Caption | Nielsen in October 2008 |
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Birth name | Leslie William Nielsen |
Birth date | February 11, 1926 |
Birth place | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Death date | November 28, 2010 |
Death place | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
Death cause | Pneumonia |
Occupation | Actor |
Nationality | Canadian-American |
Education | Victoria Composite High School |
Alma mater | Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts, Toronto |
Years active | 1948–2010 |
Relatives | Erik Nielsen (brother)Jean Hersholt (half-uncle) |
Spouse | Monica Boyer (1950–1956)Alisande Ullman (1958–1973)Brooks Oliver (1981–1983)Barbaree Earl (2001–2010) |
Signature | LeslieNielsen.png |
Although Nielsen's acting career crossed a variety of genres in both television and films, his deadpan delivery in Airplane! (1980) marked a turning point in his career, one that would make him, in the words of film critic Roger Ebert, "the Olivier of spoofs." Nielsen enjoyed further success with The Naked Gun film series (1988 1994), based on a short-lived television series Police Squad! in which he starred earlier. His portrayal of serious characters seemingly oblivious to (and complicit in) their absurd surroundings gave him a reputation as a comedian. In the final years of his career, Nielsen appeared in multiple spoof and parody films, many of which were met poorly by critics, but performed well in box office and home media releases. Nielsen married four times and had two daughters from his second marriage. He was recognized with a variety of awards throughout his career, and was inducted into the Canada and Hollywood Walks of Fame.
Nielsen had two brothers; his older brother, Erik Nielsen (1924–2008), was Deputy Prime Minister of Canada during the 1980s. Ingvard was a troubled man who beat his wife and sons, and Leslie longed to escape. As soon as he graduated from high school at 17, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, even though he was legally deaf (he wore hearing aids most of his life).
His half-uncle, Jean Hersholt, was an actor best known for his portrayal of Dr. Christian in the long-running radio series of the same name and the subsequent television series and films. In a 1994 Boston Globe article, Nielsen explained, "I did learn very early that when I would mention my uncle, people would look at me as if I were the biggest liar in the world. Then I would take them home and show them 8-by-10 glossies, and things changed quite drastically. So I began to think that maybe this acting business was not a bad idea, much as I was very shy about it and certainly without courage regarding it. My uncle died not too long after I was in a position to know him. I regret that I had not a chance to know him better."
Nielsen spent several years living in Fort Norman (now Tulita), Northwest Territories where his father was stationed with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. At the age of 17, following his graduation from Victoria Composite High School in Edmonton, Nielsen enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was trained as an aerial gunner during the latter part of World War II (but was too young to be fully trained or sent overseas). He worked briefly as a disc jockey at a Calgary, Alberta radio station, before enrolling at the Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts, Toronto. While studying in Toronto, Nielsen received a scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse. He noted, "I couldn't refuse, but I must say when you come from the land of the snow goose, the moose and wool to New York, you're bringing every ton of hayseed and country bumpkin that you packed. As long as I didn't open my mouth, I felt a certain security. But I always thought I was going to be unmasked: 'OK, pack your stuff.' 'Well, what's the matter?' 'We've discovered you have no talent; we're shipping you back to Canada.'" He moved to New York City for his scholarship, studying theater and music at the Neighborhood Playhouse, while performing in summer stock theatre. Afterward, he attended the Actors Studio, until making his first television appearance in 1948 on an episode of Studio One, alongside Charlton Heston, for which he was paid US$75.
