Before Leslie Nielsen was the deadpan master of spoof comedy, he was the unhinged alpha in a 1970s eco-horror about nature ...

LOS ANGELES - Leslie Nielsen had the somber demeanor and stone-serious face that were just right for dramatic roles. They proved even better for comedy. "Surely you can't be serious," an airline ...

On Sunday, the actor Leslie Nielsen passed away at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale. He was 84. Nielsen, who was suffering from complications of pneumonia, was best known as a gifted, ...

Leslie Nielsen's Hollywood career kicked off with a bang, with his first starring role resulting in an Oscar-winning hit in the form of Forbidden Planet. The actor, remembered primarily for his roles ...

Between 1988 and 1994 there were three Naked Gun films, all starring Leslie Nielsen as the zinger-firing cop Frank Drebin - AJ Pics/Alamy Stock Photo In 2018, David Zucker – co-creator and director of ...

As a younger actor, Nielsen was known for his dramatic performances in films such as Forbidden Planet and The Poseidon Adventure, before being cast against type in the comedy Airplane!, after which he ...

Some say directing is 90 percent casting. In the case of Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin, it was more like 110 percent. The choice of Nielsen for "Police Squad!" and the subsequent "Naked Gun" ...