Sanford and Son: The Olympics
09:30 am - 10:00 am, Saturday, November 8 on KVTE get (Great Entertainment Television) (35.1)
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The Olympics
Season 5, Episode 11
Saturday night sees Fred heading over to Donna's for a date that he didn't tell her about before hand. Once he arrives, he discovers Donna already has a date with a man who's won the decathlon every year in the Senior Olympics. Wanting to outdo him, Fred decides to compete in the Olympics this year and beat his romantic competition.
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1975
English
Comedy
Sitcom
Cast & Crew
Redd Foxx
(Actor)
.. Fred Sanford
Demond Wilson
(Actor)
.. Lamont Sanford
Lynn Hamilton
(Actor)
.. Donna Harris
Raymond Allen
(Actor)
Nathaniel Taylor
(Actor)
.. Rollo
Don Bexley
(Actor)
Marlene Clark
(Actor)
Whitman Mayo
(Actor)
Percy Rodrigues
(Actor)
More Information
Did You Know..
Redd Foxx
(Actor)
.. Fred Sanford
Born:
December 09, 1922
Died: October 11, 1991
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: October 11, 1991
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Trivia:
Born John Sanford, this scratchy-voiced, bulldog-faced black comedian and actor entered show business while still in his teens; over several decades, he worked as a "blue humor" comic in nightclubs and theaters around the country. From 1951-55 he teamed with comic Slappy White. He made 54 "party records" (comedy records with plenty of four-letter words and blue humor, popular mostly in the black community) and established himself as the dean of blue comedy. In the '60s his audience expanded, and he got guest shots on a number of TV shows. After debuting onscreen in Ossie Davis's unexpectedly successful film Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) Foxx was signed to star in the TV series Sanford and Son the show was a hit and lasted from 1972-77, making him a household name. He went on to appear in the sitcoms Sanford, The Redd Foxx Show and in the variety show The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour and continued appearing regularly as a stand-up comic in Las Vegas.
Demond Wilson
(Actor)
.. Lamont Sanford
Born:
October 13, 1946
Birthplace: Valdosta, Georgia, United States
Birthplace: Valdosta, Georgia, United States
Trivia:
Began his acting career at the age of 4 with an appearance in the Broadway play Green Pastures. Was drafted by the Army and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. Guest-starred on an Emmy-winning episode of All in the Family, which helped him earn a lead role on the popular sitcom Sanford and Son. Scaled back his acting work after experiencing a spiritual awakening and becoming a minister in 1983. Is also a writer whose works include several children's books and the memoir Second Banana: The Bitter Sweet Memoirs of the Sanford & Son Years.
Lynn Hamilton
(Actor)
.. Donna Harris
Born:
April 25, 1930
Raymond Allen
(Actor)
Nathaniel Taylor
(Actor)
.. Rollo
Born:
March 31, 1938
Don Bexley
(Actor)
Born:
March 10, 1910
Died: April 15, 1997
Died: April 15, 1997
Marlene Clark
(Actor)
Born:
December 19, 1937
Died: May 18, 2023
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: May 18, 2023
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Trivia:
Marlene Clark, a black supporting actress and occasional lead, appeared on screen beginning in the '70s.
Whitman Mayo
(Actor)
Born:
November 15, 1930
Percy Rodrigues
(Actor)
Born:
June 13, 1918
Died: September 06, 2007
Died: September 06, 2007
Trivia:
Eminently distinguished, basso-voiced actor Percy Rodrigues used his vocal chords to great effect (and achieved his most enduring claim to fame) when he signed to narrate the famous Jaws (1975) promotional campaign -- thus striking fear and intrigue into the hearts of millions of prospective ticket buyers. Outside of this, Rodrigues' unique resumé weighed equally on television roles -- with occasional supporting roles on such series as Sanford and Benson, and guest bits on programs including Ironside, The Jeffersons, and The Fall Guy -- and film work in theatrical pictures including The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) and Come Back, Charleston Blue (1972). Rodrigues died of kidney problems at age 89 in 2007.
