Acting credits
31
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Godfrey Cambridge
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 20Series: 11Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 104035
IMDb ID: nm0131387
Known for: Acting
Born: February 26, 1933
Died: November 29, 1976
Age: 43
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2015
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q5576395
Also known as
Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge
Other jobs
Producer (1)
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."
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Godfrey Cambridge.
7.2
Best of Enemies
as Self (archival)
2015 Movie
6.1
Scott Joplin
as Tom Turpin
1977 Movie
5.9
Friday Foster
as Ford Malotte
1975 Movie
7.1
Whiffs
as Dusty
1975 Movie
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
as Mr. Jenkins
1975 Movie
6.0
Dead Is Dead
as Host - Himself
1974 Movie
6.8
Five on the Black Hand Side
as Godfrey Cambridge
1973 Movie
3.7
Come Back, Charleston Blue
as Gravedigger Jones
1972 Movie
4.6
Beware! The Blob
as Chester Hargis
1972 Movie
6.2
The Biscuit Eater
as Willie Dorsey
1972 Movie
6.1
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Gravedigger Jones
1970 Movie
6.3
Watermelon Man
as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
1970 Movie
6.7
Bye Bye Braverman
as Taxi Driver
1968 Movie
5.4
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
1968 Movie
5.8
The President's Analyst
as Don Masters
1967 Movie
6.9
The Busy Body
as Mike
1967 Movie
4.5
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967 Movie
5.1
The Troublemaker
as Fire Inspector
1964 Movie
6.7
Gone Are the Days!
as Gitlow Judson
1963 Movie
7.4
Splendor in the Grass
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
1961 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Godfrey Cambridge.
6.9
Police Story
2 eps
1973 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh") • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.1
Love, American Style
as Harley • 1 eps
1969 Series
6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.2
ABC Stage 67
as Self - Husband • 1 eps
1966 Series
4.5
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Comedian • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.3
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 5 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 4 eps
1962 Series
5.5
Naked City
as George • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series