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Leslie Nielsen (I) (1926–2010)


Leslie William Nielsen was raised in Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Northwest Territories. His father was a Danish-born Mountie and a strict disciplinarian. His mother was Welsh. Leslie studied at the Academy of Radio Arts in Toronto before moving on to New York's Neighborhood Playhouse. His acting... See full bio »

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2013 The Waterman Movie (filming)
Ready Espanosa (voice)
 
2011 Stonerville (video)
Producer
 
2009 Spanish Movie
Doctor Nielsen
 
2009 Stan Helsing
Kay
 
2008 Slap Shot 3: The Junior League (video)
Mayor of Charlestown
 
2007 Robson Arms (TV series)
Caldo Vasco
All About Kitty (2007) … Caldo Vasco
Saultology (2007) … Caldo Vasco
 
2005 Odd Job Jack (TV series)
Drill Sargent Skitzkopf / General / Lieutenant
Jack Ryder Goes to War (2005) … General/Lieutenant/Drill Sargent Skitzkopf
 
2004-2005 Zeroman (TV series)
Zeroman
Less Than Zero (2005) … Zeroman
Crack of Doom (2005) … Zeroman
Alpha Beta V.H.Les (2004) … Zeroman
Disorder in the Court (2004) … Zeroman
Les Than Zero (2004) … Zeroman
 
2004 The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (video)
Mouseking (voice: English version)
 
2003 Chilly Beach (TV series)
Santa Claus
Secret Santa (2003) … Santa Claus
 
2003 Noël Noël (TV movie)
English narrator
 
2002 Men with Brooms
Gordon Cutter
 
2001 Kevin of the North
Clive Thorton/Cab Driver
 
2001 Liography (TV series)
Terrence Brynne McKennie (host)
 
2000 Santa Who? (TV movie)
Santa Claus
 
2000 Pumper Pups (TV series)
Pumper (voice)
 
1994-1999 Due South (TV series)
Sgt. Buck Frobisher
Manhunt (1994) … Sgt. Buck Frobisher
 
1999 Pirates: 3D Show (short)
Captain Lucky
 
1998 Safety Patrol (TV movie)
Mr. Penn
 
1996 Spy Hard
Dick Steele, Agent WD-40
 
1996 Harvey (TV movie)
Dr. Chumley
 
1995 Rent-a-Kid (TV movie)
Harry Haber
 
1995 Katie and Orbie (TV series)
Narrator
 
1994 Evening Shade (TV series)
Stonewell
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Wood (1994) … Stonewell
 
1993 Digger
Arthur Evrensel
 
1993 Surf Ninjas
Colonel Chi
 
1993 Herman's Head (TV series)
God
God, Girls and Herman (1993) … God
 
1992 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Lucas Hollingsworth
 
1991 Chance of a Lifetime (TV movie)
Lloyd Dixon
 
1991 Flesh 'n' Blood (TV series)
Red Houser
The Wrath of Con (1991) … Red Houser
 
1989 Dangerous Curves
Greg Krevske
 
1989 The Railway Dragon (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1988 Day by Day (TV series)
Brian's Father
Harper and Son (1988) … Brian's Father
 
1987-1988 Who's the Boss? (TV series)
Max Muldoon
Marry Me, Mona (1988) … Max Muldoon
Just Mona and Me (1987) … Max Muldoon
 
1987 Home Is Where the Hart Is
Sheriff Nashville Schwartz
 
1987 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)
Senator Erdain
Fatal Confession (1987) … Senator Erdain
 
1987 Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (TV movie)
Senator erdain
 
1987 Nuts
Allen Green
 
1987 Nightstick (TV movie)
Thad Evans
 
1987 Race for the Bomb (TV mini-series)
Lewis Strauss
 
1987 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Richard R. Benson
The Gift of Life (1987) … Richard R. Benson
 
1985-1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Captain Daniels / David Everett
Dead Man's Gold (1986) … David Everett
My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean (1985) … Captain Daniels
 
