Godfrey Cambridge

Biography

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.

Known For

Splendor in the Grass

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

Night Gallery

as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Beware! The Blob

as Chester Hargis

Cotton Comes to Harlem

as Gravedigger Jones

Watermelon Man

as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber

Friday Foster

as Ford Malotte

The President's Analyst

as Don Masters

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self