Basic Information About Whitman Mayo
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Teacher |
| Net worth | $1,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1930-11-15 |
| Place of birth | New York City |
| Date of death | 2001-05-22 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | 15 October - Gail Reid ( 1974 - 22 May 2001) (his death) (3 children) 18 March - Patricia Yorck ( 1966 - 1974) (divorced) 25 November - Melva Washington ( 1956 - ?) (divorced) |
| Gender | Male |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
Famous Network of Actors with Similar Net Worth
What Movie Awards did Whitman Mayo win?
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 BAFTA |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Whitman Mayo roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Boyz n the Hood | The Old Man |
| Full House | Eddie Johnson 1 episode, 1991 |
| Family Matters | Fletcher 1 episode, 1995 |
| ER | Jesse Morgan 1 episode, 1999 |
| Sesame Street | Self 2 episodes, 1977-1984 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Winston Tyler 1 episode, 1990 |
| Diff'rent Strokes | Jethro Simpson 2 episodes, 1979 |
| Amen | Swifty 2 episodes, 1991 |
| Love & War | Gus 1 episode, 1993 |
| Tattletales | Self 4 episodes, 1976 |
| Gimme a Break! | Papa Jack Jenkins 1 episode, 1984 |
| Whiz Kids | Teddy 1 episode, 1984 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | D.L. Browne / ... 2 episodes, 1983-1985 |
| Sanford and Son | Grady Wilson 37 episodes, 1973-1977 |
| Martin | Mr. Mackey 1 episode, 1995 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest 1 episode, 1996 |
Whitman Mayo's Quotes
- 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.
Interesting Facts about Whitman Mayo
- Taught drama at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta Georgia from 1996 until his death.
- Although he had not disappeared, nor was he hiding, when in 1996 the "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" show wished to use him in a sketch and were unable to locate him or his agent, the show launched a three-week nationwide "Where's Grady" search. The search's hotline received over 50,000 calls of sightings. Mayo eventually did surface and gladly appeared on the show.
- Is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated.
- His last two wives were more than ten years younger than him.
- Coincidentally, he died at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital, which bears the same name as his most famous role.
- Friends with Redd Foxx, and Marla Gibbs.
- Was the owner of a travel agency in Inglewood, California.
