Godfrey Cambridge
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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- Born:
- Feb 26, 1933 In New York City
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 30
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20
- Latest Project:
- Movie But... Seriously 1994-03-25
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | But... Seriously | Self (archive footage) | 1994-03-25 |
| Movie | Scott Joplin | Tom Turpin | 1977-02-11 |
| Movie | Ceremonies in Dark Old Men | Mr. Jenkins | 1975-01-06 |
| Movie | Friday Foster | Ford Malotte | 1975-12-25 |
| Movie | Whiffs | Dusty | 1975-10-15 |
| Movie | Dead Is Dead | Host - Himself | 1974-07-26 |
| Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
| Movie | Five on the Black Hand Side | Godfrey Cambridge | 1973-10-25 |
| Movie | Beware! The Blob | Chester Hargis | 1972-06-21 |
| Movie | The Biscuit Eater | Willie Dorsey | 1972-03-22 |
| Movie | Come Back, Charleston Blue | Gravedigger Jones | 1972-06-29 |
| Movie | Watermelon Man | Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber | 1970-05-27 |
| Movie | Cotton Comes to Harlem | Gravedigger Jones | 1970-05-27 |
| Series | Night Gallery | Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh") | 1970-12-16 |
| Movie | The Biggest Bundle of Them All | Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead | 1968-01-17 |
| Movie | Bye Bye Braverman | Taxi Driver | 1968-02-21 |
| Movie | The Busy Body | Mike | 1967-03-12 |
| Series | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | 1967-09-09 |
| Movie | The President's Analyst | Don Masters | 1967-12-21 |
| Series | ABC Stage 67 | Self - Husband | 1966-09-14 |
| Movie | The Troublemaker | Fire Inspector | 1964-06-22 |
| Series | The Hollywood Palace | Self - Comedian | 1964-01-04 |
| Movie | Gone Are the Days! | Gitlow Judson | 1963-08-09 |
| Series | The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963-09-25 |
| Series | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | 1962-10-01 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962-10-01 |
| Movie | Splendor in the Grass | Chauffeur (uncredited) | 1961-10-10 |
| Series | Naked City | Detective Carlisle | 1958-09-30 |
| Series | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1956-04-01 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Comedian | 1948-06-20 |