Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Actor · Producer · Writer

New York City, New York, USA
February 26, 1933

Biography

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.

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Representative Works

Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass
7.5
/ English
Friday Foster
Friday Foster
6.1
/ English
The Biscuit Eater
The Biscuit Eater
6.2
/ English
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
6.2
/ English
Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin
6.6
/ English
Best of Enemies
Best of Enemies
7.2
/ English
Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man
6.3
/ English
Beware! The Blob
Beware! The Blob
4.6
/ English
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
5.6
/ English
The Busy Body
The Busy Body
7.2
/ English
The President's Analyst
The President's Analyst
5.9
/ English
Bye Bye Braverman
Bye Bye Braverman
6.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Splendor in the Grass
1961Winner

Best Performance

Splendor in the Grass

Friday Foster
1975Nominee

Best Performance

Friday Foster

The Biscuit Eater
1972Nominee

Best Performance

The Biscuit Eater

Career Highlights

Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970Highlight

Best Performance

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Scott Joplin
1977Highlight

Best Performance

Scott Joplin

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