Nipsey Russell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 15, 1918
- Died
- October 2, 2005 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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
TV · as Wallace Roy · 1 ep
Spin City
TV · as Nipsey Russell · 1 ep
Car 54, Where Are You?
Movie · as Police Captain Dave Anderson
Posse
Movie · as Snopes
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wildcats
Movie · as Ben Edwards
Your Number's Up
TV · as Host · 4 eps
Dream One
Movie · as Mr. Rip / Benjamin
$weepstake$
TV · 1 ep
The Wiz
Movie · as Tinman
Fame
Movie · as Vinny
Wiz on Down the Road
Movie · as Tinman
The Love Boat
TV · as Dan Manhoney · 1 ep
The Dean Martin Comedy World
TV · as Host · 1 ep
Police Woman
TV · as Charlie Witt · 1 ep
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Match Game
TV · as Self · 5 eps
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Barefoot in the Park
TV · as Honey Robinson · 12 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Strolling '20s
Movie · as Self
The Dean Martin Show
TV · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Nipsey Ralston, Self · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep