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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 15, 1918
Died
October 2, 2005
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Nipsey Russell
0.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
Credits
100 Centre Street
as Wallace Roy
2001
7.7
Spin City
as Nipsey Russell
1996
7.1
Car 54, Where Are You?
as Police Captain Dave Anderson
1994
3.3
Posse
as Snopes
1993
5.3
Wildcats
as Ben Edwards
1986
6.2
Your Number's Up
as Host
1985
0.0
Dream One
as Mr. Rip / Benjamin
1984
3.3
The Wiz
as Tinman
1978
6.0
Fame
as Vinny
1978
0.0
Wiz on Down the Road
as Tinman
1978
5.0
The Love Boat
as Dan Manhoney
1977
6.3
Police Woman
as Charlie Witt
1974
6.2
🎬
The Dean Martin Comedy World
as Host
1974
0.0
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
1973
5.4
🎬
Barefoot in the Park
as Honey Robinson
1970
5.0
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
1970
7.1
The Dean Martin Show
1965
7.3
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
5.8
🎬
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
7.0
The Red Skelton Show
as Self /Officer Nipsey Ralston
1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
as Self
1951
7.4
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
7.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8