Godfrey Cambridge

Known for: Acting

Born: 1933-02-26 – 1976-11-29 (aged 43)

From: New York City, New York, USA

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)

MOVIE★ 7.2
Best of Enemies
2015
as Self (archival)
MOVIE★ 8.5
But... Seriously
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Scott Joplin
1977
as Tom Turpin
MOVIE★ 6.1
Friday Foster
1975
as Ford Malotte
MOVIE★ 7.3
Whiffs
1975
as Dusty
MOVIE★ 10.0
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975
as Mr. Jenkins
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dead Is Dead
1974
as Host - Himself
MOVIE★ 7.2
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973
as Godfrey Cambridge
TV★ 7.0
Police Story
1973
MOVIE★ 4.8
Come Back, Charleston Blue
1972
as Gravedigger Jones
MOVIE★ 4.6
Beware! The Blob
1972
as Chester Hargis
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Biscuit Eater
1972
as Willie Dorsey
TV★ 7.8
Night Gallery
1970
as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
MOVIE★ 6.3
Watermelon Man
1970
as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
MOVIE★ 6.2
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
as Gravedigger Jones
TV★ 6.2
Love, American Style
1969
as Harley
MOVIE★ 6.7
Bye Bye Braverman
1968
as Taxi Driver
TV★ 6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
MOVIE★ 5.8
The President's Analyst
1967
as Don Masters
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Busy Body
1967
as Mike
MOVIE★ 6.3
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV★ 6.8
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Self - Husband
TV★ 6.6
The Monkees
1966
as Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Troublemaker
1964
as Fire Inspector
TV★ 5.0
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Comedian
TV★ 7.0
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Gone Are the Days!
1963
as Gitlow Judson
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Splendor in the Grass
1961
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
TV★ 5.7
Naked City
1958
as George
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self