1986 Soul Man
Mr. Dunbar
 
1986 The Patriot
Admiral Frazer
 
1985 227 (TV series)
Mr. Gamble
A Letter to the President (1985) … Mr. Gamble
 
1985 Striker's Mountain (TV movie)
Jim McKay
 
1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
Fantoccini
Marionettes, Inc. (1985) … Fantoccini
 
1985 Blade in Hong Kong (TV movie)
Harry Ingersoll
 
1985 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)
Colonel Matthew Vail
Aftershocks (1985) … Colonel Matthew Vail (as Leslie Nelson)
 
1985 Hotel (TV series)
Jonathan Talbot
Crossroads (1985) … Jonathan Talbot
 
1985 Reckless Disregard (TV movie)
Bob Franklin
 
1985 Murder Among Friends (TV movie)
 
1984 Shaping Up (TV series)
Buddy Fox
Mixed Nuts (1984) … Buddy Fox
Defusing the Muse (1984) … Buddy Fox
Ex Pede Hercuelum (1984) … Buddy Fox
Baby Be Mine (1984) … Buddy Fox
 
1983 The Creature Wasn't Nice
Capt. Jamieson
 
1983 Cave In! (TV movie)
Joe Johnson
 
1983 The Night the Bridge Fell Down (TV movie)
Paul Warren
 
1982 Creepshow
Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
 
1982 Wrong Is Right
Mallory
 
1982 Twilight Theater (TV movie)
Various Characters
 
1982 Foxfire Light
Reece Morgan
 
1981 A Choice of Two
 
1980 The Littlest Hobo (TV series)
Mayor Chester Montgomery
Romiet and Julio (1980) … Mayor Chester Montgomery
 
1980 The Chisholms (TV mini-series)
Sinclair
The Suitor (1980) … Sinclair
 
1978-1980 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Doctor Whitfield / Emile Bouvier / Victor Conti
PlayGirl/Smith's Valhalla (1980) … Emile Bouvier
Seance/Treasure (1979) … Victor Conti
Superstar/Salem (1978) … Doctor Whitfield
 
1980 OHMS (TV movie)
Governor
 
1979 City on Fire
Mayor William Dudley
 
1979 Riel (TV movie)
Major Crozier
 
1977-1979 The Love Boat (TV series)
Dan Michaels / Hank Hardaway / Russ Blanchard
Ages of Man/Bo 'n Sam/Families (1979) … Hank Hardaway
Dear Beverly/The Strike/Special Delivery (1977) … Russ Blanchard
 
1979 Vega$ (TV series)
Tyler Dickenson
Doubtful Target (1979) … Tyler Dickenson
 
1979 Backstairs at the White House (TV mini-series)
Ike Hoover / Chief Usher Ike Hoover
Episode #1.3 (1979) … Chief Usher Ike Hoover
Episode #1.1 (1979) … Ike Hoover
Episode #1.2 (1979) … Ike Hoover
 
1979 Institute for Revenge (TV movie)
Counselor Hollis Barnes
 
1979 The Albertans (TV movie)
Don MacIntosh
 
1978 Little Mo (TV movie)
Nelson Fisher
 
1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV series)
Bunky
Class Underachiever (1978) … Bunky
 
1978 The Dawson Patrol (TV movie)
Narration
 
1977 The Amsterdam Kill
Riley Knight
 
1977 Lucan (TV series)
Sheriff Ramsey
The Search (1977) … Sheriff Ramsey
 
1977 The Kentucky Fried Movie
Man in Feel-O-Rama Movie (segment "Feel-O-Rama") (uncredited)
 
1977 Viva Knievel!
Stanley Millard
 
1977 Day of the Animals
Paul Jenson
 
1977 Sixth and Main
John Doe
 
1976 Project: Kill
John Trevor
 
1976 Brinks: The Great Robbery (TV movie)
Agent Norman Houston
 
1976 S.W.A.T. (TV series)
Vic Ritchie
The Running Man: Part 1 (1976) … Vic Ritchie
The Running Man: Part 2 (1976) … Vic Ritchie
 
