Cast and Crew of The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show

The Flip Wilson Show is an hour long variety show that aired in the U.S. on NBC from September 17, 1970 to June 27, 1974. The show starred American comedian Flip Wilson; the program was one of the first American television programs starring a black person in the title role to become highly successful with a white audience. Specifically, it was the first successful network variety series starring an African American. During its first two seasons, its Nielsen ratings made it the nation's second most watched show.

The show consisted of many skits over an hour. It also broke new ground in American television by using a 'Theatre-in-the-Round' stage format, with the audience seated on all sides of a circular performance area.

Wilson was most famous for creating the role of Geraldine Jones, a sassy, modern woman who had a boyfriend named Killer. Flip also created the role of Reverend Leroy, who was the minister of the Church of What's Happening Now!. New parishioners were wary of coming to the church as it was hinted that Reverend Leroy was a con artist. Wilson popularized such catchphrases as "What you see is what you get", and "The devil made me do it!".

Main Cast of The Flip Wilson Show

Flip Wilson as Self - Host

Flip Wilson

as Self - Host (96 episodes)

Secondary Cast of The Flip Wilson Show

Lola Falana as Self

Lola Falana

as Self (2 episodes)
Tony Randall as Self

Tony Randall

as Self (2 episodes)
Joan Rivers as Self

Joan Rivers

as Self (2 episodes)

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Diahann Carroll as Self

Diahann Carroll

as Self (2 episodes)

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Sid Caesar as Self

Sid Caesar

as Self (2 episodes)
George Carlin as Self

George Carlin

as Self (6 episodes)

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June Carter Cash as Self

June Carter Cash

as Self (1 episode)
Jackie Vernon as Self

Jackie Vernon

as Self (1 episode)
Barbara McNair as Self

Barbara McNair

as Self (2 episodes)
Barbara Feldon as Self

Barbara Feldon

as Self (2 episodes)
Roger Miller as Self

Roger Miller

as Self (1 episode)
Kris Kristofferson as Self

Kris Kristofferson

as Self (1 episode)
James Brown as Self

James Brown

as Self (1 episode)

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Louis Armstrong as Self

Louis Armstrong

as Self (1 episode)
Ed McMahon as Self

Ed McMahon

as Self (1 episode)

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Pearl Bailey as Self

Pearl Bailey

as Self (1 episode)
Carl Reiner as Self

Carl Reiner

as Self (1 episode)

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Gina Lollobrigida as Self

Gina Lollobrigida

as Self (1 episode)
Leslie Uggams as Self

Leslie Uggams

as Self (1 episode)

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Connie Stevens as Self

Connie Stevens

as Self (1 episode)
Marcel Marceau as Self

Marcel Marceau

as Self (1 episode)
Phyllis Diller as Self

Phyllis Diller

as Self (1 episode)

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Bill Cosby as Self

Bill Cosby

as Self (1 episode)
Hamilton Camp as Self

Hamilton Camp

as Self (1 episode)
Pat Boone as Self

Pat Boone

as Self (1 episode)
Jack Burns as Self

Jack Burns

as Self (3 episodes)

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David Steinberg as Self

David Steinberg

as Self (3 episodes)

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Erroll Garner as Self

Erroll Garner

as Self (1 episode)
Bill Russell as Self

Bill Russell

as Self (1 episode)
Sandy Duncan as Self

Sandy Duncan

as Self (3 episodes)
Joe Namath as Self

Joe Namath

as Self (3 episodes)

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Willie Tyler as Self

Willie Tyler

as Self (1 episode)
Ruth Buzzi as Self

Ruth Buzzi

as Self (4 episodes)
Denise Nicholas as Self

Denise Nicholas

as Self (2 episodes)
Charlie Callas as Self

Charlie Callas

as Self (2 episodes)
Diana Sands as Self

Diana Sands

as Self (2 episodes)
Ray Charles as Self

Ray Charles

as Self (3 episodes)
Ed Sullivan as Self

Ed Sullivan

as Self (2 episodes)
Carol Channing as Self

Carol Channing

as Self (2 episodes)

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Redd Foxx as Self

Redd Foxx

as Self (3 episodes)
Marty Feldman as Self

Marty Feldman

as Self (2 episodes)
Tim Conway as Self

Tim Conway

as Self (6 episodes)

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Jim Nabors as Self

Jim Nabors

as Self (1 episode)
Jerry Stiller as Self

Jerry Stiller

as Self (2 episodes)

