Nipsey Russell
Known For
Acting
Born
1918-09-15 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died
2005-10-02
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Love Boat
as Dan Manhoney
The Red Skelton Show
as Self /Officer Nipsey Ralston
The Red Skelton Show
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Police Woman
as Charlie Witt
Spin City
as Nipsey Russell
Match Game
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
The Dean Martin Show
Dream One
as Mr. Rip / Benjamin
100 Centre Street
as Wallace Roy
The Wiz
as Tinman
$weepstake$
Posse
as Snopes
Wildcats
as Ben Edwards