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Arthur Godfrey (1903–1983)


Arthur Godfrey was born in New York City on August 31, 1903. Mr. Godfrey was a radio and TV host and had his own television show The Arthur Godfrey Show, (1948-1959). During his career, he discovered and show cased many new talents including Pat Boone, Julius LaRosa, Marion Marlowe, and many others... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (15 titles)
1979 The Love Boat (TV series)
Ned Dunkmueller
 
1979 Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (TV movie)
Uncle Wally
 
1978 Flying High (TV series)
Red Greene
Great Expectations (1978) … Red Greene
 
1978 The Great Bank Hoax
Major William Bryer Ret.
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Claude Sitwell
The Adventure of the Eccentric Engineer (1976) … Claude Sitwell
 
1967-1969 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Farmer / Shifty Sam
Little Old Rainmaker: Me (1967) … Farmer
 
1968 Your All-American College Show (TV series)
Host
 
1964 Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (TV series)
Cameo
Episode #2.14 (1964) … Cameo
 
1963 4 for Texas
Mr. Godfrey (uncredited)
 
1960-1961 Candid Camera (TV series)
Co-Host
 
1950 Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (documentary)
Narrator
 
1950 Arthur Godfrey and His Ukulele (TV series)
Host
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1971 America: The Everglades (TV documentary)
 
1970 America: The Ocean Frontier (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1967 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Episode dated 9 March 1967 (1967) (performer: "A Little on the Lonely Side" - uncredited, "Pearly Shells" - uncredited, "Keep Your Eyes on the Hands" - uncredited, "Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore" - uncredited, "Boo-Hoo" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (49 titles)
1997 Oz: The American Fairyland (video documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
1979 The Arthur Godfrey Special (TV movie)
Himself - Guest of Honor
 
1979 Angels' Brigade
Himself
 
1979 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1978 Everyday (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.45 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 CBS: On the Air (TV mini-series documentary)
Co-host - part II
 
1977 Handle with Care
Himself (voice)
 
1972-1976 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
Episode #11.8 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 5 July 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 22 March 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 2 February 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 24 November 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1976 Donny and Marie (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.1 (1976) … Himself
 
1975 Rickles (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 Don Rickles: Buy This Tape You Hockey Puck (video documentary)
Himself
 
1973 The Vin Scully Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 March 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
Episode #6.22 (1973) … Himself
Episode #6.20 (1973) … Himself
 
1972 Portable Electric Medicine Show (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1971 America: The Everglades (TV documentary)
 
1969-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Host
Episode #3.74 (1971) … Himself
Episode #2.242 (1970) … Himself
Episode #2.230 (1970) … Himself - Guest Host
Episode #2.48 (1969) … Himself
Episode #1.9 (1969) … Himself
 
1951-1970 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Singer
Episode #24.4 (1970) … Himself
Episode #21.16 (1967) … Singer
Episode #12.2 (1958) … Himself
Episode #6.40 (1953) … Himself
Episode #4.40 (1951) … Himself
 
1970 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 America: The Ocean Frontier (TV documentary)
 
1966-1968 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
Episode dated 9 March 1967 (1967) … Himself
Episode dated 1 December 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1968 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.21 (1968) … Himself
 
1962-1966 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Guest star / Himself / …
Episode dated 20 June 1966 (1966) … Himself - Contestant
Episode dated 21 February 1966 (1966) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 14 February 1966 (1966) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 4 October 1965 (1965) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 20 January 1964 (1964) … Guest star
 
1952-1966 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 17 April 1966 (1966) … Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 20 September 1964 (1964) … Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 26 January 1964 (1964) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 31 March 1963 (1963) … Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 30 March 1952 (1952) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1966 The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #1.13 (1966) … Himself - Guest
 
1964-1966 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Host / Singer / Sketch Actor
Episode #3.18 (1966) … Himself - Host/Singer/Sketch Actor
Episode #2.8 (1964) … Himself - Host/Singer
 
1965 Ice Capades of 1966 (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1965 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Himself
Lucy and Arthur Godfrey (1965) … Himself
 
1963-1964 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Panelist
Monique van Vooren vs. Arthur Godfrey (1964) … Himself
Gretchen Wyler vs. Arthur Godfrey (1963) … Himself - Panelist
Arthur Godfrey vs. Rosemary Clooney (1963) … Himself
 
1963-1964 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode #2.30 (1964) … Himself
Episode #2.1 (1963) … Himself - Guest
 
1963 The Arthur Godfrey Thanksgiving Special (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1963 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host / Himself - Host
Episode dated 6 June 1963 (1963) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 3 June 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1963 The 15th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1963 Arthur Godfrey Loves Animals (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1963 Arthur Godfrey and the Sounds of New York (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1962 Arthur Godfrey in Hollywood (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1961 The Arthur Godfrey Show (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1959-1961 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Host
We're Gonna Have a Party (1961) … Himself - Guest Host
Clem in Miami Beach (1959) … Himself
 
1960 Candid Camera (TV series)
Himself - Co-Host
Episode dated 9 October 1960 (1960) … Himself - Co-Host
 
1960 The 12th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1960 The Arthur Godfrey Show (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1959 The Arthur Godfrey Show (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1949-1956 Talent Scouts (TV series)
Himself - Host
Episode dated 30 July 1956 (1956) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 18 April 1949 (1949) … Himself - Host
 
1953-1956 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself / Performer
Episode dated 28 March 1956 (1956) … Himself - Host
Spring Holiday (1956) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 7 March 1956 (1956) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 15 February 1956 (1956) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 20 April 1955 (1955) … Himself - Host
 
1954 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
Episode #2.17 (1954) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1953 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.4 (1953) … Himself
 
1952 Arthur Godfrey Time (TV series)
Himself
 
1951 Premiere (TV movie)
Himself
 
1947 Paramount Pacemaker: It Could Happen to You (short)
Himself - Narrator and Radio Show Host
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2011 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2005 Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles (video)
Himself
 
1996-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1990 Avalon
Himself (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
1977 When Television Was Young (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1968 The Movie Orgy (documentary)
Himself - Brief Clip from Unidentified Program (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Served as narrator for a 1950s Columbia Records recording of 'Sergei Prokofiev''s "Peter and the Wolf", with 'André Kostelanetz' and his orchestra. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 2 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Was an avid amateur (ham) radio operator with the call sign K4LIB. This call is now owned by the Arthur Godfrey Fan Club, which runs an annual ham event in honour of his memory. See more »

Trademark:

Theme song: "Seems Like Old Times" See more »

Nickname:

"The Ol' Redhead" See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo