Cast & creator
Flip Wilson
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show
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.
Also known as: Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr., Clerow Wilson Jr.
20
film credits
28
television credits
45
1948–2002 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (48)
Showing 48 of 48 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Love Boat
Frank Dalton
1977
American Playhouse
1982
The Drew Carey Show
Flip Wilson
1995
Love, American Style
1969
The Six Million Dollar Man
Billy Parker / The Prime Minister
1974
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
1967
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Here's Lucy
Flip Wilson
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
Living Single
Himself
1993
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
The Flip Wilson Show
Self - Host
1970The Flip Wilson Show
Writer
1970
227
1985
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
Cher
Self
1975
Van Dyke and Company
Self
1975
Charlie & Co.
Charlie Richmond
1985
The Bobby Darin Show
1973
The Best of Flip Wilson
Writer
1970
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
US Against the World
Self
1977
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Coach "Jock" Delaney
1979
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Self (voice)
1970
Skatetown, U.S.A.
Harvey Ross
1979Keep U.S. Beautiful
Self
1973
Pinocchio
The Fox
1976
Uptown Saturday Night
The Reverend
1974
Zora is My Name!
1990
Bing Crosby: Cooling It
Self
1970
Joys
Self
1976The Jaleel White Special
1992
Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14
Clerow Wilson / Geraldine / Rev. Leroy / Devil / Herbie (voice)
1972
Clerow Wilson's Great Escape
Clerow Wilson / Geraldine / Rev. LeRoy / Devil / Ralph (voice)
1974Clerow Wilson's Great Escape
Story
1974
The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max
Geraldine / Prince Vanity / Leroy
1970
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
Cancel My Reservation
Flip Wilson (uncredited)
1972
Flip Wilson... Of Course
Self
1974
Leif
Self
1979