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.

Known For

Harlem Nights

Bennie Wilson

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

Self (archive footage)

All the Fine Young Cannibals

Redd (uncredited)

The Apollo

Self (archive footage)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Self (archive footage)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

(archive footage)