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.

Grady Wilson is the name of a fictional recurring character on the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son played by Whitman Mayo. The character's name first appeared in the 1972 episode "The Dowry"; however, in this episode he was played by Albert Reed Jr. and he was Fred's cousin.

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!"

To celebrate 50 years of Sanford and Son, here's the best of Grady: 0:00 Season 4, Episode 4 - "Grady and His Lady" 4:22 Season 4, Episode 11 - "Fred's Treasure Garden" 8:06 Season 3,...

Grady Wilson is a character on the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son, who was one of Fred Sanford's best friends, portrayed by Whitman Mayo.

Sanford and Son is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom Steptoe and Son, which initially aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom from 1962 to 1974.

The Family Man: Directed by Bud Yorkin. With Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Whitman Mayo, Joe Morton. The story of Grady and his eyebrow-raising gift to his daughter and son-in-law just before their cocktail party for stuffy university professors.

Grady and His Lady: Directed by Stan Lathan. With Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Whitman Mayo, Norma Miller. Fred fears wedding bells will break up his beautiful friendship after Grady announces he's engaged to Dolly, so Fred plots to puncture the romance.

Grady was a spin-off of the popular NBC sitcom Sanford and Son, focused on Fred G. Sanford's (Redd Foxx) absent-minded friend Grady Wilson, who was portrayed by Whitman Mayo. In this series, Fred Sanford's widower friend Grady moves out of Watts and moves in with his daughter and her family in...

May 22, 2001 · Whitman B. Mayo (November 15, 1930 – May 22, 2001) was an American actor best known for his character Grady Wilson on the 1970s NBC-TV series Sanford and Son. Whitman was born in New York City, and grew up in Harlem and Queens, New York.