Leslie Nielsen
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
O.J.: Made in America
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Stonerville
2011
as Producer
Stan Helsing
2009
as Kay
Spanish Movie
2009
as Doctor Nielsen
An American Carol
2008
as Osama Bin Nielsen / Grandpa
Superhero Movie
2008
as Uncle Albert Adams
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League
2008
as Mayor of Charlestown
Music Within
2007
as Bill Austin
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
2007
as Dr. Rumack (archive voice)
Lipshitz Saves the World
2007
as Himself
Scary Movie 4
2006
as President Baxter Harris
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
as Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006
as Self
Gameshow Marathon
2006
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Robson Arms
2005
as Caldo Vasco
Tubridy Tonight
2005
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
2004
as (Mouseking) (voice)
The Best of So Graham Norton
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Zeroman
2004
as Zeroman (voice)
Scary Movie 3
2003
as President Harris
Noël Noël
2003
as Narrator (english version)
Chilly Beach
2003
as Santa (voice)
Odd Job Jack
2003
Men with Brooms
2002
as Gordon Cutter
Chilly Dogs
2001
as Clive Thorton / Cab Driver
Camouflage
2001
as Jack Potter
Liography
2001
Liography
2001
as Terrence Brynne McKennie
2001: A Space Travesty
2000
as Marshal Richard "Dick" Dix
Santa Who?
2000
as Santa Claus
Family Guy
1999
as Dr. Rumack (archive footage)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
Harvey
1999
as Dr. Chumley
Wrongfully Accused
1998
as Ryan Harrison
Safety Patrol!
1998
as Mr. Penn
Family Plan
1997
as Harry Haber
Mr. Magoo
1997
as Mr. Quincy Magoo
Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Video
1997
as Himself
Pirates 4-D
1997
as Captain Lucky
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
as Mr. Penn
Spy Hard
1996
as Dick Steele
Harvey
1996
as Dr. Chumley
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Life and Times
1996
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995
as Count Dracula
Rent-a-Kid
1995
as Harry Haber
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995
as Baxter
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago
1994
as Lucio Cinico
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Lt. Frank Drebin
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
1994
as Self - Audience Member
Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf My Way
1994
as Leslie Nielsen
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994
as Himself
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self
World's Funniest Commercials
1994
Due South
1994
as Sgt. Buck Frobisher
The Danny Baker Show
1994
Cybermania '94 - The Ultimate Gamer Awards
1994
as Host
Surf Ninjas
1993
as Colonel Chi
The Unknown Marx Brothers
1993
as Self - Narrator
Digger
1993
as Arthur Evrensel
Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier
1993
as Himself
Raw
1993
as Leslie Nielsen
Katie and Orbie
1993
as Narrator
Live & Kicking
1993
as Self
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1992
as Self
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
as Lt. Frank Drebin
All I Want For Christmas
1991
as Santa
Chance of a Lifetime
1991
as Lloyd Dixon
Herman's Head
1991
as God
Flesh 'n' Blood
1991
as Red Houser
Repossessed
1990
as Father Jebedaiah Mayii
Evening Shade
1990
The Railway Dragon
1989
as Narrator (voice)
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989
as Host
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Frank Drebin
Dangerous Curves
1988
as Greg Krevske
Day by Day
1988
as Jack Harper
Nuts
1987
as Allen Green
Home Is Where the Hart Is
1987
as Sheriff Nashville Schwartz
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
1987
as Senator Erdain
Nightstick
1987
as Thad Evans
Race for the Bomb
1987
as Lewis Strauss
Soul Man
1986
as Mr. Dunbar
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
as Self
The Patriot
1986
as Admiral Frazer
Blade in Hong Kong
1985
as Harry Ingersoll
Striker's Mountain
1985
as Jim McKay
Reckless Disregard
1985
as Bob Franklin
The Golden Girls
1985
as Lucas
227
1985
Doris Day's Best Friends
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Fantoccini
Who's the Boss?
