Arthur Godfrey
Birthday
1903/08/31
Day of death
1983/03/16 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Arthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, "The Old Redhead". No television personality of the 1950s enjoyed more clout or fame than Godfrey until an on-camera incident undermined his folksy image and triggered a gradual decline; the then-ubiquitous Godfrey helmed two CBS-TV weekly series and a daily 90-minute television mid-morning show through most of the decade but by t...Read more
Acting
(1968) The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1979) Angels' Brigade
as Himself
(1966) The Glass Bottom Boat
as Axel Nordstrom
(1968) Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
as The Bishop: The 'In' Group
(1950) Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
as Narrator
(1979) Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
as Uncle Wally
(1963) 4 for Texas
as Mr. Godfrey (uncredited)
(1977) MacArthur
as Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
(1966) Catalina Island
as Self/Narrator
(1977) Citizens Band
as Himself (voice)
(1978) The Great Bank Hoax
as Maj. Bryer (Ret.)
(1966) The Ham's Wide World
as Narrator (voice)
(2011) The World of Amateur Radio
as Self
(2003) Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
as Himself
(1975) Rickles
as ---
(1953) Flying with Arthur Godfrey
as Self
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Arthur Godfrey
(1976) Donny & Marie
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1949) Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
as ---
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Host
(1967) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
(1975) Ellery Queen
as ---
(1978) Flying High
as ---
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
(1968) Your All American College Show
as ---
(1949) The Emmy Awards
as Self
(1960) Candid Camera
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1962) Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
as Cameo
(1962) Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
as Himself
(1977) The Love Boat
as Ned Dunkmuller
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Sheriff Tinsley
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest