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Filmography
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Known For
Sanford and Son Fred G. Sanford / Self (1972-1977) -
Harlem Nights Bennie Wilson (1989) -
Cotton Comes to Harlem Uncle Budd / Booker Washington Sims (1970) -
Known For
Grady Fred G. Sanford (1975-1976) -
Actor
The Royal Family Alfonso Royal (1991) -
Harlem Nights Bennie Wilson (1989)
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Ghost of a Chance Ivory Clay (1987) -
The Redd Foxx Show Al Hughes (1986) -
Sanford Fred G. Sanford (1980-1981) -
My Buddy Woodrow 'Buddy' Johnson (1979) -
The Krofft Comedy Hour Stewardess (1978) -
Redd Foxx (1977) -
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour Redd Foxx (1977) -
Sanford and Son Fred G. Sanford (1972-1977)
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![Norman... Is That You?]( "Norman... Is That You?")
Norman... Is That You? Ben Chambers (1976) -
![Grady]( "Grady")
Grady Fred G. Sanford (1975) -
![Cotton Comes to Harlem]( "Cotton Comes to Harlem")
Cotton Comes to Harlem Uncle Budd / Booker Washington Sims (1970) -
![Valentine's Day]( "Valentine's Day")
Valentine's Day Smoking Movie Patron (1964) -
Actor
![All the Fine Young Cannibals]( "All the Fine Young Cannibals")
All the Fine Young Cannibals Redd, Piano Player at Rose's (1960) -
Soundtrack
![Dolemite Is My Name]( "Dolemite Is My Name")
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) -
![The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]( "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel")
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-2018) -
![Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper]( "Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper")
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![Sanford]( "Sanford")
Sanford (1980-1981) -
![Sanford and Son]( "Sanford and Son")
Sanford and Son (1972-1977) -
Soundtrack
![Cher]( "Cher")
Cher (1975) -
Writer
![The Redd Foxx Show]( "The Redd Foxx Show")
The Redd Foxx Show (1986) -
![Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper]( "Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper")
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![On Location: Redd Foxx]( "On Location: Redd Foxx")
On Location: Redd Foxx (1978) -
![Grady]( "Grady")
Grady (1975-1976) -
Writer
![Sanford and Son]( "Sanford and Son")
Sanford and Son (1975-1976) -
Producer
![Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper]( "Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper")
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My Buddy (1979)
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Producer
![Redd Foxx]( "Redd Foxx")
Redd Foxx (1977) -
Archive footageDark Humor (2021)
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![My Name Is Lopez]( "My Name Is Lopez")
My Name Is Lopez (2021) -
![The Very Very Best of the 70s]( "The Very Very Best of the 70s")
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![The Apollo]( "The Apollo")
The Apollo (2019) -
![The History of Comedy]( "The History of Comedy")
The History of Comedy (2017) -
![Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall]( "Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall")
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![Unsung Hollywood]( "Unsung Hollywood")
Unsung Hollywood (2015) -
![Lee Daniels' The Butler]( "Lee Daniels' The Butler")
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) -
![Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic]( "Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic")
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![Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America]( "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America")
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![Pioneers of Television]( "Pioneers of Television")
Pioneers of Television (2008) -
![Video on Trial]( "Video on Trial")
Video on Trial (2006) -
![Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live]( "Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live")
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![Inside Deep Throat]( "Inside Deep Throat")
Inside Deep Throat (2005) -
![BET Comedy Awards]( "BET Comedy Awards")
BET Comedy Awards (2004) -
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![TV in Black: The First Fifty Years]( "TV in Black: The First Fifty Years")
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![America's Favorite Funnyman]( "America's Favorite Funnyman")
America's Favorite Funnyman (2002) -
![Inside TV Land]( "Inside TV Land")
Inside TV Land (2002) -
![E! True Hollywood Story]( "E! True Hollywood Story")
E! True Hollywood Story (2001) -
![Laugh? I Thought I'd Die!]( "Laugh? I Thought I'd Die!")
Laugh? I Thought I'd Die! (1999) -
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![Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories]( "Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories")
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![Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame]( "Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame")
Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame (1993) -
![Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America]( "Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America")
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![The Royal Family]( "The Royal Family")
The Royal Family (1991) -
![Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972]( "Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972")
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![Bob Hope's World of Comedy]( "Bob Hope's World of Comedy")
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) -
Archive footage
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]( "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson")
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Additional Crew
![The Royal Family]( "The Royal Family")
The Royal Family (1991) -
![The Redd Foxx Show]( "The Redd Foxx Show")
The Redd Foxx Show (1986)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Was expelled from one school on the first day for throwing a book at a teacher.
Quotes
I'm a Sagittarian, see, I can't be fenced in. I been living in Las Vegas, greatest city in the world. I look out my window for 100 miles. In Vegas, there's nothing to do but gamble, drink or have sex. I have two of 'em.
Trademark
Faked Heart Attacks Frequently
Nickname
King of the Party Records
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Personal Details
Born
John Elroy Sanford
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
(age 68)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
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