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Biography

Redd Foxx is best known as Fred Sanford on the Sanford and Son. He was born John Elroy Sanford in 1922. He started off…more

Born

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Birth Name

John Elroy Sanford

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- The Royal Family
  Alfonso Royal (1991)
  - S 1: Ep 7 Educating Al
    11/20/91
  - S 1: Ep 6 What's Love Got to Do with It?
    11/13/91
  - S 1: Ep 5 A Mid-Summer Night's Barbeque
    10/30/91
  - S 1: Ep 4 Talkin' Baseball
    10/9/91
  - S 1: Ep 3 Me and My Stuff
    10/2/91
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Redd Foxx Show
  Al Hughes
  - S 1: Ep 13 High Noon
    4/19/86
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Old and the Restless
    4/12/86
  - S 1: Ep 11 A Night to Forget
    3/29/86
  - S 1: Ep 10 Mr. Right and Wrong
    3/22/86
  - S 1: Ep 9 Lotto Fever
    3/15/86
  - + 8 More Credits
- Sanford
  Fred G. Sanford
  - S 2: Ep 12 To Keep a Thief
    7/10/81
  - S 2: Ep 11 Private Lives
    7/3/81
  - S 2: Ep 10 Cal's Illegal Alien
    6/26/81
  - S 2: Ep 9 Jury Duty
    6/19/81
  - S 2: Ep 8 Freeway
    6/12/81
  - + 21 More Credits
- Sanford and Son
  Fred G. Sanford
  - S 6: Ep 25 School Daze
    3/25/77
  - S 6: Ep 24 Fred Sings the Blues
    3/18/77
  - S 6: Ep 23 Funny, You Don't Look It
    3/11/77
  - S 6: Ep 22 The Lucky Streak
    3/4/77
  - S 6: Ep 21 Fred the Activist
    2/25/77
  - + 121 More Credits
Guest Star (38)

