Saturday, January 31, 2026

Demond Wilson, Long-Suffering Sanford Son, Dies

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 on Friday at his home in the Coachella Valley area of California. He was 79.

Comments

He's with Fred and Elizabeth now.

#1 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2026-01-31 09:13 PM

He was quite an accomplished person, a combat Vietnam Veteran and Purple Heart recipient, an author, and an ordained minister.

#2 | Posted by shane at 2026-02-01 09:29 AM

And a dummy!!

Don't yell at me that was Fred G Sanforda opinion

The G stands for genius

#3 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-02-01 09:32 AM

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