"You're part of a dying breed, Hapsburg, like people who can name all fifty states! The truth hurts, doesn't it, Hapsburg? Oh sure, maybe not as much as landing on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts!"
Wow, sorry to hear about this. I remember him in the Poseidon Adventure. He played the captain of the ship. - Yes the original with Gene Hackman and Ernest Borgnine.
Now, that's two main actors from 1980's Airplane that have passed away this year. Peter Graves was the first back in March 2010.
Horrible news to start the week, he was a real star. Thanks for all the laughs Mr Nielsen, watching you had me in fits of laughter even during the most depressing times in my life. RIP Leslie Nielsen :bowdown:
Terrible to hear, a true legend in the business, and personally one of my all time favorites. I can't even count how many times I saw the Naked Gun movies and laughed until I was crying. Airplane was a favorite movie of my fathers, and I've grown more and more fond of all of his work in recent years. A truly sad day, a genius has been lost.
Truly a talented and very funny man. Airplane was one of my father's favorite movies (and eventually mine as well). I think that was the first time I was exposed to Mr. Nielsen.
As it is mine, courtesy of my own father as well. One of his favourite jokes in fact was when Leslie pops his head into the cock pit and says "I just wanna let you know, were all counting on you!" - Hes an aircraft electrician and in true comic genious, while working on a airliner, popped his head into the cockpit door and uttered those same words to two of his seated co workers.
Only one actually got it, but I thought that was a perfect comedy moment!