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Arthur Morton Godfrey was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, The Old Redhead. An infamous on-air incident undermined his folksy image and resulted in a marked decline in his popularity. At the peak of his success in the mid-1950s, Godfrey helmed two CBS-TV weekly series and a daily 90-minute television mid-morning show, but, by the early 1960s, his presence had been reduced to hosting the occasional TV special and his daily network radio show, which ended in 1972.
Birth Name
Arthur Morton Godfrey
Born
Monday, 31 August 1903
Died
Wednesday, 16 March 1983
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Game Show Show | Self | 2023 |
| Waterman | Self | 2022 |
| Target: St. Louis | Self | 2019 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles | Self | 2005 |
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Self - for Lipton Soups and Axion Detergent | 2004 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Self | 1999 |
| Avalon | Self | 1990 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Game Show Show | Self | 2023 |
| Waterman | Self | 2022 |
| Target: St. Louis | Self | 2019 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles | Self | 2005 |
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Self - for Lipton Soups and Axion Detergent | 2004 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Self | 1999 |
| Avalon | Self | 1990 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers | Uncle Wally | 1979 |
| Angels' Brigade | Himself / Arthur Godfrey | 1979 |
| The Great Bank Hoax | Maj. Bryer (Ret.) | 1978 |
| Everyday | Self | 1978 |
| Flying High | Red Greene | 1978 |
| CBS: On the Air | Self - Co-Host | 1978 |
| MacArthur | Self | 1977 |
| Citizens Band | Arthur Godfrey / Himself (voice) | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Ned Dunkmueller | 1977 |
| Rickles | Self | 1975 |
| Donny and Marie | Self | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Claude Sitwell | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| The Vin Scully Show | Self | 1973 |
| The David Frost Show | Self / Self - Guest Host | 1969 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself (segment "Andy Rooney") (archive footage) | 1968 |
| Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! | The Bishop: The 'In' Group | 1968 |
| The Movie Orgy | Self - Brief Clip from Unidentified Program / Self (archive footage) | 1968 |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | Self | 1967 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer | 1967 |
| Our Place | Self | 1967 |
| Las Vegas | Self | 1967 |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Self | 1967 |
| The Roger Miller Show | Self | 1966 |
| The Glass Bottom Boat | Axel Nordstrom | 1966 |
| The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show | Self - Guest | 1966 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Host / Singer / Self - commercial for Colgate toothpaste | 1964 |
| 4 for Texas | Mr. Godfrey | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Sheriff Tinsley | 1963 |
| The Jimmy Dean Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest Host / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Lucy Show | Himself | 1962 |
| Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine | Self - Cameo / Self | 1962 |
| The Jack Paar Program | Self / Self - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - TV Personality | 1961 |
| Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1961 |
| Candid Camera | Self - Host / Self | 1960 |
| Sunday Showcase | Self - Host | 1959 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Self - Guest Host | 1952 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Shifty Sam / Self / Self - Guest Host / Farmer | 1951 |
| Fifty Years Before Your Eyes | Narrator | 1950 |
| The Popsicle Parade of Stars | Self - Guest Host | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist | 1950 |
| Arthur Godfrey and His Friends | Self - Host | 1949 |
| Talent Scouts | Self - Host | 1948 |
| Candid Camera | 1948 | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Singer | 1948 |
Producer Filmography
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