Nipsey Russell
Age: 87 | From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1918-09-15 09:34:52
Death: 2005-10-02 09:34:52
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 5
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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, 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.
Most Famous Work
The Wiz
(1978) Tinman
Posse
(1993) Snopes
Barefoot in the Park
(1970) Honey Robinson
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
(1970) Self (archive footage)
Dream One
(1984) Mr. Rip / Benjamin
Wiz on Down the Road
(1978) Tinman
Your Number's Up
(1985) HostActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nipsey Russell | |
| 1994 | Police Captain Dave Anderson | |
| 1993 | Snopes | |
| 1986 | Ben Edwards | |
| 1985 | Host | |
| 1984 | Mr. Rip / Benjamin | |
| 1978 | Tinman | |
| Vinny | ||
| Tinman | ||
| 1977 | Dan Manhoney | |
| 1974 | Host | |
| 1970 | Honey Robinson | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1948 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
