Godfrey Cambridge
Acting • Born 1933-02-26 – Died 1976-11-29
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
34 credits
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Movie • 1975
Mr. Jenkins
The President's Analyst
Movie • 1967
Don Masters
Beware! The Blob
Movie • 1972
Chester Hargis
The Busy Body
Movie • 1967
Mike
Watermelon Man
Movie • 1970
Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Splendor in the Grass
Movie • 1961
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Friday Foster
Movie • 1975
Ford Malotte
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Movie • 1970
Gravedigger Jones
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Movie • 1968
Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
Scott Joplin
Movie • 1977
Tom Turpin
Come Back, Charleston Blue
Movie • 1972
Gravedigger Jones
The Troublemaker
Movie • 1964
Fire Inspector
Gone Are the Days!
Movie • 1963
Gitlow Judson
Whiffs
Movie • 1975
Dusty
Bye Bye Braverman
Movie • 1968
Taxi Driver
The Biscuit Eater
Movie • 1972
Willie Dorsey
But... Seriously
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
Dead Is Dead
Movie • 1974
Host - Himself
Five on the Black Hand Side
Movie • 1973
Godfrey Cambridge
Lionpower from MGM
Movie • 1967
Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)
Best of Enemies
Movie • 2015
Self (archival)
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Naked City
TV • 1958
George
Police Story
TV • 1973
The Hollywood Palace
TV • 1964
Self - Comedian
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self (uncredited)
ABC Stage 67
TV • 1966
Self - Husband
Night Gallery
TV • 1970
Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
Naked City
TV • 1958
Detective Carlisle
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Self
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Harley
The Monkees
TV • 1966
Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)