Acting credits
25
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Nipsey Russell
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 9Series: 16
TMDB ID: 92899
IMDb ID: nm0751369
Known for: Acting
Born: September 15, 1918
Died: October 2, 2005
Age: 87
Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2001
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.45
Wikidata: Q708172
Also known as
Julius Russell
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 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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Nipsey Russell.
Car 54, Where Are You?
as Police Captain Dave Anderson
1994 Movie
Posse
as Snopes
1993 Movie
Wildcats
as Ben Edwards
1986 Movie
Dream One
as Mr. Rip / Benjamin
1984 Movie
Fame
as Vinny
1978 Movie
The Wiz
as Tinman
1978 Movie
Wiz on Down the Road
as Tinman
1978 Movie
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
1970 Movie
The Strolling '20s
as Self
1966 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Nipsey Russell.
100 Centre Street
as Wallace Roy • 1 eps
2001 Series
Spin City
as Nipsey Russell • 1 eps
1996 Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
Your Number's Up
as Host • 4 eps
1985 Series
The Love Boat
as Dan Manhoney • 1 eps
1977 Series
Police Woman
as Charlie Witt • 1 eps
1974 Series
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self • 5 eps
1973 Series
Match Game
as Self • 5 eps
1973 Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) • 1 eps
1968 Series
The Dean Martin Show
1 eps
1965 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 5 eps
1962 Series
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 3 eps
1962 Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self • 1 eps
1957 Series
The Red Skelton Show
as Nipsey Ralston • 1 eps
1951 Series
The Bob Hope Show
as Self • 1 eps
1950 Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series