Edmund Cambridge

Edmund James Cambridge Jr. (September 18, 1920 – August 18, 2001) was an American actor and director who was a founding member of the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) and the Kilpatrick-Cambridge Theater Arts School.

Biography Cambridge was born on September 18, 1920 in Harlem, New York.

Cambridge was a longtime resident of Los Angeles. He died as a result of injuries sustained from a fall on August 18, 2001, in New York, New York. Earl Marymount Manhattan Theatre 1951 The Taming of the Shrew Servant/Officer City Center 1947 Our Lan' Chester Royale Theatre Television / Film roles Year Title Role Notes 1970 Bracken's World Benjamin Bishop Episode: Will Freddy's Real Father Please Stand Up?"" 1971 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series) Charles Mobley Episode: "Hall of Justice" 1972 Evil Roy Slade Smith TV movie Love, American Style Mr. Dickerson (segment "Love and Happy Days") Episode: "Love and the Happy Days/Love and the Newscasters" Cool Breeze The Bus Driver credited as Edmund Cambridge Emergency! Paul Episode: "Crash" (as Edmund Cambridge) The Final Comedown Dr. Smalls credited as Edmund Cambridge Melinda Detective credited as Edmund Cambridge The Sandy Duncan Show George Episode: "The Importance of Being Ernestine" Trouble Man Sam film role The Limit Police captain film role Hit Man Theatis Oliver film role 1974 Good Times Leroy Jackson Episode: "Junior Gets a Patron" (as Edmund Cambridge) Kojak Waverly Episode: "Loser Takes All" (as Edmund Cambridge) Adam-12 Don Hendricks Episode: "Christmas" (as Edmund Cambridge) 1975 Sanford and Son Mr. Cambridge Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" (as Edmund Cambridge) Mannix Scrapiron Episode: "Edge of the Web" (as Edmund Cambridge) Starsky and Hutch Roy Jones Episode: "Kill Huggy Bear" Friday Foster Jake Wayne film role 1974–1976 Harry O Joseph "Hotwire" Jackson / Benjy 2 episodes, (as Edmund Cambridge) 1976 The Jeffersons Curt Randall Episode: "Tom the Hero" (as Edmund Cambridge) Rich Man, Poor Man Book II Funeral director Episode: "Chapter XII" (as Edmund Cambridge) 1977 Serpico Lucius Episode: "One Long Tomorrow" (as Edmund Cambridge) 1980 The Further Adventures of Wally Brown Stockley Brown TV movie 1985 The Atlanta Child Murders Mr. Cobb 2 episodes 1987 The Spirit small role TV movie, Uncredited 1989 Tour of Duty Preacher Episode: "Promised Land" 1990 True Colors Episode: "Young at Heart" 1991 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey George Washington Carver feature film role 1992 Deep Cover Crackhead #2 feature film role The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Lou Episode: "Mommy Nearest" (as Ed Cambridge Jr.) 1993 The Gifted minor role feature film 1994 One Woman's Courage Commander TV movie ER Victor Episode: "Day One" Jack Reed: A Search for Justice Minister TV movie Inferno on US 17 Andrew TV movie 1996 Soul of the Game Bellhop TV movie Living Single Carriage Driver Episode: "The Engagement: Part 1" 1997 The Beautician and the Beast Elderly Man film role The Good News Associate Pastor Blake Episode: "Pilot" Sister, Sister Mr. Knox Episode: "It's My Party" 1998 Veronica's Closet Elderly Man #3 Episode: "Veronica's Mole" 2000 Waking the Dead Old Man from Letter film role City of Angels Bertram Episode: "Unhand Me" 2001 The Bernie Mac Show Grandfather at Airport Episode: "Pilot", (final appearance)

Directing

Country Cousins (1988) — Far from the Tree (1987)

Awards and nominations

Awards 1980 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle AwardDirection, Eden