, in his second film, Forbidden Planet (1956). Nielsen: "Supposedly a science fiction version of Shakespeare's The Tempest, it was all about the id, or something like that. Who knows? The Trekkies today regard it as the forerunner of Star Trek. I just had to wear a tight uniform and make eyes at Anne Francis. I was pretty thin back then."]] Forbidden Planet became an instant success, and roles in other MGM films such as Ransom! (1956), The Opposite Sex (1956) and Hot Summer Night (1957) followed. In 1957 he won the lead role opposite Debbie Reynolds in the romantic comedy Tammy and the Bachelor, which, as a Chicago Tribune critic wrote in 1998, made people consider Nielsen as both a dramatic actor and a handsome romantic lead. However, dissatisfied with the quality of the films he was offered, calling the studios " a Tiffany, which had forgotten how to make silver", Nielsen left MGM, but not before auditioning for the role of Messala in the 1959 historical piece Ben-Hur. Stephen Boyd was eventually given the role. After leaving the studios, Nielsen landed the lead role in the Disney miniseries The Swamp Fox, as American Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion. In a 1988 interview he reflected on the series, stating, "That was a great experience, because the Disney people didn't do their shows like everyone else, knocking out an episode a week. We only had to do an episode a month, and the budgets were extremely high for TV at that time. We had location shooting rather than cheap studio backdrops, and very authentic costumes." Eight episodes were produced and aired between 1959 and 1961.
His television appearances include parts in Justice, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Virginian, and The Wild Wild West. In 1961, he was the lead in a taut Los Angeles police drama called The New Breed. In 1968, he had a major role in the pilot film for the popular police series Hawaii Five-O, and later appeared in one of the seventh season episodes. In 1969, he had the leading role as a police officer in The Bold Ones: The Protectors.
In 1972, Nielsen appeared as the ship's captain in the all-star disaster epic The Poseidon Adventure. He also starred in the William Girdler-directed 1977 action film Project: Kill. His last role before portraying mainly comedy roles was the Canadian disaster film City on Fire in which he played a corrupt mayor. In 1980, he guest starred as Sinclair on the CBS miniseries The Chisholms.
Critics praised the film, which also proved to be a success with audiences. The film's directors, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, chose Nielsen for the role based on his ability to play "a fish in water", stating that "You could have cast funny people and done it with everybody winking, goofing off, and silly...we wanted people to be oblivious to the comedy." For Nielsen, Airplane! marked a shift from dramatic roles to a new focus on deadpan comedy. When it was suggested that his role in Airplane! was against type, Nielsen protested that he had "always been cast against type before," and that comedy was what he always really wanted to do.
The directors, interested in the success of the new comedy, decided to bring a similar style of comedy to television, casting Nielsen in the lead role in their new series, Police Squad!. The series introduced Nielsen as Frank Drebin, the stereotypical police officer modeled after serious characters in earlier police TV series.
Police Squad's opening sequence was based on the 1950s cop show M Squad, (which starred Lee Marvin), which opened with footage of a police car roving through an after-dark urban setting with a big band playing a jazz theme song in the background. The voice-over and the show's organization into "acts" with an epilogue was homage to Quinn Martin police dramas including The Fugitive, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, The F.B.I., and Cannon. Much like in Airplane!, Nielsen portrayed a serious character whose one-liners appeared accidental next to the pratfalls and sight gags around him. Although the show was quickly canceled, lasting only six episodes after being juggled between time slots, Nielsen received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Non-comedic roles included Prom Night (1980) and Creepshow (1982), both horror films. His last dramatic role was as Allen Green, a violent john killed in self-defense by Barbra Streisand's prostitute character, Claudia Draper, in Martin Ritt's courtroom drama Nuts (1987).
Six years after the cancellation of Police Squad!, its directors decided to make a feature length version for theaters. Titled The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!. The film returned Nielsen to his role as Frank Drebin. It involved a comical scheme of a ruthless drug kingpin using hypnosis in an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. Drebin, like the doctor in Airplane!, seemed unaware of the absurdity around him even when unintentionally contributing toward it. Nielsen later said in an interview that he had done many of his own stunts, "You have an idea of how you're going to do something, and it's your vision... unless you do it, it really doesn't stand a chance." This movie grossed over $78 million at the box office and was well-received by critics. Ebert's 3½–star review (out of four) noted, "You laugh, and then you laugh at yourself for laughing."
The Naked Gun spawned two sequels: The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) and Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994). Naked Gun 2½ grossed more than the original, with $86,930,400, while Naked Gun 33⅓ grossed $51,132,600 in receipts. Nielsen remained open to the prospects of acting in a fourth Naked Gun film, although he doubted that it would ever be produced—"I don't think so," he said in 2005. "If there hasn't been one by now, I doubt it. I think it would be wonderful."
