Leslie Nielsen got his start as a serious dramatic actor, but he ended up known as one of the best comic actors working in Hollywood, and has some of the greatest movie lines in comedy history.

Robert Hayes, Julie Hagerty, and Leslie Nielsen starred as a pilot, a flight attendant, and a deadpan doctor onboard the doomed flight. The comedy earned universal acclaim from critics and was named ...

In a recent exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Hays, 79, acknowledged that Nielsen would often play practical jokes while on set — including one recurring bit in which he disarmed people with a fart ...

In a recent exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Hays, 79, acknowledged that Nielsen would often play practical jokes while on ...

A concerned doctor on a troubled airliner in the 1980 film Airplane! asks a fellow passenger, “Can you fly this plane and land it?” The passenger replies, “Surely, you can’t be serious,” to which the ...

With the death of Jim Abrahams, one third of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker writing and directing trio, a look at some of the funniest moments from their key films. By Esther Zuckerman It’s almost hard to ...

On Sunday, the actor Leslie Nielsen passed away at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale. He was 84. Nielsen, who was suffering from complications of pneumonia, was best known as a gifted, ...

Airplane! cast member Robert Hays is recounting how star Leslie Nielsen would play practical jokes on the set of the 1980 film. In a recent appearance on the Naked Lunch podcast, host Phil Rosenthal — ...

Airplane! cast member Robert Hays is recounting the practical joke played on him by star Leslie Nielsen while making the 1980 film. In a recent exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Hays, 79, acknowledged ...