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Nipsey Russell (1918–2005)

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Nipsey Russell was born in Atlanta Georgia in 1918. Russell got his start in Rock and Roll and other music reviews in the 1950s. In the 1960s Russell achieved his first major role as Officer Anderson in Car 54, Where Are You?. After being on the show for a year Russell was a mainstay on variety shows, appearing on Laugh-In... See full bio »

Born:

Julius Russell
in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Died:

(age 87) in New York City, New York, USA
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Filmography

Hide HideActor (19 titles)
2001 100 Centre Street (TV series)
Wallace Roy
– Joe Must Go (2001) … Wallace Roy
 
1994 Car 54, Where Are You?
Police Captain Dave Anderson
 
1993 Posse
Snopes
 
1987 227 (TV series)
Uncle Edmund
– Men's Club (1987) … Uncle Edmund
 
1986 Wildcats
Ben Edwards
 
1984 Nemo
Mr. Rip/Benjamin
 
1980 The Love Boat (TV series)
Dapper Dan Manhoney
– Sergeant Bull/Friends and Lovers/Miss Mother (1980) … Dapper Dan Manhoney
 
1979 Flying High (TV series)
Man
– The Challenges (1979) … Man
 
1978 Fame (TV movie)
Vinny
 
1978 The Wiz
Tinman
 
1978 Wiz on Down the Road (short)
Tinman
 
1977 Police Woman (TV series)
Witt
– Guns (1977) … Witt
 
1974 The Dean Martin Comedy World (TV series)
Host
– Episode dated 6 June 1974 (1974) … Host
 
1974 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
– Celebrity Roast: Don Rickles (1974)
 
1970 Barefoot in the Park (TV series)
Honey Robinson
– No Fancy Fixtures (1970)
– Corie's Rear Window (1970) … Honey Robinson
– Somethin' Fishy (1970) … Honey Robinson
– Down with the Landlord (1970) … Honey Robinson
– The Marriage Proposal (1970) … Honey Robinson
See all 9 episodes »
 
1969 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 22 September 1969 (1969)
 
1967-1968 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Ex-Policeman / Hardsell Hopkins
– Rings on Her Fingers Also Go Through Your Nose (1968) … Hardsell Hopkins
– The Nag and I (1967) … Ex-Policeman
 
1967 Walter of the Jungle (TV short)
 
1961-1962 Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)
Officer Dave Anderson
– The Courtship of Sylvia Schnauser (1962) … Officer Dave Anderson
– The Beast Who Walked the Bronx (1962) … Officer Dave Anderson (uncredited)
– No More Pickpockets (1962) … Officer Dave Anderson (uncredited)
– What Happened to Thursday? (1962) … Officer Dave Anderson (uncredited)
– How High Is Up? (1962) … Officer Dave Anderson (uncredited)
See all 15 episodes »
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2009 So You Think You Can Dance (TV series)
– Finale: Winner Announced (2009) (performer: "Brand New Day")
– Two of 14 Voted Off (2009) (performer: "Brand New Day")
 
1978 The Wiz (performer: "What Would I Do If I Could Feel?", "Slide Some Oil To Me", "Ease On Down The Road #2", "Ease On Down The Road #3", "Be A Lion", "Everybody Rejoice/A Brand New Day")
 
1955 Show Time at the Apollo (TV series)
– Beale Street Revue (performer: "You're Mine in Every Way")
– Blues in Harlem (performer: "Such a Night")
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1968 Soul (TV movie) (additional material)
 
Show ShowSelf (69 titles)
2003 Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
1999 Spin City (TV series)
Himself
– James and the Giant Speech (1999) … Himself
 
1998 NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Viva Variety (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 December 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 The Chris Rock Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.5 (1997) … Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1997) … Himself
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sammy Davis Jr.: Mr. Entertainment (1995) … Himself
 
1990 Wolf Trap Presents Victor Borge: An 80th Birthday Celebration (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1973-1988 The (New) $25,000 Pyramid (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 May 1988 (1988) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 June 1987 (1987) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 June 1987 (1987) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 June 1987 (1987) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 June 1987 (1987) … Himself
See all 80 episodes »
 
1986 Celebrity Double Talk (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.35 (1986) … Himself
– Episode #1.34 (1986) … Himself
– Episode #1.33 (1986) … Himself
– Episode #1.32 (1986) … Himself
– Episode #1.31 (1986) … Himself
 
1985 Super Password (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 November 1985 (1985) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 November 1985 (1985) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 November 1985 (1985) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 November 1985 (1985) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 November 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1985 Jackpot (TV series)
Host (1984 CBS Pilot Only)
 
1985 Your Number's Up (TV series)
Host
 
1984 Hot Potato (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 June 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 June 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 June 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 June 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 June 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1984 Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 February 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 February 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 February 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 31 January 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 January 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1983 Juvenile Jury (TV series)
Host
 
