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Whitman Blount Mayo Jr. (November 15, 1930 – May 22, 2001) was an American actor, best known for his role as Grady Wilson on the 1970s television sitcom Sanford and Son . Biography. Early years. Whitman Blount Mayo, Jr. was born in New York City. He was raised in Harlem and later Queens.
Whitman Mayo. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. November 15, 1930 · New York City, New York, USA. Died. May 22, 2001 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA (heart attack) Birth name. Whitman Blount Mayo. Nickname. Grady. Mini Bio.
- November 15, 1930
- May 22, 2001
Actor: Sanford and Son. Noted for portraying characters older than his actual age, Whitman Mayo was in his early 40s in the early 1970s when he first played the sexagenarian "Grady" on "Sandford & Son" -- a role that popularized the expression "Good Goobily Goop!"
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
May 23, 2001 · 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...
Actor. At a Glance … Sources. Whitman Mayo is best known for his work as a television actor, where he earned fame by playing an older gentleman on one of the most successful sitcoms in television history. Mayo was in his forties when he portrayed the much older “ Grady ” on Sanford and Son.
May 24, 2001 · Whitman Mayo, who played Grady Wilson on the 1970's television series ''Sanford and Son,'' died on Tuesday. He was 70. Mr. Mayo lived in Fayetteville, Ga., for the last seven years and had...
May 23, 2001 · ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Actor Whitman Mayo, best known for his role as Grady on the 1970s hit television show "Sanford & Son," died Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia, of a heart attack. He was 70...
