Redd Foxx
Date of birth: 1922-12-09
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Known for: Acting
Also known as: John Elroy Sanford, John Sanford
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.
Movie Credits
Harlem Nights
1989-11-17
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangster
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021-07-02
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, cele
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977-04-07
A celebrity lineup selected by a “specially conducted nationwide survey” entertains.
On Location: Redd Foxx
1978-07-14
"Sanford and Son" made Redd Foxx a household name. This HBO "On Location" features his night-club ac
Norman... Is That You?
1976-09-29
Ben and Beatrice Chambers discover that their son Norman is gay and so Ben is intent on setting him
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970-05-27
Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
1983-01-02
Live stand up
Ghost of a Chance
1987-05-12
A television movie about a veteran policeman who accidentally kills a musician. The ghost of the mus
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977-10-23
Hosted by Don Meredith & Cindy Williams with Eddy Arnold, David Brenner, Foster Brooks, Charo, Norm
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
1983-01-01
The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it.
Dirty Dirty Jokes
1984-01-01
A stand-up concert featuring six of the most hilarious comedians around. Hosted by Redd Foxx, the to
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004-01-01
Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the m
The Apollo
2019-04-24
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001-02-22
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001-02-22
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960-09-15
An ambitious farm girl rushes into marriage with a rich man, almost destroying four lives in the pro