Redd Foxx

Acting

Redd Foxx

Born December 9, 1922 · St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Died October 11, 1991 · aged 68

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

Harlem NightsHarlem Nights · 1989
Harlem Nights
6.11989
MovieComedyCrime
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.
Cotton Comes to HarlemCotton Comes to Harlem · 1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem
6.21970
MovieActionComedy
Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson look into O'Malley's scam, they learn that the cash is being smuggled inside a bale of cotton. However, the police, O'Malley, and lots of others find themselves scrambling when the money goes missing.
All the Fine Young CannibalsAll the Fine Young Cannibals · 1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals
5.91960
MovieRomanceDrama
An ambitious farm girl rushes into marriage with a rich man, almost destroying four lives in the process.
TV in Black: The First Fifty YearsTV in Black: The First Fifty Years · 2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
5.32004
MovieDocumentary
Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and historians discuss the image of black America on television from Amos and Andy to the present day. The interviews accompany clips from groundbreaking shows and performances by entertainment pioneers that create a timeline of the portrayal of African Americans throughout TV history.
Norman... Is That You?Norman... Is That You? · 1976
Norman... Is That You?
5.41976
MovieComedyDrama
Ben and Beatrice Chambers discover that their son Norman is gay and so Ben is intent on setting him right.
Ghost of a ChanceGhost of a Chance · 1987
Ghost of a Chance
5.61987
MovieTV MovieComedy
A television movie about a veteran policeman who accidentally kills a musician. The ghost of the musician returns to persuade the cop to steer the musician's grandson away from drug peddlers and into a life of music.
...& Beautiful...& Beautiful · 1969
...& Beautiful
1969
Movie
Hosted by comedian Redd Foxx, …& Beautiful was the first syndicated television special produced for African American audiences to be sponsored by a Black-owned company (Johnson Products, makers of Afro Sheen). Dynamically stylized with Afrocentric and psychedelic designs and costuming, the vibrant production represents an invaluable late-’60s audiovisual time capsule documenting the joy, liberation and empowerment of the Black Is Beautiful movement.
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown WrapperRedd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper · 1983
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
1983
MovieComedy
Live stand up

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