Nipsey Russell

Known for ActingBorn 1918-09-15Died 2005-10-02Atlanta, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Your Number's Up

Fame

The Dean Martin Comedy World

100 Centre Street

Match Game

Wiz on Down the Road

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

The Dean Martin Show

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Spin City

The Red Skelton Show

The Bob Hope Show

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Police Woman

Wildcats

The Love Boat

The Wiz

Barefoot in the Park

Posse

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Dream One

Car 54, Where Are You?

$weepstake$

The Strolling '20s