An iconic 70s sitcom opening with the classic theme by Quincy Jones, Sanford and Son was the American version of the British sitcom Steptoe and Son. Red Foxx played the grouchy but lovable junkman Fred Sanford, who constantly threatened heart attacks whenever things did not go his way. Foxx was supported by an equally hilarious cast, including his long suffering son Lamont (Demond Wilson), arch-nemesis and sister-in-law Ester (LaWanda Page), and the goat-owning Puerto Rican Julio (Gregory Sierra).
Cast and Characters
Redd Foxx as Fred Sanford
Demond Wilson as Lamont Sanford
Slappy White as Melvin (1972)
Don Bexley as Bubba Hoover
Hal Williams as Officer Smith (1972-1976)
Nathaniel Taylor as Rollo Larson
LaWanda Page as Aunt Esther Anderson (1973-1977)
Howard Platt as Officer Hopkins (1972-1976)
Beah Richards as Aunt Ethel (1972)
Gregory Sierra as Julio Fuentes (1972-1975)
Whitman Mayo as Grady Wilson (1973-1997)
Lynn Hamilton as Donna Harris
Vinton Hayworth as Gen. Winfield Schaeffer (1969-1970)
Broadcast History First Telecast: January 14, 1972 Last Telecast: March 25, 1977 Number of Episodes: 135
Number of Seasons: 6
Original Network: NBC
January 1972- March 1977, NBC, Friday 8:00-8:30pm
April 1976- August 1976, NBC, Wednesday 9:00-9:30pm
An iconic 70s sitcom opening with the classic theme by Quincy Jones, Sanford and Son was the American version of the British sitcom Steptoe and Son. Red Foxx played the grouchy but lovable junkman Fred Sanford, who constantly threatened heart attacks whenever things did not go his way. Foxx was supported by an equally hilarious cast, including his long suffering son Lamont (Demond Wilson), arch-nemesis and sister-in-law Ester (LaWanda Page), and the goat-owning Puerto Rican Julio (Gregory Sierra).
