US Edition'Sanford and Son' Actor Wilson Dies at 79
Demond Wilson died at home from prostate cancer; he left acting for ministry and authored several books, including his 2009 memoir on Sanford and Son.
- On Friday, Demond Wilson died at his home in Coachella Valley, California, and his son Christopher Wilson confirmed he had contracted prostate cancer.
- After leaving acting, Wilson made a secret promise to devote his life to God and was ordained in the 1980s by the Church of God in Christ.
- Early in his career, Grady Demond Wilson was born in Valdosta, Georgia, on Oct. 13, 1946, and made his screen debut on Norman Lear's 'All in the Family'.
- In an emailed statement, Goldman said, `A devoted father, actor, author, and minister, Demond lived a life rooted in faith, service, and compassion.` He is survived by his wife Cicely Wilson, their six children, and two grandchildren.
- Wilson's role as Lamont helped Sanford and Son, an NBC sitcom, run six seasons and rank in Nielsen's 10 most popular shows for its first five seasons, despite a 1974 contract dispute with co-star Redd Foxx.
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Sanford and Son Actor Who Turned to Ministry Dead at 79
Demond Wilson, who found fame in the 1970s playing Lamont on Sanford and Son and went on to become a minister, has died. He was 79. Mark Goldman, a publicist for Wilson, confirmed to the Associated Press that he died following complications from cancer on Friday. "A devoted father, actor,...
Demond Wilson, Long-Suffering Son on ‘Sanford and Son,’ Dies at 79
Demond Wilson, the actor who starred as Lamont, a young man in constant comic battle with his junk-dealer father on “Sanford and Son,” the popular 1970s series, died Friday at his home in the Coachella Valley area of California. He was 79. The death was confirmed by his son Christopher Wilson, who said his father had contracted prostate cancer. “Sanford and Son,” when it had its premiere on NBC in January 1972, was a star vehicle for Redd Foxx, …
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