Redd Foxx

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 9, 1922

died

October 11, 1991

place of birth

St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

also known as

John Elroy Sanford · John Sanford

total credits

15 movies

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

as Bennie Wilson

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

as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)

Cotton Comes to Harlem

as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

All the Fine Young Cannibals

as Redd (uncredited)

The Apollo

as Self (archive footage)

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

as Self (archive footage)

Filmography

15 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

6.1

Harlem Nights

1989as Bennie Wilson

7.6

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

2021as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)

6.2

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

5.9

All the Fine Young Cannibals

1960as Redd (uncredited)

6.4

The Apollo

2019as Self (archive footage)

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

2001as Self (archive footage)

5.3

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004as (archive footage)

5.4

Norman... Is That You?

1976as Ben Chambers

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

2001as Self (archive footage)

The People's Command Performance: '77

Ghost of a Chance

Dirty Dirty Jokes

On Location: Redd Foxx

1978as Himself

Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper

1983

...& Beautiful

1969