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.

Most Famous Work

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Naked City

(1958) Detective Carlisle

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Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Presenter

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Night Gallery

(1970) Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")

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ABC Stage 67

(1966) Self - Husband

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Splendor in the Grass

(1961) Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Friday Foster

(1975) Ford Malotte

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The Biscuit Eater

(1972) Willie Dorsey

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Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

(1975) Mr. Jenkins

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1994	Himself (archive footage)	But... Seriously 1994-03-25 Movie
1977	Tom Turpin	Scott Joplin 1977-12-30 Movie
1975	Ford Malotte	Friday Foster 1975-12-25 Movie
	Dusty	Whiffs 1975-10-15 Movie
	Mr. Jenkins	Ceremonies in Dark Old Men 1975-01-06 Movie
1974	Host - Himself	Dead Is Dead 1974-07-26 Movie
1973	Godfrey Cambridge	Five on the Black Hand Side 1973-10-25 Movie
	N/A	Police Story 1973-03-20 TV Show
1972	Gravedigger Jones	Come Back, Charleston Blue 1972-06-29 Movie
	Chester Hargis	Beware! The Blob 1972-06-21 Movie
	Willie Dorsey	The Biscuit Eater 1972-03-22 Movie
1970	Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")	Night Gallery 1970-12-16 TV Show
	Jeff Gerber	Watermelon Man 1970-05-27 Movie
	Gravedigger Jones	Cotton Comes to Harlem 1970-05-27 Movie
1968	Taxi Driver	Bye Bye Braverman 1968-02-21 Movie
	Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead	The Biggest Bundle of Them All 1968-01-17 Movie
1967	Don Masters	The President's Analyst 1967-12-21 Movie
	Self	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1967-09-09 TV Show
	Mike	The Busy Body 1967-03-12 Movie
1966	Self - Husband	ABC Stage 67 1966-09-14 TV Show
1964	Fire Inspector	The Troublemaker 1964-06-22 Movie
	Self - Comedian	The Hollywood Palace 1964-01-04 TV Show
1963	Self	The Danny Kaye Show 1963-09-25 TV Show
	Gitlow Judson	Gone Are the Days! 1963-08-09 Movie
1962	Self	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962-10-01 TV Show
	Self	The Merv Griffin Show 1962-10-01 TV Show
1961	Chauffeur (uncredited)	Splendor in the Grass 1961-10-10 Movie
1958	Detective Carlisle	Naked City 1958-09-30 TV Show
	George	Naked City 1958-09-30 TV Show
1956	Self - Presenter	Tony Awards 1956-04-01 TV Show
1948	Self - Comedian	The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20 TV Show
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Production

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1974	Producer	Dead Is Dead 1974-07-26 Movie
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Writing

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1974	Writer	Dead Is Dead 1974-07-26 Movie
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