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Actor Gregory Sierra, best known for his characters Julio on "Sanford and Son" and cop Chano Amenguale on "Barney Miller," is dead at the age of 83.
Gregory Sierra, best known for his roles as Sgt. Miguel “Chano” Amanguale on Barney Miller and Julio Fuentes on Sanford and Son, has died at the age of 83. Sierra died Jan. 4 from cancer, a ...
Sanford C. Sigoloff (September 8, 1930 – February 19, 2011) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He became known as "Mr. Chapter 11 " for his rescuing of a number of companies from bankruptcy, in the course of which he pioneered an investor-friendly " slash-and-burn strategy" at the expense of employees.
Fred G. Sanford is a fictional character portrayed by actor/comedian Redd Foxx on the 1972–1977 NBC sitcom Sanford and Son [1] and the 1980–1981 NBC sitcom Sanford. [2]Foxx, whose real name was John Elroy Sanford, [3] modeled the character after his real-life older brother, Fred Glenn Sanford, Jr., who had died in 1965, seven years before the show premiered.
Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922 – December 5, 2023) was an American screenwriter and producer who produced, wrote, created, or developed over 100 shows. [1] Lear created and produced numerous popular 1970s sitcoms, including All in the Family (1971–1979), Maude (1972–1978), Sanford and Son (1972–1977), One Day at a Time (1975–1984), The Jeffersons (1975–1985), and Good Times ...
Terry Sanford: 1939 / Grad. Law: Former senator from and governor of North Carolina; president of Duke University Alfred Moore Scales: Did not graduate: 19th-century governor of North Carolina Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. 1815: 19th-century governor of North Carolina, governor of Florida, and U.S. representative from North Carolina David Lowry Swain
Sanford and Son has been hailed as the precursor to many other black American sitcoms. It was a hit through its six-season run, finishing in the Nielsen top ten for five times. The series follows Fred G. Sanford, known for his bigotry and cantankerousness, and Lamont Sanford, his long-suffering, conscientious, peacemaker son.
Sanford was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1865, the eldest son of prominent Knoxville businessman Edward J. Sanford (1831–1902) and Swiss immigrant Emma Chavannes. Sanford's father, as president or vice president of nearly a dozen banks and corporations, was one of the primary driving forces behind Knoxville's late-19th century industrial ...