Portrait of Godfrey Cambridge

Acting

Godfrey Cambridge

Career

Active from 1963 to 1977, busiest in 1975 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The President's Analyst
The President's Analyst
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Godfrey Cambridge Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Pathos
    4.6, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    4.0, average 4.7
  • Fantasy
    1.1, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 61
Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin (1977)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tom Turpin

Friday Foster
Friday Foster (1975)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ford Malotte

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (1975)

as Mr. Jenkins

Whiffs
Whiffs (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dusty

Dead Is Dead
Dead Is Dead (1974)

Producer, Writer

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Come Back, Charleston Blue
Come Back, Charleston Blue (1972)
GoodWatch score 54

as Gravedigger Jones

The Biscuit Eater
The Biscuit Eater (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

as Willie Dorsey

Beware! The Blob
Beware! The Blob (1972)
GoodWatch score 36

as Chester Hargis

Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gravedigger Jones

Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Jackie Slater (segment "Make Me Laugh")

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 60
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Harley

The Biggest Bundle of Them All
The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)
GoodWatch score 46

as Benjamin 'Benny' Brownstead

Bye Bye Braverman
Bye Bye Braverman (1968)
GoodWatch score 42

as Taxi Driver

The President's Analyst
The President's Analyst (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

as Don Masters

The Busy Body
The Busy Body (1967)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mike

The Monkees
The Monkees (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Mexican Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

The Troublemaker
The Troublemaker (1964)

as Fire Inspector

Gone Are the Days!
Gone Are the Days! (1963)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gitlow Judson

Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

1950s

1 title ยท average score 69
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Detective Carlisle / George