
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.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962

The Love Boat
TV • 1977

The Red Skelton Show
TV • 1951

The Red Skelton Show
TV • 1951

The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962

Spin City
TV • 1996

Police Woman
TV • 1974

Match Game
TV • 1973

The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948

The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950

The Dean Martin Show
TV • 1965

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV • 1973

100 Centre Street
TV • 2001

Posse
MOVIE • 1993

The Wiz
MOVIE • 1978

Wildcats
MOVIE • 1986

Dream One
MOVIE • 1984