Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 26, 1933
Died
Nov 29, 1976
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
34 titles
Godfrey Cambridge
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
Self (archival)
But... Seriously
Self (archive footage)
Scott Joplin
Tom Turpin
Friday Foster
Ford Malotte
Whiffs
Dusty
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Mr. Jenkins
Dead Is Dead
Host - Himself
Five on the Black Hand Side
Godfrey Cambridge
Police Story
Come Back, Charleston Blue
Gravedigger Jones
Beware! The Blob
Chester Hargis
The Biscuit Eater
Willie Dorsey
Night Gallery
Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Gravedigger Jones
Watermelon Man
Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Love, American Style
Harley
Bye Bye Braverman
Taxi Driver
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
The President's Analyst
Don Masters
The Busy Body
Mike
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)
ABC Stage 67
Self - Husband
The Monkees
Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
The Troublemaker
Fire Inspector
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Comedian
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Gone Are the Days!
Gitlow Judson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Splendor in the Grass
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Naked City
George
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self