Acting
Godfrey Cambridge
EN cinema · 21 credits
Born
26 February 1933
Died
29 November 1976 (aged 43)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge
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
Filmography
Best of Enemies
as Self (archival)
But... Seriously
1994
But... Seriously
as Self (archive footage)
Scott Joplin
as Tom Turpin
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
as Mr. Jenkins
Friday Foster
as Ford Malotte
Whiffs
as Dusty
Dead Is Dead
as Host - Himself, Producer, Writer
Five on the Black Hand Side
as Godfrey Cambridge
Beware! The Blob
as Chester Hargis
Come Back, Charleston Blue
as Gravedigger Jones
The Biscuit Eater
as Willie Dorsey
Watermelon Man
as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Gravedigger Jones
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
Bye Bye Braverman
as Taxi Driver
The President's Analyst
as Don Masters
The Busy Body
as Mike
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Benny (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Troublemaker
as Fire Inspector
Gone Are the Days!
as Gitlow Judson
Splendor in the Grass
as Chauffeur (uncredited)