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Whitman Mayo (1930–2001)

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!" Nearly thirty years later his "Grady" role had just about caught up with him in terms of age and... See full bio »

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(age 70) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Filmography

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2001 Boycott (TV movie)
Reverend Banyon
 
2000 Waterproof
Sugar
 
1999 ER (TV series)
Jesse Morgan
Middle of Nowhere (1999) … Jesse Morgan
 
1997 Kenan & Kel (TV series)
Uncle Raymond
Turkey Day (1997) … Uncle Raymond
 
1996 The Cape (TV series)
Sweets / Sweets (owner of the Moonshot Bar & Grill)
In Friends We Trust (1996) … Sweets
Pilot (1996) … Sweets (owner of the Moonshot Bar & Grill)
 
1995 Family Matters (TV series)
Fletcher
They Shoot Urkels, Don't They? (1995) … Fletcher
 
1995 Martin (TV series)
Mr. Mackey
All the Players Came (1995) … Mr. Mackey
 
1993 Love & War (TV series)
Gus
 
1993 The Seventh Coin
Coin Shop Owner (as Witman Mayo)
 
1992 Pacific Station (TV series)
 
1992 Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story (TV movie)
Nick
 
1992 You Must Remember This (TV movie)
Jesse
 
1991 Full House (TV series)
Eddie Johnson
The Volunteer (1991) … Eddie Johnson
 
1991 Boyz n the Hood
The Old Man
 
1991 Amen (TV series)
Swifty
Date with an Angel (1991) … Swifty
Ernie and the Sublimes (1991) … Swifty
 
1991 Shannon's Deal (TV series)
Kennedy
Greed (1991) … Kennedy
 
1986-1990 227 (TV series)
Henry Hurley
Blues (1988) … Henry Hurley
Happy Twentieth (1987) … Henry Hurley
Fifty Big Ones (1986) … Henry Hurley
 
1990 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Winston Tyler
Hello in There (1990) … Winston Tyler
 
1990 This Old Man (short)
Old Man
 
1988 The Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Doc Sterling
The Benefit (1988) … Doc Sterling
Fatal Condo (1988) … Doc Sterling
Death Can Be Catching (1988) … Doc Sterling
My Favorite Person (1988) … Doc Sterling
Dick Stops Smoking (1988) … Doc Sterling
 
1986 You Again? (TV series)
Kenny Gordon
Sports Fantasy (1986) … Kenny Gordon
 
1983-1986 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Barney / Vagrant
Suitcase (1986) … Vagrant
The Belles of St. Marys (1983) … Barney
 
1985 Hell Town (TV series)
One Ball
One Ball (1985) … One Ball
Stumpy Boy (1985) … One Ball
I Will Abide (1985) … One Ball
Fast Louie (1985) … One Ball
 
1983-1985 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
D.L. Browne / Lewis B. Larkin
A Wheel in a Wheel (1985) … Lewis B. Larkin
Old Man Liver (1983) … D.L. Browne
 
1985 Hell Town (TV movie)
One Ball
 
1985 The Grand Baby (TV movie)
 
1985 And the Children Shall Lead (TV movie)
Rev. Wilson
 
1984 Gimme a Break! (TV series)
Papa Jack Jenkins
The Center (1984) … Papa Jack Jenkins
 
1984 Whiz Kids (TV series)
Teddy
The Lollypop Gang Strikes Back (1984) … Teddy
 
1983 D.C. Cab
Mr. Rhythm
 
1983 The Best of Times (TV series)
Howlin' Joe
 
1982 Mr. Merlin (TV series)
Dink
Arrivederci Dink (1982) … Dink
 
1981 Of Mice and Men (TV movie)
Crooks
 
1981 Sanford (TV series)
Grady Wilson
Private Lives (1981) … Grady Wilson
Freeway (1981) … Grady Wilson
 
1981 Lou Grant (TV series)
Fred Jenkins
Generations (1981) … Fred Jenkins
 
1979 Diff'rent Strokes (TV series)
Jethro Simpson
The Adoption: Part 2 (1979) … Jethro Simpson
The Adoption: Part 1 (1979) … Jethro Simpson
 
1979 The Main Event
Percy
 
1978 Vega$ (TV series)
Lick Smith
Yes, My Darling Daughter (1978) … Lick Smith
 
1978 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Jeeter
The Heavyweight (1978) … Jeeter
 
1977 Sanford Arms (TV series)
Grady Wilson
The TV Show (1977) … Grady Wilson
 
1977 A.E.S. Hudson Street (TV series)
Quincy
Pilot (1977) … Quincy
 
1973-1977 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Grady Wilson
The Defiant One (1977) … Grady Wilson
Carol (1976) … Grady Wilson
The TV Addict (1976) … Grady Wilson
The Olympics (1975) … Grady Wilson
 
1976 Baretta (TV series)
Joey Rich
Can't Win for Losin' (1976) … Joey Rich
The Dippers (1976) … Joey Rich
 
1976 That's Cat (TV series)
Grandpa
 
1975-1976 Grady (TV series)
Grady Wilson
Bureaucracy (1976) … Grady Wilson
The Strike (1976) … Grady Wilson
The Meterman (1976) … Grady Wilson
Night School (1976) … Grady Wilson
 
1966 The Black Klansman
Alex
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2003 Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 February 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1979 Getting in Shape for the Main Event (TV documentary short)
Himself - Actor
 
1977 Sesame Street (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.112 (1977) … Himself
 
1975 Celebrity Sweepstakes (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 December 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 1 December 1975 (1975) … Guest Appearance
 
1975 The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 July 1975 (1975) … Himself
 

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Personal Details


Alternate Names:

Witman Mayo
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Personal Quote:

I've always played older parts. When I was 19, I played 60. When I was a kid I got pleasure out of studying old people. I took joy in their idiosyncrasies. Older folk are like children. They can do and say what they want and get away with it. See more »

Trivia:

His last two wives were more than ten years younger than him. See more »

Nickname:

Grady See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio