Died Today: Leslie Nielsen (1926–2010)

leslienielsen.jpgLeslie Nielsen (1926–2010)

Born: February 11, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died: November 28, 2010 (age 84) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Married to: Barbaree Earl Nielsen (2001 – 28 November 2010) (his death)
Bobbye Brooks Oliver (13 November 1981 – 5 December 1984) (divorced)
Alisande Ullman (10 September 1958 – 1974) (divorced) (2 children)
Monica Boyer (28 December 1950 – 9 June 1957) (divorced)

[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 terrible. I want them to know that they’re terrible and I want them to enjoy it.”.

 

The Naked Gun
1988
dir. Zucker
Starring
Nielsen
Priscilla Presley
THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2The Naked Gun 2 1/2
1991
dir. Zucker
Starring
Nielson
Priscilla Presley
THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2The Naked Gun 33 1/3
1991
dir. Peter Segal
Starring
Leslie Nielson
Priscilla Pressley
airplaneAirplane
dir. Zucker
Jim Abrahams
Jerry Zucker
airplaneSUPERHERO MOVIE
dir. Craig Mazin
Starring
Drake Bell
Sara Paxton
FORBIDDEN PLANETForbidden Planet
1956
dir. Fred M. Wilcox
Starring
Walter Pidgeon
Anne Francis
MOVIE POSTERCREEPSHOW
1982
dir. by George A. Romero
Stars:
Hal Holbrook
Leslie Nielsen
MOVIE POSTERSCARY MOVIE 4
2006
dir. David Zucker
Stars:
Anna Faris
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