Flip Wilson
American comedian and actor (1933-1998) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 64
Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr. was an American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s. From 1970 to 1974, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series The Flip Wilson Show, and introduced viewers to his recurring character Geraldine.
Flip Wilson is read about 463 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 112 days, one point a day.
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2019New Jersey Hall of FameAward1998Died25 November 19981995
The Drew Carey ShowSeries, Flip Wilson1992The Jaleel White SpecialFilm1990
Zora is My Name!Film1985
227Series1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetFilm
The Fish That Saved PittsburghFilm, 1979Coach "Jock" Delaney1977
The Love BoatSeries, Frank Dalton
US Against the WorldFilm, 19771976
The Sonny and Cher ShowSeries
JoysFilm, 1976
PinocchioFilm, 1976The Fox1974
The Six Million Dollar ManSeries, Billy Parker / The Prime Minister
Clerow Wilson's Great EscapeFilm, 1974Writer
Flip Wilson... Of CourseFilm, 19741973Keep U.S. BeautifulFilm1972
Cancel My ReservationFilm, Flip Wilson (uncredited)1970
The Best of Flip WilsonSeries, Writer
Bing Crosby: Cooling ItFilm, 1970
The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter MaxFilm, 1970Geraldine / Prince Vanity / Leroy1968
Here's LucySeries, Flip Wilson1967
The Carol Burnett ShowSeries1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1933Born8 December 1933
The Drew Carey ShowSeries, Flip Wilson1992The Jaleel White SpecialFilm1990Zora is My Name!Film1985227Series1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetFilmThe Fish That Saved PittsburghFilm, 1979Coach "Jock" Delaney1977The Love BoatSeries, Frank DaltonUS Against the WorldFilm, 19771976The Sonny and Cher ShowSeriesJoysFilm, 1976PinocchioFilm, 1976The Fox1974The Six Million Dollar ManSeries, Billy Parker / The Prime MinisterClerow Wilson's Great EscapeFilm, 1974WriterFlip Wilson... Of CourseFilm, 19741973Keep U.S. BeautifulFilm1972Cancel My ReservationFilm, Flip Wilson (uncredited)1970The Best of Flip WilsonSeries, WriterBing Crosby: Cooling ItFilm, 1970The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter MaxFilm, 1970Geraldine / Prince Vanity / Leroy1968Here's LucySeries, Flip Wilson1967The Carol Burnett ShowSeries1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1933Born8 December 1933People around Flip
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Filmography 19
48 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
The series earned Wilson a Golden Globe and two Emmy Awards, and it was the second highest-rated show on network television for a time.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 1998 · aged 64
