He taught broadcasting for years, then played the lab scientist Ted Olson opposite Leslie Nielsen on the small and big screen. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Ed Williams, the onetime broadcasting ...

When a TV show is canceled in its first season, it's generally not considered a success, but the 1982 comedy series Police Squad!, which aired just six episodes total, might just be the most ...

Leslie Nielsen originated his iconic role as Detective Frank Drebin in the short-lived TV series from the makers of ‘Airplane!’ — which led to a hit movie franchise that now sees Liam Neeson filling ...

With The Naked Gun reboot starring Liam Neeson dropping this weekend, interest has renewed in the original three films — a showcase of Leslie Nielsen at his deadpan best. Full of puns, visual gags, ...

Ed Williams, the longtime actor who is best known for playing Ted Olsen on “Police Squad!” and in the “The Naked Gun” films, died Oct. 2 in Los Angeles. He was 98. His nephew Marty Wolfe ...

Seth MacFarlane and Akiva Schaffer's remake of Leslie Nielsen's 1988 classic also features Pamela Anderson and Paul Walter Hauser. Police Squad is in danger, and there's only one man for the job — ...