
Arthur Godfrey
- Date of Birth: 1903-08-31
- Date of Death: 1983-03-16
- Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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 televisi... 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.

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Comedy • 1968 January

Donny & Marie
Comedy, Talk • 1976 January

The Movie Orgy
Comedy, Documentary, History • 1968 January

Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
• 1949 January

The Love Boat
Drama, Comedy • 1977 September

MacArthur
Drama, History, War • 1977 July

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Comedy • 1968 April

The Glass Bottom Boat
Comedy, Romance • 1966 June

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Drama, Comedy, Talk • 1963 October

The Mike Douglas Show
Comedy, Talk • 1961 December