Leslie Nielsen, Actor, Dies at 84  —  Leslie Nielsen, the Canadian-born actor who in middle age tossed aside three decades of credibility in dramatic and romantic roles to make a new, far more successful career as a comic actor in films like “Airplane!” and the “Naked Gun” series, died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84.

Comedy Legend Leslie Nielsen Dies At 84  —  LOS ANGELES — Leslie Nielsen, who traded in his dramatic persona for inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in “Airplane!” and the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in “The Naked Gun” comedies, died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84.

‘Airplane!’ star Leslie Nielsen dies at 84  —  Star known for comic successes in ‘Naked Gun,’ ‘Police Squad’  —  Below:  —  msnbc.com staff and news service reports  —  updated less than 1 minute ago  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Actor Leslie Nielsen, star of such comedies as “Airplane! …

Comedian Leslie Nielsen dead at 84  —  Canadian comedy legend Leslie Nielsen (C) died on Sunday at age 84.  — Twitter  — LinkedIn  —  By Jessica Hume  —  Canadian actor and comedian Leslie Nielsen has died at age 84.  —  Nielsen died of pneumonia at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.