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Richard R. Benson
Shaping Up
1984
as Buddy Fox
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Matthew Vail
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as David Everett
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Captain Daniels
Spaceship
1983
as Capt. Jamieson
Cave-In!
1983
as Joe Johnson
Prime Times
1983
as Self
Wrong Is Right
1982
as Mallory
Creepshow
1982
as Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
Foxfire Light
1982
as Reece Morgan
Twilight Theatre
1982
Twilight Theater II
1982
as Self- Host
Police Squad!
1982
as Lt. Frank Drebin
Wogan
1982
as Self
Twilight Theater
1982
Aloha Paradise
1981
as Grant Culberson
Airplane!
1980
as Dr. Rumack
Prom Night
1980
as Mr. Hammond
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
1980
as Paul Warren
OHMS
1980
as Governor
Dive to the Edge of Creation
1980
as Self - Narrator
City on Fire
1979
as Mayor William Dudley
Institute for Revenge
1979
as Counselor Hollis Barnes
Riel
1979
as Major Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier
Backstairs at the White House
1979
as Ike Hoover
The Littlest Hobo
1979
as Mayor Chester Montgomery
Little Mo
1978
as Nelson Fisher
Vega$
1978
Fantasy Island
1978
as Doctor Whitfield
Fantasy Island
1978
as Victor Conti
Day of the Animals
1977
as Paul Jenson
Viva Knievel!
1977
as Stanley Millard
The Amsterdam Kill
1977
as Riley Knight
Grand Jury
1977
as John Williams
The Dawson Patrol
1977
as Narrator
Sixth and Main
1977
as John Doe
The Love Boat
1977
as Hank Hardaway
Lucan
1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
The Love Boat
1977
as Russ Blanchard
The Love Boat
1977
as Dan Michaels
Project: Kill
1976
as John Trevor
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976
as Agent Norman Houston
King of the Underwater World
1975
as Self/Narrator
The Outlaw Cats of Colossal Cave
1975
as Narrator
Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience
1975
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975
S.W.A.T.
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1974
as Arnold Lindsey
The Manhunter
1974
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Letters
1973
as Derek Childs
Snatched
1973
as Bill Sutter
...and millions will die!
1973
as Jack Gallagher
The Return of Charlie Chan
1973
as Alexander Hadrachi
Journey to the Outer Limits
1973
as Narrator (voice)
Amanda Fallon
1973
as Mr. Cummings
Kojak
1973
as Michael Hagar
The Evil Touch
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Edward Brendon
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
as Captain Harrison
M*A*S*H
1972
as Col. Buzz Brighton
The Rookies
1972
Kung Fu
1972
as Vincent Corbino
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Assignment: Vienna
1972
as Floyd Macklin
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as John T. Connor
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
1971
as Harry Walsh
They Call It Murder
1971
as Frank Antrim
Incident in San Francisco
1971
as Lt. Brubaker
Columbo
1971
as A.J. Henderson
Cannon
1971
as Joe Gilbert
Sarge
1971
Monty Nash
1971
as Ross Carter
Columbo
1971
as Peter Hamilton
Cannon
1971
as Erich Strasser
Cannon
1971
as Weller Dane
Bearcats!
1971
as Col. Ted Donovan
Night Slaves
1970
as Sheriff Henshaw
Hauser's Memory
1970
as Joseph Slaughter
The Aquarians
1970
as Official
Night Gallery
1970
as Col. Dennis Malloy
Night Gallery
1970
as The Phantom (segment "Phantom of What Opera?")