1976 Grand Jury
John Williams
 
1975 Swiss Family Robinson (TV series)
Johnson
The Slave Ship (1975) … Johnson
 
1971-1975 Columbo (TV series)
"A.J. Henderson" / Geronimo / Peter Hamilton
Identity Crisis (1975) … Geronimo/"A.J. Henderson"
 
1973-1975 Cannon (TV series)
Elliott Straughn / Erich Strasse / Joe Gilbert / …
The Man Who Died Twice (1975) … Weller Dane
The Man Who Couldn't Forget (1974) … Elliott Straughn/Erich Strasse
Valley of the Damned (1973) … Joe Gilbert
 
1975 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
Jack Stanton
Requiem for a Son (1975) … Jack Stanton
 
1975 Kung Fu (TV series)
Vincent Corbino
Full Circle (1975) … Vincent Corbino
 
1975 The Rookies (TV series)
Larry Neal
S.W.A.T. (2hr Pilot) (1975) … Larry Neal
 
1974 Kojak (TV series)
Michael Hagar
Loser Takes All (1974) … Michael Hagar
 
1974 Ironside (TV series)
Peter Justin
The Over-the-Hill Blues (1974) … Peter Justin
 
1974 The Manhunter (TV series)
Vince Hammond
Jackknife (1974) … Vince Hammond
 
1968-1974 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
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)
Big Jake Wilson / Inspector John T. Connor / Off. Joe Landers
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
The Voyage (1974) … Captain Andrew Palmer
The Obituary (1973) … Willie Tremaine (as Leslie Nielson)
 
1974 Can Ellen Be Saved? (TV movie)
Arnold Lindsey
 
1973 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Edward Brendon
The Killing Defense (1973) … Edward Brendon
 
1965-1973 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Craig Fletcher / Hudson
Fools Gold (1973) … Hudson
Pound of Flesh (1965) … Craig Fletcher
 
1973 The Return of Charlie Chan (TV movie)
Alexander Hadrachi
 
1973 Amanda Fallon (TV movie)
Mr. Cummings
 
1973 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Mr. Cummings
And Other Springs I May Not See (1973) … Mr. Cummings
 
1973 The Letters (TV movie)
Derek Childs (The Parkingtons Episode)
 
1973 Snatched (TV movie)
Bill Sutter
 
1973 M*A*S*H (TV series)
Col. Buzz Brighton
 
1973 ...And Millions Die! (TV movie)
Jack Gallagher
 
1972 The Poseidon Adventure
The Captain
 
1972 Assignment Vienna (TV series)
Floyd Macklin
The Last Target (1972) … Floyd Macklin
 
1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
Rusty Bryson
Deal with the Devil (1972) … Rusty Bryson
 
1972 Norman Corwin Presents (TV series)
The Blue Hotel (1972)
 
1971 They Call It Murder (TV movie)
Frank Antrim
 
1971 Medical Center (TV series)
Frank
Conspiracy (1971) … Frank
 
1971 Bearcats! (TV series)
Col. Ted Donovan
The Big Guns (1971) … Col. Ted Donovan
 
1971 Sarge (TV series)
Joe Drake
The Silent Target (1971) … Joe Drake
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
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")
 
1971 Monty Nash (TV series)
The Hunting License (1971)
 
1971 Incident in San Francisco (TV movie)
Lt. Brubaker
 
1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
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 Hour (TV series)
Police Officer Ryan
Red Skelton Christmas Show (1970) … Police Officer Ryan
 
1970 Hauser's Memory (TV movie)
Joseph Slaughter
 
1970 The Aquarians (TV movie)
Official
 
1970 Night Slaves (TV movie)
Sheriff Henshaw
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
David Bell
The Other Kind of Spy (1970) … David Bell
 
1969-1970 The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV series)
Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth / Lieutenant 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
 
1970 Four Rode Out
Mr. Brown
 
1969 Change of Mind
Sheriff Webb
 
1964-1969 The Virginian (TV series)
Ben Stratton / Cleve Mason / Harry Lightfoot / …
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 How to Commit Marriage
Phil Fletcher
 
1969 The Big Valley (TV series)
Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway
Town of No Exit (1969) … Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway
 
1969 Trial Run (TV movie)
Jason Harkness
 
1969 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Jess Trevor
Time of the Jackals (1969) … Jess Trevor
 
1968 Companions in Nightmare (TV movie)
Dr. Neesden
 
1968 Dayton's Devils
Frank Dayton
 
1968 Shadow Over Elveron (TV movie)
Sheriff Verne Drover
 
1968 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
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
A Thief Is a Thief (1968) … S.I.A. Security Man
 
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Rowan Houston
The Beast That Walks Like a Man (1967) … Rowan Houston
 
1967 Rosie!
Cabot Shaw
 
1967 Counterpoint
Victor Rice
 
1967 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Ralph Fanning
The Deep End (1967) … Ralph Fanning
 
1959-1967 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
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
 
1967 Gunfight in Abilene
Grant Evers
 
1967 Bonanza (TV series)
Sheriff Paul Rowan
The Unseen Wound (1967) … Sheriff Paul Rowan
 
1966-1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Fryer / Gregg Collier / John Joslin
Code Name: Heraclitus - Part 2 (1967) … Fryer
Code Name: Heraclitus: Part 1 (1967) … Fryer
Guilty or Not Guilty (1966) … Gregg Collier
When Hell Froze (1966) … John Joslin
 
1967 Code Name: Heraclitus (TV movie)
Fryer
 
1966 Beau Geste
Lt. De Ruse
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Mark Foster
The Last Safari (1966) … Mark Foster
 
1966 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Steve, Boy Bohemian (1966)
 
1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Harry Kleber / Walter Burton
Aftermath (1965) … Harry Kleber
 
1965 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Major General Ball
The Night of the Double-Edged Knife (1965) … Major General Ball
 
1965 Convoy (TV series)
Steiner
Sink U-116! (1965) … Steiner
 
1965 The Loner (TV series)
McComb
The Kingdom of McComb (1965) … McComb
 
1963-1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Jeff English / Dr. Walter Kulik
He Thought He Saw an Albatross (1963) … Dr. Walter Kulik
 
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
Episode #1.104 (1965) … Kenneth Markham
Episode #1.103 (1965) … Vincent Markham
 
1965/I Harlow
Richard Manley
 
1963-1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Dr. David Cord / Paul Maytric
The Green Felt Jungle (1965) … Paul Maytric
One Step Down (1963) … Dr. David Cord
 
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Adams
The Creature (1965) … Adams
 
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
Mountain of the Dead (1964) … William Russell
 
1960-1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Brian Conlin / Jeff Durant / Jeremy Dow
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
Tiger Left, Tiger Right (1964) … Harold Cheyney
Glass Tightrope (1963) … Martin C. Rowland
 
1964 See How They Run (TV movie)
Elliott Green
 
1964 Night Train to Paris
Alan Holiday
 
1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Sergeant Burt Andrews
The Warrior (1964) … Sergeant Burt Andrews
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Grainger
The Magic Shop (1964) … Grainger
 
1963 Channing (TV series)
Prof. Paul Stafford
Exercise in a Shark Tank (1963) … Prof. Paul Stafford
 
1960-1962 Route 66 (TV series)
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
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
 
1962 Playdate (TV series)
Guy Duncan
Power by Proxy (1962) … Guy Duncan
 
1958-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Lloyd Ashley / Rudy Cox
Ambition (1961) … Rudy Cox
The $2,000,000 Defense (1958) … Lloyd Ashley
 
1961 The Islanders (TV series)
Howard Cavanaugh
Willy's Millionaire (1961) … Howard Cavanaugh
 
1960 Naked City (TV series)
Norman 'Norm' Garry
Down the Long Night (1960) … Norman 'Norm' Garry
 
1959-1960 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Edward Morgan / Judge Wayne Douglas
Journal of Hope (1960) … Edward Morgan
Nora (1959) … Judge Wayne Douglas
 
