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teddybare · 11-02-2005, 12:07 PM

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.

gilligan fanatic · 11-02-2005, 12:08 PM

good to see he is still finding work.

teddybare · 11-02-2005, 12:16 PM

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

TVFactFan · 11-02-2005, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by teddybare

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

teddybare · 11-02-2005, 12:24 PM

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

Scoobiedoo30 · 11-02-2005, 01:01 PM

I am also glad to see Nathaniel Tylor Finding working

teddybare · 11-02-2005, 01:42 PM

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

moeee · 11-27-2005, 03:45 AM

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

If wonder if he still looks the same?

teddybare · 11-27-2005, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedd

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

If wonder if he still looks the same?

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.

magellan333 · 12-06-2005, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by teddybare

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.

magellan333 · 12-06-2005, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

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.

harleyquinn69 · 12-07-2005, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by magellan333

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?????????????????

TVFactFan · 12-07-2005, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by magellan333

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

teddybare · 12-07-2005, 12:42 PM

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

teddybare · 12-07-2005, 01:14 PM

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

11-02-2005, 12:07 PM	#1
teddybare Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 13, 2003 Location: Martinsville Virginia Posts: 744	Nathaniel Taylor News 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.
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11-02-2005, 12:16 PM	#3
teddybare Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 13, 2003 Location: Martinsville Virginia Posts: 744	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

11-02-2005, 12:24 PM	#5
teddybare Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 13, 2003 Location: Martinsville Virginia Posts: 744	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

11-02-2005, 01:42 PM	#7
teddybare Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 13, 2003 Location: Martinsville Virginia Posts: 744	I just thought of something Was Rollo a nickname or his real name because I dont think it was ever mentioned on the show

11-27-2005, 03:45 AM	#8
moeee Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 31, 2003 Posts: 40,094	i would like to see Nathaniel Taylor on tv, anything. man, its been TOO long. If wonder if he still looks the same?

12-07-2005, 12:42 PM	#14
teddybare Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 13, 2003 Location: Martinsville Virginia Posts: 744	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

12-07-2005, 01:14 PM	#15
teddybare Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 13, 2003 Location: Martinsville Virginia Posts: 744	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