Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 15, 1918
Died
Oct 02, 2005
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Credits
28 titles
Nipsey Russell
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
100 Centre Street
Wallace Roy
Spin City
Nipsey Russell
Car 54, Where Are You?
Police Captain Dave Anderson
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self
Posse
Snopes
Wildcats
Ben Edwards
Your Number's Up
Host
Dream One
Mr. Rip / Benjamin
$weepstake$
Fame
Vinny
The Wiz
Tinman
Wiz on Down the Road
Tinman
The Love Boat
Dan Manhoney
Police Woman
Charlie Witt
The Dean Martin Comedy World
Host
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
Match Game
Self
Barefoot in the Park
Honey Robinson
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
The Strolling '20s
Self
The Dean Martin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
The Red Skelton Show
Nipsey Ralston
The Bob Hope Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self