Godfrey Cambridge

Born: 1933-02-26

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Godfrey Cambridge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Splendor in the Grass

as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Released: 1961-10-10

A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's...

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Beware! The Blob

as Chester Hargis
Released: 1972-06-21

A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his...

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The President's Analyst

as Don Masters
Released: 1967-12-21

At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the...

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Watermelon Man

as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Released: 1970-05-27

A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But his bigoted world of...

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Cotton Comes to Harlem

as Gravedigger Jones
Released: 1970-05-27

Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who...

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Friday Foster

as Ford Malotte
Released: 1975-12-25

Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph...

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Five on the Black Hand Side

as Godfrey Cambridge
Released: 1973-10-25

Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African...

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The Biggest Bundle of Them All

as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
Released: 1968-01-17

A kidnapped mobster persuades his captors to help him rob platinum ingots from a train.

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Whiffs

as Dusty
Released: 1975-10-15

Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military...

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The Busy Body

as Mike
Released: 1967-03-12

Sid Caesar is a bumbling gopher to a mob boss who must recover a fortune in cash stowed in the...

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Scott Joplin

as Tom Turpin
Released: 1977-02-11

The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.

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Bye Bye Braverman

as Taxi Driver
Released: 1968-02-21

One day, Morroe Rieff learns that his friend and fellow writer, Leslie Braverman, has died....

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Come Back, Charleston Blue

as Gravedigger Jones
Released: 1972-06-29

Sequel to Cotton Comes to Harlem. Another bad influence is hitting Harlem and Gravedigger and...

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The Biscuit Eater

as Willie Dorsey
Released: 1972-03-22

Nothing warms the heart like the story of a boy and his dog. Lonnie (Johnny Whitaker) and Text...

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Gone Are the Days!

as Gitlow Judson
Released: 1963-08-09

A young, idealistic man returns home to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. With him,...

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The Troublemaker

as Fire Inspector
Released: 1964-06-22

A naive chicken farmer from New Jersey moves to Greenwich Village to open a coffee house.

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Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

as Mr. Jenkins
Released: 1975-01-06

Russell B. Parker, a former vaudeville hoofer, is a man of big dreams but small ambitions. He...

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Dead Is Dead

as Host - Himself
Released: 1974-07-26

An educational video exploring drug addiction, including footage of real-life addicts going...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Comedian
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Danny Kaye Show

as Self
First aired: 1963-09-25

The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963...

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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Night Gallery

as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
First aired: 1970-12-16

Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a...

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The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Comedian
First aired: 1964-01-04

The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...

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ABC Stage 67

as Self - Husband
First aired: 1966-09-14

ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Naked City

as George
First aired: 1958-09-30

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....

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Naked City

as Detective Carlisle
First aired: 1958-09-30

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....

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Police Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-03-20

Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...

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