Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx

Known for
Acting
Born
December 9, 1922
Died
October 11, 1991 (aged 68)
Birthplace
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

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.

Known For

Filmography

2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) poster

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

Movie · as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)

2019
The Apollo poster

The Apollo

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years poster

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Movie · as (archive footage)

2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 poster

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 poster

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1991
The Royal Family poster

The Royal Family

TV · as Alfonso Royal · 15 eps

1989
Harlem Nights poster

Harlem Nights

Movie · as Bennie Wilson

1987
Ghost of a Chance poster

Ghost of a Chance

Movie · as Ivory Clay

1986
The Redd Foxx Show

The Redd Foxx Show

TV · 13 eps

1984
Dirty Dirty Jokes poster

Dirty Dirty Jokes

Movie

1983
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper poster

Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper

Movie

1983
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy poster

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

Movie · as Self

1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial poster

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Movie · as Fred G. Sanford (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980
Sanford poster

Sanford

TV · as Fred Sanford · 26 eps

1978
On Location: Redd Foxx poster

On Location: Redd Foxx

Movie · as Himself

1978
Flying High poster

Flying High

TV · as Redd Foxx · 1 ep

1977
The People's Command Performance: '77 poster

The People's Command Performance: '77

Movie · as Self

1977
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

Movie

1977
The Brady Bunch Hour poster

The Brady Bunch Hour

TV · 1 ep

1977
Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx

TV · 3 eps

1977
The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour poster

The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour

TV · 2 eps

1976
Norman... Is That You? poster

Norman... Is That You?

Movie · as Ben Chambers

1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Movie · as (archive footage)

1976
Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1976
The Jacksons poster

The Jacksons

TV · as El mismo · 1 ep

1976
The Captain and Tennille poster

The Captain and Tennille

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1975
Grady poster

Grady

TV · 1 ep

1975
Cher poster

Cher

TV · as Self, Self - Special Guest · 2 eps

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1973
Keep U.S. Beautiful

Keep U.S. Beautiful

Movie · as Self

1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1973
The Bobby Darin Show poster

The Bobby Darin Show

TV · 1 ep

1972
Sanford and Son poster

Sanford and Son

TV · as Fred G. Sanford · 136 eps

1971
The Bob Hope Christmas Special poster

The Bob Hope Christmas Special

Movie · as Self

1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem poster

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Movie · as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

1970
The Flip Wilson Show poster

The Flip Wilson Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1969
...& Beautiful poster

...& Beautiful

Movie

1968
The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1968
The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game

TV · as Redd Foxx · 2 eps

1966
ABC Stage 67 poster

ABC Stage 67

TV · as Self - Pool Hustler · 1 ep

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals poster

All the Fine Young Cannibals

Movie · as Redd (uncredited)

1950
The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep