In the last decades of his career, Nielsen appeared in multiple spoof and parody films, many of which were met poorly by critics but performed well in box office and home media releases. Nielsen was recognized with a variety of awards throughout his career and was inducted into both the Canada and Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Even in his eighties, Nielsen continued to have an active career. He performed serious roles on screen and stage , as well as providing voice-overs and on-camera appearances for commercials; cartoons like Zeroman where he had the leading role/voice which he narrated, in addition to comedic film roles.
On November 28, 2010, Nielsen died in his sleep of complications from pneumonia.. good bye funny man..