1960 Thriller (TV series)
Alan Patterson
The Twisted Image (1960) … Alan Patterson
 
1960 Moment of Fear (TV series)
Total Recall (1960)
 
1960 The Untouchables (TV series)
Tom Sebring
Three Thousand Suspects (1960) … Tom Sebring
 
1959 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Ray Stuart
Any Friend of Julie's (1959) … Ray Stuart
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
Eli Becker
Incident Below the Brazos (1959) … Eli Becker
 
1958-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Eddie Kirkley / Ralph Mohr
The Velvet Alley (1959) … Eddie Kirkley
The Right Hand Man (1958) … Ralph Mohr
 
1958 First Performance (TV series)
Panic at Parth Bay (1958)
 
1958 The Sheepman
Col. Stephen Bedford/Johnny Bledsoe
 
1957 Tammy and the Bachelor
Peter Brent
 
1957 Hot Summer Night
William Joel Partain
 
1956 The Opposite Sex
Steve Hilliard
 
1950-1954 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
C. K. Dexter Haven / Gates Holden / George
End of a Mission (1954)
Second-Hand Sofa (1953) … Gates Holden
 
1949-1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Dr. Clayborn / Edmund / Engineer / …
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) … Roger
 
1954 Justice (TV series)
The Blackmailer (1954)
 
1952-1954 Danger (TV series)
Never Come Home (1954)
Missing Night (1953)
Boomerang (1952)
 
1954 Love Story (TV series)
The Good Morrow (1954)
 
1950-1954 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
The Scarlet Letter (1954)
Of Famous Memory (1951)
The Best Years (1951)
 
1953 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
 
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
The Leech (1953) … Dennis
Deadlock (1952) … Dennis
After the Fact (1952)
Home for Christmas (1950)
 
1953 The Big Story (TV series)
Bert Murray
Bert Murray of the Los Angeles Daily News (1953) … Bert Murray
 
1953 Skipper of the Skies (TV movie)
 
1952-1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
Farragut / Bert / Harold Mason / …
Ghost Writer (1953) … Bert
Another Chance (1953) … Harold Mason
Appointment on Mars (1952) … Robbie
Black Planet (1952)
 
1950-1953 Suspense (TV series)
Ralph Farley / Serge Soudekine
The Black Prophet (1953) … Serge Soudekine
Death Sabre (1951)
The Brush Off (1950) … Ralph Farley
 
1951-1953 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
The Rumor (1953)
Crown of Shadows (1952)
October Story (1951)
 
1952 Short Short Dramas (TV series)
The Diary (1952)
 
1950-1952 Lights Out (TV series)
Bill / John Robinson
Death Trap (1952)
Mrs. Manifold (1951) … John Robinson
The Lost Will of Dr. Rant (1951) … Bill
A Child Is Crying (1950)
 
1952 CBS Television Workshop (TV series)
 
1950-1951 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
The Sisters (1951)
 
1951 Out There (TV series)
Susceptibility (1951)
 
1951 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
The Magic Wire (1951)
 
1951 Sure As Fate (TV series)
 
1950 The Magnavox Theatre (TV series)
Lightnin' (1950)
 
1950 The Clock (TV series)
A Grave Plot (1950)
 
1950 The Trap (TV series)
Sentence of Death (1950)
 
1950 Stage 13 (TV series)
 
1950 Actor's Studio (TV series)
Telas, the King (1950)
Hannah (1950)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2009 The Naked Truth (executive producer)
 
2009/I The Force (TV documentary) (associate producer)
 
2000 2001: A Space Travesty (executive producer)
 
1997 Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Video (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
1996 Spy Hard (executive producer)
 
1994 Bad Golf My Way (video) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (performer: "BESAME MUCHO")
 
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (performer: "The Star Spangled Banner" 1814 - uncredited)
 
1982 Police Squad! (TV series)
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")
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2009 The Naked Truth (book)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2010-2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 2 episodes)
Drácula: Un muerto muy contento y feliz (2011) (in memory of)
Jo, un cadáver revoltoso (2010) (in memory of)
 
