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Godfrey Cambridge
Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

ActingBorn February 26, 1933Died November 29, 1976 (age 43)New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

2015
Best of Enemies

as Self (archival)

Movie
1994
But... Seriously

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1977
Scott Joplin

as Tom Turpin

Movie
1975
Friday Foster

as Ford Malotte

Movie
1975
Whiffs

as Dusty

Movie
1975Movie
1974
Dead Is Dead

as Host - Himself

Movie
1973
Five on the Black Hand Side

as Godfrey Cambridge

Movie
1972
Come Back, Charleston Blue

as Gravedigger Jones

Movie
1972
Beware! The Blob

as Chester Hargis

Movie
1972
The Biscuit Eater

as Willie Dorsey

Movie
1970
Night Gallery

as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")

TV
1970
Watermelon Man

as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber

Movie
1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem

as Gravedigger Jones

Movie
1969TV
1968
Bye Bye Braverman

as Taxi Driver

Movie
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

TV
1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them All

as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead

Movie
1967Movie
1967Movie
1967
Lionpower from MGM

as Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1966
ABC Stage 67

as Self - Husband

TV
1966
The Monkees

as Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

TV
1964
The Troublemaker

as Fire Inspector

Movie
1964
The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Comedian

TV
1963TV
1963
Gone Are the Days!

as Gitlow Judson

Movie
1961
Splendor in the Grass

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

Movie
1958
Naked City

as George

TV
1958
Naked City

as Detective Carlisle

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 26, 1933
Day of DeathNovember 29, 1976
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
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