Along with his fellow filmmakers David and Jerry Zucker, he revolutionized film comedy with a straight-faced, fast-paced style of parody.

Jim Abrahams, part of the team behind such comedy touchstones as Airplane!,' the 'Naked Gun' films and Police Squad!, died November 26 in Santa Monica at 80.

Jim Abrahams, who along with Jerry and David Zucker made up the filmmaking trio behind the spoof comedies 'Airplane!' and 'Naked Gun,' has died at 80.

Film director Jim Abrahams, one of the creators of “Airplane!” and “The Naked Gun,” among other comedies, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 80, according to The Hollywood Reporter. His son, Joseph,

The filmmaker, who co-wrote and directed some of the most beloved comedies of all time, died Tuesday at his home in Santa Monica, California.

Jim Abrahams, who has died aged 80, was one of three badly behaved American schoolboys who went on to reinvent screen comedy with quick-fire spoofs such as Airplane! and The Naked Gun.

Jim Abrahams, writer-director of "Airplane!," "Police Squad!" and the third leg of the Zucker Brothers trio that brought zany/deadpan comedy to screens and infinite dialogue quotes among the millions of friends who saw them,

Mr. Abrahams built a wide-ranging résumé as a solo director including comedies such as “Big Business” (1988), starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin, and “Hot Shots!” (1991) and the 1993 “Hot Shots! Part Deux,

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies, and the TV series “Police Squad!” has died. He was 80. Abrahams passed away of natural causes on Tuesday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., his son Joseph Abrahams told the Hollywood Reporter.