Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen
Birth name	Leslie William Nielsen
Born	February 11, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	November 28, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA from complications from pneumonia
Notable Roles	Det. Frank Drebin in Police Squad! Deputy Chief Sam Danforth in The Bold Ones: The Protectors Lt. Price Adams in The New Breed
Notable Episodes	M*A*S*H: The Ringbanger Robson Arms: Ordinary Assholes
Awards	Film Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 ACTRA Award

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Leslie Nielsen was a Canadian-American actor.

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Tales of Tomorrow	Farragut	1x17 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Chase (1)	January 25, 1952
Tales of Tomorrow	Farragut	1x18 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Escape (2)	February 1, 1952
Tales of Tomorrow	Robbie	1x39 - Appointment on Mars	June 27, 1952
Tales of Tomorrow	Harold Mason	2x26 - Another Chance	February 13, 1953
Tales of Tomorrow	Bert	2x32 - Ghost Writer	March 27, 1953
Playhouse 90	Ralph Mohr	2x28 - The Right-Hand Man	March 20, 1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Lloyd Ashley	4x05 - The $2,000,000 Defense	November 2, 1958
Playhouse 90	Eddie Kirkley	3x16 - The Velvet Alley	January 22, 1959
The Untouchables	Tom Sebring	1x23 - Three Thousand Suspects	March 24, 1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Rudy Cox	6x38 - Ambition	July 4, 1961
General Electric Theater	Judge Wayne Douglas	7x30 - Nora	May 3, 1959
General Electric Theater	Edward Morgan	9x02 - Journal of Hope	September 25, 1960
Rawhide	Eli Becker	1x18 - Incident Below the Brazos	May 15, 1959
Alcoa Goodyear Theatre	Ray Stuart	3x04 - Any Friend of Julie's	October 19, 1959
The Untouchables	Tom Sebring	1x23 - Three Thousand Suspects	March 24, 1960
Thriller	Alan Patterson	1x01 - The Twisted Image	September 13, 1960
Naked City	Norman Garry	2x04 - Down the Long Night	November 2, 1960
Wagon Train	Jeremy Dow / Jeff Durant	4x14 - The Jeremy Dow Story	December 28, 1960
Route 66	Mark Christopher	1x11 - A Fury Slinging Flame	December 30, 1960
The Islanders	Howard Cavanaugh	1x18 - Willy's Millionaire	February 12, 1961
Route 66	Doc Duncan	3x10 - Poor Little Kangaroo Rat	November 23, 1962
Ben Casey	Dr. Walter Kulik	2x18 - He Thought He Saw an Albatross	February 4, 1963
Channing	Prof. Paul Stafford	1x02 - Exercise in a Shark Tank	September 25, 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre	Dr. David Cord	1x06 - One Step Down	November 14, 1963
The Fugitive	Martin Rowland	1x12 - Glass Tightrope	December 3, 1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Steven Grainger	2x13 - The Magic Shop	January 10, 1964
The Defenders	Sgt. Jerry Hegan	3x22 - Survival	March 14, 1964
The Nurses	Sgt. Burt Andrews	2x35 - The Warrior	June 18, 1964
The Virginian	John Hagen	3x01 - Ryker	September 16, 1964
The Fugitive	Harold Cheyney	2x06 - Tiger Left, Tiger Right	October 20, 1964
Wagon Train	Brian Conlin	8x06 - The Brian Conlin Story	October 25, 1964
Daniel Boone	William Russell	1x11 - Mountain of the Dead	December 17, 1964
The Defenders	Bob Garrison	4x17 - Death on Wheels	January 28, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Walter Burton	4x23 - Do You Trust Your Doctor?	March 4, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Walter Burton	4x25 - She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (1)	March 18, 1965
