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Biography

Born

10/13/1924, Atlanta, Georgia USA

Died

10/3/2005

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (5)

Role
- Match Game '73
  Himself (1973-1979)
  - S 6: Ep 25 MG78-25
    6/28/78
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 45 MG75-45
    11/11/75
- Barefoot In The Park
  Honey Robinson
  - S 1: Ep 12 Nothing but the Truth
    12/17/70
  - S 1: Ep 11 No Fancy Fixture
    12/10/70
  - S 1: Ep 10 Disorder in the Court
    12/3/70
  - S 1: Ep 9 Corie's Rear Window
    11/19/70
  - S 1: Ep 8 Something Fishy
    11/12/70
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Dean Martin Show
  Regular Performer (1972-1973)
  - S 5: Ep 14 Gina Lollobrigida / Orson Welles / George Gobel / Charles Nelson Reilly
    12/18/69
  - S 5: Ep 12 Nancy Wilson / Romy Schneider / Milburn Stone / Charles Nelson Reilly
    12/4/69
  - S 5: Ep 11 Joey Heatherton / Victor Borge / Susan Cowsill / Bobbi Martin
    11/27/69
  - S 5: Ep 10 Tommy Tune / Gordon MacRae / Dom DeLuise / Stanley Myron Handelman / Gail Martin
    11/20/69
  - S 5: Ep 8 Bing Crosby / Eva Gabor / Dom DeLuise / Jack Gilford
    11/6/69
  - + 141 More Credits
- Car 54, Where are You?
  Officer Anderson (1961-1962)
  - S 1: Ep 27 The Courtship of Sylvia Schnauser
    3/25/62
  - S 1: Ep 9 Gypsy Curse
    11/12/61
  - S 1: Ep 4 Change Your Partners
    10/8/61
  - S 1: Ep 3 Home Sweet Sing Sing
    10/1/61
  - S 1: Ep 2 Something Nice for Sol
    9/24/61
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (12)

Role
- The $50,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 95 Show 95
    7/24/81
  - S 1: Ep 94 Show 94
    7/23/81
  - S 1: Ep 93 Show 93
    7/22/81
  - S 1: Ep 92 Show 92
    7/21/81
  - S 1: Ep 91 Show 91
    7/20/81
- Chain Reaction
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 55 Episode 55
    3/28/80
  - S 1: Ep 54 Episode 54
    3/27/80
  - S 1: Ep 53 Episode 53
    3/26/80
  - S 1: Ep 52 Episode 52
    3/25/80
  - S 1: Ep 51 Episode 51
    3/24/80
  - + 16 More Credits
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 13 MG79-13
    4/2/79
  - S 7: Ep 3 MG79-3
    1/16/79
  - S 6: Ep 43 MG78-43
    11/8/78
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself (1974-1977)
  - S 6: Ep 2 Joe Namath (02)
    1/19/79
  - S 4: Ep 4 Gabe Kaplan
    2/21/77
  - S 4: Ep 2 Danny Thomas
    12/15/76
  - S 4: Ep 1 Redd Foxx
    11/26/76
  - S 3: Ep 6 Joe Garagiola
    5/25/76
  - + 11 More Credits
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 41 Sandy Duncan & Nipsey Russell
    6/12/78
  - S 6: Ep 25 Anne Meara & Nipsey Russell
    2/20/78
  - S 5: Ep 19 Peggy Cass & Nipsey Russell
    1/3/77
  - S 5: Ep 1 Jessica Walter & Nipsey Russell
    8/30/76
  - S 4: Ep 26 Anne Meara & Nipsey Russell
    3/1/76
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  1974-1977
  - S 3: Ep 1 Evel Knievel
    11/10/75
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 6 Anita Gillette & Nipsey Russell
    10/6/75
  - S 3: Ep 32 Loretta Swit & Nipsey Russell
    4/7/75
  - S 3: Ep 8 Peggy Cass & Nipsey Russell
    10/21/74
  - S 2: Ep 48 Anita Gillette & Nipsey Russell
    8/5/74
  - S 2: Ep 39 Jo Ann Pflug & Nipsey Russell
    6/3/74
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  (1973-1977)
  - S 2: Ep 4 Jackie Gleason
    2/27/75
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 24 Hank Aaron (Celebrity Roast)
    3/29/74
  - S 9: Ep 23 Dan Rowan & Dick Martin (Celebrity Roast)
    3/22/74
  - S 9: Ep 22 George Washington Roast
    3/15/74
  - S 9: Ep 20 Redd Foxx (Celebrity Roast)
    3/1/74
  - S 9: Ep 11 Carroll O'Connor (Celebrity Roast)
    12/7/73
  - + 5 More Credits
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself (1973-1977)
  - S 1: Ep 17 Don Rickles
    2/7/74
  - S 1: Ep 11 Carroll O'Connor
    12/7/73
  - S 1: Ep 10 Hubert Humphrey
    11/22/73
  - S 1: Ep 9 Wilt Chamberlain
    11/8/73
  - S 1: Ep 6 Bette Davis
    10/18/73
- Match Game '73
  Panelist
  - S 2: Ep 5 MG74-5
    1/24/74
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 21 January 29, 1967: Mel Torme, George Carlin, Nipsey Russell, Gail Martin
    1/29/67
  - S 20: Ep 3 September 25, 1966: The Supremes, Ethel Merman, Nipsey Russell
    9/25/66
  - S 18: Ep 7 Jimmy Durante / Nipsey Russell / Jean Paul Vignon
    11/8/64
  - S 17: Ep 35 June 7, 1964: Sir Alec Guinness, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Nipsey Russell, Robert Horton
    6/7/64
  - S 15: Ep 40 Dave Brubeck / Frank Gorshin / Gloria Lynne
    6/17/62
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (41)

Role
- The Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 41 Game Show Week - Monday
    11/3/03
- 100 Centre Street
  Wallace Roy
  - S 1: Ep 10 Joe Must Go
    3/12/01
- Spin City
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 2 James and the Giant Speech
    9/28/99
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 9: Ep 117 Show #1384
    11/6/90
- The $100,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 0 100kPYR-515
    5/20/88
  - S 4: Ep 0 100kPYR-514
    5/19/88
  - S 4: Ep 0 100kPYR-513
    5/18/88
  - S 4: Ep 0 100kPYR-512
    5/17/88
  - S 4: Ep 0 100kPYR-511
    5/16/88
- 227
  Uncle Edmund
  - S 3: Ep 1 Men's Club
    9/26/87
- Double Talk
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 35 October 3, 1986
    10/3/86
  - S 1: Ep 34 October 2, 1986
    10/2/86
  - S 1: Ep 33 October 1, 1986
    10/1/86
  - S 1: Ep 32 September 30, 1986
    9/30/86
  - S 1: Ep 31 September 29, 1986
    9/29/86
- The $25,000 Pyramid
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 5 25KPYR-5
    10/18/82
- Password Plus
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 7 PWP-111
    2/16/81
  - S 2: Ep 36 PWP-296
    2/25/80
  - S 1: Ep 71 PWP-71
    4/16/79
- The Love Boat
  Dan Mahoney
  - S 4: Ep 1 Friends and Lovers/Sergeant Bull/Miss Mother
    10/25/80
- Chain Reaction
  Self
  - S 1: Ep 105 Episode 105
    6/6/80
  - S 1: Ep 104 Episode 104
    6/5/80
  - S 1: Ep 103 Episode 103
    6/4/80
  - S 1: Ep 102 Episode 102
    6/3/80
  - S 1: Ep 101 Episode 101
    6/2/80
  - + 5 More Credits
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 32 Anne Meara & Nipsey Russell
    3/31/80
  - S 8: Ep 17 Sandy Duncan & Nipsey Russell
    12/17/79
  - S 7: Ep 50 Lois Nettleton & Nipsey Russell
    8/13/79
  - S 7: Ep 32 Sandy Duncan & Nipsey Russell
    4/9/79
  - S 7: Ep 12 Elaine Joyce & Nipsey Russell
    11/20/78
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Vinny
  - S 28: Ep 2 Fame
    11/30/78
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 38 MG78-38
    10/2/78
  - S 6: Ep 37 MG78-37
    9/25/78
  - S 6: Ep 28 MG78-28
    7/19/78
  - S 6: Ep 20 MG78-20
    5/23/78
  - S 6: Ep 13 MG78-13
    4/3/78
  - + 16 More Credits
- Police Woman (1978)
  Witt
  - S 4: Ep 2 Guns
    11/1/77
- Donny and Marie
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 GUESTS: ANNE MEARA, MILTON BERLE, NIPSEY RUSSELL, PAUL LYNDE
    3/19/76
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 163 June 30, 1975
    6/30/75
- Match Game '73
  Panelist
  - S 2: Ep 22 MG74-22
    5/31/74
  - S 2: Ep 12 MG74-12
    3/21/74
  - S 1: Ep 14 MG73-14
    10/15/73
  - S 1: Ep 13 MG73-13
    10/8/73
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself (1973-1977)
  - S 1: Ep 4 William Conrad
    10/4/73
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself (as Donald Reagan, Ronald's brother) (1974-1977)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Ronald Reagan
    9/13/73
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Nancy Dussault & Nipsey Russell
    4/2/73
