Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx

Nacimiento : 1922-12-09, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Muerte : 1991-10-11

Historia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Redd Foxx, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

Redd Foxx

Películas

Summer of Soul
Self (uncredited)
Explora el legendario Harlem Cultural Festival celebrado en los Estados Unidos en 1969. En él se rindió homenaje a la cultura y música afroamericana, además de promover el 'black pride' y la unidad entre personas de una misma raza.
El Teatro Apollo
Self (archive footage)
Una mirada a la historia del famoso Teatro Apollo en Harlem, Nueva York. El Apollo sirvió como trampolín de lanzamiento de numerosos artistas y leyendas como Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, y muchas más.
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
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.
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25 years of Bob Hope Specials and the many celebrities that appeared on them The clips begin with his very first special, for Frigidaire, on April 9, 1950 and putting his way through the years to 1975
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25 years of Bob Hope Specials and the many celebrities that appeared on them The clips begin with his very first special, for Frigidaire, on April 9, 1950 and putting his way through the years to 1975
Noches de Harlem
Bennie Wilson
En los tumultuosos años 20, Sugar Ray es el propietario de una casa de juegos en Harlem. Con la ayuda de su hijo Quick, Sugar tratará de evitar que el gángster Bugsy Callhoune, que cuenta con la colaboración de un policía corrupto, se entrometa en sus negocios. (FILMAFFINITY)
Como caído del cielo
Ivory Clay
Un pianista es asesinado accidentalmente por un policía. Vuelve a la tierra como fantasma para ayudar a su sobrino a audicionar como pianista, pero el único que puede verlo es el policia que lo asesinó. En el proceso, investigan a una banda de narcotraficantes.
Dirty Dirty Jokes
A stand-up concert featuring six of the most hilarious comedians around. Hosted by Redd Foxx, the topic of the evening is sex in all of its funny forms. Not for the easily offended!
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
Executive Producer
Comedy directed by Jerry Finberg and Scott Sorenson.
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
Writer
Comedy directed by Jerry Finberg and Scott Sorenson.
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
Comedy directed by Jerry Finberg and Scott Sorenson.
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Self
The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it.
On Location: Redd Foxx
Writer
"Sanford and Son" made Redd Foxx a household name. This HBO "On Location" features his night-club act, raw and uncensored, and gives the viewers another side of this comedic genius. Starting thirty years before Sanford in what was known as the "chitlin" circuit, he performed with the likes of Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and the Will Mastin Trio. The Silverbird Hotel in Las Vegas presents the act in the true Redd Foxx tradition.
On Location: Redd Foxx
Himself
"Sanford and Son" made Redd Foxx a household name. This HBO "On Location" features his night-club act, raw and uncensored, and gives the viewers another side of this comedic genius. Starting thirty years before Sanford in what was known as the "chitlin" circuit, he performed with the likes of Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and the Will Mastin Trio. The Silverbird Hotel in Las Vegas presents the act in the true Redd Foxx tradition.
Norman... Is That You?
Ben Chambers
Ben and Beatrice Chambers discover that their son Norman is gay and so Ben is intent on setting him right.
Algodón en Harlem
Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
El carismático reverendo Rev Deke O’malley intenta vender fraudulentos viajes a África a la gente de Harlem. Los policías Gravedigger Jones y Coffin Ed Johnson investigarán el sospechoso caso.
Los jóvenes caníbales
Redd (uncredited)
Retrato de los hábitos de los ricos ociosos. Los protagonistas son dos parejas que comparten un oscuro secreto del pasado. Basada en la novela “The Bixby Girls” de Rosamond Marshall e inspirada en la vida del trompetista Chet Baker.