Grady Demond Wilson (born October 13, 1946) is an American actor, now a minister. He was best known for his role opposite Redd Foxx as Fred Sanford's long-suffering son, Lamont Sanford, in the 1970s NBC-TV sitcom Sanford and Son.
Wilson was born in Valdosta, Georgia. At the age of 12, Wilson's appendix ruptured, almost killing him. At that time the young Wilson vowed to somehow serve God. Upon returning from service in Vietnam, in the late 1960s,...
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Grady Demond Wilson (born October 13, 1946) is an American actor, now a minister. He was best known for his role opposite Redd Foxx as Fred Sanford's long-suffering son, Lamont Sanford, in the 1970s NBC-TV sitcom Sanford and Son.
Wilson was born in Valdosta, Georgia. At the age of 12, Wilson's appendix ruptured, almost killing him. At that time the young Wilson vowed to somehow serve God. Upon returning from service in Vietnam, in the late 1960s, Wilson was briefly a member of touring stage productions before moving to Hollywood where he performed guest roles on a few television series such as Mission: Impossible and All in the Family and acted in films such as 1971's The Organization.
Later that year, The New York City-raised Wilson was called to audition for Sanford and Son and won the role of Lamont Sanford. Wilson played Lamont through the run of the series, and in fact became the de facto star when Redd Foxx walked off the show in 1974 and his character was written out for the...
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