Nielsen briefly appeared on the World Wrestling Federation program in the summer of 1994 on Monday Night RAW; capitalizing on his Frank Drebin character, Nielsen (and George Kennedy) were hired as "super-sleuths" to unravel the mystery of The Undertaker who had disappeared at January's Royal Rumble event. At SummerSlam 1994, in a Naked Gun parody, they were hot on the case (in fact, they were literally standing on a case). Although they did not actually find The Undertaker, the case had been closed (the literal case had been shut) and thus, they solved the mystery.
Although The Naked Gun series parodied police dramas in general, Nielsen's later parody films focused on specific targets. Critics panned Repossessed (1990) and 2001: A Space Travesty (2001), parodies of The Exorcist and 2001: A Space Odyssey, respectively. Both films attempted the absurdist comedy Nielsen is recognized for, but were poorly received. Even a leading role in a Mel Brooks comic horror parody, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, failed to generate much box office excitement, although it did gain somewhat of a following on its later release to video. Both 1996's Spy Hard and 1998's Wrongfully Accused, a parody of James Bond films and The Fugitive, respectively, received more popularity on home video but were not well-received by critics.
His attempt at children's comedies met with additional criticism. Surf Ninjas (1993) and Mr. Magoo (1997) faced scathing reviews. Several critics were disappointed that Nielsen's role in Surf Ninjas was only "an extended cameo" and film critic Chris Hicks recommended that viewers "...avoid any comedy that features Leslie Nielsen outside of the Naked Gun series." Jeff Miller of the Houston Chronicle panned Mr. Magoo, a live action remake of the 1950s cartoon, by saying, "I'm supposed to suggest how the film might be better but I can't think of anything to say other than to make the film again."
Nielsen's first major slapstick success since The Naked Gun came in a supporting role in Scary Movie 3 (2003). His appearance as President Harris proved popular enough for a second appearance in its sequel, Scary Movie 4 (2006). This became the first time Nielsen reprised a character since his appearances as Frank Drebin. In one scene, Nielsen appeared almost fully nude, and one critic referred to the scene as putting "the 'scary' in Scary Movie 4."
Nielsen also hosted a series of instructional golf videos beginning with 1993's Bad Golf Made Easier. The videos were not serious, instead combining absurdist comedy with golf techniques. The series were popular enough to spawn two additional sequels, Bad Golf My Way (1994) and Stupid Little Golf Video (1997). Nielsen also co-wrote a fictional autobiography titled The Naked Truth. The book portrayed Nielsen as a popular actor with a long history of prestigious films.
Beginning in February 2007, Nielsen began playing a small role as a doctor in the humorous yet educational television show Doctor*Ology. The show chronicles real-life medical techniques and technology, and airs on the Discovery Channel. In an interview, Nielsen admitted his admiration for the doctors on the show: "There are any number of things that you think about when you ponder if you hadn't been an actor, what would you be, and I've always said I'd like to be an astronaut or a doctor. I have such admiration for doctors. I just don't know how you go around to thank them enough for coming up with the world's most remarkable new discoveries."
In 2007, Nielsen starred in the drama Music Within. In 2008, he portrayed a version of Uncle Ben for Superhero Movie, a spoof of superhero films. He then appeared in the 2008 parody film An American Carol, which David Zucker directed, produced, and co-wrote. He appeared in the 2009 parody Stan Helsing. Nielsen portrayed the Doctor in the Spanish horror comedy Spanish Movie, a spoof comedy like Scary Movie, but making fun of popular Spanish films.
Nielsen appeared in over 100 films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying over 220 characters.
Nielsen married four times: Monica Boyer (1950–1956), Alisande Ullman (1958–1973), Brooks Oliver (1981–1983) and Barbaree Earl (2001–2010; his death). Nielsen had two daughters from his second marriage, Maura and Thea Nielsen.
Nielsen was a fan of golf, and he often played it in his free time. Nielsen joked about his view on golf, "I have no goals or ambition. I do, however, wish to work enough to maintain whatever celebrity status I have so that they will continue to invite me to golf tournaments." Nielsen's interest in the sport led him to star in several comedic instructional films.
