Maybe it was Gerald lol


But he never revealed it just named the G in his name at whatever was going on at the moment. Like when he met BB King he said the G stood for GRAMMY:lol: :lol: :lol:

"Fred G. Sanford" was chosen because Redd Foxx's true life brother (and father, too) was named Fred Glen Sanford. Of course, that doesn't exactly pin down that the middle name of the character is Glen.


Interesting, thanks for the info

Was it just Fred or was it short for Frederick?

Was it just Fred or was it short for Frederick?


No it was always fred

I'd like to see a complete list of all the adjectives/meanings that came out of Fred's mouth of what the G stood for.

Must have been about 50-75 of them.