Leslie Carlson
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Leslie Carlson is a character, film and television actor. He acted on stage in both the U.S. and England, his films include the horror films Deranged
Deranged
Deranged is a Canadian/American horror film made in 1974 and directed by Alan Ormsby and Jeff Gillen. It is also known by the title Deranged: The Confessions of a Necrophile in the USA...

and Black Christmas
Black Christmas (1974 film)
Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian slasher film directed by Bob Clark and written by A. Roy Moore, and largely based on a series of murders that took place in Quebec, Canada around Christmas time. The film's score is by Carl Zittrer. It was distributed by Ambassador Film Distributors in Canada and...

, and his television credits include The Twilight Zone, and The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...

.

Early life and career

Carlson was born in 1933 in Mitchell, South Dakota. he has both a BFA and an MA from the University of South Dakota, which he attended in the 1950s.

Carlson began his acting career performing in several stage plays in both the U.S and England, his performances include A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods (play)
A Walk in the Woods is a 1988 play by Lee Blessing. It depicts the developing relationship between two arms limitation negotiators, one Russian and one American, over a year of negotiation. The play was nominated for both a Tony award and a Pulitzer Prize....

in 1991 at the Gateway Theatre and Candida
Candida (play)
Candida, a comedy by playwright George Bernard Shaw, was first published in 1898, as part of his Plays Pleasant. The central characters are clergyman James Morell, his wife Candida and a youthful poet, Eugene Marchbanks, who tries to win Candida's affections. The play questions Victorian notions...

at the Shaw Festival
Shaw Festival
The Shaw Festival is a major Canadian theatre festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, the second largest repertory theatre company in North America...

 in Canada in 2002, Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1984 play written by David Mamet. The play shows parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to engage in any number of unethical, illegal acts—from lies and flattery to bribery, threats, intimidation and burglary—to sell...

, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Hamlet, Joggers, All My Sons
All My Sons
All My Sons is a 1947 play by Arthur Miller. The play was twice adapted for film; in 1948, and again in 1987.The play opened on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in New York City on January 29, 1947, closed on November 8, 1947 and ran for 328 performances...

, and Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden (play)
Death and the Maiden is a 1990 play by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. The world premiere was staged at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 9 July 1991, directed by Lindsay Posner...

. He immigrated to Canada in the late 1960s and began acting in many films and TV shows in the early '70's. His most memorable film roles were in the horror classic Black Christmas
Black Christmas (1974 film)
Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian slasher film directed by Bob Clark and written by A. Roy Moore, and largely based on a series of murders that took place in Quebec, Canada around Christmas time. The film's score is by Carl Zittrer. It was distributed by Ambassador Film Distributors in Canada and...

and Deranged
Deranged
Deranged is a Canadian/American horror film made in 1974 and directed by Alan Ormsby and Jeff Gillen. It is also known by the title Deranged: The Confessions of a Necrophile in the USA...

, both in 1974. Carlson has appeared in four movies from director David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the...

 including Videodrome
Videodrome
Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring...

and The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone (film)
The Dead Zone is a 1983 horror-thriller film based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by David Cronenberg, the film stars Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, and Tom Skerritt...

. His TV appearances include The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...

, Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series is an American-Canadian horror television series that ran for three seasons, from October 3, 1987 to May 26, 1990 in first-run syndication....

, 21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...

and Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...

.

Personal life

Carlson was married to actress Patricia Hamilton, and they have one child together, actor Ben Carlson. He has another son, Edmund Carlson, from a subsequent marriage.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1972 Norman Corwin Presents
Norman Corwin Presents
Norman Corwin Presents is a Canadian-produced drama anthology television series which aired on CBC Television from 1972 to 1973.-Premise:The series host was American broadcast writer Norman Corwin who introduced dramas of various genres and subjects....

1 episode - Letters from an Only Child
1973 The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor is a 1973 science fiction film directed by Daniel Petrie, featuring underwater cinematography by Paul Herbermann. The film's special effects utilized underwater photography of miniatures with actual marine life.- Plot :...

Brigs, Triton Radioman other title - The Neptune Disaster
The Hard Part Begins Mechanic (credited as Les Carlson)
1974 Deedee Television film (credited as Les Carlson)
Deranged
Deranged
Deranged is a Canadian/American horror film made in 1974 and directed by Alan Ormsby and Jeff Gillen. It is also known by the title Deranged: The Confessions of a Necrophile in the USA...

Tom Sims other title - Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile
Black Christmas
Black Christmas (1974 film)
Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian slasher film directed by Bob Clark and written by A. Roy Moore, and largely based on a series of murders that took place in Quebec, Canada around Christmas time. The film's score is by Carl Zittrer. It was distributed by Ambassador Film Distributors in Canada and...