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea	Captain Wayne Adams	1x28 - The Creature	March 22, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Walter Burton	4x26 - She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (2)	March 25, 1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre	Paul Maytric	2x20 - The Green Felt Jungle	April 1, 1965
Ben Casey	Dr. Jeff English	5x01 - War of Nerves	September 13, 1965
The Loner	McComb	1x04 - The Kingdom of McComb	October 9, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Harry Kleber	5x13 - The Life Machine (1)	October 26, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Harry Kleber	5x14 - Toast the Golden Couple (2)	November 1, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Harry Kleber	5x15 - Wives and Losers (3)	November 2, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Harry Kleber	5x17 - A Little Child Shall Lead Them (5)	November 9, 1965
Convoy	Steiner	1x09 - Sink U-116!	November 12, 1965
The Wild Wild West	Major General Ball	1x09 - The Night of the Double-Edged Knife	November 12, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Harry Kleber	5x18 - Hour of Decision (6)	November 15, 1965
Dr. Kildare	Harry Kleber	5x19 - Aftermath (7)	November 16, 1965
The Virginian	Harry Lightfoot	4x12 - The Laramie Road	December 8, 1965
The F.B.I.	Craig Fletcher	1x14 - Pound of Flesh	December 19, 1965
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre	John Joslin	3x12 - When Hell Froze	February 2, 1966
The Farmer's Daughter		3x22 - Steve, Boy Bohemian	February 18, 1966
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre	Gregg Collier	3x15 - Guilty or Not Guilty	March 9, 1966
The Virginian	Cleve Mason	4x28 - No Drums, No Trumpets	April 6, 1966
Run for Your Life	Mark Foster	1x28 - The Last Safari	April 25, 1966
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre	Fryer	4x15 - Code Name: Heraclitus (1)	January 18, 1967
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre	Fryer	4x16 - Code Name: Heraclitus (2)	January 25, 1967
Bonanza	Sheriff Paul Rowan	8x20 - The Unseen Wound	January 29, 1967
Judd for the Defense	Ralph Fanning	1x02 - The Deep End	September 15, 1967
Cimarron Strip	Rowan Houston	1x11 - The Beast That Walks Like a Man	November 30, 1967
The Virginian	Winthrop	6x15 - The Fortress	December 27, 1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	General Maximilian Harmon	4x15 - The Seven Wonders of the World Affair (1)	January 8, 1968
It Takes a Thief	S.I.A. Security Man	1x01 - A Thief Is a Thief	January 9, 1968
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	General Maximilian Harmon	4x16 - The Seven Wonders of the World Affair (2)	January 15, 1968
Gunsmoke	Jess Trevor	14x16 - Time of the Jackals	January 13, 1969
The Big Valley	Sgt. Maj. Earl Conway	4x23 - Town of No Exit	April 7, 1969
Hawaii Five-O	Brent	1x24 - Cocoon (1)	June 4, 1969
The Virginian	Ben Stratton	8x01 - Long Ride Home	September 17, 1969
The Name of the Game	David Bell	2x26 - The Other Kind of Spy	April 10, 1970
Night Gallery	The Phantom	2x01 - Phantom of What Opera?	September 15, 1971
Night Gallery	Colonel Dennis Malloy	2x06 - A Question of Fear	October 27, 1971
Medical Center	Frank	3x13 - Conspiracy	December 8, 1971
Columbo	Peter Hamilton	1x05 - Lady in Waiting	December 15, 1971
The Mod Squad	Rusty Bryson	4x16 - Deal with the Devil	January 11, 1972
Assignment Vienna	Floyd Macklin	1x01 - The Last Target	September 28, 1972
M*A*S*H	Col. Buzz Brighton	1x16 - The Ringbanger	January 21, 1973
The Streets of San Francisco	Big Jake Wilson	1x26 - Legion of the Lost	April 12, 1973
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors	Mr. Cummings	4x16 - And Other Things I May Not See	May 4, 1973
