Redd Foxx

Acting

Biography

John Elroy Sanford, better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American comedian and actor, best known for his starring role on the sitcom Sanford and Son.

Personal Info

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday December 9, 1922 (68 years old)
Died October 11, 1991
Place of Birth St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

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Movie Credits

Harlem Nights

1989

as Bennie Wilson

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970

as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

Norman... Is That You?

1976

as Ben Chambers

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

as Self (uncredited)

The Apollo

2019

as Self (archive footage)

The People's Command Performance: '77

1977

as Self

All the Fine Young Cannibals

1960

as Redd (uncredited)

Ghost of a Chance

1987

as Ivory Clay

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

1983

as Self

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

as (archive footage)

Dirty Dirty Jokes

1984

Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

1977

TV Credits

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

1944

as Self - Nominee

The Name of the Game

1968

as Redd Foxx

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

as Self - Guest

The Bob Hope Show

1950

as Self

Sanford and Son

1972

as Fred G. Sanford

Dinah!

1974

as Self

The Flip Wilson Show

1970

as Self

The Captain and Tennille

1976

as Self

ABC Stage 67

1966

as Self - Pool Hustler