Redd Foxx

Personal Info

Birthday

December 9, 1922

Day of Death

1991-10-11

(68 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Redd Foxx

Biography

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

Known For

The Name of the Game

Sanford and Son

Sanford

The Royal Family

The Jacksons

Harlem Nights

Cotton Comes to Harlem

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Filmography

2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (uncredited)
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)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
1989
Harlem Nights
as Bennie Wilson
1987
Ghost of a Chance
as Ivory Clay
1983
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
as Self
1978
On Location: Redd Foxx
as Himself
1977
The People's Command Performance: '77
as Self
1976
Norman... Is That You?
as Ben Chambers
1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Redd (uncredited)