Redd Foxx

1922-12-09 – 1991-10-11 (age 68) 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.

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Known For

Harlem Nights

1989

as Bennie Wilson

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

2021

as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)

The Apollo

2019

as Self (archive footage)

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970

as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

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Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

as Self (archive footage)

All the Fine Young Cannibals

1960

as Redd (uncredited)

Norman... Is That You?

1976

as Ben Chambers

...& Beautiful

1969

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Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

1977

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

as (archive footage)

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

2001

as Self (archive footage)

Ghost of a Chance

1987

as Ivory Clay

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Keep U.S. Beautiful

1973

as Self

On Location: Redd Foxx

1978

as Himself

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

2001

as Self (archive footage)

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Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

1983

as Self

Dirty Dirty Jokes

1984

The People's Command Performance: '77

1977

as Self

Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper

1983