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  1. Death. Cambridge died of a heart attack on November 29, 1976, at the age of 43, while on the Burbank, California, set of the ABC television movie Victory at Entebbe, in which he was to portray Idi Amin (he was replaced by Julius Harris). [2] Amin commented that Cambridge's death was "punishment from God." [17]

  2. Death. Cambridge died of a heart attack on November 29, 1976, at the age of 43, while on the Burbank, California, set of the ABC television movie Victory at Entebbe, in which he was to portray Idi Amin. Amin commented that Cambridge's death was "punishment from God." He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills area of Los ...

  3. 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."

  4. Jun 5, 2019 · Godfrey was a talented photographer who displayed his photographs at a New York City exhibition. He also wrote a book called ‘Put-Ons and Put-Downs’ in 1967. He died from a massive heart attack on the set of ‘Victory at Entebbe’ on November 29, 1976.

  5. Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge (February 26, 1933 – November 29, 1976) was an American stand-up comic and actor. Alongside Bill Cosby , Dick Gregory , and Nipsey Russell , he was acclaimed by Time in 1965 as "one of the country's foremost celebrated Negro comedians."

  6. 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. His sense of humor, while not alienating to white audiences, did not lack bite.

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  8. Godfrey Cambridge died of a heart attack at the age of 43 while on the Burbank, California, set of the ABC television movie Victory at Entebbe, in which he was to portray Idi Amin. Amin commented that Cambridge’s death was “punishment from God.” More Images.