Directed credits
0
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Director
Redd Foxx
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 56949
IMDb ID: nm0289359
Known for: Acting
Born: December 9, 1922
Died: October 11, 1991
Age: 68
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2021
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q712024
Also known as
John Elroy Sanford • John Sanford
Frequent jobs
Writer (2)
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
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Redd Foxx.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Redd Foxx.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Redd Foxx.
as Bennie Wilson
Harlem Nights
1989 • Movie
as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970 • Movie
as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 • Movie
as Redd (uncredited)
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960 • Movie
as Ben Chambers
Norman... Is That You?
1976 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019 • Movie
...& Beautiful
1969 • Movie
Dirty Dirty Jokes
1984 • Movie
as Ivory Clay
Ghost of a Chance
1987 • Movie
Writer
On Location: Redd Foxx
1978 • Movie
as (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 • Movie
as Self
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Redd Foxx.
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Dinah!
1974 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
The Bob Hope Show
1950 • Series
as Redd Foxx • 2 eps
The Name of the Game
1968 • Series
as Fred G. Sanford • 136 eps
Sanford and Son
1972 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Donny & Marie
1976 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Redd Foxx.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Redd Foxx.
as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019 • Movie
as (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001 • Movie
as Bennie Wilson
Harlem Nights
1989 • Movie
as Ivory Clay
Ghost of a Chance
1987 • Movie
Dirty Dirty Jokes
1984 • Movie
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
1983 • Movie
as Himself
On Location: Redd Foxx
1978 • Movie
as Self
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977 • Movie
as Ben Chambers
Norman... Is That You?
1976 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Redd Foxx.
as Alfonso Royal • 15 eps
The Royal Family
1991 • Series
as Fred Sanford • 26 eps
Sanford
1980 • Series
1 eps
Flying High
1978 • Series
2 eps
The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
1977 • Series
1 eps
The Brady Bunch Hour
1977 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Captain and Tennille
1976 • Series
as El mismo • 1 eps
The Jacksons
1976 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Donny & Marie
1976 • Series
1 eps
Grady
1975 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Cher
1975 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Dinah!
1974 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 • Series