Godfrey Cambridge
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-02-26
Day of Death
1976-11-29 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Godfrey Cambridge
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."
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Known For
Acting
(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
(1972)
Beware! The Blob
as Chester Hargis
(1972)
The Biscuit Eater
as Willie Dorsey
(1972)
Come Back, Charleston Blue
as Gravedigger Jones
(1970)
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Gravedigger Jones
(1970)
Watermelon Man
as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
(1968)
Bye Bye Braverman
as Taxi Driver
(1968)
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
(1967)
The President's Analyst
as Don Masters
(1967)
(1967)
The Busy Body
as Mike
(1964)
The Troublemaker
as Fire Inspector
(1963)
Gone Are the Days!
as Gitlow Judson
(1961)
Splendor in the Grass
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Crew
(1974)
Dead Is Dead
Producer, Writer