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Umukinnyi wama Filime Grady Demond Wilson Yapfuye. . R.I.P. Grady Demond Wilson🕊 (October 13, 1946 – January 30, 2026) Grady Demond Wilson was an American actor and author, professionally known as Demond Wilson. Born in Valdosta, Georgia, and raised in New York City, he began acting as a child on Broadway and later served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968, including service in Vietnam. Wilson is best known for portraying Lamont Sanford on the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son (1972–1977), one of the most successful and influential television comedies of the 1970s. He later starred as Oscar Madison on The New Odd Couple (1982–1983) and appeared in additional television and film projects over several decades. Grady Demond Wilson’s work on Sanford and Son remains a notable part of American television history. His role contributed to the prominence of African American lead actors on network television, and the series continues to be widely syndicated and recognized for its cultural impact. Wilson was born in Valdosta, Georgia, on October 13, 1946,[6] and grew up in New York City, where he studied tap dance and ballet.[6] He made his Broadway debut at age four and danced at Harlem's Apollo Theater at age 12.[6] Wilson was raised as a Catholic and served as an altar boy. He would spend summers with his grandmother Ada Mitchell, who was Pentecostal. Wilson briefly considered becoming a Catholic priest.[6] At age 13, Wilson's appendix ruptured, almost killing him, but he vowed to serve God as an adult in some ministerial capacity.[citation needed] He served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1968 and was in the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam, where he was wounded.[7] Upon returning home in the late 1960s, Wilson was featured in several Broadway and off-Broadway stage productions before moving to Hollywood, where he performed guest roles on several television series such as Mission: Impossible and All in the Family and acted in films such as The Organization (1971) and Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972). Sanford and Son (1972–1977) and other acting projects edit Later in 1971, after appearing as a robber on All in the Family with Cleavon Little, Wilson won the role of Lamont Sanford in the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son. Johnny Brown was considered for that role, but because of his commitment to Laugh-In, Wilson got the role instead. Wilson played Lamont through the run of the series, and became the star when Redd Foxx walked off the show in 1974 over a salary dispute with the producers and his character was written out for the rest of the season. Foxx returned the following year, and the pair worked together until 1977 when the show was cancelled. In 1980–1981, Foxx attempted to revive the show with the short-lived sitcom Sanford, but Wilson refused to reprise his role for the new series.[citation needed] When asked in 2014 if he kept in touch with anybody from Sanford & Son, especially Foxx (who died on October 11, 1991), he responded: No. I saw Redd Foxx once before he died, circa 1983, and I never saw him again. At the time I was playing tennis at the Malibu Racquet Club and I was approached by some producers about doing a Redd Foxx 50th Anniversary Special. I hadn't spoken to him since 1977, and I called the club where (Redd) was playing. And we met at Redd's office, but he was less than affable. I told those guys it was a bad idea. I never had a cross word with him. People say I'm protective of Redd Foxx in my book (Second Banana, Wilson's memoir of the Sanford years). I had no animosity toward Foxx (for quitting the show in 1977) because I had a million dollar contract at CBS to do Baby... I'm Back!. My hurt was that he didn't come to me about throwing the towel in - I found out in the hallway at NBC from a newscaster. I forgave him and I loved Redd, but I never forgot that. The love was there. You can watch any episode and see that.[8] Wilson also appeared in the films Full Moon High (1981), Me and the Kid (1993), and Hammerlock (2000).[citation needed] Baby... I'm Back! (1978), and The New Odd Couple (1982–1983) edit Wilson later starred as Raymond Ellis in the short-lived CBS comedy series Baby... I'm Back! and as Oscar Madison, opposite actor Ron Glass (who co-starred as Felix Ungar) in the ABC sitcom The New Odd Couple,[3] a revamped black version of the 1970–75 series The Odd Couple on the same network which starred Jack Klugman and Tony Randall, which was in turn based on the 1965 Neil Simon play.