)
... General Maximilian Harmon
1968
It Takes a Thief
(TV Series)
S.I.A. Security Man
S.I.A. Security Man
- A Thief Is a Thief
(1968)
... S.I.A. Security Man
1967
Cimarron Strip
(TV Series)
Rowan Houston
Rowan Houston
- The Beast That Walks Like a Man
(1967)
... Rowan Houston
1959-1967
Disneyland
(TV Series)
Col. Francis Marion / Colonel Francis Marion / Narrator
Col. Francis Marion / Colonel Francis Marion / Narrator
- The Boy Who Flew with Condors
(1967)
... Narrator (voice)
- The Swamp Fox: Horses for Greene
(1961)
... Col. Francis Marion
- The Swamp Fox: A Woman's Courage
(1961)
... Col. Francis Marion
- The Swamp Fox: A Case of Treason
(1960)
... Col. Francis Marion
- The Swamp Fox: Redcoat Strategy
(1960)
... Col. Francis Marion
1966-1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(TV Series)
Fryer / Gregg Collier / John Joslin
Fryer / Gregg Collier / John Joslin
- Code Name: Heraclitus - Part 2
(1967)
... Fryer
- Code Name: Heraclitus - Part 1
(1966)
... Fryer
- Guilty or Not Guilty
(1966)
... Gregg Collier
- When Hell Froze
(1966)
... John Joslin
1965
Dr. Kildare
(TV Series)
Harry Kleber / Walter Burton
Harry Kleber / Walter Burton
- Aftermath
(1965)
... Harry Kleber
- A Little Child Shall Lead
(1965)
... Harry Kleber
- Wives and Losers
(1965)
... Harry Kleber
- Toast the Golden Couple
(1965)
... Harry Kleber
- The Life Machine
(1965)
... Harry Kleber
1965
The Wild Wild West
(TV Series)
Major General Ball
Major General Ball
- The Night of the Double-Edged Knife
(1965)
... Major General Ball
1963-1965
Ben Casey
(TV Series)
Dr. Jeff English / Dr. Walter Kulik
Dr. Jeff English / Dr. Walter Kulik
- War of Nerves
(1965)
... Dr. Jeff English
- He Thought He Saw an Albatross
(1963)
... Dr. Walter Kulik
1965
Peyton Place
(TV Series)
Vincent Markham / Kenneth Markham
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
- Episode #1.104
(1965)
... Kenneth Markham
- Episode #1.103
(1965)
... Vincent Markham
1963-1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(TV Series)
Paul Maytric / Dr. David Cord
Paul Maytric / Dr. David Cord
- The Green Felt Jungle
(1965)
... Paul Maytric
- One Step Down
(1963)
... Dr. David Cord
1964-1965
The Defenders
(TV Series)
Bob Garrison / Sergeant Jerry Hegan
Bob Garrison / Sergeant Jerry Hegan
- Death on Wheels
(1965)
... Bob Garrison
- Survival
(1964)
... Sergeant Jerry Hegan
1964
Daniel Boone
(TV Series)
William Russell
William Russell
- Mountain of the Dead
(1964)
... William Russell (as Leslie Neilsen)
1960-1964
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Brian Conlin / Jeremy Dow / Jeff Durant
Brian Conlin / Jeremy Dow / Jeff Durant
- The Brian Conlin Story
(1964)
... Brian Conlin
- The Jeremy Dow Story
(1960)
... Jeremy Dow / Jeff Durant
1963-1964
The Fugitive
(TV Series)
Harold Cheyney / Martin C. Rowland
Harold Cheyney / Martin C. Rowland
- Tiger Left, Tiger Right
(1964)
... Harold Cheyney
- Glass Tightrope
(1963)
... Martin C. Rowland
1963
Channing
(TV Series)
Prof. Paul Stafford
Prof. Paul Stafford
- Exercise in a Shark Tank
(1963)
... Prof. Paul Stafford
1960-1962
Route 66
(TV Series)
Doc Duncan / Mark Christopher
Doc Duncan / Mark Christopher
- Poor Little Kangaroo Rat
(1962)
... Doc Duncan
- A Fury Slinging Flame
(1960)
... Mark Christopher
1961-1962
The New Breed
(TV Series)
Lt. Price Adams
Lt. Price Adams
- Walk This Street Lightly
(1962)
... Lt. Price Adams
- So Dark the Night
(1962)
... Lt. Price Adams
- Judgement at San Belito
(1962)
... Lt. Price Adams
- Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo?
