Godfrey Cambridge
Born: 1933-02-26 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1976-11-29
Known For: Acting
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)
1994
- But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
1977
- Scott Joplin as Tom Turpin
1975
- Friday Foster as Ford Malotte
- Whiffs as Dusty
- Ceremonies in Dark Old Men as Mr. Jenkins
1974
- Dead Is Dead as Host - Himself
1973
- Police Story
- Five on the Black Hand Side as Godfrey Cambridge
1972
- The Biscuit Eater as Willie Dorsey
- Beware! The Blob as Chester Hargis
- Come Back, Charleston Blue as Gravedigger Jones
1970
- Night Gallery as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
- Watermelon Man as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
- Cotton Comes to Harlem as Gravedigger Jones
1969
- Love, American Style as Harley
1968
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
- The Biggest Bundle of Them All as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
- Bye Bye Braverman as Taxi Driver
1967
- The Busy Body as Mike
- The President's Analyst as Don Masters
- Lionpower from MGM as Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)
1966
- The Monkees as Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
- ABC Stage 67 as Self - Husband
1964
- The Hollywood Palace as Self - Comedian
- The Troublemaker as Fire Inspector
1963
- The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- Gone Are the Days! as Gitlow Judson
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- Splendor in the Grass as Chauffeur (uncredited)
1958
- Naked City as George
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self