Godfrey Cambridge
Date of birth: 1933-02-26
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Godfrey MacArthur 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Godfrey Cambridge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975-01-06
Russell B. Parker, a former vaudeville hoofer, is a man of big dreams but small ambitions. He hardly
The President's Analyst
1967-12-21
At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the President's An
Beware! The Blob
1972-06-21
A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife a
The Busy Body
1967-03-12
Sid Caesar is a bumbling gopher to a mob boss who must recover a fortune in cash stowed in the suit
Watermelon Man
1970-05-27
A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting
Splendor in the Grass
1961-10-10
A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most
Friday Foster
1975-12-25
Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970-05-27
Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968-01-17
A kidnapped mobster persuades his captors to help him rob platinum ingots from a train.
Scott Joplin
1977-02-11
The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
Come Back, Charleston Blue
1972-06-29
Sequel to Cotton Comes to Harlem. Another bad influence is hitting Harlem and Gravedigger and Coffin
The Troublemaker
1964-06-22
A naive chicken farmer from New Jersey moves to Greenwich Village to open a coffee house.
Gone Are the Days!
1963-08-09
A young, idealistic man returns home to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. With him, he b
Whiffs
1975-10-15
Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military after
Bye Bye Braverman
1968-02-21
One day, Morroe Rieff learns that his friend and fellow writer, Leslie Braverman, has died. After me
The Biscuit Eater
1972-03-22
Nothing warms the heart like the story of a boy and his dog. Lonnie (Johnny Whitaker) and Text (Geor
But... Seriously
1994-03-25
A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians.
Dead Is Dead
1974-07-26
An educational video exploring drug addiction, including footage of real-life addicts going through
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973-10-25
Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American f
Lionpower from MGM
1967-01-01
"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's rel
Best of Enemies
2015-07-31
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great p