Redd Foxx

Biography

John Elroy Sanford, 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

as Bennie Wilson

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

as Self (uncredited)

Sanford and Son

as Fred G. Sanford

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Cotton Comes to Harlem

as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Apollo

as Self (archive footage)

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Norman... Is That You?

as Ben Chambers