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Overview
Date of Birth:
26 February
1933
,
New York City, New York, USA
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Date of Death:
29 November
1976
, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Mini Biography:
Cambridge won a four year scholarship to study medicine but decided instead...
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Trivia:
Was nominated for Broadway's 1962 Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured...
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Awards:
1 nomination
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Alternate Names:
Godfrey M. Cambridge
Filmography
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Actor
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Actor:
1970s
1960s
1950s
Scott Joplin
(1977) .... Tom Turpin
Friday Foster
(1975) .... Ford Malotte
"Police Story"
.... Willis Johnson / ... (3 episodes, 1975)
-
The Cut Man Caper
(1975)
TV episode
.... The Cut Man
-
Year of the Dragon: Part 2
(1975)
TV episode
.... Willis Johnson
-
Year of the Dragon: Part 1
(1975)
TV episode
.... Willis Johnson
Whiffs
(1975) .... Dusty
... aka C.A.S.H. (UK)
... aka W.H.I.F.F.S.
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
(1975) (TV) .... Mr. Jenkins
Police Story: The Cut Man Caper
(1975) (TV)
The Furst Family of Washington
(1973) (TV) .... Oscar Furst
Come Back, Charleston Blue
(1972) ....
Gravedigger Jones
Beware! The Blob
(1972) .... Chester Hargis
... aka Son of Blob (UK) (USA: TV title)
... aka Beware of the Blob
... aka Son of the Blob (USA: video box title)
The Biscuit Eater
(1972) ....
Willie Dorsey
"O'Hara, U.S. Treasury"
.... Win Ethan (1 episode, 1972)
-
Operation: Rake-Off
(1972)
TV episode
.... Win Ethan
"The Ice Palace"
(1 episode, 1971)
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Episode #1.7
(1971)
TV episode
"Night Gallery"
.... Jackie Slater (1 episode, 1971)
... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
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Make Me Laugh/Clean Kills and Other Trophies
(1971)
TV episode
.... Jackie Slater
"Love, American Style"
.... (segment "Love and the Champ") (1 episode, 1970)
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Love and the Champ/Love and the Pen Pals
(1970)
TV episode
.... (segment "Love and the Champ")
"The Red Skelton Show"
.... International Spy / ... (4 episodes, 1966-1970)
... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
-
San Fernando Red and the Football Star
(1970)
TV episode
.... Joe Broadway
-
Bill Bailey Must Have Been Married, That's Why He Never Came Home
(1970)
TV episode
.... Plumber
-
Episode #17.4
(1967)
TV episode
.... International Spy
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Episode #16.4
(1966)
TV episode
.... Nightclub Comic
Watermelon Man
(1970) .... Jeff Gerber
Cotton Comes to Harlem
(1970) ....
Gravedigger Jones
Bye Bye Braverman
(1968) .... Taxi Driver
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
(1968) .... Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
The President's Analyst
(1967) ....
Don Masters, CEA Agent
"The Monkees"
.... Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (1 episode, 1967)
-
A Nice Place to Visit
(1967)
TV episode
(uncredited) .... Mexican Parking Lot Attendant
"ABC Stage 67"
.... Husband (1 episode, 1967)
-
A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America
(1967)
TV episode
.... Husband
The Busy Body
(1967) .... Mike
"Daktari"
.... Mills (1 episode, 1966)
-
Cry for Help
(1966)
TV episode
.... Mills
"The Dick Van Dyke Show"
.... Harry Bond (1 episode, 1966)
... aka The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show (USA: rerun title)
-
The Man from My Uncle
(1966)
TV episode
.... Harry Bond
"I Spy"
.... Cetshyayo (1 episode, 1966)
-
Court of the Lion
(1966)
TV episode
.... Cetshyayo
The Troublemaker
(1964) .... Fire Inspector
"East Side/West Side"
.... Portly (1 episode, 1963)
-
Who Do You Kill?
(1963)
TV episode
.... Portly
Gone Are the Days!
(1963) .... Gitlow Judson
... aka Purlie Victorious
... aka The Man from C.O.T.T.O.N. (USA: reissue title)
"Car 54, Where Are You?"
