Godfrey Cambridge
February 26, 1933 (91 years old) in New York City
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
Credits
- 1994 · But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- 1977 · Scott Joplin as Tom Turpin
- 1975 · Friday Foster as Ford Malotte
- 1975 · Whiffs as Dusty
- 1975 · Ceremonies in Dark Old Men as Mr. Jenkins
- 1974 · Dead Is Dead as Host - Himself
- 1973 · Five on the Black Hand Side as Godfrey Cambridge
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1972 · Come Back, Charleston Blue as Gravedigger Jones
- 1972 · Beware! The Blob as Chester Hargis
- 1972 · The Biscuit Eater as Willie Dorsey
- 1970 · Night Gallery as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
- 1970 · Cotton Comes to Harlem as Gravedigger Jones
- 1970 · Watermelon Man as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
- 1968 · Bye Bye Braverman as Taxi Driver
- 1968 · The Biggest Bundle of Them All as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
- 1967 · The President's Analyst as Don Masters
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1967 · The Busy Body as Mike
- 1966 · ABC Stage 67 as Self - Husband
- 1964 · The Troublemaker as Fire Inspector
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Comedian
- 1963 · The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- 1963 · Gone Are the Days! as Gitlow Judson
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1961 · Splendor in the Grass as Chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1958 · Naked City as George
- 1958 · Naked City as Detective Carlisle
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Comedian