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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-02-26 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City

Godfrey Cambridge

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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
Whiffs as Dusty

1974

Dead Is Dead as Host - Himself

1973

Five on the Black Hand Side as Godfrey Cambridge

1972

Beware! The Blob as Chester Hargis
Come Back, Charleston Blue as Gravedigger Jones
The Biscuit Eater as Willie Dorsey

1970

Watermelon Man as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Cotton Comes to Harlem as Gravedigger Jones
Night Gallery as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")

1969

1968

The Biggest Bundle of Them All as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
Bye Bye Braverman as Taxi Driver

1967

1966

ABC Stage 67 as Self - Husband

1964

The Troublemaker as Fire Inspector
The Hollywood Palace as Self - Comedian

1963

Gone Are the Days! as Gitlow Judson

1962

1961

Splendor in the Grass as Chauffeur (uncredited)

1958

Naked City as George
Naked City as Detective Carlisle

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Presenter

1948

Production

1974

Dead Is Dead as Producer

Writing

1974

Dead Is Dead as Writer