Scary Movie 32003
As President Harris
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Leslie Nielsen
Born
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. Although Nielsen's acting career crossed a variety of genres in both television and films, his deadpan delivery in Airplane! (1980) marked a turning point in his career, one that would make him, in the words of film critic Roger Ebert, "the Olivier of spoofs." Nielsen enjoyed further success with The Naked Gun film series (1988 – 1994), based on a short-lived television series Police Squad! in which he starred earlier. His portrayal of serious characters seemingly oblivious to (and complicit in) their absurd surroundings gave him a reputation as a comedian. In the final years of his career, Nielsen appeared in multiple spoof and parody films, many of which were met poorly by critics, but performed well in box office and home media releases. Nielsen married four times and had two daughters from his second marriage. He was recognized with a variety of awards throughout his career, and was inducted into the Canada and Hollywood Walks of Fame.
Filmography (138)
Airplane!1980
As Dr. Rumack
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988
As Frank Drebin
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Scary Movie 42006
As President Baxter Harris
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Superhero Movie2008
As Uncle Albert Adams
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult1994
As Lt. Frank Drebin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear1991
As Lt. Frank Drebin
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Forbidden Planet1956
As Commander John J. Adams
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Wrongfully Accused1998
As Ryan Harrison
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Spy Hard1996
As Dick Steele
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Poseidon Adventure1972
As Captain Harrison
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Prom Night1980
As Mr. Hammond
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Dracula: Dead and Loving It1995
As Count Dracula
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Creepshow1982
As Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Repossessed1990
As Father Jebedaiah Mayii
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Stan Helsing2009
As Kay
TMDb 4.2 / 10
2001: A Space Travesty2000
As Marshal Richard "Dick" Dix
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Mr. Magoo1997
As Mr. Quincy Magoo
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Nightstick1987
As Thad Evans
TMDb 3.5 / 10
Camouflage2001
As Jack Potter
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Soul Man1986
As Mr. Dunbar
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Rent-a-Kid1995
As Harry Haber
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Spanish Movie2009
As Doctor Nielsen
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest2007
As Dr. Rumack (archive voice)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Surf Ninjas1993
As Colonel Chi
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Amanda Fallon1973
As Mr. Cummings
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League2008
As Mayor of Charlestown
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Counterpoint1967
As Victor Rice
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Stonerville2011
As Producer
TMDb 2.9 / 10
The Sheepman1958
As Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Santa Who?2000
As Santa Claus
TMDb 5.5 / 10
An American Carol2008
As Osama Bin Nielsen / Grandpa
TMDb 4.2 / 10
All I Want For Christmas1991
As Santa
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Ransom!1956
As Charlie Telfer
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Wrong Is Right1982
As Mallory
TMDb 5.6 / 10
O.J.: Made in America2016
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Day of the Animals1977
As Paul Jenson
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Twilight Theater II1982
As Self- Host
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood2005
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Opposite Sex1956
As Steve Hilliard
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Little Mo1978
As Nelson Fisher
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Family Plan1997
As Harry Haber
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Foxfire Light1982
As Reece Morgan
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects1994
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Men with Brooms2002
As Gordon Cutter
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Chilly Dogs2001
As Clive Thorton / Cab Driver
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Nuts1987
As Allen Green
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Dark Possession1954
As Dr. Roger Waring
Beau Geste1966
As Lt. De Ruse
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Plainsman1966
As Col. George Armstrong Custer
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Canadian Conspiracy1986
As Self
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Spaceship1983
As Capt. Jamieson
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Chance of a Lifetime1991
As Lloyd Dixon
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Music Within2007
As Bill Austin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Tammy and the Bachelor1957
As Peter Brent
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler1971
As Harry Walsh
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Amsterdam Kill1977
As Riley Knight
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Harlow1965
As Richard Manley
TMDb 5.6 / 10
City on Fire1979
As Mayor William Dudley
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Dangerous Curves1988
As Greg Krevske
TMDb 3.2 / 10
Viva Knievel!1977
As Stanley Millard
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Safety Patrol!1998
As Mr. Penn
TMDb 4.8 / 10
S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago1994