(1 episode, 1963)
-
The Curse of the Snitkins
(1963)
TV episode
"The United States Steel Hour"
(1 episode, 1962)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
-
Male Call
(1962)
TV episode
"Naked City"
.... Detective Carlisle / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
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Today the Man Who Kills Ants Is Coming
(1962)
TV episode
.... Detective Carlisle
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A Death of Princes
(1960)
TV episode
(as Godfrey M. Cambridge) .... George - Fight Handler
Splendor in the Grass
(1961) (uncredited) .... Chauffeur
... aka Splendour in the Grass (UK)
"The Defenders"
.... Guard (1 episode, 1961)
-
The Riot
(1961)
TV episode
.... Guard
The Last Angry Man
(1959) .... Nobody Home
Self:
1970s
1960s
"Captain Kangaroo"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
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Episode dated 19 April 1976
(1976)
TV episode
.... Himself
Five on the Black Hand Side
(1973) .... Himself
"The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
-
Episode #1.4
(1971)
TV episode
.... Himself
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
.... Himself (2 episodes, 1971)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
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Episode dated 8 September 1971
(1971)
TV episode
.... Himself
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Episode dated 2 July 1971
(1971)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Toast of the Town"
.... Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1971)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
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Episode #24.18
(1971)
TV episode
.... Himself - Comedian
"The Hollywood Squares"
.... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1970)
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Episode dated 2 November 1970
(1970)
TV episode
.... Guest Appearance
"The Dean Martin Show"
.... Himself (2 episodes, 1966-1970)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
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Episode dated 1 October 1970
(1970)
TV episode
.... Himself
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Episode dated 17 March 1966
(1966)
TV episode
.... Himself
"The Hollywood Palace"
.... Himself - Comedian (2 episodes, 1965-1969)
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Episode #7.7
(1969)
TV episode
.... Himself - Comedian
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Episode #3.4
(1965)
TV episode
.... Himself - Comedian
"The David Frost Show"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
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Episode #1.26
(1969)
TV episode
.... Himself
The 23rd Annual Tony Awards
(1969) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
"This Is Tom Jones"
(1 episode, 1969)
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Episode #1.10
(1969)
TV episode
"The Jonathan Winters Show"
.... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1968)
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Episode dated 18 December 1968
(1968)
TV episode
.... Himself - Guest
"What's My Line?"
.... Guest Panelist / ... (2 episodes, 1968)
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Episode dated 16 November 1968
(1968)
TV episode
.... Himself/Panelist
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Episode dated 13 November 1968
(1968)
TV episode
.... Guest Panelist
"The Merv Griffin Show"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
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Episode dated 17 July 1968
(1968)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Showtime"
.... Himself-special guest host (1 episode)
... aka The Big Show (UK: alternative title)
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Episode #1.2
(????)
TV episode
.... Himself-special guest host
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
... aka Laugh-In
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Episode #1.7
(1968)
TV episode
(uncredited) .... Himself
"Everybody's Talking"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
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Episode dated 29 May 1967
(1967)
TV episode
.... Himself
"The Celebrity Game"
.... Himself - Panelist (1 episode, 1965)
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Episode dated 30 August 1965
(1965)
TV episode
.... Himself - Panelist
The Best on Record
(1965) (TV) .... Himself
"The Jack Paar Program"
.... Himself-Guest (1 episode, 1965)
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Episode dated 9 April 1965
(1965)
TV episode
.... Himself-Guest
"Get the Message"
.... Himself (2 episodes, 1964)
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Episode dated 28 September 1964
(1964)
TV episode
.... Himself
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Episode dated 24 August 1964
(1964)
TV episode
.... Himself
Archive Footage:
Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television
(1996) (TV) .... Himself
Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America
(1993) (TV) .... Himself
"Disneyland"
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The Biscuit Eater: Part 2
(1976)
TV episode
.... Willie Dorsey
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The Biscuit Eater: Part 1
(1976)
TV episode
.... Willie Dorsey
Lionpower from MGM
(1967) (uncredited) .... Benny
Additional Details
Other Works:
In 1966, he starred with Phil Silvers in an unsold sitcom pilot called "The Help" aka "At Your Service".
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