Acting credits
37
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Redd Foxx
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
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Movies: 14Series: 23Crew 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: 6.92
Wikidata: Q712024
Also known as
John Elroy Sanford • John Sanford
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)Writer (1)
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
Movies
Movie credits linked with Redd Foxx.
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
2021 Movie
6.5
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
4.0
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
2004 Movie
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
2001 Movie
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
2001 Movie
6.1
Harlem Nights
as Bennie Wilson
1989 Movie
4.5
Ghost of a Chance
as Ivory Clay
1987 Movie
5.7
Dirty Dirty Jokes
1984 Movie
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
1983 Movie
4.0
On Location: Redd Foxx
as Himself
1978 Movie
The People's Command Performance: '77
as Self
1977 Movie
5.0
Norman... Is That You?
as Ben Chambers
1976 Movie
6.1
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
1970 Movie
5.3
All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Redd (uncredited)
1960 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Redd Foxx.
6.0
The Royal Family
as Alfonso Royal • 15 eps
1991 Series
7.0
Sanford
as Fred Sanford • 26 eps
1980 Series
4.5
Flying High
1 eps
1978 Series
The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
2 eps
1977 Series
2.0
The Brady Bunch Hour
1 eps
1977 Series
5.5
The Captain and Tennille
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1976 Series
9.0
The Jacksons
as El mismo • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Donny & Marie
as Self • 1 eps
1976 Series
5.0
Grady
1 eps
1975 Series
6.2
Cher
as Self • 2 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
5.4
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self • 1 eps
1973 Series
The Bobby Darin Show
1 eps
1973 Series
7.4
Sanford and Son
as Fred G. Sanford • 136 eps
1972 Series
4.6
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self • 3 eps
1970 Series
6.8
The Name of the Game
as Redd Foxx • 2 eps
1968 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.2
ABC Stage 67
as Self - Pool Hustler • 1 eps
1966 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 4 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 5 eps
1961 Series
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
as Self • 5 eps
1950 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series