Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 31, 1903
Died
Mar 16, 1983
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
34 titles
Arthur Godfrey
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
Self
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Himself
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Uncle Wally
Angels' Brigade
Himself
The Great Bank Hoax
Maj. Bryer (Ret.)
Flying High
The Love Boat
Ned Dunkmuller
MacArthur
Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
Citizens Band
Himself (voice)
Donny & Marie
Self
Rickles
Ellery Queen
Your All American College Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
The Bishop: The 'In' Group
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
The Glass Bottom Boat
Axel Nordstrom
Catalina Island
Narrator (voice)
The Ham's Wide World
Narrator (voice)
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Host
4 for Texas
Mr. Godfrey (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Sheriff Tinsley
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
The Lucy Show
Arthur Godfrey
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Cameo
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Candid Camera
Self
Flying with Arthur Godfrey
Self
Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
Narrator
What's My Line?
Self
The Emmy Awards
Self
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self