Veteran TV and Movie actor Leslie Nielsen Died at 84

The Veteran TV and Movie actor Leslie Nielsen, whose died at the age of 84 dead-pan humor was immortalized in "Airplane" and "Naked Gun" died from Pneumonia.

Nielsen, a Canadian by birth, died in hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, his agent told TMZ.

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With his friends and his wife by his side, he just fell asleep and passed away.

He was born in 1926 in Canada's rugged Saskatchewan and spent part of his childhood in a fort in Canada's Nortwest Territories when his Danis-born father was a constable in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

He acted in serious roles in several films from the 1950s onward, including "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972), but it took his role as a clueless doctor aboard a troubled passenger jet in "Airplane" (1980) to launch his successful career as a comedic actor.

The "Naked Gun" series of three movies in 1988, 1991 and 1994 cemented Nielsen's popularity, who followed it up with other starring roles in spoofs including "Repossessed" (1990) and "2001: A Space Travesty" (2000).

Twice nominated to Emmy Awards, in 1982 for his roles in the television comedy series "Police Squad" and in 1988 for his guest work in "Day by Day" television sitcom.