Nathaniel Taylor who played Rollo Lawson on the show was one of my favorite characters on the show.

I looked him up on the movie database www.imdb.com and saw that he has a small part in a movie scheduled to be released in 2006 called Americanese where he plays car buyer #2.

I know the show was done 30 yrs ago but its hard to believe Nathaniel is 67 yrs old now would love to see a recent photo of him.

good to see he is still finding work.

Its sad that such a talented comedic actor isnt finding more work simply because he's 67 now. I would love to see him get a good role on a current sitcom

Nathaniel Taylor who played Rollo Lawson on the show was one of my favorite characters on the show.

I looked him up on the movie database www.imdb.com and saw that he has a small part in a movie scheduled to be released in 2006 called Americanese where he plays car buyer #2.

I know the show was done 30 yrs ago but its hard to believe Nathaniel is 67 yrs old now would love to see a recent photo of him.


I don;t know why, he wasn;t a young guy when Sanford and Son was on the air-lol

I always assumed since Rollo and Lamont were best friends. That they were both about the same age retrfo. But he was between 35 and 40 when he was on the show and I think Demond was between 25 and 30

I am also glad to see Nathaniel Tylor Finding working

I just thought of something Was Rollo a nickname or his real name because I dont think it was ever mentioned on the show

i would like to see Nathaniel Taylor on tv, anything. man, its been TOO long.

If wonder if he still looks the same? :lol:

i would like to see Nathaniel Taylor on tv, anything. man, its been TOO long.

If wonder if he still looks the same? :lol:

Well he is between 65 and 70 he will look older than we remember. He was on the BET comics view or awards a few yrs ago I heard.

I just thought of something Was Rollo a nickname or his real name because I dont think it was ever mentioned on the show

Didn't Esther once ask, "Aren't you Rita Lawson's boy Rollo?" I would assume Rollo was his real name.

I don;t know why, he wasn;t a young guy when Sanford and Son was on the air-lol

Maybe he had a bad reputation as an actor. I know Desmond Wilson was heavy into drugs, maybe Nathaniel Taylor was too and wasn't easy or reliable to work with.

Maybe he had a bad reputation as an actor. I know Desmond Wilson was heavy into drugs, maybe Nathaniel Taylor was too and wasn't easy or reliable to work with.


Lamont used to get high?????????????????:eek:

Maybe he had a bad reputation as an actor. I know Desmond Wilson was heavy into drugs, maybe Nathaniel Taylor was too and wasn't easy or reliable to work with.


He defintely didn't get any other major roles after Sanford and Son

Well I hope it wasnt because they had bad reps as dopers. In my honest opinion I dont think it was. I think both Demond and Nathaniel got typecast Demond as a dumb son type character in or from the ghetto.

and Nathaniel as this jive talkin skirt chasin cool black dude character that studios quit using on tv comedies many yrs ago and the studios and networks think thats all they can play but Demond is also busy with his ministry

Another factor we have to realize besides drugs/attitde and typecasting. It's hard for older actors especially older black actors to get tv/movie acting roles and Nathaniel is between 65 and 70 now.Morgan Freeman is the only older black actor that I know gets regular big movie roles.

John Amos gets an occassional movie or tv role usually not recurring or starring. Its sad that Hollywood has such a bias against good older actors

Another factor we have to realize besides drugs/attitde and typecasting. It's hard for older actors especially older black actors to get tv/movie acting roles and Nathaniel is between 65 and 70 now.Morgan Freeman is the only older black actor that I know gets regular big movie roles.

John Amos gets an occassional movie or tv role usually not recurring or starring. Its sad that Hollywood has such a bias against good older actors


I still can't believe after playing on Sanford and Son for 5 years, that he was reduced to having a non-speaking part on 227 in 1987. Unbelieavable

Lamont used to get high?????????????????:eek:
I don't know if Lamont did, but I know Desmond Wilson did.

I work with a guy who says he used to live in the same building as Nathaniel back in the 80's in St. Louis.