As Lucio Cinico
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet2006
As Self
TMDb 4.7 / 10
How to Steal the World1968
As General Maximilian Harmon
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Gunfight in Abilene1967
As Grant Evers
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise2013
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Project: Kill1976
As John Trevor
TMDb 5.1 / 10
...and millions will die!1973
As Jack Gallagher
TMDb 5.2 / 10
How to Commit Marriage1969
As Phil Fletcher
TMDb 5.8 / 10
WWE SummerSlam 19941994
As Himself
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Letters1973
As Derek Childs
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Vagabond King1956
As Thibault d'Aussigny
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Reluctant Astronaut1967
As Major Fred Gifford
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Four Rode Out1969
As Mr Brown
TMDb 4.4 / 10
The Return of Charlie Chan1973
As Alexander Hadrachi
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Journey to the Outer Limits1973
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Striker's Mountain1985
As Jim McKay
TMDb 5.5 / 10
They Call It Murder1971
As Frank Antrim
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery1987
As Senator Erdain
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Unknown Marx Brothers1993
As Self - Narrator
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Best of So Graham Norton2004
As Self (archive footage)
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree1995
As Baxter
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Can Ellen Be Saved?1974
As Arnold Lindsey
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Wild Heart1968
As Narrator
The Night the Bridge Fell Down1980
As Paul Warren
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation1989
As Host
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf My Way1994
As Leslie Nielsen
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Sixth and Main1977
As John Doe
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking2004
As (Mouseking) (voice)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Brinks: The Great Robbery1976
As Agent Norman Houston
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Cave-In!1983
As Joe Johnson
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Home Is Where the Hart Is1987
As Sheriff Nashville Schwartz
TMDb 6.2 / 10
OHMS1980
As Governor
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Patriot1986
As Admiral Frazer
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Noël Noël2003
As Narrator (english version)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Harvey1996
As Dr. Chumley
TMDb 5.2 / 10
See How They Run1964
As Elliot Green
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Digger1993
As Arthur Evrensel
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Rosie!1967
As Cabot Shaw
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Hauser's Memory1970
As Joseph Slaughter
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Trial Run1969
As Jason Harkness
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Battle of Gettysburg1955
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Institute for Revenge1979
As Counselor Hollis Barnes
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Code Name: Heraclitus1967
As Fryer
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon2006
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Deadlock1969
As Lt. Sam Danforth
TMDb 9.0 / 10
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck1994
As Self - Audience Member
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Aquarians1970
As Official
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Twilight Theatre1982
Reckless Disregard1985
As Bob Franklin
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Hot Summer Night1957
As William Joel Partain
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Night Slaves1970
As Sheriff Henshaw
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Boy Who Flew with Condors1967
As Narrator
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Dayton's Devils1968
As Frank Dayton
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Incident in San Francisco1971
As Lt. Brubaker
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Riel1979
As Major Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Blade in Hong Kong1985
As Harry Ingersoll
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Snatched1973
As Bill Sutter
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience1975
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Velvet Alley1959
As Eddie Kirkley
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Cocoon1968
As Brent
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Dark Intruder1965
As Brett Kingsford
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier1993
As Himself
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Railway Dragon1989
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 1.0 / 10
World's Funniest Commercials1994
King of the Underwater World
King of the Underwater World1975
As Self/Narrator
Change of Mind1969
As Sheriff Webb
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Dive to the Edge of Creation1980
As Self - Narrator
Companions in Nightmare1968
As Dr. Neesden
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Shadow Over Elveron1968
As Sheriff Verne Drover
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Video1997
As Himself
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Outlaw Cats of Colossal Cave1975
As Narrator
The Dawson Patrol1977
As Narrator
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Grand Jury
Grand Jury1977
As John Williams
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Lost Will of Dr. Rant1951
As Bill
Pirates 4-D1997
As Captain Lucky
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Night Train to Paris1964
As Alan Holiday
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb