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Demond Wilson Biography (1946-)

Full name, Grady Demond Wilson; born October 13, 1946, in Valdosta, GA; raised in Harlem, New York, NY; married Cicely Loise Johnston, 1973; children: six.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, writer

Birth Details

October 13, 1946

Valdosta, Georgia, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Lamont Sanford, Sanford and Son, NBC, 1972-77
• Raymond "Ray" Ellis, Baby, I'm Back!, CBS, 1978
• Oscar Madison, The New Odd Couple, ABC, 1982-83
• Specials
• NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1976
• ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars XIII, ABC, 1982
• Himself, American Soundtrack: Rhythm, Love and Soul, 2003
• Episodic
• Horace, "Edith Writes a Song," All in the Family (also known as Justice for All and Those Were the Days), CBS, 1971
• Simmons, "Underwater," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1971
• Himself, Rowan & Martin's "Laugh-In" (also known as Laugh-In), NBC, 1972
• Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1972, 1973
• Himself, "Celebrity Roast: Jack Benny," The Dean Martin Show, NBC,1974
• Himself, "Celebrity Roast: Redd Foxx," The Dean Martin Show, NBC,1974
• Himself, All-Star Baffle (also known as Baffle), NBC, 1974
• Bart, "The Brotherhood of the Sea/Letter to Babycakes/Daddy's Pride," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979
• Jesse, "Black Sheep/Hometown Doc/Clothes Make the Girl," The Love Boat, ABC, 1981
• Himself, Redd Foxx: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 1999
• Himself, "Redd Foxx: Say It Like It Is," Biography (also known asA & E Biography: Jim Carrey), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
• Kenneth Miles, "L.A. Bound," Girlfriends (also known as My Girls), UPN, 2004
• Kenneth Miles, "New York Unbound," Girlfriends (also known as My Girls), UPN, 2004
• Kenneth Miles, "Who's Your Daddy?," Girlfriends (also known as My Girls), UPN, 2004
• Guest, Praise the Lord (also known as TBN's "Praise the Lord"), Trinity Broadcasting Network, 2004, 2005
• Some sources cite appearances in episodes of other series, including The Hollywood Squares, syndicated, between 1972 and 1978; Sanford Arms, NBC, 1977; Grady, NBC; The Red Foxx Comedy Hour, ABC; andSanford, NBC.
• Pilots
• Raymond "Ray" Ellis, Baby, I'm Back!, CBS, 1978
• Some sources cite an appearance in Mannix, CBS, 1967.
• Film Appearances
• Charlie Blossom, The Organization, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1971
• Rupert, Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues, Warner Bros., 1972
• Driver, Full Moon High (also known as Moon High), FilmwaysPictures/Larco Productions, 1981
• Agent Schamper, Me and the Kid, Orion, 1993
• Prisoner, Hammerlock, Castle Hill Productions, 2000
• Stage Appearances
• The Green Pastures, Broadway Theatre, New York City, c. 1951
• Touchstone, As You Like It, c. 1960
• First drug user, Five on the Black Hand Side, American Place Theatre, St. Clement's Theatre, New York City, 1969-70
• Dudder, Underground, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1971
• Major Tours
• Toured in The Boys in the Band.
• WRITINGS
• Juvenile Fiction
• John Neuman Smith, CAP Publishing and Literary Company, 1999
• Lil' Mowande, CAP Publishing and Literary Company, 1999
• Mr. Fish Takes a Wife, CAP Publishing and Literary Company, 1999
• Nonfiction
• New Age Millennium, CAP Publishing and Literary Company, 1998
• Screenplays
• Author of The Legend of Ned Turner.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

• CNN Entertainment/People Weekly, http://archives.cnn.com, October15, 2002