Nielsen stated in several interviews that he had a few medical problems such as hearing impairment. He was legally deaf and wore hearing aids for most of his life. Because of this impairment, he publicly supported the Better Hearing Institute.
On 20 February 2002, Nielsen was named an honorary citizen of West Virginia and an "Ambassador of Mountain State Goodwill". Nielsen visited the state many times to speak and visit friends. In 2003, in honor of Nielsen, Grant MacEwan College named its school of communications after him. Also in 2003, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists awarded him the ACTRA Award of Excellence.
Year | ! Role | ! Other notes | ||
rowspan="4" | 1956 | Ransom! | Charlie Telfer | |
Forbidden Planet | Commander John J. Adams | |||
The Vagabond King (1956 film)The Vagabond King | |
Thibault | ||
The Opposite Sex | Steve Hilliard | |||
rowspan="2" | 1957 | Hot Summer Night (1957 film)Hot Summer Night || | William Joel Partain | |
Tammy and the Bachelor | Peter Brent | |||
1958 | The Sheepman| | Col. Stephen Bedford / Johnny Bledsoe | ||
rowspan="2" | 1964 | See How They Run (1964 film)See How They Run || | Elliot Green | First television movie. |
Night Train to Paris | Alan Holiday | |||
rowspan="2" | 1965 | Dark Intruder| | Brett Kingsford | |
Harlow (Paramount film)Harlow | |
Richard Manley | ||
rowspan="2" | 1966 | The Plainsman (1966 film)The Plainsman || | Col. George Armstrong Custer | |
Beau Geste (1966 film)Beau Geste | |
Lieutenant De Ruse | ||
rowspan="4" | 1967 | Code Name: Heraclitus| | Fryer | |
The Reluctant Astronaut | Major Fred Gifford | |||
Gunfight in Abilene | Grant Evers | |||
Rosie! | Cabot Shaw | |||
rowspan="4" | 1968 | How to Steal the World| | General Maximilian Harmon | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. film. |
Counterpoint (1968 film)Counterpoint | |
Victor Rice | ||
Dayton's Devils | Frank Dayton | |||
Companions in Nightmare | Dr. Neesden | |||
rowspan="4" | 1969 | Trial Run| | Jason Harkness | |
Deadlock (1969 film)Deadlock | |
Lieutenant Sam Danforth | ||
How to Commit Marriage | Phil Fletcher | |||
Change of Mind | Sherrif Webb | |||
rowspan="3" | 1970 | Night Slaves| | Sherrif Henshaw | |
The Aquarians | Official | |||
Hauser's Memory | Joseph Slaughter | |||
rowspan="3" | 1971 | Incident In San Francisco| | Lieutenant Brubaker | |
Four Rode Out | Mr. Brown | |||
They Call It Murder | Frank Antrim | |||
1972 | The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)The Poseidon Adventure || | Captain Harrison | ||
rowspan="4" | 1973 | ...And Millions Die!| | Jack Gallagher | |
Snatched | Bill Sutting | |||
Amanda Fallon | Mr. Cummings | |||
The Return Of Charlie Chan | Alexander Hadrachi | |||
rowspan="2" | 1975 | Can Ellen Be Saved| | Arnold Lindsey | |
Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience | Narrator | |||
rowspan="3" | 1976 | Grand Jury (1976 film)Grand Jury || | John Williams | |
Project Kill | Jonathan Trevor | |||
Brinks: The Great Robbery | Agent Norman Houston | |||
rowspan="5" | 1977 | Sixth and Main| | John Doe | |
Day of the Animals | Paul Jenson | |||
Viva Knievel! | Stanley Millard | |||
The Kentucky Fried Movie | Man in Feel-O-Rama Movie | |||
The Amsterdam Kill | Riley Knight | |||
1978 | ''Little Mo (1978 film)Little Mo || | Nelson Fisher | ||
rowspan="4" | 1979 | Institute for Revenge| | Counselor Hollis Barnes | |
The Albertans | Don MacIntosh | |||
Riel (1979 film)Riel | |
