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Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 9, 1922 (Died at 69)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthSt. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Career Span1944 – 1991
Known Credits40 Titles
Official Links
IMDbWWikidata
ActingPopularity Score 1.6

Redd Foxx

Also known as:John Elroy SanfordJohn Sanford
Total Works

40

17 movies • 23 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Harlem Nights
6.1
Harlem Nights
1989•movie
as Bennie Wilson
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
7.6
as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
Sanford and Son
7.5
Sanford and Son
1972•series
as Fred G. Sanford
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
as Self

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 40 titles featuring Redd Foxx

Harlem Nights
6.1
Harlem Nights
1989•movie

as Bennie Wilson

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
7.6

as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)

Sanford and Son
7.5
136 eps
Sanford and Son
1972•series

as Fred G. Sanford

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
2 eps

as Self

Cotton Comes to Harlem
6.2

as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

The Flip Wilson Show
5.1
3 eps

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self - Guest

Golden Globe Awards
7.0
1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944•series

as Self - Nominee

The Apollo
6.4
The Apollo
2019•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Norman... Is That You?
5.5

as Ben Chambers

The Name of the Game
7.0
2 eps

as Redd Foxx

The Merv Griffin Show
6.8
5 eps

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
5 eps

as Self

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5.4
1 eps

as Self

All the Fine Young Cannibals
5.9

as Redd (uncredited)

Donny & Marie
6.8
1 eps
Donny & Marie
1976•series

as Self

ABC Stage 67
6.8
1 eps
ABC Stage 67
1966•series

as Self - Pool Hustler

Ghost of a Chance
5.6
Ghost of a Chance
1987•movie

as Ivory Clay

Sanford
7.0
26 eps
Sanford
1980•series

as Fred Sanford

The Jacksons
9.2
1 eps
The Jacksons
1976•series

as El mismo

Cher
7.0
2 eps
Cher
1975•series

as Self

The Bob Hope Show
7.0
5 eps
The Bob Hope Show
1950•series

as Self

Dirty Dirty Jokes
6.5
Dirty Dirty Jokes
1984•movie
The Royal Family
6.5
15 eps
The Royal Family
1991•series

as Alfonso Royal

The Brady Bunch Hour
3.8
1 eps
The Captain and Tennille
7.5
2 eps

as Self - Guest

Dinah!
7.0
3 eps
Dinah!
1974•series

as Self

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
5.3

as (archive footage)

Grady
7.0
1 eps
Grady
1975•series
Flying High
6.3
1 eps
Flying High
1978•series

as Redd Foxx

On Location: Redd Foxx
4.0

as Himself

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
7.0

as Self

The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
8.0
2 eps
The Bobby Darin Show
10.0
1 eps
The People's Command Performance: '77

as Self

Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
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)

...& Beautiful
...& Beautiful
1969•movie
The Bob Hope Christmas Special

as Self