"Surely you can't be serious," an airline passenger says to Nielsen in Airplane! the 1980 hit that turned the actor from dramatic leading man to comic star.
"I am serious," Nielsen replies. "And don't call me Shirley." This line was probably his most famous — and a perfect distillation of his career.
The bumbling detective in The Naked Gun comedies, died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84.
The Canada native died from complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home, surrounded by his wife, Barbaree, and friends, his agent John S. Kelly said in a statement. "We are saddened by the passing of beloved actor Leslie Nielsen, probably best remembered as Lt. Frank Drebin in 'The Naked Gun' series of pictures, but who enjoyed a more than 60-year career in motion pictures and television," said Kelly.
This guy is definitely going to be missed. I was just watching Airplane the other day thinking how hilarious Nielsen was as an actor!
Several critics argued he was being type-cast, however Nielsen disagreed, saying comedy was what he intended to do all along.
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