Graham other titles - Silent Night, Evil Night,
Stranger in the House
1975 King of Kensington
King of Kensington
King of Kensington was a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1980.The show starred Al Waxman as Larry King, a convenience store owner in Toronto's Kensington Market who was known for helping friends and neighbours solve problems. His multicultural group of friends...

1 episode - Where's Cathy?
1976 Shoot
Shoot (film)
Shoot is a Canadian film directed by Harvey Hart. The screenplay was written by Richard Berg and based on the novel of the same name by Douglas Fairbairn....

Jim (credited as Les Carlson)
1977 I Wasn't Scared Master Warrant Officer George Lewinsky (credited as Les Carlson)
Raku Fire (credited as Les Carlson)
Love at First Sight
Love at First Sight (film)
Love at First Sight is a 1977 Georgian/Soviet comedy film by Lenfilm and Kartuli Pilmi .- Plot summary :Film narrated about the first love of Muradi Rasulov, ninth-former and a passionate football fan. He's in love with a girl two years older than he is...

Stu (credited as Les Carlson)
Deadly Harvest
Deadly Harvest
Deadly Harvest is a made for TV movie produced by CBS. It was shown in September 1972 and in July 1973. This movie is not to be confused with a movie from 1977, also entitled "Deadly Harvest", starring Clint Walker and Kim Cantrell.-Plot:...

The Minister (credited as Les Carlson)
Custard Pie
Custard Pie (TV series)
Custard Pie is a Canadian situation comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1977.-The Rimshots pilot:This series began as The Rimshots, a pilot directed and produced by Perry Rosemond and directed by George Bloomfield. It starred Second City Television cast members Andrea Martin,...

Aldo Ludwit (credited as Les Carlson) (unknown episodes)
Who Has Seen the Wind Joe Pivotte (credited as Les Carlson)
The New Avengers Douglas Collings 1 episode - Emily
1978 High-Ballin'
High-ballin'
High-Ballin is a Canadian film about truckers released in 1978, directed by Peter Carter. Jerry Reed plays the "Iron Duke", an independent trucker who stands up to the local trucker boss, King Carroll, who tries to drive independent truckers out of business. Duke's friend Rane, played by Peter...

Bud (credited as Les Carlson)
1979 Lost and Found
Lost and Found (1979 film)
Lost and Found is a 1979 film starring George Segal and Glenda Jackson, featuring John Candy. The film is about a couple and their constant meeting and clashing with each other. In some respects, the film is almost a 'companion' film to A Touch Of Class, a 1972 movie which featured much of the...

Jean-Paul
1980 Circle of Two
Circle of Two
Circle of Two is a 1980 Canadian film. It starred Richard Burton as a 60-year old artist who falls in love with a sixteen-year-old played by Tatum O'Neal. It was the last film directed by acclaimed film noir director Jules Dassin....

Doctor at the Hospital (credited as Les Carlson)
Nothing Personal Marshal #2
1981 Mr. Patman
Mr. Patman
Mr. Patman is a 1981 Canadian film directed by John Guillermin....

Mr. Abernathy other title - Crossover (credited as Les Carlson)
Improper Channels
Improper Channels
Improper Channels is a 1981 comedy-drama film starring Alan Arkin and Mariette Hartley, both of whom were nominated for Genie Awards for their performances. Arkin plays an architect named Jeff Martley who is erroneously accused of child abuse by an overzealous social worker . Hartley plays...

(credited as Les Carlson)
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper Laingen Television film (credited as Les Carlson)
1982 Shocktrauma Elton Bates Television Film (credited as Les Carlson)
1983 The Littlest Hobo
The Littlest Hobo
The Littlest Hobo is a Canadian television series based upon a 1958 American film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, and was revived for a popular second run on CTV from October 11, 1979 to March 7, 1985.All three productions...

2 episodes - Forget Me Not, Trucker (1982–1983)
Videodrome
Videodrome
Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring...

Barry Convex (credited as Les Carlson)
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone (film)
The Dead Zone is a 1983 horror-thriller film based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by David Cronenberg, the film stars Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, and Tom Skerritt...

Brenner (credited as Les Carlson)
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...

Tree Man (credited as Les Carlson)
1984 That's My Baby Max (credited as Les Carlson)
Night Heat
Night Heat
Night Heat is a Canadian police drama series, which aired on CTV from 1985 to 1991. The show also aired on CBS in the United States from 1987 to 1993 and was the first Canadian-produced drama series to air on an American network...

Harder 1 episode - Ancient Madness
1986 The Fly
The Fly (1986 film)
The Fly is a 1986 science fiction horror film co-written and directed by David Cronenberg. Produced by 20th Century Fox, and Brooksfilms, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz. It is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name, but retains only the basic premise of a scientist...

