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Sanford and Son put enough of a dent into the audience of ABC's The Brady Bunch to drive it off the air in 1974. Sanford and Son peaked at No. 2 in the Nielsen ratings during the 1972–73 season and the 1974–75 season, and the series was second only to All in the Family in ratings during those years.
Gregory Joseph Sierra (January 25, 1937 – January 4, 2021) was an American actor known for his roles as Detective Sergeant Chano Amengual on Barney Miller; Julio Fuentes, the Puerto Rican neighbor of Fred G. Sanford on Sanford and Son; and as Marruja in The Castaway Cowboy (1974). [1]
New Age Millennium was released by CAP Publishing & Literary Co. LLC on December 1, 1998. Wilson, who has also authored children's books, called the book an "exposé" of certain New Age "symbols and slogans". Wilson's memoir Second Banana: The Bittersweet Memoirs of the Sanford & Son Years was released on August 31, 2009. Wilson has said, "It's ...
Two years later, the Friends fandom and cast mourned the loss of Perry, who died at age 54 in October 2023. Scroll to see the stars of the '90s hit today and now. Show comments.
In the early 1970s, while working for the New Lafayette Theatre, Norman Lear offered Mayo a role as Grady Wilson on Sanford and Son. The character's name was based on Demond Wilson, the actor who played Lamont Sanford and whose real first name is Grady. During a period where Redd Foxx did not appear on the show due to a contract dispute, Grady ...
The iconic American television show "Sanford and Son" debuted on NBC decades ago and starred Wilson alongside comedian Redd Foxx. 'Sanford and Son' actor Demond Wilson looks at Norman Lear's life ...
Lynn Hamilton (born April 25, 1930) [1] is an American retired actress whose acting debut came in 1959 in John Cassavetes' Shadows.She is best known for her recurring role as Donna Harris; Fred's girlfriend and later fiancée on the sitcom Sanford and Son (1972–1977) Cousin Georgia Anderson in Roots The Next Generation, and as Verdie Foster on The Waltons.
When Bexley returned from Europe in 1969, he and Foxx were cast together in Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970). Upon Bexley's arrival from Asia in 1971, Foxx sent for him to join the sitcom Sanford and Son. Foxx convinced Bud Yorkin and Aaron Ruben to hire Bexley to play one of Fred G. Sanford's friends. At the time, Bexley was 62 years old and ...