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Sanford and Son stars Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford, a widower and junk dealer living at 9114 South Central Avenue in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, and Demond Wilson as his son Lamont Sanford.
Sanford and Son (TV Series 1972–1978) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Roger Cormier
- CLEAVON LITTLE WAS THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED REDD FOXX AS THE LEAD. Cleavon Little (Blazing Saddles) was approached to work on the project, but had to say no because of prior commitments.
- DEMOND WILSON DIDN'T THINK THE SHOW WOULD LAST VERY LONG WHEN HE SIGNED UP. Demond Wilson caught the attention of executive producer Bud Yorkin during a guest appearance on All in the Family in 1971, where he played a burglar who broke into Archie Bunker's house.
- CBS PASSED ON THE SHOW, AND REGRETTED IT FOR YEARS. Wilson and Foxx first met each other in Las Vegas, where Foxx was doing stand-up. Four days after their first reading together, they performed in front of the All in the Family cast, where a visiting NBC vice president witnessed the future and ordered a pilot.
- QUINCY JONES COMPOSED THE THEME SONG. Quincy Jones was skeptical of Sanford and Son, because he had worked with Foxx decades earlier in shows, and recalled not one word out of the comedian's mouth being appropriate for NBC.
Sanford and Son: Created by Norman Lear. With Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley. The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
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- 1972-01-14
- Comedy
- 30
Aug 24, 2024 · The groundbreaking sitcom Sanford and Son has lost several cast members since it went off the air. Here are the major actors still alive from the series.
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Feb 11, 2022 · He was a white guy writing scripts for one of the most venerated Black sitcom stars in tv history. So, during his time on the NBC hit Sanford and Son, Ted Bergman was occasionally corrected by star Redd Foxx and the mostly Black cast for asking them to do or say something that Black people probably wouldn't say or do.
