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Edmund Cambridge is a Actor American born on 18 september 1920 at New York City (USA)
Edmund Cambridge (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.
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.
In 1968 he 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. The 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.
A longtime resident of Los Angeles, Cambridge died on August 18, 2001 in New York, New York as a result of injuries sustained from a fall.
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Birth name Edmund James Cambridge, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 18 september 1920 at New York City (USA)
Death 18 august 2001 (at 80 years) at New York City (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 18 september 1920 at New York City (USA)
Death 18 august 2001 (at 80 years) at New York City (USA)
Biography
Edmund James Cambridge, Jr. 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.
In 1968 he 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. The 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.
A longtime resident of Los Angeles, Cambridge died on August 18, 2001 in New York, New York as a result of injuries sustained from a fall.
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Waking the Dead (2000)
, 1h45Directed by Keith Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Politique, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, Hal Holbrook, Ed Harris, Ivonne Coll, Paul Hipp
Rating63%
The film flashes back and forth between the 1970s and 1980s and centers on the relationship between Fielding Pierce, a young Coast Guard officer with political ambitions, and idealistic Roman Catholic Sarah Williams, who is drawn to programs designed to better the lives of the underprivileged and has mixed feelings about his career goals.
The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
, 1h45Directed by Ken Kwapis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Fran Drescher, Timothy Dalton, Ian McNeice, Lisa Jakub, Michael Lerner, Adam LaVorgna
Rating55%
An American beautician named Joy Miller (Fran Drescher) teaches students to groom hair, but is put out of business when one of her students accidentally ignites hair spray with his cigarette, eventually leading to the school burning down. Joy ends up being highlighted in a newspaper article after she helps her students and the caged animals escape the building successfully.
Soul of the Game (1996)
, 1h34Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about racism, Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Blair Underwood, Delroy Lindo, Mykelti Williamson, Edward Herrmann, R. Lee Ermey, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Roles Bellhop
Rating72%
Branch Rickey, played by Edward Herrmann, is the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers who is determined to integrate Major League Baseball. He begins sending his scouts to Negro League games to find the best players. Rickey directs his scouts to look not only at playing ability but also at the players' maturity and capacity to withstand the hostility that is sure to be directed at the first black player in the Major Leagues.
Directed by Brian Dennehy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Brian Dennehy, Charles Dutton, Susan Ruttan, Charles Hallahan, Joe Grifasi, Miguel Ferrer
Roles Minister
Rating60%
Le sergent Reed se voit refuser une promotion par son chef. Il s'occupe néanmoins d'une sordide affaire d'assassinat : une stripteaseuse, Loreleï est retrouvée morte, enceinte ; l'enquête mène jusqu'à un homme d'affaires et père de famille respectable qui n'aurait pas accepté la paternité de l'enfant qu'elle portait, ou les complications professionnelles à assumer... Reed va se battre pour la justice, malgré le climat de corruption ambiant, et son partenaire peu expérimenté.
Deep Cover (1992)
, 1h47Directed by Bill Duke
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Jeff Goldblum, Laurence Fishburne, Charles Martin Smith, Victoria Dillard, Gregory Sierra, Glynn Turman
Roles Crackhead #2
Rating69%
In Cleveland, 1972, Russell Stevens Jr. is the son of a drug addicted, alcoholic man (Glynn Turman). His father tells his son never to be like him. Stevens then witnesses his father getting killed while robbing a liquor store. He swears that he will never end up the way he has.
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
, 1h30Directed by Stephen Herek, Peter Hewitt
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror, Musical, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about religion, Time travel films, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Demons in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Ghost films, Buddy films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films
Actors Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Joss Ackland, George Carlin, Pam Grier
Roles George Washington Carver
Rating63%
The film opens in the utopian future that results from the music of Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves). Chuck De Nomolos (Joss Ackland), who detests this society, steals one of the time-traveling phone booths and sends two robots modeled after Bill and Ted to the late 20th century, with the intent to prevent Bill and Ted from winning the San Dimas Battle of the Bands. Rufus (George Carlin) attempts to stop De Nomolos but becomes lost in the circuits of time.
Friday Foster (1975)
, 1h29Directed by Arthur Marks
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Pam Grier, Carl Weathers, Eartha Kitt, Paul Benjamin, Thalmus Rasulala, Yaphet Kotto
Roles Lt. Jake Wayne
Rating59%
Friday Foster (Grier) is a ex-magazine model turned magazine photographer who refuses to heed her boss's admonitions against becoming involved in the stories to which she is assigned. After witnessing an assassination attempt on the nation's wealthiest African American Blake Tarr (Thalmus Rasulala) and then seeing her best friend Cloris Boston (Miles) murdered, Friday finds herself targeted for death. She teams up with private detective Colt Hawkins (Kotto) to investigate, and soon the two are hot on the trail of a plot to eliminate the country's African-American political leadership.
The Final Comedown (1972)
, 1h23Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Films about racism
Actors Billy Dee Williams, D'Urville Martin, Celia Kaye, R.G. Armstrong, Edmund Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques
Roles Dr. Smalls
Rating57%
Hit Man (1972)
, 1h30Directed by George Armitage
Origin USA
Genres Action
Actors Bernie Casey, Pam Grier, Roger E. Mosley, Don Diamond, Timothy Brown, Marilyn Joi
Roles Theatis Oliver
Rating57%
Oakland hitman Tyrone Tackett (Bernie Casey) comes home to southern California for the funeral of his brother Cornell. Cornell left behind his wild daughter Rochelle (Candy All), who rejects Tyrone's offer to live with him. Tyrone befriends his late brother’s business partner, Sherwood Epps (Sam Laws), and stays in town to investigate his brother's death. He is threatened by gangsters who tell him to leave town, but they've threatened the wrong man.
Cool Breeze (1972)
, 1h41Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Thalmus Rasulala, James Watkins, Julian Christopher, Judy Pace, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Raymond St. Jacques
Roles The Bus Driver (as Edmund Cambridge)
Rating54%
Sidney Lord Jones is a convicted felon who is granted an early release by the parole board in San Quentin. While imprisoned, he learns about the underworld diamond trade from reading and studying trade magazines. It motivates him to plan a heist to steal $3 million worth of diamonds from the largest diamond brokerage on the Pacific Coast.
Evil Roy Slade (1972)
, 1h37Directed by Jerry Paris
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Western
Actors John Astin, Milton Berle, Pamela Austin, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Henry Gibson
Roles Smith
Rating70%
Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his teddy bear—and mean. As an adult, he is notorious for being the "meanest villain in the West", so he's thrown for quite a loop when he falls for sweet schoolteacher Betsy Potter (Pamela Austin). Nelson L. Stool (Mickey Rooney), a railroad tycoon, along with his dimwitted nephew Clifford (Henry Gibson), attempts to get revenge on Evil Roy Slade for repeatedly robbing him, and sets out to hire legendary retired singing-sheriff Marshal Bing Bell (Dick Shawn) to bring Slade to justice.