Nipsey Russell
Biografia
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.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
100 Centre Street
Serial • 2001
jako Wallace Roy
Spin City
Serial • 1996
jako Nipsey Russell
Car 54, Where Are You?
Film • 1994
jako Police Captain Dave Anderson
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Serial • 1993
jako Self
Posse - Opowieść o Jesse Lee
Film • 1993
jako Snopes
Dzikie Koty
Film • 1986
jako Ben Edwards
Your Number's Up
Serial • 1985
jako Host
Był sobie sen
Film • 1984
jako Mr. Rip / Benjamin
$weepstake$
Serial • 1979
Fame
Film • 1978
jako Vinny
Czarnoksiężnik z krainy Oz
Film • 1978
jako Tinman
Wiz on Down the Road
Film • 1978
jako Tinman
The Love Boat
Serial • 1977
jako Dan Manhoney
Police Woman
Serial • 1974
jako Charlie Witt
The Dean Martin Comedy World
Serial • 1974
jako Host
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Serial • 1973
jako Self
Match Game
Serial • 1973
jako Self
Barefoot in the Park
Serial • 1970
jako Honey Robinson
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Film • 1970
jako Self (archive footage)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Serial • 1968
jako Self (uncredited)
The Strolling '20s
Film • 1966
jako Self
The Dean Martin Show
Serial • 1965
The Merv Griffin Show
Serial • 1962
jako Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Serial • 1962
jako Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Serial • 1957
jako Self
The Red Skelton Show
Serial • 1951
jako Nipsey Ralston
The Bob Hope Show
Serial • 1950
jako Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Serial • 1948
jako Self