You know there are 2 former Sanford & Son Regulars that nobody can find out much info on..

and they are Nathaniel Taylor and Raymond Allen who I think may have passed away a few yrs ago. I havent seen or heard anything on Raymond Allen/Woody in many yrs

You know there are 2 former Sanford & Son Regulars that nobody can find out much info on..

and they are Nathaniel Taylor and Raymond Allen who I think may have passed away a few yrs ago. I havent seen or heard anything on Raymond Allen/Woody in many yrs

I'd like to know what happened to Raymond Allen too. I believe he was a blues recording artist before his stint on SAS and GD.

As for Nathaniel, I've always thought he was hilarious. Especially when he played Rerun's brother in law, Ike, on What's Happening.

Those are 2 unsolved mysteries of Sanford and Son and another is whatever became of the original bald headed tall Grady..

I would love to see E do a True Hollywood Story on Sanford and Son

I'd like to know what happened to Melvin, Skillet, and Aunt Ethyl.

I'd like to know what happened to Melvin, Skillet, and Aunt Ethyl.


Slappy White Long Time Friend Of Redd Foxx sadlypassed away in 1995 after suffering a heart attack

Not much info to be found on Ernest Mayhand who payed skillet

As for Clarice Thomas who played Cousin Emma she is still active in acting at 78 she played Bill Cosbys mom on the Cosby show during its long run

I'd like to know what happened to Melvin, Skillet, and Aunt Ethyl.

If you ever get a chance, check out a movie titled Amazon Woman On The Moon - there's a segment where Slappy White is one of the comedians speaking at a funeral/roast. He's got some dirty but hilarious lines there!

If you ever get a chance, check out a movie titled Amazon Woman On The Moon - there's a segment where Slappy White is one of the comedians speaking at a funeral/roast. He's got some dirty but hilarious lines there!

That is one of my favoriteb movies of all time the scene where I think Arsenio Hall cant get anything to work right at his apartment is classic hysterical comedy

Nathaniel Taylor who played Rollo Lawson on the show was one of my favorite characters on the show.

I looked him up on the movie database www.imdb.com and saw that he has a small part in a movie scheduled to be released in 2006 called Americanese where he plays car buyer #2.

I know the show was done 30 yrs ago but its hard to believe Nathaniel is 67 yrs old now would love to see a recent photo of him.
HE WAS ALSO IN JAIL FOR BURGLARY. I THINK IT WAS HIM AND SOME BUDDIES. ( JET MAGAZINE 199? )

HE WAS ALSO IN JAIL FOR BURGLARY. I THINK IT WAS HIM AND SOME BUDDIES. ( JET MAGAZINE 199? )


If you can;t remember the exact year of the Jet magazine that stated he was in jail then it's no need to bring it up.

Slappy White Long Time Friend Of Redd Foxx sadlypassed away in 1995 after suffering a heart attack

Not much info to be found on Ernest Mayhand who payed skillet

As for Clarice Thomas who played Cousin Emma she is still active in acting at 78 she played Bill Cosbys mom on the Cosby show during its long run
I thought she looked familiar, lol.

Lamont used to get high?????????????????:eek:

I have never read anything about Demond Wilson using any drugs. He became a minister in the 80's.

I have never read anything about Demond Wilson using any drugs. He became a minister in the 80's.

Yes Demond Wilson did have a drug problem when he did the show. Remember those episodes where he wore dark sunglasses that was to hide the way his eyes looked because of the drugs on camera.

But thankfully Demond turned to God and got off drugs and became a christian and started his own ministry which he has had for many yrs now

I never knew Demond Wilsom had a Drug Problem.

Yes Demond Wilson did have a drug problem when he did the show. Remember those episodes where he wore dark sunglasses that was to hide the way his eyes looked because of the drugs on camera.

But thankfully Demond turned to God and got off drugs and became a christian and started his own ministry which he has had for many yrs now



I know he was HIGH in the ep-"The Stung"

I'm a big fan of Demond Wilson so yeah I certainly did hear of his drug use. He talked about it in interviews. Maybe drugs were why "Lamont" looked so off those later years.

Got to say, Nathaniel Taylor as Rollo was great casting. He looked like one of those kind of crooked neighborhood guys.

When I mentioned to my sister who knows alot about old tv and movies about Demond Wilson and Drugs She said that she thought Redd Foxx did them back then too

Yep, I've heard about Redd too...

I wonder what Nataniel Taylor is doing now