Nipsey Russell
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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.
Movies
(9 total)
The Wiz
as Tinman
Wildcats
as Ben Edwards
Posse
as Snopes
Car 54, Where Are You?
as Police Captain Dave Anderson
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Dream One
as Mr. Rip / Benjamin
Wiz on Down the Road
as Tinman
Fame
as Vinny
The Strolling '20s
as Self
TV Shows
(19 total)
Spin City
as Nipsey Russell
The Love Boat
as Dan Manhoney
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
Police Woman
as Charlie Witt
Match Game
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Red Skelton Show
as Self /Officer Nipsey Ralston
The Red Skelton Show
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
100 Centre Street
as Wallace Roy
Your Number's Up
as Host