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Redd Foxx

Acting

Born December 9, 1922 · St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Died October 11, 1991

Also known as John Elroy Sanford · John Sanford

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 1973
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 1974 · nominated

Filmography11 titles

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

2021as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)

Sanford and Son

1972as Fred G. Sanford

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Grady

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

Dirty Dirty Jokes

1984

The Apollo

2019as Self (archive footage)

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

Harlem Nights

1989as Bennie Wilson

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004as (archive footage)

Flip

1970as Self