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B.B. King as Self

B.B. King

as Self (2 episodes)
Aretha Franklin as Self

Aretha Franklin

as Self (2 episodes)
Harry Belafonte as Self

Harry Belafonte

as Self (1 episode)
Roy Clark as Self

Roy Clark

as Self (4 episodes)
Robert Goulet as Self

Robert Goulet

as Self (1 episode)

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Ella Fitzgerald as Self

Ella Fitzgerald

as Self (1 episode)
Moms Mabley as Self

Moms Mabley

as Self (1 episode)
Zero Mostel as Self

Zero Mostel

as Self (1 episode)
Ruth Gordon as Self

Ruth Gordon

as Self (1 episode)
Lena Horne as Self

Lena Horne

as Self (3 episodes)
Art Carney as Self

Art Carney

as Self (1 episode)
Mahalia Jackson as Self

Mahalia Jackson

as Self (1 episode)
Frank Gorshin as Self

Frank Gorshin

as Self (1 episode)
Raymond Burr as Self

Raymond Burr

as Self (3 episodes)
Dom DeLuise as Self

Dom DeLuise

as Self (4 episodes)
Cicely Tyson as Self

Cicely Tyson

as Self (1 episode)
Lucille Ball as Self

Lucille Ball

as Self (1 episode)
James Coco as Self

James Coco

as Self (1 episode)
Melba Moore as Self

Melba Moore

as Self (4 episodes)
Debby Boone as Self

Debby Boone

as Self (1 episode)
Janet Jackson as Self

Janet Jackson

as Self (2 episodes)

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Sammy Davis Jr. as Self

Sammy Davis Jr.

as Self (2 episodes)
Johnny Cash as Self

Johnny Cash

as Self (1 episode)

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Anne Meara as Self

Anne Meara

as Self (2 episodes)

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Phil Silvers as Self

Phil Silvers

as Self (1 episode)
John Byner as Self

John Byner

as Self (1 episode)
Don Rickles as Self

Don Rickles

as Self (1 episode)
Helen Reddy as Self

Helen Reddy

as Self (1 episode)

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Petula Clark as Self

Petula Clark

as Self (1 episode)
Dionne Warwick as Self

Dionne Warwick

as Self (1 episode)

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Perry Como as Self

Perry Como

as Self (1 episode)
Loretta Long as Self

Loretta Long

as Self (1 episode)
Dean Martin as Self

Dean Martin

as Self (1 episode)
Burt Reynolds as Self

Burt Reynolds

as Self (1 episode)

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Steve Lawrence as Self

Steve Lawrence

as Self (1 episode)
Bobby Darin as Self

Bobby Darin

as Self (3 episodes)
Lily Tomlin as Self

Lily Tomlin

as Self (4 episodes)

Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. She has won m...

Avery Schreiber as Self

Avery Schreiber

as Self (3 episodes)
Ed Asner as Self

Ed Asner

as Self (1 episode)

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Rich Little as Self

Rich Little

as Self (1 episode)

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Taj Mahal as Self

Taj Mahal

as Self (1 episode)
Stevie Wonder as Self

Stevie Wonder

as Self (1 episode)
Sugar Ray Robinson as Self

Sugar Ray Robinson

as Self (1 episode)
Robert Klein as Self

Robert Klein

as Self (2 episodes)

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Arte Johnson as Self

Arte Johnson

as Self (1 episode)
Bill Withers as Self

Bill Withers

as Self (1 episode)
Howard Cosell as Self

Howard Cosell

as Self (1 episode)
Charley Pride as Self

Charley Pride

as Self (1 episode)
Jim Brown as Self

Jim Brown

as Self (1 episode)
Johnny Mathis as Self

Johnny Mathis

as Self (1 episode)

Johnny Mathis is an American singer of popular music, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum sta...

Roberta Flack as Self

Roberta Flack

as Self (2 episodes)
Jimmy Osmond as Self

Jimmy Osmond

as Self (1 episode)
Buddy Hackett as Self

Buddy Hackett

as Self (1 episode)
Richard Pryor as Self

Richard Pryor

as Self (1 episode)

Stanley Myron Handelman

as Self (2 episodes)

Clara Ward

as Self (2 episodes)

Donny Hathaway

as Self (1 episode)

Slim Gaillard

as Self (1 episode)

Dan Hicks

as Self (1 episode)

Marilyn Michaels

as Self (1 episode)

Papa John Creach

as Self (1 episode)

Johnny Brown

as Self (2 episodes)

Doug Kershaw

as Self (1 episode)

Billy 'Pop' Atmore

as Self (1 episode)

Crew of The Flip Wilson Show

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