ACTOR

Leslie Nielsen

1926 - 2010

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Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters. Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. After high school, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943 and served until the end of World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leslie Nielsen has received more than 11,309,106 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Leslie Nielsen is the 97th most popular actor (down from 94th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Canada and the 2nd most popular Canadian Actor.

Leslie Nielsen is most famous for his comedic roles in the Naked Gun and Airplane! films.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Leslie Nielsen ranks 97 out of 13,578. Before him are Rowan Atkinson, Helen Mirren, Clark Gable, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jane Fonda, and Sigourney Weaver. After him are Robert Redford, Gregory Peck, Mel Gibson, Jon Voight, Ben Affleck, and Buster Keaton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Leslie Nielsen ranks 9. Before him are Fidel Castro, Michel Foucault, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ingvar Kamprad, Jiang Zemin, and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. After him are Dario Fo, Andrzej Wajda, Svetlana Alliluyeva, René Goscinny, Klaus Kinski, and Sathya Sai Baba. Among people deceased in 2010, Leslie Nielsen ranks 4. Before him are José Saramago, J. D. Salinger, and Lech Kaczyński. After him are Gloria Stuart, Tony Curtis, Ronnie James Dio, Benoit Mandelbrot, Bobby Farrell, Dennis Hopper, Claude Chabrol, and Éric Rohmer.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Leslie Nielsen ranks 3 out of 1,622. Before him are Jim Carrey (1962), and Leonard Cohen (1934). After him are Albert Bandura (1925), Celine Dion (1968), Justin Trudeau (1971), James Cameron (1954), Donald Sutherland (1935), Frank Gehry (1929), Erving Goffman (1922), Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874), and Alice Munro (1931).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Leslie Nielsen ranks 2. Before him are Jim Carrey (1962). After him are Donald Sutherland (1935), Christopher Plummer (1929), Michael J. Fox (1961), William Shatner (1931), Pamela Anderson (1967), Dan Aykroyd (1952), Mary Pickford (1892), Ryan Gosling (1980), Lois Maxwell (1927), and Mack Sennett (1880).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Frank Drebin
When the incompetent Lieutenant Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
Dec 2nd 19887.256 / 10
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Lt. Frank Drebin
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
Jun 28th 19916.8 / 10
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Lt. Frank Drebin
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.
Mar 18th 19946.5 / 10