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

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
The President's Analyst
The President's Analyst
Beware! The Blob
Beware! The Blob
Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man
Friday Foster
Friday Foster
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin

Filmography

1994 But... Seriously
as Self (archive footage)
1977 Scott Joplin
as Tom Turpin
1975 Friday Foster
as Ford Malotte
1975 Whiffs
as Dusty
1975 Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
as Mr. Jenkins
1974 Dead Is Dead
as Host - Himself
1973 Five on the Black Hand Side
as Godfrey Cambridge
1973 Police Story
as
1972 Come Back, Charleston Blue
as Gravedigger Jones
1972 Beware! The Blob
as Chester Hargis
1972 The Biscuit Eater
as Willie Dorsey
1970 Night Gallery
as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
1970 Watermelon Man
as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
1970 Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Gravedigger Jones
1969 Love, American Style
as Harley
1968 Bye Bye Braverman
as Taxi Driver
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1968 The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
1967 The President's Analyst
as Don Masters
1967 The Busy Body
as Mike