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"I Spy" (1965): Season 1: Episode 18 -- An Oxford-educated African seeks revenge for racial injustice by selling industrial diamonds to the Chinese.
Friday Foster (1975) -- Open-ended Trailer from American International

Overview

Date of Death:
29 November 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Cambridge won a four year scholarship to study medicine but decided instead... more
Trivia:
Was nominated for Broadway's 1962 Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured... more
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Awards:
1 nomination more
Alternate Names:
Godfrey M. Cambridge

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Scott Joplin (1977) .... Tom Turpin
  2. Friday Foster (1975) .... Ford Malotte
  3. "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
  4. Whiffs (1975) .... Dusty
    ... aka C.A.S.H. (UK)
    ... aka W.H.I.F.F.S.
  5. Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (1975) (TV) .... Mr. Jenkins
  6. Police Story: The Cut Man Caper (1975) (TV)
  7. The Furst Family of Washington (1973) (TV) .... Oscar Furst
  8. Come Back, Charleston Blue (1972) .... Gravedigger Jones
  9. 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)
  10. The Biscuit Eater (1972) .... Willie Dorsey
  11. "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" .... Win Ethan (1 episode, 1972)
        - Operation: Rake-Off (1972) TV episode .... Win Ethan
  12. "The Ice Palace" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode #1.7 (1971) TV episode
  13. "Night Gallery" .... Jackie Slater (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
        - Make Me Laugh/Clean Kills and Other Trophies (1971) TV episode .... Jackie Slater
  14. "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Champ") (1 episode, 1970)
        - Love and the Champ/Love and the Pen Pals (1970) TV episode .... (segment "Love and the Champ")
  15. "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
        - Episode #16.4 (1966) TV episode .... Nightclub Comic
  16. Watermelon Man (1970) .... Jeff Gerber
  17. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) .... Gravedigger Jones

  18. Bye Bye Braverman (1968) .... Taxi Driver
  19. The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968) .... Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
  20. The President's Analyst (1967) .... Don Masters, CEA Agent
  21. "The Monkees" .... Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (1 episode, 1967)
        - A Nice Place to Visit (1967) TV episode (uncredited) .... Mexican Parking Lot Attendant
  22. "ABC Stage 67" .... Husband (1 episode, 1967)
        - A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America (1967) TV episode .... Husband
  23. The Busy Body (1967) .... Mike
  24. "Daktari" .... Mills (1 episode, 1966)
        - Cry for Help (1966) TV episode .... Mills
  25. "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
  26. "I Spy" .... Cetshyayo (1 episode, 1966)
        - Court of the Lion (1966) TV episode .... Cetshyayo
  27. The Troublemaker (1964) .... Fire Inspector
  28. "East Side/West Side" .... Portly (1 episode, 1963)
        - Who Do You Kill? (1963) TV episode .... Portly
  29. Gone Are the Days! (1963) .... Gitlow Judson
    ... aka Purlie Victorious
    ... aka The Man from C.O.T.T.O.N. (USA: reissue title)
  30. "Car 54, Where Are You?" (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Curse of the Snitkins (1963) TV episode
  31. "The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - Male Call (1962) TV episode
  32. "Naked City" .... Detective Carlisle / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
        - Today the Man Who Kills Ants Is Coming (1962) TV episode .... Detective Carlisle
        - A Death of Princes (1960) TV episode (as Godfrey M. Cambridge) .... George - Fight Handler
  33. Splendor in the Grass (1961) (uncredited) .... Chauffeur
    ... aka Splendour in the Grass (UK)
  34. "The Defenders" .... Guard (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Riot (1961) TV episode .... Guard

  35. The Last Angry Man (1959) .... Nobody Home
Self:
  1. "Captain Kangaroo" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
        - Episode dated 19 April 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
  2. Five on the Black Hand Side (1973) .... Himself
  3. "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode #1.4 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1971)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 8 September 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 2 July 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #24.18 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
  6. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 2 November 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  7. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1966-1970)
    ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 1 October 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 March 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself

  8. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Comedian (2 episodes, 1965-1969)
        - Episode #7.7 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
        - Episode #3.4 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
  9. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #1.26 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  10. The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  11. "This Is Tom Jones" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #1.10 (1969) TV episode
  12. "The Jonathan Winters Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 18 December 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  13. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (2 episodes, 1968)
        - Episode dated 16 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself/Panelist
        - Episode dated 13 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
  14. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 17 July 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "Showtime" .... Himself-special guest host (1 episode)
    ... aka The Big Show (UK: alternative title)
        - Episode #1.2 (????) TV episode .... Himself-special guest host
  16. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka Laugh-In
        - Episode #1.7 (1968) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  17. "Everybody's Talking" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 29 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "The Celebrity Game" .... Himself - Panelist (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode dated 30 August 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
  19. The Best on Record (1965) (TV) .... Himself
  20. "The Jack Paar Program" .... Himself-Guest (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode dated 9 April 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself-Guest
  21. "Get the Message" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1964)
        - Episode dated 28 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 August 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "Disneyland"
        - The Biscuit Eater: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Willie Dorsey
        - The Biscuit Eater: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Willie Dorsey
  4. 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". more
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