Major Crozier | ||
City on Fire (1979 film)City on Fire | |
Mayor William Dudley | ||
rowspan="3" | 1980 | OHMS (1980 film)OHMS || | Governor | |
Airplane! | Dr. Rumack | |||
Prom Night (1980 film)Prom Night | |
Mr. Raymond Hammond | ||
rowspan="1" | 1981 | A Choice of Two| | Unknown | |
rowspan="4" | 1982 | Twilight Theater (film)Twilight Theater || | Various Characters | |
Foxfire Light | Reece Morgan | |||
Wrong Is Right | Mallory | |||
Creepshow | Richard Vickers | |||
rowspan="4" | 1983 | Prime Time| | Unknown | |
The Night the Bridge Fell Down | Paul Warren | |||
Cave-In! | Joseph 'Joe' Johnson | |||
The Creature Wasn't Nice (Spaceship) | Capt. Jamieson | |||
rowspan="4" | 1985 | Murder Among Friends| | Unknown | |
Reckless Disregard | Bob Franklin | |||
Blade in Hong Kong | Harry Ingersoll | |||
Striker's Mountain | Jim McKay | |||
rowspan="2" | 1986 | The Patriot (1986 film)The Patriot || | Admiral Frazer | |
Soul Man (film)Soul Man | |
Mr. Dunbar | ||
rowspan="3" | 1987 | Nightstick (film)Nightstick || | Thad Evans | |
Nuts (film)Nuts | |
Allen Green | ||
Home Is Where The Hart Is | Sherrif Nashville Schwartz | |||
rowspan="3" | 1988 | >Dangerous Curves (1988 film)Dangerous Curves || | Greg Krevske | |
The Railway Dragon | Narrator | |||
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad |
Lieutenant Frank Drebin>Frank Drebin |
| ||
1990 | Repossessed (film)Repossessed || | Father Jebedaiah Mayii | ||
rowspan="3">1991 | All I Want for Christmas (film)All I Want for Christmas|| | Santa Claus | Family holiday film. | |
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Lt. Frank Drebin | |||
Chance of a Lifetime (1991 film)Chance of a Lifetime | |
Lloyd Dixon | ||
rowspan="2" | 1993 | Digger (1993 film)Digger || | Arthur Evrensel | |
Surf Ninjas | Colonel Chi | |||
rowspan="2" | 1994 | S.P.Q.R. 2000 e 1/2 anni fa| | Lucio Cinico | |
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Lt. Frank Drebin | |||
rowspan="3" | 1995 | Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree| | Willowby's butler | |
Rent-a-Kid | Harry Haber | |||
Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Count Dracula | |||
1996 | Spy Hard| | Dick Steele, Agent WD-40 | ||
1997 | Mr. Magoo (film)Mr. Magoo || | Mr. Magoo | ||
rowspan="4" | 1998 | Safety Patrol (film)Safety Patrol || | Mr. Penn | |
Family Plan (1997 film)Family Plan | |
Harry Haber | ||
Harvey (1998 film)Harvey | |
Dr. Chumley | ||
Wrongfully Accused | Ryan Harrison | |||
1999 | Pirates 4D| | Captain Lucky | 4D Cinema Show presented at various Busch Gardens amusement parks. | |
rowspan="2" | 2000 | Santa Who?| | Santa Claus | |
2001: A Space Travesty | Marshal Richard 'Dick' Dix | |||
rowspan="2" | 2001 | Camouflage (film)Camouflage || | Jack Potter | |
Kevin of the North (Chilly Dogs) | Clive Thornton | |||
2002 | Men with Brooms| | Gordon Cutter | ||
rowspan="2" | 2003 | Scary Movie 3| | President Harris | |
Noël Noël | English Narrator | |||
2006 | Scary Movie 4| | President Harris | ||
2007 | Music Within| | Bill Austin | ||
rowspan="3" | 2008 | Superhero Movie| | Uncle Albert | |
An American Carol | Grampa / Himself | |||
''Slap Shot 3: The Junior League | Mayor of Charlestown | |||
rowspan="2" | 2009 | Spanish Movie| | Doctor | |
Stan Helsing | Kay | |||
rowspan="1" | 2011 | ''Stonerville| | Producer | |
rowspan="1" | 2012 | Waterman (series)#The Waterman MovieThe Waterman Movie || | Ready Espanosa | Voice acting is complete; will be released posthumously. |
