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Acting

Leslie Nielsen

Career: Active from 1951 to 2011, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 80
top three billing

Average score: 51/100

Highest rated: Police Squad!
88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 136 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Leslie Nielsen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Melancholy
2.8, average 4.7
Psychological
3.8, average 5.5
Pathos
3.9, average 5.3
Contemporary Realism
4.1, average 5.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 6
Pop Culture References 6
Political Satire 4
Fast-Paced 4
Slapstick Comedy 4
Absurdist Humor 4
Coming-of-Age 3
Intrigue 3
Psychological Thriller 3
Slapstick Humor 3
Survival Thriller 3
Historical Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

240

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 27

Stonerville

27

as Producer

2000s

24 titles · average score 46

Stan Helsing

23

as Kay

An American Carol

30

as Osama Bin Nielsen / Grandpa

Superhero Movie

37

as Uncle Albert Adams

Scary Movie 4

44

as President Baxter Harris

The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

59

as (Mouseking) (voice)

Scary Movie 3

50

as President Harris

Men with Brooms

57

as Gordon Cutter

Camouflage

35

as Jack Potter

Chilly Dogs

45

as Clive Thorton / Cab Driver

TV show

2001: A Space Travesty

33

as Marshal Richard "Dick" Dix

Santa Who?

47

as Santa Claus

1990s

31 titles · average score 51

Family Guy

64

TV show · as Dr. Rumack (archive footage)

Wrongfully Accused

39

as Ryan Harrison

Mr. Magoo

31

as Mr. Quincy Magoo

Family Plan

51

as Harry Haber

Spy Hard

32

as Dick Steele

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

33

as Count Dracula

Rent-a-Kid

51

as Harry Haber

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

64

as Lt. Frank Drebin

S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago

43

as Lucio Cinico

Katie and Orbie

TV show · as Narrator

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

69

as Lt. Frank Drebin

Repossessed

37

as Father Jebedaiah Mayii

1980s

36 titles · average score 59

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

80

as Frank Drebin

Soul Man

38

as Mr. Dunbar

Striker's Mountain

as Jim McKay

TV show · as Buddy Fox

Spaceship

37

as Capt. Jamieson

Cave-In!

49

as Joe Johnson

Police Squad!

88

TV show · as Lt. Frank Drebin

Creepshow

65

as Richard Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")

Foxfire Light

52

as Reece Morgan

Twilight Theater

TV show

Airplane!

83

as Dr. Rumack

Prom Night

47

as Mr. Hammond

1970s

51 titles · average score 61

Backstairs at the White House

72

TV show · as Ike Hoover

Day of the Animals

42

as Paul Jenson

The Amsterdam Kill

42

as Riley Knight

The Love Boat

53

TV show · as Russ Blanchard / Hank Hardaway

Project: Kill

33

as John Trevor

Brinks: The Great Robbery

as Agent Norman Houston

Can Ellen Be Saved?

as Arnold Lindsey

Journey to the Outer Limits

as Narrator (voice)

M*A*S*H

78

TV show · as Col. Buzz Brighton

Columbo

83

TV show · as Peter Hamilton / A.J. Henderson

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

56

as Harry Walsh

Incident in San Francisco

as Lt. Brubaker

1960s

56 titles · average score 62

The Bold Ones: The Protectors

TV show · as Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth

Four Rode Out

34

as Mr Brown

Cocoon

78

as Brent

Dayton's Devils

as Frank Dayton

Shadow Over Elveron

as Sheriff Verne Drover

The Reluctant Astronaut

59

as Major Fred Gifford

Gunfight in Abilene

60

as Grant Evers

Counterpoint

64

as Victor Rice

Beau Geste

45

as Lt. De Ruse

Dark Intruder

63

as Brett Kingsford

Night Train to Paris

42

as Alan Holiday

The New Breed

TV show · as Lt. Price Adams

1950s

36 titles · average score 68

Bonanza

73

TV show · as Sheriff Paul Rowan

The Velvet Alley

as Eddie Kirkley

The Sheepman

66

as Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe

Tammy and the Bachelor

72

as Peter Brent

Hot Summer Night

59

as William Joel Partain

Wagon Train

71

TV show · as Brian Conlin / Jeremy Dow

Forbidden Planet

81

as Commander John J. Adams

Ransom!

68

as Charlie Telfer

The Opposite Sex

46

as Steve Hilliard

The Battle of Gettysburg

63

as Narrator (voice)

Dark Possession

as Dr. Roger Waring

The Lost Will of Dr. Rant

as Bill

1940s

5 titles · average score 64

Suspense

62

TV show · as Serge Soudekine

Lights Out

65

TV show

TV show · as David Kyle

Studio One

65

TV show · as Chris Jackson / Dr. Clayborn

TV show