Godfrey Cambridge
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Acting Credits
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
2015
as Self (archival)
But... Seriously
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Scott Joplin
1977
as Tom Turpin
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975
as Mr. Jenkins
Friday Foster
1975
as Ford Malotte
Whiffs
1975
as Dusty
Dead Is Dead
1974
as Host - Himself
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973
as Godfrey Cambridge
Police Story
1973
Beware! The Blob
1972
as Chester Hargis
Come Back, Charleston Blue
1972
as Gravedigger Jones
The Biscuit Eater
1972
as Willie Dorsey
Watermelon Man
1970
as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
as Gravedigger Jones
Night Gallery
1970
as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
Love, American Style
1969
as Harley
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
Bye Bye Braverman
1968
as Taxi Driver
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The President's Analyst
1967
as Don Masters
The Busy Body
1967
as Mike
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Self - Husband
The Monkees
1966
as Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
The Troublemaker
1964
as Fire Inspector
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Comedian
Gone Are the Days!
1963
as Gitlow Judson
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Splendor in the Grass
1961
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Naked City
1958
as George
Naked City
1958
as Detective Carlisle
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self