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 79 January 6, 1972
    1/6/72
  - S 4: Ep 68 December 22, 1971
    12/22/71
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 60 710311
    3/11/71
- You're Putting Me On
  Guest Contestant
  - S 1: Ep 17 Week 16
    10/13/69
  - S 1: Ep 5 Week 4
    7/21/69
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 1 September 22, 1969
    9/22/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 20 September 12, 1969
    9/12/69
  - S 6: Ep 76 December 16, 1968
    12/16/68
  - S 5: Ep 215 July 1, 1968
    7/1/68
  - S 5: Ep 176 May 6, 1968
    5/6/68
  - S 4: Ep 236 August 3, 1967
    8/3/67
  - + 14 More Credits
- The Match Game
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 53 Helen O'Connell & Nipsey Russell
    8/25/69
  - S 7: Ep 21 Ethel Merman & Nipsey Russell
    1/20/69
  - S 6: Ep 41 Bess Myerson & Nipsey Russell
    6/10/68
  - S 2: Ep 10 Peggy Cass & Nipsey Russell
    11/4/63
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 250 August 25, 1969
    8/25/69
  - S 3: Ep 249 August 22, 1969
    8/22/69
  - S 3: Ep 248 August 21, 1969
    8/21/69
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 23 Host: Sammy Davis Jr. / James Brown Revue
    3/15/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself - Guest Host
  - S 6: Ep 93 January 8, 1969
    1/8/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself - Guest Host
  - S 3: Ep 60 November 26, 1968
    11/26/68
- The Red Skelton Comedy Hour
  Hardsell Hopkins
  - S 17: Ep 31 Nipsey Russell / The Association
    4/30/68
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
- The Red Skelton Comedy Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 16: Ep 31 Nipsey Russell / Lana Cantrell
    5/9/67
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 228 July 27, 1966
    7/27/66
  - S 9: Ep 138 March 24, 1971
    3/24/71
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 4: Ep 151 Week of April 4, 1966
    4/4/66
- The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show
  Himself (as Nipsy Russell)
  - S 1: Ep 10 March 18, 1966
    3/18/66
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 17: Ep 27 April 5, 1964: The Searchers, Nipsey Russell, Teresa Brewer, Senor Wences
    4/5/64
- Talent Scouts
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 11 September 10, 1963
    9/10/63
- Car 54, Where are You?
  Officer Anderson
- The Red Skelton Show
  Guest Star
Cameo (1)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 2: Ep 19 Episode #33
    2/10/69

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- Before appearing on TV in the 1950s, Nipsey Russell had a successful stand-up comic career and was a popular recording artist releasing many LPs.
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- Nipsey was a pre-hip hop champion of rapping and rhyming.
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- Nipsey appeared in Chris Rock's music video for the song "Champagne" in 1997.
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