Who Knew? Johnny (Buffalo Butt) Brown Was The Original Choice to Play Lamont Sanford! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 04-24-2011, 12:17 AM

Actor Johnny Brown was the original choice to play Lamont Sanford on "Sanford And Son", but he was legally committed to "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In."

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113900/

catlover79 · 04-24-2011, 12:46 AM

"Booger" as "The Big Dummy"? I can't even imagine it!!

Marvo301 · 04-24-2011, 01:00 AM

If he had played Lamont then he wouldn't have been available to play Nathan Bookman on Good Times!! Besides I can't imagine anyone other that Demond Wilson as Lamont!

Cloud9 Lorraine · 04-24-2011, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

Besides I can't imagine anyone other that Demond Wilson as Lamont!

I agree, I think the show was cast perfectly -- especially the main characters; Fred (of course!), Lamont and Aunt Esther.

Lamont could be tempermental with his father, but he also had a soft, kind side to him. He showed that Fred did a pretty good job bringing him up and he had good values. Demond played the role perfectly and he and Redd had a chemisty both on and off the show. One of the great duos in showbiz, in my opinion.

catlover79 · 04-24-2011, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud9 Lorraine

Demond played the role perfectly and he and Redd had a chemisty both on and off the show. One of the great duos in showbiz, in my opinion.

Agreed!!!

comedyfreak · 04-29-2011, 12:58 AM

Things worked out for the best for both actors.

TVFactFan · 05-01-2011, 12:20 AM

So we would have heard-"YOU FAT DUMMY"

LOL

catlover79 · 05-01-2011, 12:23 AM

Or, we would've heard Fred say, "Lamont, you're so fat that when you lie around the house, you LIE AROUND THE HOUSE!"

tmack4 · 05-31-2011, 08:24 PM

Really? I had heard that Cleavon Little was the original choice for Lamont.

Zoneboy · 05-31-2011, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by tmack4

Really? I had heard that Cleavon Little was the original choice for Lamont.

Barnard Hughes and Paul Sorvino were supposedley the original choices for Fred and Lamont before the producers decided to cast black actors in the roles.

Junkyard Dog · 07-02-2011, 06:59 PM

or you big buffalo butt!

04-24-2011, 12:17 AM	#1
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TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,117	So we would have heard-"YOU FAT DUMMY" LOL

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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Or, we would've heard Fred say, "Lamont, you're so fat that when you lie around the house, you LIE AROUND THE HOUSE!"

05-31-2011, 08:24 PM	#9
tmack4 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 6	Really? I had heard that Cleavon Little was the original choice for Lamont.

07-02-2011, 06:59 PM	#11
Junkyard Dog Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 10, 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 24	or you big buffalo butt!