Wilson, Demond 1946–

PERSONAL

Full name, Grady Demond Wilson; born October 13, 1946, in Valdosta, GA; raised in Harlem, New York, NY; married Cicely Loise Johnston, 1973; children: six. Education: Attended a high school for the performing arts. Religion: Christian.

Career: Actor and writer. Appeared in commercials. Became a minister of religion, c. 1983; Restoration House of America (rehabilitation organization), founder, 1994. Military service: U.S. Army; served in Vietnam.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Lamont Sanford, Sanford and Son, NBC, 1972–77.

Raymond Ray Ellis, Baby, I'm Back!, CBS, 1978.

Oscar Madison, The New Odd Couple, ABC, 1982–83.

Television Appearances; Specials:

NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1976.

ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars XIII, ABC, 1982.

Himself, American Soundtrack: Rhythm, Love and Soul, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Horace, "Edith Writes a Song," All in the Family (also known as Justice for All and Those Were the Days), CBS, 1971.

Simmons, "Underwater," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1971.

Himself, Rowan & Martin's "Laugh-In" (also known as Laugh-In), NBC, 1972.

Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1972, 1973.

Himself, "Celebrity Roast: Jack Benny," The Dean Martin Show, NBC, 1974.

Himself, "Celebrity Roast: Redd Foxx," The Dean Martin Show, NBC, 1974.

Himself, All-Star Baffle (also known as Baffle), NBC, 1974.

Bart, "The Brotherhood of the Sea/Letter to Babycakes/Daddy's Pride," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979.

Jesse, "Black Sheep/Hometown Doc/Clothes Make the Girl," The Love Boat, ABC, 1981.

Himself, Redd Foxx: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

Himself, "Redd Foxx: Say It Like It Is," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: Jim Carrey), Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Kenneth Miles, "L.A. Bound," Girlfriends (also known as My Girls), UPN, 2004.

Kenneth Miles, "New York Unbound," Girlfriends (also known as My Girls), UPN, 2004.

Kenneth Miles, "Who's Your Daddy?," Girlfriends (also known as My Girls), UPN, 2004.

Guest, Praise the Lord (also known as TBN's "Praise the Lord"), Trinity Broadcasting Network, 2004, 2005.

Some sources cite appearances in episodes of other series, including The Hollywood Squares, syndicated, between 1972 and 1978; Sanford Arms, NBC, 1977; Grady, NBC; The Red Foxx Comedy Hour, ABC; and Sanford, NBC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Raymond "Ray" Ellis, Baby, I'm Back!, CBS, 1978.

Some sources cite an appearance in Mannix, CBS, 1967.

Film Appearances:

Charlie Blossom, The Organization, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1971.

Rupert, Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues, Warner Bros., 1972.

Driver, Full Moon High (also known as Moon High), Filmways Pictures/Larco Productions, 1981.

Agent Schamper, Me and the Kid, Orion, 1993.

Prisoner, Hammerlock, Castle Hill Productions, 2000.

Stage Appearances:

The Green Pastures, Broadway Theatre, New York City, c. 1951.

Touchstone, As You Like It, c. 1960.

First drug user, Five on the Black Hand Side, American Place Theatre, St. Clement's Theatre, New York City, 1969–70.

Dudder, Underground, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1971.

Major Tours:

Toured in The Boys in the Band.

WRITINGS

Juvenile Fiction:

John Neuman Smith, CAP Publishing and Literary Company, 1999.

Lil' Mowande, CAP Publishing and Literary Company, 1999.

Mr. Fish Takes a Wife, CAP Publishing and Literary Company, 1999.

Nonfiction:

New Age Millennium, CAP Publishing and Literary Company, 1998.

Screenplays:

Author of The Legend of Ned Turner.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

CNN Entertainment/People Weekly, http://archives.cnn.com, October 15, 2002.