Arthur Godfrey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 31, 1903
- Died
- March 16, 1983 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Arthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, "The Old Redhead". No television personality of the 1950s enjoyed more clout or fame than Godfrey until an on-camera incident undermined his folksy image and triggered a gradual decline; the then-ubiquitous Godfrey helmed two CBS-TV weekly series and a daily 90-minute television mid-morning show through most of the decade but by the early 1960s found himself reduced to hosting an occasional TV special. Arguably the most prominent of the medium's early master commercial pitchmen, he was strongly identified with many of his many sponsors, especially Chesterfield cigarettes and Lipton Tea. After many years for Chesterfield (during which Godfrey came up with the idea and slogan "Buy 'em by the carton"), he severed the relationship during one of his television programs, when his doctors convinced him that his lung cancer was due to smoking. Subsequently, he became a prominent spokesman for anti-smoking education. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Godfrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The World of Amateur Radio
Movie · as Self
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Movie · as Himself
Angels' Brigade
Movie · as Himself
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Movie · as Uncle Wally
The Great Bank Hoax
Movie · as Maj. Bryer (Ret.)
Flying High
TV · 1 ep
MacArthur
Movie · as Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
Citizens Band
Movie · as Himself (voice)
The Love Boat
TV · as Ned Dunkmuller · 1 ep
Donny & Marie
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rickles
Movie
Ellery Queen
TV · 1 ep
The Movie Orgy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Movie · as The Bishop: The 'In' Group
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Your All American College Show
TV · 7 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Glass Bottom Boat
Movie · as Axel Nordstrom
Catalina Island
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Ham's Wide World
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
4 for Texas
Movie · as Mr. Godfrey (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Sheriff Tinsley · 1 ep
The Lucy Show
TV · as Arthur Godfrey · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self - Guest Host · 1 ep
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
TV · as Cameo, Himself · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 1 ep
Candid Camera
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Flying with Arthur Godfrey
Movie · as Self
Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
Movie · as Narrator
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
TV · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps