Nipsey Russell

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 1918-09-15

Died: 2005-10-02

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1970	King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis	Self (archive footage)	71
2	1978	Wiz on Down the Road	Tinman	50
3	1978	Fame	Vinny	0
4	1978	The Wiz	Tinman	60
5	1984	Dream One	Mr. Rip / Benjamin	33
6	1986	Wildcats	Ben Edwards	62
7	1993	Posse	Snopes	53
8	1994	Car 54, Where Are You?	Police Captain Dave Anderson	33

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	68
2	1950	The Bob Hope Show	Self	70
3	1951	The Red Skelton Show	Self /Officer Nipsey Ralston	74
4	1951	The Red Skelton Show	Self	74
5	1957	Tonight Starring Jack Paar	Self	70
6	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	58
7	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
8	1965	The Dean Martin Show		73
9	1970	Barefoot in the Park	Honey Robinson	50
10	1973	The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts	Self	54
11	1974	The Dean Martin Comedy World	Host	0
12	1974	Police Woman	Charlie Witt	63
13	1977	The Love Boat	Dan Manhoney	63
14	1985	Your Number's Up	Host	0
15	1996	Spin City	Nipsey Russell	71
16	2001	100 Centre Street	Wallace Roy	77

Nipsey Russell

Film

Television