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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Tony Awards
Love, American Style
The Merv Griffin Show
Naked City
Naked City
Night Gallery
The Ed Sullivan Show
All Movies (21)
- Best of Enemies2015 · as Self (archival)
- But... Seriously1994 · as Self (archive footage)
- Scott Joplin1977 · as Tom Turpin
- Friday Foster1975 · as Ford Malotte
- Whiffs1975 · as Dusty
- Ceremonies in Dark Old Men1975 · as Mr. Jenkins
- Dead Is Dead1974 · as Host - Himself
- Five on the Black Hand Side1973 · as Godfrey Cambridge
- Come Back, Charleston Blue1972 · as Gravedigger Jones
- Beware! The Blob1972 · as Chester Hargis
- The Biscuit Eater1972 · as Willie Dorsey
- Watermelon Man1970 · as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
- Cotton Comes to Harlem1970 · as Gravedigger Jones
- Bye Bye Braverman1968 · as Taxi Driver
- The Biggest Bundle of Them All1968 · as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
- The President's Analyst1967 · as Don Masters
- The Busy Body1967 · as Mike
- Lionpower from MGM1967 · as Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Troublemaker1964 · as Fire Inspector
- Gone Are the Days!1963 · as Gitlow Judson
- Splendor in the Grass1961 · as Chauffeur (uncredited)
All TV Shows (14)
- Police Story1973
- Night Gallery1970 · as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
- Love, American Style1969 · as Harley
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self (uncredited)
- ABC Stage 671966 · as Self - Husband
- The Monkees1966 · as Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
- The Hollywood Palace1964 · as Self - Comedian
- The Danny Kaye Show1963 · as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
- Naked City1958 · as George
- Naked City1958 · as Detective Carlisle
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
- The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self