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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 26, 1933
Died
November 29, 1976
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge
Godfrey Cambridge
0.1 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.2
Self (archival)
Best of Enemies
2015
🎬
10.0
Self (archive footage)
But... Seriously
1994
6.1
Tom Turpin
Scott Joplin
1977
5.9
Ford Malotte
Friday Foster
1975
7.1
Dusty
Whiffs
1975
0.0
Mr. Jenkins
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975
6.0
Host - Himself
Dead Is Dead
1974
6.8
Godfrey Cambridge
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973
6.9
Police Story
1973
3.7
Gravedigger Jones
Come Back, Charleston Blue
1972
Credits
Best of Enemies
as Self (archival)
2015
7.2
🎬
But... Seriously
as Self (archive footage)
1994
10.0
Scott Joplin
as Tom Turpin
1977
6.1
Friday Foster
as Ford Malotte
1975
5.9
Whiffs
as Dusty
1975
7.1
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
as Mr. Jenkins
1975
0.0
Dead Is Dead
as Host - Himself
1974
6.0
Five on the Black Hand Side
as Godfrey Cambridge
1973
6.8
Police Story
1973
6.9
Come Back, Charleston Blue
as Gravedigger Jones
1972
3.7
Beware! The Blob
as Chester Hargis
1972
4.6
The Biscuit Eater
as Willie Dorsey
1972
6.2
Night Gallery
as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
1970
7.8
Watermelon Man
as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
1970
6.3
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Gravedigger Jones
1970
6.1
Love, American Style
as Harley
1969
6.1
Bye Bye Braverman
as Taxi Driver
1968
6.7
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
6.6
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
1968
5.4
The President's Analyst
as Don Masters
1967
5.7
The Busy Body
as Mike
1967
6.9
Lionpower from MGM
1967
4.5
ABC Stage 67
as Self - Husband
1966
6.2
The Troublemaker
as Fire Inspector
1964
5.1
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Comedian
1964
4.5
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
1963
6.3
Gone Are the Days!
as Gitlow Judson
1963
6.7
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
Splendor in the Grass
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
1961
7.4
Naked City
as George
1958
5.5
Naked City
as Detective Carlisle
1958
5.5
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8