Leslie Nielsen

Starred in the comedy film, "Christmas in Wonderland"

Played President Harris in the comedy "Scary Movie 4"

Had featured role in "Men with Brooms"

Portrayed an amnesiac Kris Kringle in "Santa Who?", a presentation of "The Wonderful World of Disney" (ABC)

Appeared as Dr Chumley in the small screen remake of "Harvey"

Played lead in the broad comedy "Wrongfully Accused"

Had title role in live-action version of "Mr. Magoo"

Starred in the spoof "Spy Hard"

Played title role in Mel Brooks' "Dracula: Dead and Loving It"

Had yet another turn as Frank Drebin in "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult"

Originated part of Mountie Buck Frobisher in an episode of the CBS series "Due South"; reprised role in 1996 episode

Published a fake "autobiography", "Leslie Nielsen The Naked Truth"

Played the man who won the heart of Dorothy (Beatrice Arthur) in the finale of the NBC sitcom "The Golden Girls"

Once again played Drebin in the sequel "Naked Gun 2-1/2: The Smell of Fear"

Reprised TV role of Frank Drebin in the big screen comedy "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!"

Co-starred as Barbra Streisand's murder victim in "Nuts"

Played recurring role of Max Muldoon, Mona's beau, on "Who's the Boss?" (ABC)

Had lead role of an aging health club owner in the short-lived ABC sitcom "Shaping Up"

Had featured role in the horror anthology film "Creepshow"

Starred as bumbling detective Frank Drebin in the cult ABC sitcom "Police Squad!"; only six episodes aired

First collaboration with the Zucker brothers, "Airplane!"

Portrayed the chief usher of the White House staff in the NBC miniseries "Backstairs at the White House"

Toured USA in one-man stage show, "Darrow"

Was the ship's captain in the "disaster" film "The Poseidon Adventure"

Cast as the head of a motion picture studio in "Bracken's World" (NBC)

Co-starred in the big screen remake of "Beau Geste"

Played George Armstrong Custer in "The Plainsman"

Cast as Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion in "Swamp Fox", a limited series aired on "Walt Disney" (ABC)

Starred opposite Debbie Reynolds in "Tammy and the Bachelor"

Played the ship's commander in the cult sci-fi movie "Forbidden Planet"

Moved to Hollywood when put under contract by Paramount

Made TV debut in the "Studio One" production "Battleship Bismarck"

Moved to NYC

Co-wrote and starred in "2001: A Space Travesty" (lensed 1999)

Headlined the ABC police drama series "The New Breed"

Headlined the NBC rotating series "The Protectors"

Hosted the syndicated documentary series "The Explorers"

Portrayed Dr Vincent Markham on the ABC primetime serial "Peyton Place"

Served in Canadian Air Force during WWII

Spent his boyhood living near the Arctic Circle

Toured USA and Great Britain in one-person stage show "Leslie Nielsen as Clarence Darrow"

Worked as a disc jockey and announcer on Canadian radio; also was a radio engineer