Nipsey Russell
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 regu...
Known For
Filmography
100 Centre Street
2001
as Wallace Roy
Spin City
1996
as Nipsey Russell
Car 54, Where Are You?
1994
as Police Captain Dave Anderson
Posse
1993
as Snopes
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self
Wildcats
1986
as Ben Edwards
Your Number's Up
1985
as Host
Dream One
1984
as Mr. Rip / Benjamin
$weepstake$
1979
The Wiz
1978
as Tinman
Fame
1978
as Vinny
Wiz on Down the Road
1978
as Tinman
The Love Boat
1977
as Dan Manhoney
The Dean Martin Comedy World
1974
as Host
Police Woman
1974
as Charlie Witt
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
Match Game
1973
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Barefoot in the Park
1970
as Honey Robinson
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Strolling '20s
1966
as Self
The Dean Martin Show
1965
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Nipsey Ralston
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self