- Died of heart attack on set of TV movie Victory at Entebbe (1976), where he was set to play Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Amin claimed Cambridge's death was "punishment from God."
- Was originally set to star in The Partners (1971) but left during filming of the pilot because he did not get along with Don Adams.
- In 1962 he co-founded the Committee for the Employment of Negro Performers with Charles Gordon and Hugh Hurd.
- As a child he was sent to Nova Scotia, Canada to live with his grandparents while attending primary school.
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1962 Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "Purlie Victorious," a role he recreated in the film version titled Gone Are the Days! (1963).
- Graduated from Flushing High School in Flushing, Queens, New York.
- Raised at 33-20 100 St in Corona, Queens, New York.
- Father Alexander Boston Cambridge was born 14 January 1901 in Anna Regina, British Guyana. He married Sarah Olivia Muller in April 1926.
- He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles.
- Cousin of Edmund Cambridge.
- Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 86-87. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
- Has an old sister Sandine (b. 26 January 1929).
- Has two daughters: Stephanie and Gillian.
- Son of Sarah Olivia Muller.
- Throughout his life, he struggled with his weight. In 1969, it was estimated that he lost close to 150 lbs using hypnotherapy.
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