1983 Family Feud (TV series)
– Game Show Hosts (1983)
 
1979-1981 Password Plus (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Celebrity Contestant
– Episode dated 19 February 1981 (1981) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 February 1981 (1981) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 February 1981 (1981) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 February 1981 (1981) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 February 1981 (1981) … Himself
See all 12 episodes »
 
1980 Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 Chain Reaction (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
See all 10 episodes »
 
1979 All-Star Salute to Pearl Bailey (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 Kids Are People, Too (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 March 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1973-1982 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 13 May 1977 (1977) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 18 October 1974 (1974) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 17 October 1974 (1974) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 16 October 1974 (1974) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 15 October 1974 (1974) … Himself - Guest Panelist
See all 7 episodes »
 
1977 Captain Kangaroo (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1976 The Cross-Wits (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 October 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 Celebrity Sweepstakes (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 October 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1975-1976 Rhyme and Reason (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 May 1976 (1976) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 May 1976 (1976) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 March 1976 (1976) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 December 1975 (1975) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 1975 (1975) … Himself
See all 12 episodes »
 
1976 Donny and Marie (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Muhammad Ali (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Evil Knievel (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 Match Game PM (TV series)
Guest panelilst
 
1975 Celebrity Bowling (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 June 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 Blankety Blanks (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 June 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball (TV special)
Himself
 
1975 Finish Line (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jackie Gleason (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Bob Hope (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974 Masquerade Party (TV series)
Himself/panelist
 
1974 The Dean Martin Comedy World (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode dated 15 August 1974 (1974) … Himself - Host
 
1973-1974 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Celebrity Roast: Hank Aaron (1974) … Himself
– Celebrity Roast: Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (1974) … Himself
– Celebrity Roast: George Washington (1974) … Himself
– Celebrity Roast: Redd Foxx (1974) … Himself
– Celebrity Roast: Carroll O'Connor (1973) … Himself
See all 12 episodes »
 
1963-1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 31 August 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 August 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 January 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 October 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 August 1971 (1971) … Himself
See all 10 episodes »
 
1972-1973 The Mouse Factory (TV series)
Himself
– Elephants (1973) … Himself
– Sports (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The Galloping Gourmet (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 June 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.79 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #4.68 (1971) … Himself
 
1971-1978 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Himself / panelist
 
1970 The Choice Is Yours (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965-1969 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 November 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 July 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.37 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #2.15 (1965) … Himself
 
1968-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Host
– Episode #3.251 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.250 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.249 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.248 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.60 (1968) … Himself - Host
 
1969 The Match Game (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 August 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1967-1969 Personality (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 August 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 November 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 August 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1969 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #6.23 (1969) … Himself - Comedian
 
1969 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.16 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.11 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.19 (1969) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1969 The Alan King Show (TV movie)
Himself - Comedian (as Nipsy Russell)
 
1968 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 1 December 1968 (1968) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1968 Soul (TV movie)
Himself
 
1967 Snap Judgment (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 May 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1957-1967 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Himself
– Episode #20.21 (1967) … Himself - Comedian (as Nipsy Russell)
– Episode #20.3 (1966) … Himself - Comedian (as Nipsy Russell)
– Episode #18.7 (1964) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #17.35 (1964) … Himself - Comedian (as Nipsy Russell)
– Episode #17.27 (1964) … Himself - Comedian (as Nipsy Russell)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1966 The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.10 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 The Strolling '20s (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 ABC's Nightlife (TV series)
Himself - Co-Host / Himself
– Episode dated 20 July 1965 (1965) … Himself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 19 July 1965 (1965) … Himself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 16 July 1965 (1965) … Himself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 15 July 1965 (1965) … Himself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 14 July 1965 (1965) … Himself - Co-Host
See all 19 episodes »
 
1964 Missing Links (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 October 1964 (1964) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 September 1964 (1964) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 August 1964 (1964) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 May 1964 (1964) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 April 1964 (1964) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
1964 The David Susskind Show (TV series)
Himself
– Strictly for Laughs (1964) … Himself
 
1963 Talent Scouts (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 September 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1962 The Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 July 1962 (1962) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 May 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1961 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 October 1961 (1961) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 August 1961 (1961) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 June 1961 (1961) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 June 1961 (1961) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 May 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1956 Basin Street Revue
Himself
 
1955 Rock 'n' Roll Revue
Himself
 
1955 Show Time at the Apollo (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Singer
– All Star Review … Himself - Comedian
– Beale Street Revue … Himself - Comedian/Singer
– Blues in Harlem … Himself - Comedian
– Harlem Merry-Go-Round … Himself - Comedian (uncredited)
– Jazz Time … Himself - Comedian (uncredited)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1955 Rhythm and Blues Revue (documentary)
Himself (as Nipsy Russell)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2009 The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (video documentary)
Tin Man
 
1998 As Seen On (TV series)
Himself
 
1993 Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 The Great Standups (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

Nipsy Russell

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

When asked why he never married: I have trouble living with myself, how could I live with anyone else? See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 483-485. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007. See more »

Trademark:

Always presenting a poem at his shows See more »

Nickname:

Nipsey See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo