Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1933-02-26
Day of Death
1976-11-29
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Godfrey Cambridge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (21)
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Self (archival)
Best of Enemies
2015No Image
⭐ 8.5
Role:
Self (archive footage)
But... Seriously
1994
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Tom Turpin
Scott Joplin
1977
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Ford Malotte
Friday Foster
1975
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Dusty
Whiffs
1975
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Mr. Jenkins
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Host - Himself
Dead Is Dead
1974
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Godfrey Cambridge
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973
⭐ 4.8
Role:
Gravedigger Jones
Come Back, Charleston Blue
1972
⭐ 4.6
Role:
Chester Hargis
Beware! The Blob
1972
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Willie Dorsey
The Biscuit Eater
1972
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Watermelon Man
1970
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Gravedigger Jones
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Taxi Driver
Bye Bye Braverman
1968
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
