Godfrey Cambridge

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1933-02-26

Deathday 1976-11-29 (43 years old)

Place of Birth New York City

Godfrey Cambridge

Biography

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

Actor

1994
But... Seriously

as Self (archive footage)

1977
Scott Joplin

as Tom Turpin

1975
Friday Foster

as Ford Malotte

1975
Whiffs

as Dusty

1975
1974
Dead Is Dead

as Host - Himself

1973
Five on the Black Hand Side

as Godfrey Cambridge

1972
Come Back, Charleston Blue

as Gravedigger Jones

1972
Beware! The Blob

as Chester Hargis

1972
The Biscuit Eater

as Willie Dorsey

1970
Watermelon Man

as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber

1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem

as Gravedigger Jones

1970
Night Gallery

as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")

1968
Bye Bye Braverman

as Taxi Driver

1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them All

as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead

1967
1967
1966
ABC Stage 67

as Self - Husband

1964
The Troublemaker

as Fire Inspector

1964
The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Comedian

1963
Gone Are the Days!

as Gitlow Judson

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

Producer

1974
Dead Is Dead

as Producer

Writer

1974
Dead Is Dead

as Writer