Godfrey Cambridge

Also known as Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge

American stand-up comedian (1933-1976)

Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

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

Best of Enemies — Self (archival)2015
But... Seriously — Self (archive footage)1994
Scott Joplin — Tom Turpin1977
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men — Mr. Jenkins1975
Friday Foster — Ford Malotte1975
Whiffs — Dusty1975
Dead Is Dead — Host - Himself1974
Five on the Black Hand Side — Godfrey Cambridge1973
Police Story1973
Beware! The Blob — Chester Hargis1972

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: Burbank
Occupation: stage actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Image: Godfrey Cambridge 1970.JPG
Residence: Ridgefield

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place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
date of death: 1976-11-29
date of birth: 1933-02-26
cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
writing language: English language
Commons category: Godfrey Cambridge

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