Russell Nype (born April 26, 1924) is a Tony Award-winning American actor.
Born in Zion, Illinois, Nype made his Broadway debut in Marc Blitzstein's opera Regina in 1949. The following year he won critical acclaim and both the Tony and Theatre World Awards for his performance opposite Ethel Merman in Call Me Madam. The two were reunited in 1970 when, late in the run of the original production of Hello, Dolly!, Merman joined the show in the title role and Nype was cast as Cornelius Hackl. He also appeared in revivals of Carousel, Brigadoon, and Morning's at Seven, and opposite Elaine Stritch in the short-lived musical Goldilocks, for which he won his second Tony.
Nype's feature film credits include Love Story and Can't Stop the Music. On television he appeared in Studio One, Fantasy Island, One Day at a Time, The Cosby Show, Murder, She Wrote, Who's the Boss?, and productions of One Touch of Venus, Kiss Me, Kate, and Morning's at Seven.
Nype presently lives in New York City.
In 1962, he was signed to star in a TV series about a Maine minister called "Boone Bay Harbor". Although at least one script and 26 plot outlines for the proposed series were written, the proposed pilot for the series was never filmed.
Won two Tony Awards as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical): in 1951 for "Call Me Madam" and in 1959 for "Goldilocks."
