Godfrey Cambridge
American stand-up comedian (1933-1976) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 43
Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge was an American stand-up comic and actor. Alongside Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, and Nipsey Russell, he was acclaimed by Time in 1965 as "one of the country's foremost celebrated Negro comedians."
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1976Died29 November 19761975
Ceremonies in Dark Old MenFilm, Mr. Jenkins1974
Dead Is DeadFilm, Writer, Producer1973
Police StorySeries
Five on the Black Hand SideFilm, 1973Godfrey Cambridge1972
Beware! The BlobFilm, Chester Hargis1970
Night GallerySeries, Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
Cotton Comes to HarlemFilm, 1970Gravedigger Jones1969
Love, American StyleSeries, Harley1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeries
Bye Bye BravermanFilm, 1968Taxi Driver1967
Lionpower from MGMFilm
The Busy BodyFilm, 1967Mike1966
ABC Stage 67Series1964
The TroublemakerFilm, Fire Inspector1963
The Danny Kaye ShowSeries
Gone Are the Days!Film, 1963Gitlow Judson1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1961
Splendor in the GrassFilm, Chauffeur (uncredited)1958
Naked CitySeries, George1956
Tony AwardsSeries1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1933Born26 February 1933
Ceremonies in Dark Old MenFilm, Mr. Jenkins1974Dead Is DeadFilm, Writer, Producer1973Police StorySeriesFive on the Black Hand SideFilm, 1973Godfrey Cambridge1972Beware! The BlobFilm, Chester Hargis1970Night GallerySeries, Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")Cotton Comes to HarlemFilm, 1970Gravedigger Jones1969Love, American StyleSeries, Harley1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeriesBye Bye BravermanFilm, 1968Taxi Driver1967Lionpower from MGMFilmThe Busy BodyFilm, 1967Mike1966ABC Stage 67Series1964The TroublemakerFilm, Fire Inspector1963The Danny Kaye ShowSeriesGone Are the Days!Film, 1963Gitlow Judson1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1961Splendor in the GrassFilm, Chauffeur (uncredited)1958Naked CitySeries, George1956Tony AwardsSeries1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1933Born26 February 1933Known for
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Splendor in the Grass 1961
Best of Enemies 2015
Watermelon Man 1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem 1970
Friday Foster 1975
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Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Produced Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)- Theodore J. Flicker Directed The President's Analyst (1967)
Larry Hagman Directed Beware! The Blob (1972)
Ossie Davis Directed Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Ken Annakin Directed The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)
Beah Richards Also in Gone Are the Days! and The Biscuit Eater
Chester Himes Wrote Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Jonelle Allen Also in Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Melvin Van Peebles Directed Watermelon Man (1970)
Sorrell Booke Also in Gone Are the Days! and Bye Bye Braverman
Raymond St. Jacques Also in Cotton Comes to Harlem (1972)
Leonardo Cimino Also in Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Karl Lukas Also in Watermelon Man and Whiffs- Stanley Rubin Produced The President's Analyst (1967)
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Filmography 21
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Television 13
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 1976 · aged 43
