Redd Foxx

Known for

Acting

Born

December 9, 1922

Birthplace

St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Died

October 11, 1991 (aged 68)

Biography

John Elroy Sanford (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), 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.

Best known work

Harlem Nights

1989

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

2021

Sanford and Son

1972

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970

The Flip Wilson Show

1970

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Golden Globe Awards

1944

The Apollo

2019

Norman... Is That You?

1976

Filmography

2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
2019
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
1991
The Royal FamilyTV
as Alfonso Royal (15 episodes)
1989
Harlem Nights
as Bennie Wilson
1987
Ghost of a Chance
as Ivory Clay
1986
The Redd Foxx ShowTV
1984
Dirty Dirty Jokes
1983
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
Writer, Executive Producer
1983
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
as Self
1980
SanfordTV
as Fred Sanford (26 episodes)
1978
Flying HighTV
as Redd Foxx (1 episode)
1978
On Location: Redd Foxx
as Himself, Writer
1977
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977
Redd FoxxTV
1977
The Redd Foxx Comedy HourTV
1977
The People's Command Performance: '77
as Self
1977
The Brady Bunch HourTV
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
1976
Norman... Is That You?
as Ben Chambers
1976
The Captain and TennilleTV
as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
1976
The JacksonsTV
as El mismo (1 episode)
1976
Donny & MarieTV
as Self (1 episode)