Leslie Nielsen was a Canadian actor and comedian. After years of playing "straight" roles in various film and television productions, Nielsen's career got a second wind when he transitioned into comedy thanks to his role in the 1980 spoof hit Airplane. He then starred in the Naked Gun trilogy of films as Lietuenant Frank Drebin. On Columbo he appeared twice, playing lawyer Peter Hamilton in Lady in Waiting and victim Geronimo in Identity Crisis. He died in 2010 at age 84.
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