Arthur Godfrey
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
Credits
- 2011 · The World of Amateur Radio as Himself
- 2003 · Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' as Himself
- 1979 · Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers as Uncle Wally
- 1979 · Angels' Brigade as Himself
- 1978 · The Great Bank Hoax as Maj. Bryer (Ret.)
- 1978 · Flying High as
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Ned Dunkmuller
- 1977 · MacArthur as Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1977 · Citizens Band as Himself (voice)
- 1976 · Donny & Marie as Self
- 1975 · Rickles as
- 1975 · Ellery Queen as
- 1968 · Your All American College Show as
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1968 · Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows as The Bishop: The 'In' Group
- 1968 · The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1966 · The Glass Bottom Boat as Axel Nordstrom
- 1966 · Catalina Island as Self/Narrator
- 1966 · The Ham's Wide World as Narrator
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Host
- 1963 · 4 for Texas as Mr. Godfrey (uncredited)
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Sheriff Tinsley
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Arthur Godfrey
- 1962 · Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine as Cameo
- 1962 · Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine as Himself
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1960 · Candid Camera as Self
- 1950 · Fifty Years Before Your Eyes as Narrator
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- 1949 · Arthur Godfrey and His Friends as
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self