Redd Foxx

Acting

December 9, 1922

— October 11, 1991(68 years old)

St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Popularity: 1

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.

Also Known As

John Elroy Sanford • John Sanford

Known For

7.5

Sanford and Son

Fred G. Sanford

6.8

The Name of the Game

Redd Foxx

6.7

Dinah!

Self

4.6

The Flip Wilson Show

Self

6.2

Cher

Self

6.2

Cher

Self - Special Guest

6.2

ABC Stage 67

Self - Pool Hustler

4.5

Flying High

Filmography

2020s

7.6

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

Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)

2010s

6.5

The Apollo

Self (archive footage)

2000s

4.0

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

(archive footage)

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

Self (archive footage)

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

Self (archive footage)

1980s

6.0

Harlem Nights

Bennie Wilson

4.5

Ghost of a Chance

Ivory Clay

5.7

Dirty Dirty Jokes

Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper

1970s

4.0

On Location: Redd Foxx

Himself

The People's Command Performance: '77

Self

5.0

Norman... Is That You?

Ben Chambers

6.2

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

1960s

5.3

All the Fine Young Cannibals

Redd (uncredited)