Acting

Godfrey Cambridge

Born 1933-02-26 · New York City, New York, USA

Died 1976-11-29

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.

Credits

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Best of Enemies
as Self (archival)
2015
But... Seriously
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Scott Joplin
as Tom Turpin
1977
Friday Foster
as Ford Malotte
1975
Whiffs
as Dusty
1975
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
as Mr. Jenkins
1975
Dead Is Dead
as Host - Himself
1974
Dead Is Dead
Writer
1974
Dead Is Dead
Producer
1974
Five on the Black Hand Side
as Godfrey Cambridge
1973
Police Story
1973
Come Back, Charleston Blue
as Gravedigger Jones
1972
Beware! The Blob
as Chester Hargis
1972
The Biscuit Eater
as Willie Dorsey
1972
Night Gallery
as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
1970
Watermelon Man
as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Gravedigger Jones
1970
Love, American Style
as Harley
1969
Bye Bye Braverman
as Taxi Driver
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
1968
The President's Analyst
as Don Masters
1967
The Busy Body
as Mike
1967
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
ABC Stage 67
as Self - Husband
1966
The Monkees
as Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
1966
The Troublemaker
as Fire Inspector
1964
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Comedian
1964
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
1963
Gone Are the Days!
as Gitlow Judson
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Splendor in the Grass
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
1961
Naked City
as George
1958
Naked City
as Detective Carlisle
1958
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948