Year | ! Title | ! Role | ! Other Notes |
1953 | Jukebox Jury | Himself | |
1958–1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents| | Lloyd Ashley & DA Rudolph Cox | Two episodes |
1959 | The Swamp Fox (TV series)The Swamp Fox || | Colonel Francis Marion | |
1960 | Thriller (U.S. TV series)Thriller || | Alan Patterson (lead role) | Episode "The Twisted Image" |
1960, 1964 | Wagon Train| | Jeremy Dow, Brian Conlin | Two episodes |
1960 | The Untouchables (1959 TV series)The Untouchables || | Tom Sebring | Episode "Three Thousand Suspects" |
1961 | The New Breed (TV series)The New Breed || | Lt. Price Adams | Regular |
1963 | Channing (TV series)Channing || | Professor Paul Stafford | Single episode |
1963–1964 | The Fugitive (TV series)| | Martin C. Rowland & Harold Cheyney | Two episodes |
1964 | Your First Impression| | As himself | Single episode |
1964 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour| | Steven Grainger | Single episode |
1964–1969 | The Virginian (TV series)The Virginian || | Ben Stratton | Five episodes |
1965 | Peyton Place (TV series)Peyton Place || | Vincent and Kenneth Marham (twins) | 19 episodes |
1967 | Bonanza| | Sheriff Paul Rowan | One episode |
1969 | The Bold Ones: The Protectors| | Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth | Seven episodes |
1969–1974 | Hawaii Five-O| | Brent & Colonel Faraday | Two episodes |
1971–1975 | Columbo (TV series)Columbo || | Peter Hamilton & Geronimo | Two episodes |
1971 | Bearcats!| | Col. Ted Donovan | Single episode |
1971 | Night Gallery| | Col. Dennis Malloy | Single episode "A Question of Fear" |
1973 | M*A*S*H (TV series)M*A*S*H || | The Ringbanger>Buzz Brighton | Episode "The Ringbanger" |
1973–1974 | The Streets of San Francisco| | Ofc. Joe Landers, Insp. John T. Connor, & Big Jake Wilson | Three episodes |
1974 | Cannon (TV series)Cannon || | Eric Strauss | Single episode |
1974 | Kojak| | Michael Hagar | Single episode "Loser Takes All" |
1975 | Kung Fu (TV series)Kung Fu || | Vincent Corbino | Four episodes |
1975–1976 | S.W.A.T. (TV series)S.W.A.T. || | Larry Neal/Vince Richie | Three episodes |
1979 | Backstairs at the White House (miniseries)Backstairs at the White House || | Ike Hoover | Three episodes |
1980 | The Littlest Hobo| | Mayor Chester Montgomery | Episode "Romiet and Julio" |
1982 | Police Squad!| | Det. Frank Drebin | Nominated for an Emmy Award |
1984 | Shaping Up| | Buddy Fox | |
1985–1986 | Murder, She Wrote| | Captain Daniels & David Everett | Two episodes |
1988 | Who's The Boss| | Max | |
1988 | Day by Day (TV series)Day By Day || | Jack Harper | One episode, nominated for an Emmy Award |
1989 | Saturday Night Live| | Himself | Single episode |
1992 | The Golden Girls| | Lucas Hollingsworth | Series finale |
1994–1999 | Due South| | Sgt. Buck Frobisher | Four episodes |
1994–1996, 2001–2002 | Katie and Orbie| | Narrator | |
1995 | Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree| | Mr. Willowby's Butler, Baxter | Television Christmas special |
2000 | Santa Who?| | Santa Claus | Television film |
2001 | Liocracy| | Terrence Brynne McKennie | |
2003 | Chilly Beach| | Santa Claus | Single episode |
2004 | Zeroman| | Les Mutton / Zeroman | |
rowspan="3" | 2007 | Doctorology| | Presenter>Host |
Lipshitz Saves the World | Lipshitz's mentor | ||
Robson Arms | Cado Vasco |
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