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Nipsey Russell
Acting

Nipsey Russell
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1918-09-15,Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

6.152

The Wiz
1978-10-24

9

Fame
1978-11-30

3.875

Dream One
1984-12-12

Car 54, Where Are You?

3.483

Car 54, Where Are You?
1994-01-28

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

7.333

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970-03-24

6.264

Wildcats
1986-02-14

Wiz on Down the Road

7.5

Wiz on Down the Road
1978-01-01

5.4

Posse
1993-05-14

The Strolling '20s

0

The Strolling '20s
1966-02-04

7

Spin City
1996-09-17

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

Barefoot in the Park

6

Barefoot in the Park
1970-09-24

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.533

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The Dean Martin Comedy World

9

The Dean Martin Comedy World
1974-06-06

The Bob Hope Show

7

The Bob Hope Show
1950-04-09

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.848

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

The Dean Martin Show

7.4

The Dean Martin Show
1965-09-16

The Red Skelton Show

7.421

The Red Skelton Show
1951-09-30

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973-09-14

The Red Skelton Show

7.421

The Red Skelton Show
1951-09-30

Your Number's Up

9

Your Number's Up
1985-09-23

100 Centre Street

8.2

100 Centre Street
2001-01-15

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957-07-29

6.422

Police Woman
1974-09-13

0

$weepstake$
1979-01-26

7.88

Match Game
1973-07-02

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.714

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968-01-22

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13