Demond Wilson (Lamont Sanford) Pt. 2

Later that year, the New York City-raised Wilson, after appearing on All in the Family with the late Cleavon Little, 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 rest of the season. Foxx returned the following year and the pair worked together until Redd Foxx decided to throw in the towel in 1977. Another interesting fact about the show is that the character played by Whitman Mayo was named Grady Wilson. Grady Demond Wilson is Demond Wilson’s birth name. He would later bow out of the 1980 short-lived series revival. He did not attend Foxx’s funeral in 1991 because he was in Africa at the time of Redd's death. Both on and off the set, Demond shared a close bond with Foxx, during the show's six season run.