Created while Sanford and Son was still on the air, this first spin-off focused on Fred Sanford's best friend, Grady Wilson, as played by Whitman Mayo. When Redd Foxx elected to leave Sanford and ...

He agreed to clean up his act for television, but consistently fought to keep Sanford and Son authentically funny. Born John Elroy ... Rollo (Nathaniel Taylor). Grady Wilson, played by Whitman ...

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Actor Whitman Mayo, best known for his role as Grady on the 1970s hit television show "Sanford and Son," died Tuesday in Atlanta of a heart attack. He was 70. Mayo had ...

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Actor Whitman Mayo, best known for his role as Grady on the 1970s hit television show "Sanford and Son," died Tuesday in Atlanta of a heart attack. He was 70. Mayo had ...