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Redd Foxx
Born
Dec 9, 1922
Died: Oct 11, 1991
Lived 68 years
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
17
Movies
26
TV Shows
Also Known As
John Elroy Sanford
John Sanford
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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.
Movies
17
TV Shows
26
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as
Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
2021
The Apollo
as
Self (archive footage)
2019
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as
(archive footage)
2004
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as
Self (archive footage)
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as
Self (archive footage)
2001
Harlem Nights
as
Bennie Wilson
1989
Ghost of a Chance
as
Ivory Clay
1987
Dirty Dirty Jokes
Cast
1984
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
Cast
1983
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
as
Self
1983
On Location: Redd Foxx
as
Himself
1978
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
Cast
1977
The People's Command Performance: '77
as
Self
1977
Norman... Is That You?
as
Ben Chambers
1976
Keep U.S. Beautiful
as
Self
1973
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as
Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
1970
All the Fine Young Cannibals
as
Redd (uncredited)
1960
