Redd Foxx put the “Sanford” in Sanford and Son, playing Fred, co-owner of a junk store and salvage yard in Watts, Calif., with his son, Lamont. The combination of racial humor, father-and-son dynamics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Demond Wilson, who starred alongside Redd Foxx and answered to "Hey, Dummy" for six seasons on the wildly popular 1970s NBC sitcom ...

“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 ...

It's been nearly five decades since Sanford and Son aired its last episode. The NBC sitcom ran for six seasons from 1972 to 1977, starring stand-up comedian Redd Foxx as cranky junk dealer Fred G.

Veteran actor Hal Williams, best known for his role on 70s sitcom Sanford and Son, has died aged 91. Williams, who notably played Officer 'Smitty' Smith on the show from 1972-1976, passed away on ...

Demond Wilson, the actor best known for portraying Lamont Sanford, the perpetually put-upon son on NBC’s classic 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son, has died. He was 79. Wilson died Friday at his home in ...

Demond Wilson, forever etched into television history as Lamont Sanford, the long-suffering son of Fred Sanford on NBC’s “Sanford and Son,” has died. He was 79. Wilson was pronounced dead Friday ...

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Demond Wilson, who co-starred with Redd Foxx on popular 1970s sitcom “Sanford and Son,” died Friday in Palm Springs. He was 79. His publicist, Mark Goldman, said in a statement, “The family of Demond ...

Demond Wilson, who portrayed Lamont Sanford on the hit Seventies sitcom Sanford and Son, has died at the age of 79. The actor’s son Demond Wilson Jr. confirmed his father’s death Friday to TMZ, adding ...

Demond Wilson, who played Fred Sanford's put-upon son Lamont on the the long-running hit "Sanford and Son," died Friday at his Palm Springs, California, home. He was 79 His son, Demond Wilson Jr., ...