Godfrey Cambridge Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Cambridge won a four-year scholarship to study medicine but decided, instead, to become an actor, leaving college in his third year. He acted in many off-Broadway productions, winning the Village Voice's Obie Award in Jean Genet's "The Blacks"; and, on Broadway, he gained a Tony Award Nomination in "Purlie's Victorious". It was as a comedian that ...
February 26, 1933, New York City, New York, United States
Died
November 29, 1976, Burbank, California, United States
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Profession
Actor
Spouse
Audriano Meyers (m. 1972–1976), Barbara Ann Teer (m. 1962–1965)
Children
Gillian Cambridge, Stephanie Cambridge
Albums
Them Cotton Pickin' Days Is Over
Star Sign
Pisces
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Quote
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[on why he left The Partners (1971)] On the set, Don Adams turns into Captain Queeg. He doesn't have those steel balls, but he drove me crazy. Now he's saying, 'The chemistry wasn't right.' Don is so uptight. Finally you have to say to him, 'Hey, man, the price ain't right. I'm willing to get off. I still have the original lining of my stomach. You can't buy a stomach for $25,000. I'll get out while I still have my own'. If you tried to find out who in this industry hates Don Adams the most, the line would run all the way to Phoenix.
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Fact
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Was originally set to star in The Partners (1971) but left during filming of the pilot because he did not get along with Don Adams.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1962 Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "Purlie Victorious," a role he recreated in the film version titled Gone Are the Days! (1963).
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Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 86-87. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
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Died of heart attack on set of TV movie Victory at Entebbe (1976), where he was set to play Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Amin claimed Cambridge's death was "punishment from God."
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Scott Joplin
1977
TV Movie
Tom Turpin
Friday Foster
1975
Ford Malotte
Police Story
1975
TV Series
The Cut Man / Willis Johnson
Whiffs
1975
Dusty
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
1975
TV Movie
Mr. Jenkins
The Furst Family of Washington
1973
TV Movie
Oscar Furst
Come Back, Charleston Blue
1972
Gravedigger Jones
Beware! The Blob
1972
Chester Hargis
The Biscuit Eater
1972
Willie Dorsey
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1972
TV Series
Win Ethan
Night Gallery
1971
TV Series
Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")
Love, American Style
1970
TV Series
Harley (segment "Love and the Champ")
The Red Skelton Hour
1966-1970
TV Series
Joe Broadway / Plumber / Preston Goodfellow / ...
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
Grave Digger Jones
Watermelon Man
1970
Jeff Gerber
The Joe Namath Show
1969
TV Series
Bye Bye Braverman
1968
Taxi Driver
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead
The President's Analyst
1967
Don Masters
The Monkees
1967
TV Series
Mexican Parking Lot Attendant
ABC Stage 67
1967
TV Series
Husband
The Busy Body
1967
Mike
Daktari
1966
TV Series
Mills
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1966
TV Series
Harry Bond
I Spy
1966
TV Series
Cetshyayo
The Troublemaker
1964
Fire Inspector
East Side/West Side
1963
TV Series
Portly
Gone Are the Days!
1963
Gitlow Judson
Car 54, Where Are You?
1963
TV Series
Officer Webster
The United States Steel Hour
1962
TV Series
Naked City
1960-1962
TV Series
Detective Carlisle / George
Splendor in the Grass
1961
Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Defenders
1961
TV Series
Guard
The Last Angry Man
1959
Nobody Home (uncredited)
The Phil Silvers Show
1957
TV Series
Private Tow
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Biography
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself
Captain Kangaroo
1976
TV Series
Himself
Tattletales
1975
TV Series
Himself
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973
Himself
Jack Paar Tonite
1973
TV Series
Himself
The David Frost Show
1969-1971
TV Series
Himself
Jerry Visits
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine
1971
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1964-1971
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
1964-1971
TV Series
Guest / Himself - Comedian
The Ice Palace
1971
TV Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
1971
TV Series
Himself - Comedian
The Hollywood Squares
1970
TV Series
Guest Appearance
The Dean Martin Show
1966-1970
TV Series
Himself
The Hollywood Palace
1965-1969
TV Series
Himself - Comedian
The 23rd Annual Tony Awards
1969
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award for Negro Ensemble Company
This Is Tom Jones
1969
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Kraft Music Hall
1969
TV Series
Himself
Silent Treatment
1968
Documentary
Himself
The Jonathan Winters Show
1968
TV Series
Himself
What's My Line?
1968
TV Series
Himself - Panelist / Himself - Guest Panelist
The Joan Rivers Show
1968
TV Series
Himself
Showtime
1968
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest Host
The Merv Griffin Show
1965-1968
TV Series
Himself
Laugh-In
1968
TV Series
Himself
Today
1968
TV Series
Himself
Everybody's Talking
1967
TV Series
Himself
The Danny Kaye Show
1967
TV Series
Himself
The Celebrity Game
1965
TV Series
Himself - Panelist
The Best on Record
1965
TV Special
Himself
The Jack Paar Program
1964-1965
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
Get the Message
1964
TV Series
Himself
Freedom Spectacular
1964
TV Movie
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Masters
1997
TV Series documentary
Himself
Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television
1996
TV Special documentary
Himself
Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America
1993
TV Special documentary
Himself
Good Old Days Part II
1978
TV Special
Himself
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1976
TV Series
Willie Dorsey
Lionpower from MGM
1967
Short
Benny (uncredited)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1968
Golden Laurel
Laurel Awards
Male New Face
14th place.
Known for movies
Five on the Black Hand Side (1973) as Himself
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) as Grave Digger Jones
$850,000
