Redd Foxx
Рождение : 1922-12-09, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Смерть : 1991-10-11
История
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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.
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Self (uncredited)
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
Self (archive footage)
Хроника легендарной гарлемской сцены, на которой зажигались звезды афроамериканской поп-культуры.
(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.
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
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
Bennie Wilson
Красавчику Брауну, известному под кличкой «Живчик», нет равных в Гарлеме. У «Живчика» есть пистолет. У «Живчика» — отличная голова и острый язык. И именно «Живчик» должен помешать ужасной банде Багзи Колхуна завладеть ночным клубом своего отчима — знаменитого «Сахарного» Рэя. Объединившись, родственнички решают устроить алчным негодяям невероятно коварную ловушку, выбраться откуда гангстеры уже не смогут.
Ivory Clay
A television movie about a veteran policeman who accidentally kills a musician. The ghost of the musician returns to persuade the cop to steer the musician's grandson away from drug peddlers and into a life of music.
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!
Executive Producer
Comedy directed by Jerry Finberg and Scott Sorenson.
Writer
Comedy directed by Jerry Finberg and Scott Sorenson.
Comedy directed by Jerry Finberg and Scott Sorenson.
Self
The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it.
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.
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.
Ben Chambers
Ben and Beatrice Chambers discover that their son Norman is gay and so Ben is intent on setting him right.
Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Сыщики "Могильщик" Джонс и "Забитый в гроб" Джонсон расследуют аферу Преподобного Дика О'Малли, организовавшего для чернокожих жителей Гарлема кампанию под лозунгом "Обратно в Африку", которая оказывается настоящим надувательством ради наживы. Но когда в кипе с хлопком обнаруживаются отмытые О'Малли 87 тысяч долларов, "Могильщик" и "Забитый в гроб" обнаруживают, что они не единственные, кто интересуется резким взлетом роста цен на хлопок! Отслеживая путь кипы по всему Гарлему, сыщики оказываются под прицелом мафии, полиции и чернокожих радикалов, стремящихся заполучить деньги и убрать с дороги любого, кто встанет у них на пути.
Redd (uncredited)
An ambitious farm girl rushes into marriage with a rich man, almost destroying four lives in the process.
