Leslie Carlson

1933–2014 · American actor

Leslie Merle Carlson was an American actor, who spent most of his professional life in Canada. He is known to film audiences for his work with directors David Cronenberg and Bob Clark, and was also a prolific stage actor. He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Cronenberg's Videodrome (1983), and won a Dora Award for his performance in the Athol Fugard play Valley Song (1996).

Leslie Carlson, in order

1. 1974 Black Christmas: acted · directed by Bob Clark
2. 1974 Deranged: acted · directed by Alan Ormsby
3. 1983 Videodrome: acted · directed by David Cronenberg · critics 83%, audiences 80%
4. 1994 The X-Files (TV series): acted · directed by Rob Bowman
5. 2000 Camera (short film): acted · directed by David Cronenberg
6. 2001 Bailey's Mistake (TV movie): acted · directed by Michael M. Robin