Nipsey Russell
Birthday
1918/09/15
Day of death
2005/10/02 (87 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Also know as
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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, Bi...Read more
Acting
(1978) The Wiz
as Tinman
(1978) Fame
as Vinny
(1984) Dream One
as Mr. Rip / Benjamin
(1994) Car 54, Where Are You?
as Police Captain Dave Anderson
(1970) King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
(1986) Wildcats
as Ben Edwards
(1978) Wiz on Down the Road
as Tinman
(1993) Posse
as Snopes
(1996) Spin City
as Nipsey Russell
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1970) Barefoot in the Park
as Honey Robinson
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1974) The Dean Martin Comedy World
as Host
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1977) The Love Boat
as Dan Manhoney
(1965) The Dean Martin Show
as ---
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Self /Officer Nipsey Ralston
(1973) The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Self
(1985) Your Number's Up
as Host
(2001) 100 Centre Street
as Wallace Roy
(1966) Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
as ---
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1974) Police Woman
as Charlie Witt