An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Demond Wilson attends the 2016 Chiller Theater Expo at Parsippany Hilton on April 22, 2016, Image 2 shows Demond Wilson, Redd Foxx in “Sanford and Son” star Grady Demond Wilson has died at the age of 79.

Grady Demond Wilson, the actor best known for playing Lamont Sanford on the popular 1970s NBC series "Sanford and Son, has died. He was 79. His son, Christopher Wilson, said that his father had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Grady Demond Wilson, the actor celebrated for his role as Lamont Sanford on the groundbreaking NBC-TV 1970s sitcom "Sanford and Son," has died. Wilson's death at his home in Palm Springs, California,

Grady Demond Wilson, an actor best known for his role as Lamont Sanford on the sitcom “Sanford and Son,” has died at age 79, according to reports. According to TMZ and BET, Wilson was pronounced dead on Friday morning at his home in Palm Springs,

Grady Demond Wilson was the son in “Sanford and Son.” He starred in that classic ‘70s TV sitcom with comedy legend Redd Foxx — playing cool, calm Lamont Sandford to Foxx’s irascible Fred Sanford, proprietor of a Los Angeles salvage business.