Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Acting

Born 1933-02-26

New York City, New York, USA

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

Popular credits

Splendor in the Grass
7.5

Splendor in the Grass

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Best of Enemies
7.2

Best of Enemies

Self (archival)

Night Gallery
7.8

Night Gallery

Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Beware! The Blob
4.6

Beware! The Blob

Chester Hargis

Cotton Comes to Harlem
6.2

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Gravedigger Jones

Watermelon Man
6.3

Watermelon Man

Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber

Friday Foster
5.9

Friday Foster

Ford Malotte

The Monkees
6.5

The Monkees

Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

The President's Analyst
5.8

The President's Analyst

Don Masters

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.6

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Self (uncredited)

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

Love, American Style
6.1

Love, American Style

Harley

The Biscuit Eater
6.2

The Biscuit Eater

Willie Dorsey

Police Story
6.9

Police Story

The Biggest Bundle of Them All
5.4

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead

Naked City
5.5

Naked City

George

Naked City
5.5

Naked City

Detective Carlisle

Bye Bye Braverman
6.7

Bye Bye Braverman

Taxi Driver

The Merv Griffin Show
6.2

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

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