Whitman Mayo

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Whitman B. Mayo (November 15, 1930 – May 22, 2001) was an American actor best known for his character Grady Wilson on the 1970s television sitcom Sanford and Son. Noted for portraying characters older than his actual age, Mayo was in his 40s when he played Grady on Sanford and Son. Description above from the Wikipedia article Whitman Mayo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Of Mice and Men

Boyz n the Hood

And the Children Shall Lead

Acting

1981

Of Mice and Men

as

Crooks

1991

Boyz n the Hood

as

The Old Man

1985

Father of Hell Town

as

One Ball

1979

The Main Event

as

Percy

2001

Boycott

as

Reverend Banyon

2004

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

as

Self

1992

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story

as

Nick

1993

The Seventh Coin

as

1985

And the Children Shall Lead

as

Rev. Wilson

1966

The Black Klansman

as

Alex

2000

Waterproof

as

Sugar

1979

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1992

You Must Remember This

as

Jesse

Lou Grant

as

Martin

as

Starsky & Hutch

as

227

as

Diff'rent Strokes

as

Baretta

as

Sanford Arms

as

Grady Wilson

Sanford and Son

as

Grady Wilson

Hill Street Blues

as

Family Matters

as

Fletcher

Full House

as

Grady

as

Grady Wilson

ER

as

Jesse Morgan

Love & War

as

Vega$

as

Shannon's Deal

as

Mr. Merlin

as

The Van Dyke Show

as

Doc Sterling

Hell Town

as

One Ball

Kenan & Kel

as

Uncle Raymond

Pacific Station

as

Production

Crew

Directing