(1962)
... Lt. Price Adams
- A Motive Named Walter
(1962)
... Lt. Price Adams
1958-1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(TV Series)
Rudy Cox / Lloyd Ashley
Rudy Cox / Lloyd Ashley
- Ambition
(1961)
... Rudy Cox
- The $2,000,000 Defense
(1958)
... Lloyd Ashley
1959-1960
General Electric Theater
(TV Series)
Edward Morgan / Judge Wayne Douglas
Edward Morgan / Judge Wayne Douglas
- Journal of Hope
(1960)
... Edward Morgan
- Nora
(1959)
... Judge Wayne Douglas
1959-1960
Startime
(TV Series)
Dr. Stockmann / John Proctor
Dr. Stockmann / John Proctor
- An Enemy of the People
(1960)
... Dr. Stockmann
- The Crucible
(1959)
... John Proctor
1958-1959
Playhouse 90
(TV Series)
Eddie Kirkley / Ralph Mohr
Eddie Kirkley / Ralph Mohr
- The Velvet Alley
(1959)
... Eddie Kirkley
- The Right Hand Man
(1958)
... Ralph Mohr
1950-1954
Robert Montgomery Presents
(TV Series)
Gates Holden / George / C. K. Dexter Haven
Gates Holden / George / C. K. Dexter Haven
- End of a Mission
(1954)
- Second-Hand Sofa
(1953)
... Gates Holden
- Happy Birthday, George
(1952)
... George
- The House of Seven Gables
(1951)
- The Philadelphia Story
(1950)
... C. K. Dexter Haven
1949-1954
Studio One
(TV Series)
Tallman / Edmund / Mac / ...
Tallman / Edmund / Mac / ...
- The Man Who Owned the Town
(1954)
... Tallman
- A Guest at the Embassy
(1954)
... Edmund
- Castle in Spain
(1954)
... Mac
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
(1954)
... Fred Lawson
- Dark Possession
(1954)
... Dr. Roger Waring
1952-1954
Danger
(TV Series)
- Never Come Home
(1954)
- The Psychological Error
(1953)
- Missing Night
(1953)
- Boomerang
(1952)
1954
The Man Behind the Badge
(TV Series)
- The Case of the Yankee II
(1954)
- The Ohio State Prison Story
(1954)
1950-1954
Kraft Television Theatre
(TV Series)
- The Scarlet Letter
(1954)
- A Kiss for Cinderella
(1952)
- Of Famous Memory
(1951)
- The Best Years
(1951)
- The Luck of Guldeford
(1950)
1951-1953
Armstrong Circle Theatre
(TV Series)
- The Beard
(1953)
- A Story to Whisper
(1953)
- Candle in a Bottle
(1953)
- For Worse
(1952)
- The Man in 308
(1952)
1950-1953
The Web
(TV Series)
Dennis
Dennis
- The Leech
(1953)
... Dennis
- Deadlock
(1952)
... Dennis
- After the Fact
(1952)
- You Killed Elizabeth
(1951)
- Home for Christmas
(1950)
1953
The Big Story
(TV Series)
Bert Murray
Bert Murray
- Bert Murray of the Los Angeles Daily News
(1953)
... Bert Murray
1952-1953
Tales of Tomorrow
(TV Series)
Farragut / Bert / Harold Mason / ...
Farragut / Bert / Harold Mason / ...
- Ghost Writer
(1953)
... Bert
- Another Chance
(1953)
... Harold Mason
- Appointment on Mars
(1952)
... Robbie
- Black Planet
(1952)
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: The Escape: Part 2
(1952)
... Farragut
1950-1953
Suspense
(TV Series)
Serge Soudekine / Ralph Farley
Serge Soudekine / Ralph Farley
- The Black Prophet
(1953)
... Serge Soudekine
- Death Sabre
(1951)
- The Foggy Night Visitor
(1951)
- The Brush Off
(1950)
... Ralph Farley
- The Second Class Passenger
(1950)
1951-1953
Goodyear Television Playhouse
(TV Series)
Emperor Maximilian
Emperor Maximilian
- The Rumor
(1953)
- Crown of Shadows
(1952)
... Emperor Maximilian
- October Story
(1951)
1950-1952
Lights Out
(TV Series)
John Robinson / Bill
John Robinson / Bill
- Death Trap
(1952)
- Mrs. Manifold
(1951)
... John Robinson
- The Lost Will of Dr. Rant
(1951)
... Bill
- A Child Is Crying
(1950)
1950-1951
The Philco Television Playhouse
(TV Series)
- The Sisters
(1951)
- The Touch of a Stranger
(1950)
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[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 ... See more »Trivia:
His father, Ingvard Nielsen, was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer for Northwest Territory and Saskatchewan. See more »Trademark:
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." See more »Star Sign:
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