VIDEO: Comedy Legend Leslie Nielsen Dead At 84
Posted on Nov 29, 2010 @ 08:45AM - 6 comments
Actor Leslie Nielsen, who starred in hit comedy films such as Airplane! and The Naked Gun, died of complications from pneumonia at a Fort Lauderdale hospital Sunday at the age of 84, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Nielsen, who played the role of Lt. Frank Drebin in the Naked Gun franchise and pilot Dr. Rumack in Airplane!, passed away in his sleep with his friends and his wife by his side, his nephew Doug Nielsen said.
Actor Peter Graves Dead At 83
Posted on Mar 15, 2010 @ 06:12AM - 6 comments
Actor Peter Graves, of Mission: Impossible and Airplane! fame, has died from natural causes at 83, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Los Angeles police confirmed the actor was found dead in the driveway of his Pacific Palisades, California home on Sunday, after attending a brunch with family in celebration of his upcoming birthday on Thursday, when he would have turned 84.
The TV star - known for his dashing good looks and deep voice - played agent James Phelps on Mission: Impossible on CBS from 1967 to 1973, and on a later stint on ABC from 1988 to 1990.
