Remembering Demond Wilson

From TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ed robertson

TVC 746.2a: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the career of actor Demond Wilson before, during, and after Sanford and Son, including why he was an underrated straight man to Redd Foxx; co-starring with Ron Glass on The New Odd Couple, and with Denise Nicholas and Helen Wilson on Baby, I'm Back; Wilson's career as a television preacher in the 1980s, and his attempt to use his platform to bring prayer back into schools. Demond Wilson died on Jan. 30, 2026 at age seventy-nine.