Godfrey Cambridge
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 26, 1933
- Died
- November 29, 1976 (aged 43)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge (February 26, 1933 - November 29, 1976) was an American comedian and actor. Alongside Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, and Nipsey Russell, he was acclaimed by Time magazine in 1965 as "one of the country's four most celebrated Negro comedians." Description above from the Wikipedia article Godfrey Cambridge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Best of Enemies
Movie · as Self (archival)
But... Seriously
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Scott Joplin
Movie · as Tom Turpin
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Movie · as Mr. Jenkins
Friday Foster
Movie · as Ford Malotte
Whiffs
Movie · as Dusty
Dead Is Dead
Movie · as Host - Himself
Five on the Black Hand Side
Movie · as Godfrey Cambridge
Police Story
TV · 2 eps
Beware! The Blob
Movie · as Chester Hargis
Come Back, Charleston Blue
Movie · as Gravedigger Jones
The Biscuit Eater
Movie · as Willie Dorsey
Watermelon Man
Movie · as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Movie · as Gravedigger Jones
Night Gallery
TV · as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh") · 1 ep
Love, American Style
TV · as Harley · 1 ep
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Movie · as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
Bye Bye Braverman
Movie · as Taxi Driver
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
The President's Analyst
Movie · as Don Masters
The Busy Body
Movie · as Mike
Lionpower from MGM
Movie · as Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)
ABC Stage 67
TV · as Self - Husband · 1 ep
The Monkees
TV · as Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Troublemaker
Movie · as Fire Inspector
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self - Comedian · 1 ep
Gone Are the Days!
Movie · as Gitlow Judson
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Splendor in the Grass
Movie · as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Naked City
TV · as George, Detective Carlisle · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep