Leslie Nielsen passed away Sunday from complications from pneumonia. Nielsen is most famous for playing the deadpan, bumbling doctor in the disaster-movie parody Airplane! and the deadpan, bumbling detective in the Naked Gun spoofs. Before appearing in those movies, however, he was a serious character actor and a go-to guest star on TV shows like "The Fugitive," "The Defenders," "Peyton Place," "M.A.S.H.," "The Streets of San Francisco," and "Columbo." But tennis fans may not know this: He also starred in a made-for-television movie called "Little Mo." The 1978 bio-pic about Maureen Connolly, the first woman to win the Grand Slam, was written by John McGreevey, who wrote episodes of "The Waltons," "My Three Sons," and "The Flying Nun." The film starred Glynnis O'Connor in the title role, Anne Baxter as Connolly's mother and Michael Learned as Connolly's illustrious coach, Eleanor "Teach" Tennant. Mark Harmon was her love interest and future husband, Norman Brinker. It also had a cameo by Tony Trabert. Nielsen portrayed San Diego Union sportswriter Nelson Fisher, who gave Connolly her nickname, "Little Mo." If you can stand the overly sentimental music, check out this montage of moments; Nielsen appears around 2:15:
—Sarah Thurmond