Where to watch Nipsey Russell in the UK
Find every Nipsey Russell film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 21 September 2026.
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 v…
Nipsey Russell films streaming in the UK
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Nipsey Russell TV shows streaming in the UK
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self
- The Love Boat (1977) as Dan Manhoney
- Match Game (1973) as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Nipsey Ralston
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- Spin City (1996) as Nipsey Russell
- Police Woman (1974) as Charlie Witt
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973) as Self
- The Dean Martin Show (1965) Cast
- 100 Centre Street (2001) as Wallace Roy
- $weepstake$ (1979) Cast
- The Wiz (1978) as Tinman
- Wildcats (1986) as Ben Edwards
- Barefoot in the Park (1970) as Honey Robinson
- Posse (1993) as Snopes
- Car 54, Where Are You? (1994) as Police Captain Dave Anderson
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage)
- Dream One (1984) as Mr. Rip / Benjamin
- Fame (1978) as Vinny
- Wiz on Down the Road (1978) as Tinman
- The Dean Martin Comedy World (1974) as Host
- Your Number's Up (1985) as Host
- The Strolling '20s (1966) as Self
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Nipsey Russell's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Nipsey Russell's most popular films?
Most-watched Nipsey Russell films currently: The Wiz (1978), Wildcats (1986), Posse (1993), Car 54, Where Are You? (1994), King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970).
What TV shows has Nipsey Russell appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993), The Love Boat (1977), Match Game (1973), The Merv Griffin Show (1962).
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