The Streets of San Francisco	John T. Connor	2x04 - Before I Die	October 4, 1973
The F.B.I.	Hudson	9x09 - Fool's Gold Raub	November 25, 1973
Barnaby Jones	Edward Brendon	2x11 - The Killing Defense	December 2, 1973
Cannon	Joe Gilbert	3x13 - Valley of the Damned	December 5, 1973
The Streets of San Francisco	Officer Joe Landers	3x01 - One Last Shot	September 12, 1974
Hawaii Five-O	Col. Farraday	7x07 - We Hang Our Own	October 22, 1974
The Manhunter	Vince Hammond	1x10 - Jackknife	November 13, 1974
Cannon	Eric Strauss	4x10 - The Man Who Couldn't Forget	November 20, 1974
Ironside	Peter Justin	8x11 - The Over-the-Hill Blues	December 5, 1974
Kojak	Michael Hagar	2x15 - Loser Takes All	December 22, 1974
Kung Fu	Vincent Corbino	3x18 - Barbary House (1)	February 15, 1975
The Rookies	Larry Neal	3x20/21 - S.W.A.T.	February 17, 1975
Kung Fu	Vincent Corbino	3x19 - Flight to Orion (2)	February 22, 1975
Kung Fu	Vincent Corbino	3x20 - The Brothers Caine (3)	March 1, 1975
Kung Fu	Vincent Corbino	3x21 - Full Circle (4)	March 8, 1975
Lucas Tanner	Jack Stanton	1x20 - Requiem for a Son	March 12, 1975
Cannon	Police Lieutenant	5x06 - The Man Who Died Twice	October 15, 1975
Columbo	Geronimo	5x03 - Identity Crisis	November 2, 1975
The Swiss Family Robinson	Johnson	1x08 - The Slave Ship	November 9, 1975
S.W.A.T.	Vic Ritchie	2x15/16 - The Running Man	January 24, 1976
The Love Boat	Russ	1x10 - Dear Beverly / The Strike / Special Delivery	December 3, 1977
Lucan	Sheriff Ramsey	1x02 - The Search	December 26, 1977
The Love Boat	Dan Michaels	1x22 - A Selfless Love / The Nubile Nurse / Parents Know Best	February 25, 1978
Fantasy Island	Dr. Whitfield	1x10 - Superstar / Salem	March 25, 1978
Fantasy Island	Victor Conti	2x14 - Seance / The Treasure	January 13, 1979
Vega$	Tyler Dickenson	1x19 - Doubtful Target	March 7, 1979
The Love Boat	Hank Hardaway	2x24 - Ages of Man / Bo 'n Sam / Families	March 10, 1979
Fantasy Island	Emile Bouvier	3x17 - Playgirl / Smith's Valhalla	January 26, 1980
Hotel	Jonathan Talbot	2x13 - Crossroads	January 30, 1985
Murder, She Wrote	Captain Daniels	1x13 - My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean	February 10, 1985
Finder of Lost Loves	Colonel Matthew Vail	1x16 - Aftershocks	February 16, 1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater	Fantoccini	1x01 - Marionettes, Inc.	May 21, 1985
227	Mr. Gamble	1x08 - Letter to the President	November 9, 1985
Murder, She Wrote	David Everett	3x06 - Dead Man's Gold	November 9, 1986
Highway to Heaven	Richard R. Benson	3x25 - Gift of Life	May 6, 1987
Who's the Boss?	Max Muldoon	4x11 - Just Mona and Me	December 8, 1987
Who's the Boss?	Max Muldoon	4x21 - Marry Me, Mona	March 29, 1988
Day by Day	Jack Harper	2x05 - Harper and Son	December 11, 1988
Flesh 'n' Blood	Red Houser	1x08 - The Wrath of Con	November 15, 1991
The Golden Girls	Lucas Hollingsworth	7x25/26 - One Flew out of the Cuckoo's Nest	May 9, 1992
Herman's Head	God	2x19 - God, Girls and Herman	February 28, 1993
Evening Shade	Stonewell	4x18 - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Wood	February 7, 1994
Due South	Sgt. Buck Frobisher	1x03 - Manhunt	October 6, 1994
Due South	Sgt. Buck Frobisher	2x14 - All the Queen's Horses	April 11, 1996
Due South	Sgt. Buck Frobisher	4x12 - Call of the Wild (1)	March 14, 1999
Due South	Sgt. Buck Frobisher	4x13 - Call of the Wild (2)	March 14, 1999
Robson Arms	Caldo Vasco	2x01 - Ordinary Assholes	February 10, 2007
Robson Arms	Caldo Vasco	2x02 - Saultology	February 17, 2007
Robson Arms	Caldo Vasco	2x11 - All About Kitty	April 7, 2007

