Nipsey Russell
Born: 1918-09-15 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died: 2005-10-02
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Julius "Nipsey" Russell (September 15, 1918 – October 2, 2005) was an American comedian, best known today for his appearances as a guest panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, especially Match Game, Password, Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth and Pyramid. His appearances were distinguished in part by the short, humorous poems he would recite during the broadcast. These lyrics became so closely associated with Russell that Dick Clark, Bill Cullen, Betty White, and others regularly referred to him as "the poet laureate of television." He also had a leading role in the film version of The Wiz. Russell was also a frequent guest on Dean Martin's Celebrity Roasts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nipsey Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2001
- 100 Centre Street as Wallace Roy
1996
- Spin City as Nipsey Russell
1994
- Car 54, Where Are You? as Police Captain Dave Anderson
1993
- Posse as Snopes
1986
- Wildcats as Ben Edwards
1985
- Your Number's Up as Host
1984
- Dream One as Mr. Rip / Benjamin
1979
1978
- The Wiz as Tinman
- Wiz on Down the Road as Tinman
- Fame as Vinny
1977
- The Love Boat as Dan Manhoney
1974
- Police Woman as Charlie Witt
- The Dean Martin Comedy World as Host
1973
- Match Game as Self
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
1970
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
- Barefoot in the Park as Honey Robinson
1966
- The Strolling '20s as Self
1965
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1951
- The Red Skelton Show as Self /Officer Nipsey Ralston
1950
- The Bob Hope Show as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self