Dr. Brent Cheevers
The Laurenceville Stories Conover TV mini-series
Unnatural Causes Bob Television film (credited as Les Carlson)
1987 American Playhouse
American Playhouse
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.It premiered on January 12, 1982 with The Shady Hill Kidnapping, written and narrated by John Cheever and directed by Paul Bogart...

Conover 1 episode - The Prodigious Hickey
Smart Street Marty (credited as Les Carlson)
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1908. Set in 1878, it was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book...

Mr. Marty Charles Lawson Television film (credited as Les Carlson)
Rolling Vengeance Misty's Father (credited as Les Carlson)
1988 War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds (TV series)
War of the Worlds is a television program that ran for two seasons, from 1988 to 1990. The series is an extension of the original 1953 film The War of the Worlds, using the same War Machine, often incorporating aspects from the film, radio adaptation, and original novel into its mythology.Though...

Detective #1 1 episode - The Walls of Jericho
The Twilight Zone Jim Hilsen 1 episode - The Hunters (credited as Les Carlson)
1989 Looking for Miracles
Looking for Miracles
Looking for Miracles is a movie based on the memoir "Looking for Miracles" by A.E. Hotchner - Paul Newman's long-time business partner for "Newman's Own" brand and next-door neighbor in Connecticut. The film was adapted and directed by Anne of Green Gables writer/director/producer Kevin Sullivan.In...

Principal Television film (credited as Les Carlson)
Sing
Sing (1989 film)
Sing is a 1989 film, starring Lorraine Bracco, Peter Dobson and Jessica Steen. The movie is about a fictional New York City SING! production...

Suit (credited as Les Carlson)
Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series is an American-Canadian horror television series that ran for three seasons, from October 3, 1987 to May 26, 1990 in first-run syndication....

Arkwright 1 episode - The Prisoner
Street Legal
Street Legal (TV series)
Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.-Synopsis:A spinoff from the 1985 television movie Shellgame, Street Legal focused on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm, Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian...

Squire/Michael 2 episodes - Romeo and Carol, See No Evil (1987–1989)
1990 Scales of Justice  Larry Proke 1 episode - Regina vs Horvath (credited as Les Carlson)
Mom P.I.
Mom P.I.
Mom P.I. is a 1990 Canadian television comedy-drama series starring Rosemary Dunsmore, Stuart Margolin, Emily Perkins, and Shane Meier....

1 episode - Looking for a Living
Neon Rider
Neon Rider
Neon Rider is a Canadian drama television series which first aired between 1990 and 1995. Created by Winston Rekert and Danny Virtue, the show was about the titular character, a man named Michael Terry who quits his job as a therapist to become a mentor for troubled kids which he brings to his...

Brent Paxton 1 episode - All's Fair
MacGyver
MacGyver
MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles...

Sparky
Doctor
2 episodes - Ma Dalton, Passages (credited as Les Carlson)
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...

Professor Gray 1 episode - Diplomats for Sale
Chaindance
Chaindance
Chaindance is a 1990 Canadian drama film. The film stars Michael Ironside, Brad Dourif, Rae Dawn Chong, and Don S. Davis as "Sergeant".- Plot :...

Willy other title - Common Bonds
1991 Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...

Mr Lawson 7 episodes - The Story Girl Earns Her Name, The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's, The Materializing of Duncan McTavish, Aunt Abigail's Beau, Malcolm and the Baby, Sara's Homecoming, Dreamer of Dreams (1990–1991) (credited as Les Carlson)
The Girl from Mars Mr. Sharbut Television film
K2
K2 (film)
K2 is a 1991 motion picture loosely based on the story of two friends' ascent of the second-highest mountain on Earth, K2. The story is based on a play written and presented as a senior-thesis at Stanford University. These roles were played by Michael Biehn and Matt Craven...

 
Dexter
1992 Impolite Billy
Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series is a fantasy-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the Highlander. It was an offshoot and another alternate sequel of the 1986 feature film with a twist: Connor MacLeod did not win the prize and Immortals still exist post-1985...

Sam Thompson 2 episodes - Free Fall, Deadly Medicine
To Grandmother's House We Go
To Grandmother's House We Go
To Grandmother's House We Go is a 1992 Christmas television film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The film's title is one of the first verses of Lydia Maria Child's Thanksgiving song "Over the River and through the Woods"...

 
Doorman Television film
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster is a 1992 movie depicting the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster off the coast of Alaska starring Christopher Lloyd, John Heard, Rip Torn and Michael Murphy.-Synopsis:...

