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‘Sanford and Son’ star Grady Demond Wilson dead at 79: Actor played lead role in beloved, groundbreaking 70s sitcom
nypost.com ^
| Jan. 31, 2026
| Alexandra Bellusci
Posted on 01/31/2026 9:20:11 AM PST by V_TWIN
“Sanford and Son” star Grady Demond Wilson has died at the age of 79.
The actor, best known for playing Lamont Sanford, the son of Fred Sanford, in the smash-hit 1970s sitcom, died at his Palm Springs home on Friday following complications related to cancer.
Wilson’s son, Demond, confirmed the news to TMZ, saying: “I loved him. He was a great man.”
He is survived by his wife Cicely Johnson and their six children.
Wilson was the last surviving cast member from “Sanford and Son,” which aired on NBC.
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To: V_TWIN
If you saw one episode of Sanford and Son you’d seen them all.
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:13:50 AM PST
by
Bullish
(My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
To: Bullish
If you saw one episode of Sanford and Son you’d seen them all.
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:15:31 AM PST
by
dfwgator
("I am Charlie Kirk!")
To: left that other site
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:16:22 AM PST
by
MotorCityBuck
(Keep the change, you are filthy animal !)
To: x
I think he really died that way. The people present thought he was acting.
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:18:11 AM PST
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bankwalker
(Feminists, like all Marxists, are ungrateful parasites.)
To: V_TWIN; lightman
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:19:58 AM PST
by
Honorary Serb
(Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
To: bankwalker
Yep it was during rehearsals for The Royal Family.
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:20:31 AM PST
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dfwgator
("I am Charlie Kirk!")
To: bankwalker
Redd also worked blue with the best of them. I love this album cover....
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:21:42 AM PST
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dfwgator
("I am Charlie Kirk!")
To: V_TWIN
Red Foxx was great, but too often looked are their perfect foils like Grady. Without the take, the give is pointless.
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:24:13 AM PST
by
Sirius Lee
("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
To: dfwgator
he was right up there with rudy ray moore ...
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:26:21 AM PST
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bankwalker
(Feminists, like all Marxists, are ungrateful parasites.)
To: V_TWIN
To: V_TWIN
Tired of losing icons from my youth….
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:39:38 AM PST
by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Strange that a man with his wealth would fhave to resort to prostitution.)
To: freedomjusticeruleoflaw
Only going to get worse, the number of celebrities and icons grew exponentially in the 60s and 70s, and we are about to enter the part where a majority start dying off.
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:40:36 AM PST
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dfwgator
("I am Charlie Kirk!")
To: V_TWIN
He was the perfect foil for Fred. Even if he was a big dummy.
RIP.
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:42:31 AM PST
by
bigbob
(We are all Charlie Kirk now)
To: V_TWIN
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:47:43 AM PST
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nwrep
To: V_TWIN
If they weren’t already; future democrat voters. RIP.
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:47:48 AM PST
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OrioleFan
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
To: MotorCityBuck
Ha Ha!
never saw that one before!😁
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:49:03 AM PST
by
left that other site
( For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; He will save us Is.33:22)
To: x
And pretty soon the Beatles will be reunited as well
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posted on
01/31/2026 10:53:00 AM PST
by
desertsolitaire
(hite sea. My grandfather shouted warning to anyone who would listen that the Titanic was going to st)
To: V_TWIN
Didn’t know his real first name was Grady, always believed it was Demond. At any rate he was a superb actor and I loved the show back in the day, very entertaining.
To: V_TWIN
He was also a born again believer in Jesus Christ if I’m not mistaken. I saw an interview once where the interviewer wanted to talk about Sanford and Son, and he wanted to talk about Christ.
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posted on
01/31/2026 11:40:31 AM PST
by
ducttape45
(Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?")
To: ConservativeMind
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