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.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1972
The Mike Douglas Show
1971
The Merv Griffin Show
1965
The Dick Cavett Show
1969
Golden Globe Awards
1974
The Name of the Game
1970
Dinah!
1975
The Bob Hope Show
1971
Sanford and Son
1972
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
Donny & Marie
1977
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1978

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
45
Writing
2
Producing
1
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)
2019
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
1991
The Royal Family
as Alfonso Royal
1989
Harlem Nights
as Bennie Wilson
1987
Ghost of a Chance
as Ivory Clay
1986
The Redd Foxx Show
1984
Dirty Dirty Jokes
1983
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
1983
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
as Self
1980
Sanford
as Fred Sanford
1978
On Location: Redd Foxx
as Himself
1978
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
1978
Flying High
as Redd Foxx
1977
The People's Command Performance: '77
as Self
1977
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977
Donny & Marie
as Self
1977
The Brady Bunch Hour
1977
The Jacksons
as El mismo
1977
Redd Foxx
1977
The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
1976
Norman... Is That You?
as Ben Chambers
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
1976
The Captain and Tennille
as Self - Guest
1975
Grady
1975
Cher
as Self
1975
Cher
as Self - Special Guest
1975
Dinah!
as Self
1974
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1973
Keep U.S. Beautiful
as Self
1973
The Bobby Darin Show
1972
Sanford and Son
as Fred G. Sanford
1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1971
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1971
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
1970
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
1970
The Name of the Game
as Redd Foxx
1969
...& Beautiful
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1967
ABC Stage 67
as Self - Pool Hustler
1965
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Redd (uncredited)