Godfrey Cambridge

Biography

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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."

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

Naked City

George

Naked City

Detective Carlisle

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

Love, American Style

Harley

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1994	But... Seriously	Self (archive footage)
1977	Scott Joplin	Tom Turpin
1975	Ceremonies in Dark Old Men	Mr. Jenkins
1975	Friday Foster	Ford Malotte
1975	Whiffs	Dusty
1974	Dead Is Dead	Host - Himself
1973	Five on the Black Hand Side	Godfrey Cambridge
1972	Beware! The Blob	Chester Hargis
1972	Come Back, Charleston Blue	Gravedigger Jones
1972	The Biscuit Eater	Willie Dorsey
1970	Watermelon Man	Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
1970	Cotton Comes to Harlem	Gravedigger Jones
1968	The Biggest Bundle of Them All	Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
1968	Bye Bye Braverman	Taxi Driver
1967	The President's Analyst	Don Masters
1967	The Busy Body	Mike
1964	The Troublemaker	Fire Inspector
1963	Gone Are the Days!	Gitlow Judson
1961	Splendor in the Grass	Chauffeur (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
1973	Police Story
1970	Night Gallery	Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
1969	Love, American Style	Harley
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Self
1966	ABC Stage 67	Self - Husband
1964	The Hollywood Palace	Self - Comedian
1963	The Danny Kaye Show	Self
1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1958	Naked City	George
1958	Naked City	Detective Carlisle
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self