Flip Wilson

ActingBorn 1933-12-08Died 1998-11-25 (64)Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

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.

Flip Wilson

Known For

Living Single

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Six Million Dollar Man

Saturday Night Live

Pinocchio

The Sonny and Cher Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Filmography

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

The Drew Carey Show

Living Single

Zora is My Name!

227

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Skatetown, U.S.A.

Leif

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

The Love Boat

US Against the World

Pinocchio

Joys

The Sonny and Cher Show

Van Dyke and Company

Saturday Night Live

Cher

Flip Wilson... Of Course

Uptown Saturday Night

Clerow Wilson's Great Escape

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Bobby Darin Show

Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14

Cancel My Reservation

The Flip Wilson Show

The Best of Flip Wilson

The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max

Bing Crosby: Cooling It

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

Love, American Style

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

Here's Lucy

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

The Carol Burnett Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Mike Douglas Show

Kraft Music Hall

The Ed Sullivan Show