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 ...

One of the main reasons I loved Grady Demond Wilson, who died Jan. 30, was because “Sanford and Son” — Norman Lear’s hit ’70s sitcom starring comedian Redd Foxx as a father and widowed junkman in ...

Antenna TV is adding two iconic sitcoms to its classic television roster in 2026. Beginning Thursday, Jan. 1, viewers can tune in for back-to-back laughs as One Day at a Time and Sanford and Son join ...

Demond Wilson, Who Played Lamont on 'Sanford and Son,' Dies 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.

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 ...

Demond Wilson, the stage actor turned TV star who played Lamont Sanford on "Sanford and Son," has died. The actor died Friday at his home in Palm Springs, California, following complications from ...