247Sports.com: Offseason Work: What Husky QB Demond Williams Needs To Do To Take The Next Step Offseason Work: What Husky QB Demond Williams Needs To Do To Take The Next Step After a solid sophomore season, despite some offseason turmoil, Washington QB Demond Williams is firmly entrenched as ... Offseason Work: What Husky QB Demond Williams Needs To Do To Take The Next Step Grady Demond Wilson[1] ( – ) was an American actor and author, widely known for his role as Lamont, the titular son in the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son (1972–1977). Demond Wilson, the actor best known for his starring role as Lamont Sanford on the beloved NBC sitcom "Sanford and Son," has died.

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He was 79. News of Wilson’s death was confirmed to ABC News in a statement from his longtime publicist, Mark Goldman of Goldman McCormick PR. Demond Wilson, 'Sanford and Son' star, dies at 79 - ABC News Demond Wilson, who found fame in the 1970s playing Lamont on “Sanford and Son” and went on to become a minister, has died. He was 79.

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Mark Goldman, a publicist for Wilson, confirmed to The Associated Press that he died following complications from cancer on Friday. Demond Wilson, who rose to fame on the top 10 hit sitcom "Sanford and Son," died , of complications from prostate cancer at his home in Palm Springs, California, at the age of 79.