Role
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 22 October 9, 1991
    10/9/91
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 107 February 19, 1990
    2/19/90
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 6: Ep 128 Show #0946
    11/18/87
- Soul Train
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 17 Rockwell/ Redd Foxx
    2/2/85
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 133 Show #0308
    11/8/83
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 100 February 7, 1980
    2/7/80
  - S 5: Ep 42 November 9, 1978
    11/9/78
  - S 4: Ep 160 May 12, 1978
    5/12/78
  - S 4: Ep 100 February 8, 1978
    2/8/78
  - S 4: Ep 53 November 24, 1977
    11/24/77
  - + 11 More Credits
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 28: Ep 6 Happy 75th Birthday Bob Hope
    5/29/78
  - S 26: Ep 2 Bob Hope's NBC Christmas Party
    12/14/75
  - S 24: Ep 2 November 13, 1973
    11/13/73
  - S 23: Ep 3 January 17, 1973
    1/17/73
  - S 23: Ep 2 December 10, 1972
    12/10/72
  - + 1 More Credits
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 2 Frank Sinatra
    2/7/78
  - S 4: Ep 1 Redd Foxx
    11/26/76
  - S 1: Ep 20 Redd Foxx
    3/1/74
  - S 1: Ep 11 Carroll O'Connor
    12/7/73
  - S 1: Ep 8 Johnny Carson
    11/1/73
- Over Easy
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 November 15, 1977
    11/15/77
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 30 March 29, 1977
    3/29/77
  - S 3: Ep 20 January 12, 1976
    1/12/76
- The Jacksons
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Episode #5
    1/19/77
- Sanford and Son
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 15 Fred Meets Redd
    1/14/77
- The Sonny & Cher Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 Show 20 (Thanksgiving Episode)
    11/21/76
- The Captain and Tennille
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Show #8-76
    11/14/76
  - S 1: Ep 3 Show #3-76
    9/27/76
- Cher
  Special Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 14 Show 28 - Christmas Episode
    12/21/75
  - S 2: Ep 2 Show 16
    9/14/75
  - S 1: Ep 8 Show 8
    4/6/75
- Grady
  Fred G. Sanford
  - S 1: Ep 1 Be It Ever So Humble
    12/4/75
- Sammy & Company
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 April 5, 1975
    4/5/75
- The Smothers Brothers Show (1975)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    1/13/75
- The Midnight Special
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 7 Host: Redd Foxx
    11/8/74
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 38 Show #2538
    11/7/74
  - S 10: Ep 102 720926
    9/26/72
  - S 9: Ep 70 710510
    5/10/71
  - S 9: Ep 30 710104
    1/4/71
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 20 Redd Foxx (Celebrity Roast)
    3/1/74
  - S 9: Ep 11 Carroll O'Connor (Celebrity Roast)
    12/7/73
  - S 9: Ep 8 Johnny Carson (Celebrity Roast)
    11/2/73
- The Flip Wilson Show
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 4 Redd Foxx, Joan Rivers
    10/11/73
  - S 2: Ep 13 Petula Clark, Roy Clark, Redd Foxx
    12/16/71
  - S 1: Ep 3 Lily Tomlin, Redd Foxx, The Tempatations, Roger Miller
    10/1/70
  - S 2: Ep 17 Tim Conway, Bobby Darrin, Redd Foxx
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 11: Ep 179 May 11, 1973
    5/11/73
  - S 11: Ep 178 May 10, 1973
    5/10/73
  - S 11: Ep 177 May 9, 1973
    5/9/73
  - S 11: Ep 176 May 8, 1973
    5/8/73
  - S 11: Ep 175 Week of May 7, 1973
    5/7/73
- The Bobby Darin Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode 11
    2/9/73
- The Name of the Game
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 11 I Love You, Billy Baker (2)
    11/27/70
- The Name of the Game
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 10 I Love You, Billy Baker (1)
    11/20/70
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 20 July 7, 1970
    7/7/70
- Bizarre
  Priest
  - S 2: Ep 9 Episode Twenty Nine
- E! True Hollywood Story
  subject
  - S 5: Ep 38 Redd Foxx
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 60 November 10, 1969
    11/10/69
  - S 7: Ep 4 August 21, 1969
    8/21/69
  - S 6: Ep 199 June 5, 1969
    6/5/69
  - S 6: Ep 195 May 30, 1969
    5/30/69
  - S 6: Ep 131 March 3, 1969
    3/3/69
  - + 25 More Credits
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 49 August 14, 1969
    8/14/69
  - S 1: Ep 7 June 17, 1969
    6/17/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 234 August 14, 1969
    8/14/69
  - S 7: Ep 229 August 7, 1969
    8/7/69
  - S 7: Ep 115 February 14, 1969
    2/14/69
  - S 6: Ep 18 September 27, 1967
    9/27/67
  - S 3: Ep 253 August 26, 1965
    8/26/65
  - + 8 More Credits
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 July 23, 1969
    7/23/69
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 22 July 14, 1969
    7/14/69
  - S 1: Ep 79 June 20, 1968
    6/20/68
  - S 1: Ep 52 May 14, 1968
    5/14/68
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 81 December 26, 1968
    12/26/68
  - S 2: Ep 85 January 17, 1968
    1/17/68
  - S 1: Ep 52 June 27, 1967
    6/27/67
  - S 1: Ep 37 June 6, 1967
    6/6/67
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 97 January 9, 1968
    1/9/68
  - S 1: Ep 56 November 13, 1967
    11/13/67
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 40 July 17-21, 1967
    7/17/67
  - S 10: Ep 49 February 23-29, 1976 (2)
    2/23/76
  - S 10: Ep 29 December 8-14, 1975 (2)
    12/8/75
  - S 10: Ep 27 December 1-7, 1975 (2)
    12/1/75
  - S 10: Ep 18 November 3-7, 1975 (The 1-Hour Special Weekday Show)
    11/3/75
  - + 7 More Credits
- ABC Stage 67
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 24 A Time For Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America
    4/6/67
Story (2)

Role
- The Redd Foxx Show
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 13 High Noon
    4/19/86
- Sanford and Son
  Story
  - S 5: Ep 23 Sergeant Gork
    3/12/76
  - S 4: Ep 18 The Masquerade Party
    1/31/75

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Trivia
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- Redd Foxx was only paid $25 for recording his first comedy album Laff of the Party.
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- During his last 2 years of life, Foxx openly criticized younger comedians for not coming to his financial aid.
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- During his high School years, Foxx was friends with future mayor of Chicago Harold Washington.
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- Redd Foxx: Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
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- Redd Foxx: Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone.
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