2011/I Under the Bridge (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 The Legend of Action Man (in memory of)
 
2009 Spanish Movie (thanks)
 
2005 Ending Aids: The Search for a Vaccine (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (102 titles)
2010 Gylne tider (TV series documentary)
Frank Drebin / Himself
Episode #4.6 (2010) … Himself (also archive footage) / Frank Drebin (also archive footage)
 
2009 Buenafuente (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Naked Truth
Himself
 
2009/I The Force (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2008 The Bob Show (TV series)
Himself
Super Mega Fest 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
1969-2008 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 17 September 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 March 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Doctor*ology (TV series documentary)
Traumat*ology (2007)
Anaesthesi*ology (2007)
Pulmon*ology (2007)
Immun*ology (2007)
 
2007 Lipshitz Saves the World (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Gameshow Marathon (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
Press Your Luck (2006) … Himself - Contestant
Beat the Clock (2006) … Himself - Contestant
Let's Make a Deal (2006) … Himself - Contestant
The Price Is Right (2006) … Himself - Contestant
 
2006 The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Alberta 100: A Centennial Countdown (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2005 Tubridy Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.18 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Comedians' Comedian (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 amazinGross (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Best of 'So Graham Norton' (video)
Himself
 
2004 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 June 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 On the Record with Bob Costas (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.7 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Making 'Scary Movie 3' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 The Joke's on Us: 50 Years of CBC Satire (TV movie)
Himself (Narrator)
 
2002 TV Tales (TV series)
Himself
The Golden Girls (2002) … Himself
 
2000-2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself / Frank Drebin
Priscilla Presley: Keeper of a Dream (2002) … Himself/Frank Drebin (also archive footage)
Leslie Nielsen: Naked Laugher (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 So Graham Norton (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.14 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Life and Times (TV series documentary)
Himself
Leslie Nielsen: The Last Laugh (2000) … Himself
 
2000 N.Y.U.K (TV series)
Himself - Professor of Stoogelogy
 
1997-1999 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 May 1999 (1999) … Himself
Episode dated 19 December 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1999 Leslie Nielsen on the Stooges (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Club Disney (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 April 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Dinosaur Park (documentary)
Narrator
 
1998 The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Video (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Out of Bounds (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1996 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
Show nº 20 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Die Harald Schmidt Show (TV series)
Himself
Show #124 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Ghost Whales of Lancaster Sound (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1996 The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Favorite Comedy Motion Picture
 
1991-1995 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 October 1995 (1995) … Himself
Episode dated 1 April 1994 (1994) … Himself
Episode dated 10 December 1993 (1993) … Himself
Episode dated 13 June 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1995 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.298 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 April 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1994 The World's Funniest Commercials (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1994 Bad Golf My Way (video)
Himself
 
1993-1994 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 8 November 1994 (1994) … Himself
Episode dated 6 December 1993 (1993) … Himself - Guest
 
1994 Cybermania '94: Ultimate Gamers Awards (TV special)
Co-Host
 
1994 The Danny Baker Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.6 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Summerslam (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Bob Hope's Birthday Memories (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland (TV special)
Himself - Ringmaster
 
1993 Jeopardy! (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity Contestant
1993 Celebrity Jeopardy! Game 1 (1993) … Himself - Celebrity Contestant
 
1993 Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier (video)
Himself
 
1993 John & Leeza from Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.11 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV documentary)
Narrated By
 
1992 Friday Night (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.8 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 Everest: Climb for Hope (documentary)
Himself - Narrated By
 
1991 Circus of the Stars #16 (TV special documentary)
Himself - Ringmaster
 
1991 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.42 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 September 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1989-1991 Wogan (TV series)
Batmam / Himself
Episode dated 19 June 1991 (1991) … Himself
Episode dated 27 December 1989 (1989) … Batmam
 
1990 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 September 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1989 Circus of the Stars #14 (TV special documentary)
Himself - Ringmaster
 
