Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

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.

Known For

Cotton Comes to Harlem

as Gravedigger Jones

Watermelon Man

as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber

Friday Foster

as Ford Malotte

Cast Credits

Scott Joplin

as Tom Turpin

Friday Foster

as Ford Malotte

Whiffs

as Dusty

Five on the Black Hand Side

as Godfrey Cambridge

Come Back, Charleston Blue

as Gravedigger Jones

Beware! The Blob

as Chester Hargis

The Biscuit Eater

as Willie Dorsey

Cotton Comes to Harlem

as Gravedigger Jones

Watermelon Man

as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber

Bye Bye Braverman

as Taxi Driver

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead

The Troublemaker

as Fire Inspector

Gone Are the Days!

as Gitlow Judson

Splendor in the Grass

as Chauffeur (uncredited)