Find A Grave - Sanford and Son television show

Beard Jr., Matthew 'Stymie' b. January 1, 1925 d. January 8, 1981
Actor. A popular member of "The Little Rascals", he played Stymie in 36 "Our Gang" shorts from 1930 to 1935. Beard was one of 14 children born to a Los Angeles minister. In the summer of 1930 his parents brought him to an open call at Hal Roach Studios, where they were on a talent search for a kid to replace Allen "Farina" Hoskins. Having already auditioned 350 boys for the role, director Robert McGowan took one look at little Matthew and hired him without so much as a screen test. McGowan's...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section L, Lot 315B
Bexley, Donald T. b. March 10, 1910 d. April 15, 1997
Actor. He played 'Bubba' on the popular 1970s TV series "Sanford and Son."
Cause of death: Heart and Kidney failure
Hampton Memorial Gardens, Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA
Plot: Veterans Block 3, Lot 228, Space 1 [unmarked]
Childress, Alvin b. September 10, 1907 d. April 19, 1986
He played 'Amos' on "Amos N Andy" and also played 'Reverend Trimble' on the 1970s TV comedy series "Sanford and Son."
Cause of death: Diabetes
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Drake, Allan b. October 15, 1921 d. March 8, 1986
Actor. He played "Rodney Victor" on the television sitcom "Sanford and Son."
Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Foxx (Sanford), Redd (John Elroy) b. December 9, 1922 d. October 11, 1991
Memorable comedian and television actor, best known for his role as junkman 'Fred G. Sanford' in the popular 1970's comedy "Sanford and Son," notorious for his frank, tell-it-like-it-is style and joking about everything from sex to color barriers, he brought taboo issues in the open. During his career Redd Foxx broke new ground for minorities and comedians alike. He was born John Elroy Sanford into poverty in St. Louis, Missouri in Dec. of 1922. At age thirteen Foxx dropped out of school and...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Palm Valley View Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Plot: Devotion Section, Lawn Space 4091, 311 G. Just inside the main entrance and on the left...towards the middle of the section
GPS coordinates: 36.0536003, -115.1183014 (hddd.dddd)
Johnson, Arnold b. November 15, 1921 d. April 10, 2000
Actor. He played E.F. Hutton ("Hutch") on the TV series Sanford and Son. He also played the lead role in the film Putney Swope (1969).
Unknown*
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Martin, Helen Dorothy b. July 23, 1909 d. March 25, 2000
Actress. One of the first African-American actresses to appear on Broadway, and co-founder of the American Negro Theater. In theater from the 1930s, she debuted on Broadway in 1937 in Orson Welles' production of "Orchid's Preferred" Became a TV personality late in her career as Marla Gibbs' nosy next-door-neighbor Pearl in the sitcom "227," and later played various roles on the popular television comedy, "Sanford and Son."
Cause of death: Heart attack
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Mayo, Whitman b. November 15, 1930 d. May 22, 2001
Actor. He is best remembered for playing 'Grady Wilson' on the 1970s television comedy "Sanford and Son." His character on the show became so popular that NBC briefly aired Mayo's own show, "Grady." Before becoming an actor he spent seven years as a counselor for delinquent boys. At the time of his death, he was teaching drama at Clark Atlanta University. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Kidney failure
Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, College Park, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Garden of the Saints
Page (Peal), LaWanda (Alberta) b. October 19, 1920 d. September 14, 2002
Actress. Best known for her role as Aunt Esther Anderson on "Sanford And Son", she appeared in many films including "Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood" (1996), "Friday" (1995), "The Legend of Dolemite" (1994), "West From North Goes South" (1993), "The Meteor Man" (1993), "CB4" (1993), "Shakes The Clown" (1991), "My Blue Heaven" (1990), "Mausoleum" (1983), "Goodbye Cruel World" (1982), "Zapped!" (1982) and "Stonestreet: Who Killed The Centerfold Maid" (1977)...[Read More]
Cause of death: Diabetes
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Capistrano Court, