Grady Demond Wilson, who starred on the 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son under the stage name Demond Wilson, is dead at 79.
Demond Wilson Jr., the actor’s son, told TMZ that his father died of cancer-related complications and was pronounced dead at his home in Palm Springs, California, on Friday, January 30.
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