Leslie Nielsen

There are no deadpan breakout stars such as Leslie Nielsen, but the screenplay doesn't require any.

DVD Verdict 2009

You could make a case for Leslie Nielsen: People really loved him.

Editing the final credits of the academy's 'In Memoriam' 2011

You could make a case for Leslie Nielsen: People really loved him.

The last test of fame: Which stars make the Academy Awards "In Memoriam" tribute reel? 2011

The late Leslie Nielsen was ushered off on a ripple of laughter at the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles, as the event paid tribute to the famously deadpan actor.

Academy awards 2011: Leslie Nielsen remembered by Oscar 2011

And, at the risk of sounding insensitive, there was a good crop this year: Liz Taylor, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Falk, High Tower from Police Academy...

Emmy awards 2011: live blog 2011

Roy Andersson's beautifully staged You, The Living – a sort of Scandinavian sketch show – is followed by two weekends given over to the late, great, hilariously straight Leslie Nielsen, with Airplane! and The Naked Gun, while the Coens' Fargo rounds off the month.

This week's new film events 2011

She played a love interest to a young Leslie Nielsen, who died in November.

Forbidden Planet, Honey West Star Anne Francis Dies at 80 2011

The names, and some startling new anecdotes, drop from their lips like candy and bounce across the decades: Jack Benny, Groucho Marx, Fred Astaire, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Leslie Nielsen and many more.

Shining Past, Darker Present Nancy deWolf Smith 2011

Or, as big-league umpire Jeff Nelson put it, "There's a fine line between good taste and Leslie Nielsen," a reference to the late movie actor's turn as an overly exuberant umpire in "The Naked Gun."

Baseball's Masked Men Show Their Inner Hams on Strike Three Jared Diamond 2011

And, at the risk of sounding insensitive, there was a good crop this year: Liz Taylor, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Falk, High Tower from Police Academy...

Emmy awards 2011: as they happened 2011