Redd Foxx

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Redd Foxx, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Harlem Nights

17 November 1989

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

2 July 2021

Sanford and Son

14 January 1972

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1 October 1962

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Norman... Is That You?

29 September 1976

The Name of the Game

20 September 1968

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2021	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)	Self (uncredited)
2019	The Apollo	Self (archive footage)
2004	TV in Black: The First Fifty Years	(archive footage)
2001	The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2	Self (archive footage)
2001	The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1	Self (archive footage)
1991	The Royal Family	Alfonso Royal
1989	Harlem Nights	Bennie Wilson
1987	Ghost of a Chance	Ivory Clay
1986	The Redd Foxx Show
1984	Dirty Dirty Jokes
1983	Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy	Self
1983	Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
1980	Sanford	Fred Sanford
1978	Flying High
1978	On Location: Redd Foxx	Himself
1977	The Brady Bunch Hour
1977	The People's Command Performance: '77	Self
1977	Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977	Redd Foxx
1977	The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
1976	Norman... Is That You?	Ben Chambers
1976	Donny & Marie	Self
1976	The Jacksons	Self
1976	The Captain and Tennille	Self
1975	Cher	Self
1975	Cher	Self - Special Guest
1975	Grady
1974	Dinah!	Self
1973	The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts	Self
1972	Sanford and Son	Fred G. Sanford
1970	Cotton Comes to Harlem	Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
1970	The Flip Wilson Show	Self
1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest
1968	The Name of the Game	Redd Foxx
1966	ABC Stage 67	Self - Pool Hustler
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self
1960	All the Fine Young Cannibals	Redd (uncredited)
1950	The Bob Hope Show	Self

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1983	Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper	Writer
1983	Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper	Executive Producer
1978	On Location: Redd Foxx	Writer