Theo Polasek Television film
1993 Morning Glory Howard Pride Television film
A Stranger in the Mirror
A Stranger in the Mirror
A Stranger in the Mirror is a 1976 novel written by Sidney Sheldon. The novel is one of the earliest Sheldon's works, but contains the typical Sheldon fast-paced narration and several narrative techniques with the exception of a twist ending...

Harry Durkin Television film
No Child of Mine Television film
1994 The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...

Dr. Spitz
Dr.Troisky
2 episodes - Born Again, Little Green Men
1995 Young Again Mr. Dillon (credited as Les Carlson)
The Song Spinner Lorie Television film
1996 Moonshine Highway Pappy Television film (credited as Les Carlson)
Side Effects
Side Effects (TV series)
Side Effects was a Canadian television series, which aired from February, 1994 to January, 1996 on CBC Television.A hospital-themed drama created by Brenda Greenberg and Guy Mullally, the cast included Elizabeth Shepherd, Albert Schultz, Joseph Ziegler, Jovanni Sy and Arsinée Khanjian....

Dr. Herschel Eisen 1 episode - You Can Run
Beyond the Call Dan Television film (credited as Les Carlson)
1997 Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000...

Dr. Dale Hoff 1 episode - Donor
1999 The Wishing Tree Professor
2000 Camera The Actor Short film
Silver Man Mule
The Spreading Ground Magyar (credited as Les Carlson)
Catch a Falling Star Man at Station Television film
The Harlan County War
Harlan County War (film)
Harlan County War is a television film directed by Tony Bill and written by Peter Silverman.-Plot:A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.-Principal cast:*Holly...

Udell Television film
The Last Debate
The Last Debate
The Last Debate is a 2000 political film based on the book by and co-written by the journalist and writer Jim Lehrer.-Cast:* James Garner as Mike Howley* Peter Gallagher as Tom Chapman* Audra McDonald as Barbara Manning* Donna Murphy as Joan Naylor...

Pat Tubbs Television film
2001 Haven  Old Man TV mini-series
Bailey's Mistake Stableman Television film
Short6 The Actor
Stolen Miracle Mr. Neelandson Television film (credited as Les Carlson)
2002 Odyssey 5
Odyssey 5
Odyssey 5 is a Canadian science fiction series that first ran in 2002 on Showtime in the United States and on Space in Canada.In the United States, the initial run of the series ran for 14 of the 20 episodes, leaving the six remaining episodes unaired for a period of roughly two years...

Ruckner 1 episode - Astronaut Dreams
Tribulation Force
Tribulation Force
Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind is the second novel in the Left Behind series, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.-Plot introduction:...

Witness Eli other title - Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (credited as Les Carlson)
2003 The Berenstain Bears
The Berenstain Bears (2003 TV series)
The Berenstain Bears is a 2003 animated television series based on Stan and Jan Berenstain's children's book series of the same name. Although most of the earlier episodes in the series were based on the book series, later episodes were not based on any of the books.-Sypnosis:The series follows...

Gramps 1 episode - Trouble with Grown-ups/Too Much TV (credited as Lesley Carlson)
2004 Anonymous Rex
Anonymous Rex
Anonymous Rex is an original movie made for the Sci Fi TV channel, directed by Julian Jarrold and adapted to film by Joe Menosky from the novel Casual Rex by Eric Garcia. The premise of the film is that dinosaurs did not die off, but faked their extinction and now live among humans in disguise...

Television film (credited as Les Carlson)
Snow
Snow (2004 film)
Snow is a Christmas-themed film starring Tom Cavanagh and Ashley Williams that premiered in 2004 on the ABC television network, and was also shown on the ABC Family cable network later the same year...

Chester Television film (credited as Les Carlson)
2005 Looking for Angelina
Looking for Angelina
Looking for Angelina was a 2005 Canadian drama film based on the murder case involving Angelina Napolitano. Napolitano allegedly murdered her husband with an axe and was sentenced to be executed....

Justice Britton (credited as Les Carlson)
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye is a Canadian-American television series that premiered in the United States in 2002 and Canada in 2003. The show ended in May 2005 due to PAX's decision to halt the production of original programming. It was one of the two highest rated shows on PAX. In September 2009, Gospel...

Mr. Weaver 1 episode - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
Plague City: SARS in Toronto is a 2005 made for TV movie on the SARS outbreak in Toronto. The locations and characters were fictional.Produced by CTV, it was filmed in Hamilton, Ontario.-Cast:* Kari Matchett as Amy* Ron White * Rick Roberts as Dr...

Television film (credited as Les Carlson)
2007 Your Beautiful Cul de Sac Home Harry Peale
2010 At Risk George Finlay Television film (credited as Les Carlson)

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