Biography
Edmund James Cambridge Jr. (September 18, 1920 β 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. Cambridge was born on September 18, 1920 in Harlem, New York.At age 15, Cambridge began his professional career at Swan's Paradise in Harlem as a chorus boy. This assignment ended when his mother discovered that he was sneaking out of bed to do the job.
Edmund was the President of the Original Cambridge Players, who took a Los Angeles premiere of The Amen Corner to Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in April 1965. Founding member Juanita Moore was friends with Marlon Brando and James Baldwin. It was Moore who asked Brando to lend funds ($75) for Baldwin to write The Amen Corner.
In 1968, Cambridge joined Robert Hooks, Douglas Turner Ward and several other actors to start the Negro Ensemble Company. He staged Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, as one of the company's first productions. This Lonne Elder III play went on to win many awards, including a Drama Desk Award for the author. Other productions Cambridge directed at NEC include Steve Carter's critically acclaimed drama, Eden.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.
Filmography
all 21
Movies 12
TV Shows 9
Director 1
Soul of the Game (1996)
Ancient Prophecies II: Countdown to Doomsday (1994)
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994)
ER (1994)
The Gifted (1993)
Deep Cover (1992)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
True Colors (1990)
Family Matters (1989)
Tour of Duty (1987)
The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
The Further Adventures of Wally Brown (1980)
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
Friday Foster (1975)
Kojak (1973)
Hit Man (1972)
The Final Comedown (1972)
Cool Breeze (1972)
Evil Roy Slade (1972)
Adam-12 (1968)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1920-09-18
Deathday2001-08-18 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEdmund Cambridge, Edmund J. Cambridge, Ed Cambridge Jr.
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