Flip Wilson
ActingDecember 8, 1933 (64 years old at death)Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Biography
Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr. (December 8, 1933 – November 25, 1998) 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. 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.
Movies
6.8
Movie
Pinocchio
1976
6.1
Movie
Uptown Saturday Night
1974
6.0
Movie
The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max
1970
6.0
Movie
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970
5.6
Movie
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
5.3
Movie
Cancel My Reservation
1972
5.1
Movie
Skatetown, U.S.A.
1979
4.0
Movie
Joys
1976
Movie
Zora is My Name!
1990
Movie
US Against the World
1977
Movie
Clerow Wilson's Great Escape
1974
Movie
Bing Crosby: Cooling It
1970
TV Shows
8.3
TV
Living Single
1993
7.7
TV
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
7.5
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.3
TV
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
7.0
TV
Saturday Night Live
1975
6.8
TV
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
6.8
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
6.7
TV
Here's Lucy
1968
6.7
TV
227
1985
6.6
TV
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
6.5
TV
The Drew Carey Show
1995
6.3
TV
The Love Boat
1977