Nipsey Russell
Acting
1918-09-15 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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.
tv100 Centre Street
as Wallace Roy · 2001 · 8.2
tvSpin City
as Nipsey Russell · 1996 · 7.0
movieCar 54, Where Are You?
as Police Captain Dave Anderson · 1994 · 3.5
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self · 1993 · 7.3
moviePosse
as Snopes · 1993 · 5.4
movieWildcats
as Ben Edwards · 1986 · 6.3
tvYour Number's Up
as Host · 1985 · 9.0
movieDream One
as Mr. Rip / Benjamin · 1984 · 3.9
tv$weepstake$
as · 1979 · 0.0
movieFame
as Vinny · 1978 · 9.0
movieThe Wiz
as Tinman · 1978 · 6.2
movieWiz on Down the Road
as Tinman · 1978 · 7.5
tvThe Love Boat
as Dan Manhoney · 1977 · 6.3
tvPolice Woman
as Charlie Witt · 1974 · 6.4
tvThe Dean Martin Comedy World
as Host · 1974 · 9.0
tvThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self · 1973 · 5.4
tvMatch Game
as Self · 1973 · 7.8
tvBarefoot in the Park
as Honey Robinson · 1970 · 6.0
movieKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage) · 1970 · 7.3
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) · 1968 · 6.7
movieThe Strolling '20s
as Self · 1966 · 0.0
tvThe Dean Martin Show
as · 1965 · 7.4
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962 · 6.6
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962 · 7.5