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Cambridge made an appearance in director Sidney Lumet 's Bye Bye Braverman (1968) as a Yiddish speaking NYC cab driver involved in a car collision with the main protagonists, and another as a gay underworld figure in the 1975 film Friday Foster.
Jun 5, 2019 · Godfrey Cambridge married Barbara Ann Teer, an actress, writer and producer, in 1962. Their marriage lasted only for a brief period, and they got divorced in 1965. He married Audriano Meyers in 1972, and they had two daughters named Stephanie and Gillian.
He played both comic and straight roles but is likely remembered for such portrayals as that of the white bigot who wakes up one morning to find himself turned black in Watermelon Man (1970). His compulsive eating probably contributed to his untimely death at 43 on the set of the television film Victory at Entebbe (1976) , in which he was to ...
- February 26, 1933
- November 29, 1976
Comedian who found success on stage and on screen especially in the films Watermelon Man and The President's Analyst. He also starred alongside Pam Grier in Friday Foster. Before Fame. While waiting for a break in acting, he worked as a cab driver, bead sorter, ambulance driver, and gardener to name a few of his odd jobs. Trivia
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- February 26, 1933
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Cambridge is probably best known for his leading roles in the popular films Watermelon Man (1970) and Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970). In addition to his film appearances, Cambridge was a successful stand-up comedian.
The Biscuit Eater is a 1972 American drama film directed by Vincent McEveety and starring Earl Holliman, Pat Crowley, Lew Ayres, and Godfrey Cambridge. Based on a short story of the same name by James Street, it was released by Buena Vista Distribution.
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Godfrey Cambridge. Actor: Cotton Comes to Harlem. Cambridge won a four-year scholarship to study medicine at Hofstra University 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 ...
