Washington DC, Feb. 1 -- Actor Grady Demond Wilson, best known for playing Lamont Sanford on the hit TV show Sanford and Son, has passed away. He was 79.

Wilson's son, Demond Wilson Jr, told TMZ that his father died on Friday at his home in Palm Springs. He said Wilson died due to problems linked to cancer, but did not share what type of cancer it was. "I loved him. He was a great man," Demond Jr. told the outlet.

According to Deadline, Grady Demond Wilson was born on October 13, 1946, in Valdosta, Georgia. He grew up in New York City and started acting at a young age. As a child, he appeared on Broadway. Later, he joined the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War, where he was wounded.

After returning home, Wilson went back to acting...