1989 The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
Leslie Nielsen/Cowboy Junkies (1989) … Himself - Host/Various
 
1989 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (1989) … Himself
 
1988 D.C. Follies (TV series)
Himself
 
1988 The New Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 February 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1986 Doris Day's Best Friends (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.26 (1986) … Himself
 
1985 The Homefront (documentary)
Narrator
 
1985 The Canadian Conspiracy (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 Prime Times (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 The 34th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
 
1982 All-Star Birthday Party at Annapolis (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 Hee Haw (TV series)
Himself
Episode #13.16 (1982) … Himself
 
1980 Blue Frontier (TV series)
Himself - Narrator
 
1980 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 October 1980 (1980) … Himself
Episode dated 19 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Al Oeming: Man of the North (TV mini-series)
Host
 
1971-1980 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
Narrator / Himself - Narrator
Dive to the Edge of Creation (1980) … Himself - Narrator
Bushmen of the Kalahari (1974) … Narrator
The Big Cats (1974) … Narrator
Wind Raiders of the Sahara (1973) … Narrator
The Haunted West (1973) … Narrator
 
1977-1979 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 December 1979 (1979) … Himself
Episode dated 18 October 1979 (1979) … Himself
Episode dated 5 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
Episode dated 17 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 The Cross-Wits (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 July 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 April 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1975-1976 Celebrity Bowling (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 November 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 5 September 1975 (1975) … Himself
Episode dated 30 April 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience (documentary)
Narrator
 
1975 Beat the Clock (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 August 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 Showoffs (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 July 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1974-1975 Celebrity Sweepstakes (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 April 1975 (1975) … Himself
Episode dated 27 January 1975 (1975) … Himself
Episode dated 26 May 1974 (1974) … Himself
Episode dated 17 February 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1973 Strange Creatures of the Night (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1973 Journey to the Outer Limits (documentary) (voice)
 
1972-1973 The Explorers (TV series)
Narrator
Descent Into Fire (1973) … Narrator
Life Under the Sea (1973) … Narrator
Patrol to the Stone Age (1973) … Narrator
Return to the Lost Tribe (1973) … Narrator
Search for the Vampire Bat (1973) … Narrator
 
1972 The Return of the Movie Movie (documentary short)
Captain Harrison/Himself (uncredited)
 
1971 The Movie Game (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 August 1971 (1971) … Himself
Episode dated 5 July 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The Art Linkletter Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 May 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The Donald O'Connor Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 January 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1964 Your First Impression (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 April 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1958 The Gisele MacKenzie Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.26 (1958) … Himself
 
1955 The Battle of Gettysburg (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (31 titles)
2012 Vanilla Ice Archive (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2010 Cinema 3 (TV series)
 
2010 Días de cine (TV series)
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2008 Morir de humor (TV movie)
Dr. Rumack
 
2007 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Family Guy (TV series)
 
2006 America's Top Sleuths (TV documentary)
Det. Frank Drebin
 
2006 Gameshow Marathon (TV series)
 
2006 ¿De qué te ríes? (TV movie)
Lt. Frank Drebin
 
2005 Silenci? (TV series)
 
2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (TV documentary)
Commander John J. Adams (uncredited)
 
2004 Bob Monkhouse's Comedy Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and Priscilla (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Urban Rush (TV series)
 
2000 Playboy: The Complete Anna Nicole Smith (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1993 Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (video documentary)
Messala (uncredited)
 
1992 Funny Business
 
1991 Memories of M*A*S*H (TV documentary)
Himself / Col. Buzz Brighton
 
1982 Airplane II: The Sequel
Dr. Rumack (uncredited)
 
1979 Backstairs at the White House (TV mini-series)
 
1968 How to Steal the World
General Maximilian Harmon
 
1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1960s) Hosted and narrated promotional video for singer Bobby Curtola (Canada's first Teen Idol) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 7 Interviews  | 9 Articles  | 6 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Leslie Nelson | Leslie Nielson

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The reason they call it 'golf' is that all the other four-letter words were used up. See more »

Trivia:

His father 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:

Aquarius