Leslie Nielsen
Birthday: 11 February 1926, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Birth Name: Leslie William Nielsen
Height: 187 cm
Leslie William Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Northwest Territories. His mother, Mabel Elizabeth (Davies), was Welsh. His father, Ingvard Everse ...Show More
[on Lorne Greene]: The hair would stand up on my arms, his voice was so magnificent. When I met him, Show more
[on Lorne Greene]: The hair would stand up on my arms, his voice was so magnificent. When I met him, Lorne looked exactly the way he sounded, the patriarch. I could never have imagined him riding the range, herding the cattle, as he did in Bonanza (1959). But he became a friend who was always there, always gentle, always friendly. Hide
[on his wrestling a "wild grizzly bear" (it was actually a docile honey bear) in Day of the Animals Show more
[on his wrestling a "wild grizzly bear" (it was actually a docile honey bear) in Day of the Animals (1977)] I had to weave and play around with a honey bear, and I could wrestle with him a little bit, but there's no way you can even wrestle a honey bear, let alone a grizzly bear that's standing ten feet to eleven feet tall! Can you imagine? But it was fascinating to work that close to that kind of animal. Hide
[on using his famous "farting machine"]: You have to have some body movement, some wiggling of legs Show more
[on using his famous "farting machine"]: You have to have some body movement, some wiggling of legs and hips in rhythm with the sound of breaking wind. Actually in the north, in Fort Norman, that used to be the way we said goodnight, although, of course, then we did it naturally. Hide
When people are laughing, they don't beat up on you. You're secure and safe. It's when they stop lau Show more
When people are laughing, they don't beat up on you. You're secure and safe. It's when they stop laughing that it's dangerous. Hide
The reason they call it 'golf' is that all the other four-letter words were used up.
The reason they call it 'golf' is that all the other four-letter words were used up.
[on specializing in serious roles in his early years]: Actually, I always wanted to do comedy, but I Show more
[on specializing in serious roles in his early years]: Actually, I always wanted to do comedy, but I never made the effort because I was a coward. I didn't have the courage. I was a closet comedian. I was too self-conscious and lacking in confidence. Hide
[on the part of his career when he played almost exclusively villains] The best part is always the h Show more
[on the part of his career when he played almost exclusively villains] The best part is always the heavy. And the meaner and crueler and the worse you are, the more vicious you are as the heavy, the better the hero looks when he whips you. So, the heavy is liable to be a very dramatic, fine acting part. I told my agent at that time, "I want to play heavies who are really vicious and cruel and terrible. I want them to know that they're terrible and I want them to enjoy it.". Hide
[on touring in Ireland with Robert Goulet]: That was a wonderful time. Halfway through, we were join Show more
[on touring in Ireland with Robert Goulet]: That was a wonderful time. Halfway through, we were joined by a friend, a mad Armenian. We were enjoying ourselves so much, with a drink here and a drink there, what we should have done - like mountaineers - was to tie ropes around our waists, so if anybody fell, we would know. Hide
Doing nothing is very hard to do... you never know when you're finished.
Doing nothing is very hard to do... you never know when you're finished.
Leslie Nielsen's FILMOGRAPHY
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Leslie Nielsen'S roles
