Damond Wilson

Damond Wilson was in his 20s when he landed the role of Lamont Sanford, the put-upon offspring of the cantankerous Fred Sanford, played by Red Fox.

Dad got all the best lines, but Junior held his own in their frequent disputes.

Wilson went on to star as a struggling gambler in the sitcom Baby I'm Back and as the more laid-back of the divorcees in The New Odd Couple.

Wilson grew up in Harlem.

In the 1980s, he was ordained as a Pentecostal minister and went on to lead parallel careers in acting and preaching.