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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Love Boat

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

The Lucy Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

What's My Line?

The Dick Cavett Show

All Movies (16)

• The World of Amateur Radio2011 · as Self
• Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'2003 · as Himself
• Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers1979 · as Uncle Wally
• Angels' Brigade1979 · as Himself
• The Great Bank Hoax1978 · as Maj. Bryer (Ret.)
• MacArthur1977 · as Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Citizens Band1977 · as Himself (voice)
• Rickles1975
• Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows1968 · as The Bishop: The 'In' Group
• The Movie Orgy1968 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Glass Bottom Boat1966 · as Axel Nordstrom
• Catalina Island1966 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Ham's Wide World1966 · as Narrator (voice)
• 4 for Texas1963 · as Mr. Godfrey (uncredited)
• Flying with Arthur Godfrey1953 · as Self
• Fifty Years Before Your Eyes1950 · as Narrator

All TV Shows (20)

• Flying High1978
• The Love Boat1977 · as Ned Dunkmuller
• Donny & Marie1976 · as Self
• Ellery Queen1975
• Your All American College Show1968
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self
• The Hollywood Palace1964 · as Self - Host
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Sheriff Tinsley
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Arthur Godfrey
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self - Guest Host
• Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine1962 · as Cameo
• Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine1962 · as Himself
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Guest Host
• Candid Camera1960 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self
• Arthur Godfrey and His Friends1949
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self