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Arthur Godfrey

Arthur Godfrey

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 31, 1903
Died Mar 16, 1983 (79)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 underm ... ined 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.

Known For

Filmography

The Great Bank Hoax

The Great Bank Hoax

1978

as Maj. Bryer (Ret.)

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

1968

as The Bishop: The 'In' Group

The Glass Bottom Boat

The Glass Bottom Boat

1966

as Axel Nordstrom

4 for Texas

4 for Texas

1963

as Mr. Godfrey (uncredited)

Fifty Years Before Your Eyes

Fifty Years Before Your Eyes

1950

as Narrator

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Lucy Show

as Arthur Godfrey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

as Cameo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1962

The Love Boat

as Ned Dunkmuller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Sheriff Tinsley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

Your All American College Show

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jun 22, 1968

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Host

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 04, 1964

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 1967

The Emmy Awards

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 25, 1949

Candid Camera

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 02, 1960

Donny & Marie

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1976

Arthur Godfrey and His Friends

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1949

Ellery Queen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1975

Flying High

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1978

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self - Guest Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1962

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Guest Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

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