Demond Wilson, Who Played Lamont on ‘Sanford and Son,’ Dies at 79

Demond Wilson, Who Played Lamont on ‘Sanford and Son,’ Dies at 79
Actor Demond Wilson participates in a CBS "Face the Nation" discussion on school prayer in Washington on May 5, 1984. AP Photo
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Demond Wilson, who found fame in the 1970s playing Lamont on sitcom “Sanford and Son” and went on to become a minister, has died. He was 79.

Mark Goldman, a publicist for Wilson, confirmed to The Associated Press that he died following complications from cancer on Friday.