
Redd Foxx
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Harlem Nights
as Bennie Wilson
1989

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
2021

The People's Command Performance: '77
as Self
1977

On Location: Redd Foxx
as Himself
1978

Norman... Is That You?
as Ben Chambers
1976

Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
1970

Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
1983

Ghost of a Chance
as Ivory Clay
1987
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
as Self
1983

Dirty Dirty Jokes
1984

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
2004

The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
2001

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
2001

All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Redd (uncredited)
1960
Keep U.S. Beautiful
as Self
1973
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
1976










