Godfrey Cambridge
ActingAlso Known As
Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge
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.
Movies
(21 total)
Splendor in the Grass
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Best of Enemies
as Self (archival)
Beware! The Blob
as Chester Hargis
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Gravedigger Jones
Watermelon Man
as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Friday Foster
as Ford Malotte
The President's Analyst
as Don Masters
The Biscuit Eater
as Willie Dorsey
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
Bye Bye Braverman
as Taxi Driver
The Busy Body
as Mike
Scott Joplin
as Tom Turpin
Whiffs
as Dusty
Five on the Black Hand Side
as Godfrey Cambridge
The Troublemaker
as Fire Inspector
Come Back, Charleston Blue
as Gravedigger Jones
Gone Are the Days!
as Gitlow Judson
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dead Is Dead
as Host - Himself
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
as Mr. Jenkins
TV Shows
(13 total)
Night Gallery
as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
The Monkees
as Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Love, American Style
as Harley
Naked City
as George
Naked City
as Detective Carlisle
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
ABC Stage 67
as Self - Husband
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Comedian
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self