Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Leslie Nielsen in a publicity still from the 1956 feature Forbidden Planet that costarred Walter Pidgeon. Nielsen spent his early childhood in the isolated Yukon Territories where his father, an officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was stationed at Fort Nelson. When it came time for Leslie and his brother Eric to attend school, the family left for Edmonton, Alberta.
Learn more about Leslie Nielsen.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Ransom! (1956)
The Vagabond King (1956)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
The Opposite Sex (1956)
Hot Summer Night (1957)
Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
The Sheepman (1958)
Night Train to Paris (1964)
See How They Run (TV-1965)
Dark Intruder (1965)
Harlow (1965)
Beau Geste (1966)
The Plainsman (1966)
Rosie (1967)
Code Name: Heraclitus (TV-1967)
Gunfight in Abilene (1967)
The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)
Companions in Nightmare (TV-1967)
How to Steal The World (1968)
Dayton’s Devils (1968)
Counterpoint (1968)
Shadow Over Elveron (TV-1968)
Hawaii 5-0 (TV-1968)
How to Commit Marriage (1969)
Four Rode Out (1969)
Change of Mind (1969)
Trial Run (TV-1969)
Deadlock (1969)
Incident in San Francisco (TV-1970)
Night Slaves (TV-1970)
The Aquarians (TV-1970)
Hauser`s Memory (TV-1970)
The Return of Charlie Chan (TV-1971)
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971)
They Call It Murder (1971)
Columbo: Lady in Waiting (TV-1972)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
…And Millions Die (1973)
Snatched (TV-1973)
The Letters (TV-1973)
Can Ellen Be Saved (TV-1974)
Columbo: Identity Crisis (TV-1975)
Grand Jury (1976)
Brinks: The Great Robbery (TV-1976)
Sixth and Main (1977)
The Amsterdam Kill (1977)
Viva Knievel (1977)
Day of the Animals (1977)
Little Mo (TV-1978)
Institute for Revenge (TV-1979)
Riel (1979)
City on Fire (1979)
Project: KIll (1980)
OHMS (TV-1980)
Prom Night (1980)
Airplane (1980)
The Night the Bridge Fell Down (TV-1980)
The Creature Wasn’t Nice (1981)
Foxfire Light (1982)
Creepshow (1982)
Wrong is Right (1982)
Cave-In (TV-1983)
Reckless Disregard (TV-1985)
Blade in Hong Kong (TV-1985)
Striker’s Mountain (TV-1985)
Soul Man (1986)
The Patriot (1986)
Nuts (1987)
Nightstick (1987)
Home is Where the Heart Is (1987)
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
Dangerous Curves (1988)
Repossessed (1990)
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
All I Want for Christmas (1991)
Chance of a Lifetime (TV-1991)
Digger (1993)
Surf Ninjas (1993)
SPQR 2000 and a Half Years Ago (1995)
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Mr. Willowby`s Christmas Tree (TV-1995)
Rent-a-Kid (1995)
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
Harvey (TV-1996)
Spy Hard (1996)
Family Plan (1997)
Mr. Magoo (1997)
Safety Patrol (TV-1998)
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
Dinosaur Park (1998)
Camouflage (1999)
2001: A Space Travesty (2000)
Santa Who (TV-2000)
Kevin of the North (2000)
Gigantic (2000)
Men With Brooms (2002)
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
Noël Noël (TV-2003)
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (voice, VR-2004)
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (VR-2006)
Music Within (2007)
Lipshitz Saves the World (TV-2007)
Superhero Movie (2008)
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League (VR-2008)
An American Carol (2008)
Stan Helsing (2009)
Spanish Movie (2009
Brand Dead (2010)
Slam I Am (2011)
TV Series – Cast:
The Swamp Fox (1959-1960)
The New Breed (1961-1962)
Channing (1963-1964)
Peyton Place (1965)
The Protectors (1969-1970)
Bracken’s World (1970)
The Explorers (1972-1973)
Kung Fu (1975)
Backstairs at the White House (1979, mini-series)
The Albertans (1979, mini-series)
Police Squad (1982)
Shaping Up (1984)
Race for the Bomb (1986, mini-series)
Pumper Pups (voice, 2000)
Liography (2001)
Zeroman (voice, 2004)
Robson Arms (2006-2008)
Doctorology (2007)
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