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
See How They Run	Elliott Green	October 7, 1964
Code Name: Heraclitus (1)	Fryer	January 18, 1967	Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
Code Name: Heraclitus (2)	Fryer	January 25, 1967	Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
Shadow Over Elveron	Sheriff Verne Drover	March 5, 1968
Companions in Nightmare	Dr. Neesden	November 23, 1968
Trial Run	Jason Harkness	January 18, 1969
Deadlock	Lieutenant Sam Danforth	February 22, 1969
Night Slaves	Sheriff Henshaw	September 29, 1970	ABC Movie of the Week
The Aquarians	Official	October 24, 1970
Hauser's Memory	Joseph Slaughter	November 24, 1970
Incident in San Francisco	Lieutenant Brubaker	February 28, 1971
They Call It Murder	Frank Antrim	December 17, 1971
...And Millions Die!	Jack Gallagher	1973
Snatched	Bill Sutter	January 31, 1973
The Letters	Derek Childs	March 6, 1973	ABC Movie of the Week
Amanda Fallon	Mr. Cummings	May 4, 1973
The Return of Charlie Chan	Alexander Hadrachi	July 17, 1979
Can Ellen Be Saved?	Arnold Lindsey	February 4, 1974	ABC Movie of the Week
Brinks: The Great Robbery	Agent Norman Houston	March 26, 1976
Little Mo	Nelson Fisher	September 5, 1978
The Albertans	Don MacIntosh	January 14, 1979
Institute for Revenge	Counselor Hollis Barnes	January 22, 1979
Riel	Mayor Crozier	April 11, 1979
OHMS	Governor	January 2, 1980
Twilight Theater	Various Characters	February 13, 1982
Prime Times		1983
The Night the Bridge Fell Down	Paul Warren	February 28, 1983
Cave-In!	Joseph 'Joe' Johnson	June 19, 1983
Murder Among Friends		1985
Reckless Disregard	Bob Franklin	1985
Blade in Hong Kong	Harry Ingersoll	May 15, 1985
Striker's Mountain	Jim McKay	November 1, 1985
Nightstick	Thad Evans	September, 1985
The Railway Dragon	Narrator	March 17, 1989
Chance of a Lifetime	Lloyd Dixon	November 18, 1991
Rent-A-Kid	Harry Haber	November 4 1995
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree	Baxter, Mr. Willowby's Butler	December 6, 1995
National Geographic Video: The Savage Garden	Gardener	June 6, 1997
Harvey	Dr. Chumley	July 18, 1998
Safety Patrol	Mr. Penn	March 29, 1998
Santa Who?	Santa Claus	November 19, 2000
Noel Noel	English Narrator)	December 13, 2003
Lipshitz Saves the World	Himself, Lipshitz Mentor	2007

Notable Film Roles

Film	Role	Released
Ransom!	Charlie Telfer	1956
Forbidden Planet	Commander John J. Adams	1956
The Poseidon Adventure	Captain Harrison	1979
City on Fire	Mayor William Dudley	1979
Airplane	Dr. Rumack	1980
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!	Lt. Frank Drebin	1988
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear	Lt. Frank Drebin	1991
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult	Lt. Frank Drebin	1994
Scary Movie 3	President Harris	2003
Scary Movie 4	President Harris	2006

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1982)

Police Squad!

• Nominated: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (1989)

Day by Day

Gemini Awards

• Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series (1996)

Due South

• Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series (2007)

Robson Arms

Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Motion Picture Star
  • At 6541 Hollywood Blvd

Other Awards

(3 Wins/2 Nominations)

• MTV Movie Awards
  • Nominated:Best Kiss (1992) - The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

• ACTRA Awards
  • Won: ACTRA Award of Excellence (2003)

• Canadian Comedy Awards
  • Nominated: Film - Pretty Funny Male Performance (2003) - Men With Brooms

• Marco Island Film Festival
  • Won: Lifetime Achievement Award (2004)

• ShoWest Award
  • Won: Male Star of the Year (1989)