Leslie Nielsen (February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010) The veteran comic actor was known for starring in the comedies like, “Airplane!” where he played outrageous buffoons with his hallmark poker-faced delivery. Nielsen passed away at 5:34 p.m. yesterday in Florida after combating pneumonia. He was 84.
Nielsen relished a more than 60 year career that was acknowledged with a assortment of honors throughout his life and was inducted into both the Canada and Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He started as a TV actor in New York in 1950, playing in about one hundred fifty live dramas, before moving on to a leading man in films.
He also appeared in some of TVs most iconic shows, including “The Love Boat,” “Fantasy Island,” “M*A*S*H,” “Columbo” and “Murder, She Wrote”
The silver-haired icon was also renowned for portrayal of the accident-prone investigator Frank Drebin in “The Naked Gun” comedies distributed by Paramount Pictures.
A picture called “Naked Gun 4: Rhythm of Evil” was reportedly in the early stages of production at the time of Nielsen’s death.
Nielsen is survived by Barbaree Nielsen, his fourth wife, and his two daughters, Thea and Maura, whom the actor had with his second wife, Sandy Ullmann”.
R.I.P. 
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December 1st, 2010 at 1:11 am
What an Amazing career. I grew up watching Naked Gun movies and Airplane. I’ve seen them all more times than I can count. He was even in a vampire comedy directed by Mel Brooks.