Arthur Godfrey

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 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.

Most Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self - Guest Host

The Love Boat

as Ned Dunkmuller

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Guest Host

What's My Line?

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Angels' Brigade

as Himself

The Lucy Show

as Arthur Godfrey

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Sheriff Tinsley

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Ellery Queen

Donny & Marie

as Self

The Emmy Awards

as Self

The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Host

Flying High

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

as Cameo

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

as Himself

MacArthur

as Self (archive sound) (uncredited)

4 for Texas

as Mr. Godfrey (uncredited)