Arthur Godfrey

Arthur Godfrey

Acting
Born 1903-08-31 Died 1983-03-16 New York City, New York, USA 34 credits
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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 the early 1960s found himself reduced to hosting an occasional TV special. Arguably the most prominent of the medium's early master commercial pitchmen, he was strongly identified with many of his many sponsors, especially Chesterfield cigarettes and Lipton Tea. After many years for Chesterfield (during which Godfrey came up with the idea and slogan "Buy 'em by the carton"), he severed the relationship during one of his television programs, when his doctors convinced him that his lung cancer was due to smoking. Subsequently, he became a prominent spokesman for anti-smoking education. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Godfrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Acting 29 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · ★ 7.5 · Self - Guest Host
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self, Self - Guest Host
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977 · 62% · Ned Dunkmuller
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Sheriff Tinsley
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
1962 · ★ 7.0 · Arthur Godfrey
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self
Donny & Marie
Donny & Marie
1976 · Self
The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self - Host
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
1962 · Cameo, Himself
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 · Self (archive footage)
4 for Texas
4 for Texas
1963 · ★ 5.1 · Mr. Godfrey (uncredited)
MacArthur
MacArthur
1977 · ★ 6.2 · Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Glass Bottom Boat
The Glass Bottom Boat
1966 · ★ 6.3 · Axel Nordstrom
Candid Camera
Candid Camera
1960 · Self
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979 · Uncle Wally
Citizens Band
Citizens Band
1977 · Himself (voice)
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968 · The Bishop: The 'In' Group
Angels' Brigade
Angels' Brigade
1979 · Himself
The Ham's Wide World
The Ham's Wide World
1966 · Narrator (voice)
The Great Bank Hoax
The Great Bank Hoax
1978 · Maj. Bryer (Ret.)
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
2003 · Himself
The World of Amateur Radio
The World of Amateur Radio
2011 · Self
Flying with Arthur Godfrey
Flying with Arthur Godfrey
1953 · Self
Catalina Island
Catalina Island
1966 · Narrator (voice)
Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
1950 · Narrator
Other credits 5 credits
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
1975
Flying High
Flying High
1978
Rickles
Rickles
1975
Your All American College Show
Your All American College Show
1968
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
1949
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