Arthur Godfrey on Angels Revenge.
Arthur Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American actor, entertainer, and radio and television broadcaster. Known as The Old Redhead, Godfrey had a career spanning over 40 years.
By the 1950s Godfrey had reached the height of his career. He engaged in the infamous incident in which he fired performer Julius LaRosa without warning during a live broadcast. Godfrey later stated this was because LaRosa had "lost his humility". The incident began to undermine Godfrey's folksy image which was furthered by several other firings of Godfrey staffers in the subsequent years. By the 1960s Godfrey had gone from hosting two shows on the CBS network to the occasional guest-hosting television job.
Godfrey died in 1983 at the age of 79 due to emphysema brought on by decades of smoking as well as the effects of radiation used to treat the emphysema. Godfrey was buried at Union Cemetery in Leesburg, Virginia.
Riffed Movies[]
- Angels Revenge (Episode #622) - as himself
See Also[]
- Arthur Godfrey entry on Wikipedia.
- Arthur Godfrey IMDb.com entry.