Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx, real name John Elroy Sanford, was an American stand-up comedian and television actor. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 9th, 1922. Redd Foxx is best known in television for his portrayal of the irrascible Fred G. Sanford on the 1972-1977 sitcom series Sanford and Son. Foxx reprised the role of Fred Sanford on the 1980-1981 spin-off series Sanford. He again played Fred Sanford on an episode of Grady, which was yet another spin-off series centered arround the reccurring character played by Whitman Mayo on Sanford and Son.

In 1991, Redd Foxx was cast in the role of Alfonso Royal on the Eddie Murphy-produced sitcom The Royal Family where he starred with actress Della Reese. While filming an episode of the show, Redd Foxx suffered a fatal heart attack and died on October 11th, 1991 at the age of 68. He was buried in Las Vegas, Nevada at Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Notes & Trivia

 * A few years after Foxx's death, several buyers of his home claimed his property was "haunted" by him.


 * Redd Foxx was posthumously given a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame on May 17, 1992.