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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]
Nov 30, 1976 · HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 29—Godfrey Cambridge, the actor and comedian, died today of a heart attack on d ,novie set at Warner Bros. He was 43 years old. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
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.
At the height of his career, he died suddenly at age 43 in Burbank, California. Actor, Comedian. Born in New York City, he began his career as a stand-up comedian and was acclaimed by "Time" magazine as one of the country's four most celebrated African American comics in the 1960s.
- New York, New York County, New York, USA
- February 26, 1933
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."
- February 26, 1933
- November 29, 1976
A compulsive eater who at times weighed as much as three hundred pounds, in 1976 Cambridge collapsed and died on the set of the TV movie Victory at Entebbe, in which he played the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
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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."
