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Biography
Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge was an American stand-up comic and actor. Alongside Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, and Nipsey Russell, he was acclaimed by Time in 1965 as "one of the country's foremost celebrated Negro comedians."
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Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1962 · nominated
Filmography18 titles
Night Gallery
1969as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
1969as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
1962as Self
Splendor in the Grass
1961as Chauffeur (uncredited)
1961as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
2015as Self (archival)
2015as Self (archival)
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973as Godfrey Cambridge
1973as Godfrey Cambridge
The Busy Body
1967as Mike
1967as Mike
Police Story
1973
1973
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967as Self (uncredited)
1967as Self (uncredited)
Scott Joplin
1977as Tom Turpin
1977as Tom Turpin
The Biscuit Eater
1972as Willie Dorsey
1972as Willie Dorsey
Watermelon Man
1970as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
1970as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970as Gravedigger Jones
1970as Gravedigger Jones
Friday Foster
1975as Ford Malotte
1975as Ford Malotte
The President's Analyst
1967as Don Masters
1967as Don Masters
Naked City
1958as Detective Carlisle
1958as Detective Carlisle
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
1968as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
Beware! The Blob
1972as Chester Hargis
1972as Chester Hargis