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Whitman Blount Mayo Jr. November 15, — May 22, was an American actor, best known for his role as Grady Wilson on the s television sitcom Sanford and Son. He was raised in Harlem and later Queens. At the age of 17, he moved with his family to Southern California. Mayo enlisted in the U. Army , serving from to during the Korean War. While attending college, Mayo began acting in small parts.

He held many jobs to support himself and his family, including waiting tables, working in vineyards and as a probation officer. He also spent seven years as a counselor to delinquent boys. The character's name was based on Demond Wilson , the actor who played Lamont Sanford and whose real first name is Grady. During a period where Redd Foxx did not appear on the show due to a contract dispute, Grady moved into the Sanford house and effectively starred in the show for six episodes.

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Mayo later starred in Grady , an unsuccessful spin-off in which his character moved in with his daughter and her husband in Beverly Hills. After its cancellation in , Mayo's Grady character returned to Sanford and Son. Also in the late s, Mayo appeared on the Los Angeles children's television program That's Cat , offering sage advice in a sweet manner to the main character Alice.

Conan even went as far to set up the "Grady Hotline", a 1— number where viewers could call in with any Grady "sightings".