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Biography
John Elroy Sanford, better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Foxx gained success with his raunchy nightclub act before and during the civil rights movement. Known as the "King of the Party Records", he performed on more than 50 records in his lifetime. He portrayed Fred G. Sanford on the television show Sanford and Son and starred in The Redd Foxx Show and The Royal Family.
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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)
2021as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
Sanford and Son
1972as Fred G. Sanford
1972as Fred G. Sanford
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
1962as Self
Grady
1975
1975
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
1968as Self - Guest
Dirty Dirty Jokes
1984
1984
The Apollo
2019as Self (archive footage)
2019as Self (archive footage)
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
1970as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Harlem Nights
1989as Bennie Wilson
1989as Bennie Wilson
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004as (archive footage)
2004as (archive footage)
Flip
1970as Self
1970as Self