Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 9, 1922
Died
October 11, 1991
Age
68
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Popularity
0.9
Redd Foxx
Acting
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
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Known For
7.6
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV
7.0
The Name of the Game
1968 · TV
7.5
Sanford and Son
1972 · TV
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV
7.0
Dinah!
1974 · TV
5.4
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · TV
4.8
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · TV
6.8
Donny & Marie
1976 · TV
Filmography
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Movie · Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
7.6
2019
The Apollo
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.4
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Movie · (archive footage)
5.3
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
1991
The Royal Family
TV · Alfonso Royal
6.5
1989
Harlem Nights
Movie · Bennie Wilson
6.1
1987
Ghost of a Chance
Movie · Ivory Clay
5.6
1986
The Redd Foxx Show
TV
7.5
1984
Dirty Dirty Jokes
Movie
6.5
1983
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
Movie
0.0
1983
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Movie · Self
7.0
1980
Sanford
TV · Fred Sanford
7.0
1978
Flying High
TV · Redd Foxx
6.3
1978
On Location: Redd Foxx
Movie · Himself
4.0
1977
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
Movie
8.0
1977
Redd Foxx
TV
0.0
1977
The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
TV
8.0
1977
The People's Command Performance: '77
Movie · Self
0.0
1977
The Brady Bunch Hour
TV
3.8
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
1976
Norman... Is That You?
Movie · Ben Chambers
5.4
1976
The Captain and Tennille
TV · Self - Guest
7.0
1976
The Jacksons
TV · El mismo
9.2