Four Rode Out
1969
as Mr Brown
How to Commit Marriage
1969
as Phil Fletcher
Change of Mind
1969
as Sheriff Webb
Deadlock
1969
as Lt. Sam Danforth
Trial Run
1969
as Jason Harkness
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Brent
Bracken's World
1969
The Bold Ones: The Protectors
1969
as Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth
The Movie Game (US)
1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Mr. Cummings
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Colonel Farraday
How to Steal the World
1968
as General Maximilian Harmon
Dayton's Devils
1968
as Frank Dayton
Companions in Nightmare
1968
as Dr. Neesden
Shadow Over Elveron
1968
as Sheriff Verne Drover
The Wild Heart
1968
as Narrator
Cocoon
1968
as Brent
The Name of the Game
1968
It Takes a Thief
1968
as SIA Security Man
The Mod Squad
1968
as Rusty Bryson
Code Name: Heraclitus
1967
as Fryer
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967
as Major Fred Gifford
Gunfight in Abilene
1967
as Grant Evers
Counterpoint
1967
as Victor Rice
Rosie!
1967
as Cabot Shaw
The Boy Who Flew with Condors
1967
as Narrator
Ironside
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Beau Geste
1966
as Lt. De Ruse
The Plainsman
1966
as Col. George Armstrong Custer
Dark Intruder
1965
as Brett Kingsford
Harlow
1965
as Richard Manley
The F.B.I.
1965
as Hudson
Convoy
1965
The Big Valley
1965
as Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Major General Ball
National Geographic Specials
1965
as Narrator (voice)
Night Train to Paris
1964
as Alan Holiday
See How They Run
1964
as Elliot Green
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
Daniel Boone
1964
as William Russell
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as General Maximilian Harmon
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Dr. David Cord
The Fugitive
1963
as Harold Cheyney
The Fugitive
1963
as Martin C. Rowland
The Farmer's Daughter
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Art Linkletter Show
1963
Channing
1963
as Prof. Paul Stafford
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Paul Maytric
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as John Joslin
Miss USA
1963
as Self - Judge
The Virginian
1962
as John Hagen
The Virginian
1962
as Cleve Mason
The Virginian
1962
as Harry Lightfoot
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mr. Grainger
The Defenders
1961
as Bob Garrison
The New Breed
1961
as Lt. Price Adams
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Walter Burton
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Harry Kleber
Route 66
1960
Moment of Fear
1960
Thriller
1960
as Alan Patterson
The Velvet Alley
1959
as Eddie Kirkley
Rawhide
1959
as Eli Becker
The Swamp Fox
1959
as Francis Marion (The Swamp Fox)
Bonanza
1959
as Sheriff Paul Rowan
The Sheepman
1958
as Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe
Naked City
1958
as Norman Garry
Tammy and the Bachelor
1957
as Peter Brent
Hot Summer Night
1957
as William Joel Partain
Wagon Train
1957
as Brian Conlin
Wagon Train
1957
as Jeremy Dow
Forbidden Planet
1956
as Commander John J. Adams
The Opposite Sex
1956
as Steve Hilliard
Ransom!
1956
as Charlie Telfer
The Vagabond King
1956
as Thibault d'Aussigny
Playhouse 90
1956
as Ralph Mohr
The Battle of Gettysburg
1955
as Narrator (voice)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jess Trevor
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Lloyd Ashley
Folio
1955
as Biff Loman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Rudy Cox
First Performance
1955
as Ted
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
Dark Possession
1954
as Dr. Roger Waring
Love Story
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Colonel Francis Marion
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Col. Francis Marion
General Electric Theater
1953
as Judge Wayne Douglas
Medallion Theatre
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
as Edward Morgan
Short Short Dramas
1952
The Lost Will of Dr. Rant
1951
as Bill
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Out There
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
as Harold 'Harry' Mason
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as C. K. Dexter Haven
Danger
1950
Sure As Fate
1950
Starlight Theatre
1950
Stage 13
1950
The Web
1950
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as George
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Gates Holden
Suspense
1949
Lights Out
1949
The Clock
1949
as David Kyle
Suspense
1949
as Serge Soudekine
Studio One
1948
Actors Studio
1948
Studio One
1948
as Chris Jackson
Studio One
1948
as Stan Janicek
Studio One
1948
as Dr. Clayborn
Studio One
1948
as Dr. Roger Waring
Studio One
1948
as Mac
Studio One
1948
as Edmund
Studio One
1948
as Tallman
Studio One
1948
as Karl
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Host