Redd Foxx
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.
Harlem Nights
(1989)
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair. (more)
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair. (more)
Ghost of a Chance (1987)
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. (more)
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. (more)
On Location: Redd Foxx (1978)
"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 ... (more)
"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 ... (more)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson look into O'Malley's ... (more)
Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson look into O'Malley's ... (more)
Norman... Is That You? (1976)
Ben and Beatrice Chambers discover that their son Norman is gay and so Ben is intent on setting him right. (more)
Ben and Beatrice Chambers discover that their son Norman is gay and so Ben is intent on setting him right. (more)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(2004)
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 ... (more)
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 ... (more)
The Apollo
(2019)
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment. (more)
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment. (more)
All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
An ambitious farm girl rushes into marriage with a rich man, almost destroying four lives in the process. (more)
An ambitious farm girl rushes into marriage with a rich man, almost destroying four lives in the process. (more)
Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper (1983)
Comedy directed by Jerry Finberg and Scott Sorenson. (more)
Comedy directed by Jerry Finberg and Scott Sorenson. (more)
Dirty Dirty Jokes (1984)
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! (more)
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! (more)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1 (2001)
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 ... (more)
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 ... (more)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2 (2001)
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 ... (more)
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 ... (more)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
(2021)
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
(1983)
The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it. (more)
The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it. (more)