Demond Wilson

Grady Demond Wilson is an American television actor born in Valdosta, Georgia]] on October 13th, 1946. He is best known for playing the role of Lamont Sanford on the 1972-1977 comedy series Sanford and Son. In 1983, Demond co-starred in another two-man comedy series, The New Odd Couple, where he played Oscar Madison, a role first played by Jack Klugman in the original 1970-1975 series The Odd Couple.

Following the discontinuaton of The New Odd Couple, Demond Wilson largely retired from acting to pursue a career in the clergy. He became an ordained minister in 1984.

Demond Wilson returned to the small screen in 2004 to play the role of Kenneth Miles in four episodes of TV series Girlfriends. He appeared in "New York Unbound", "L.A. Bound", "Who's Your Daddy?" and "Good News, Bad News".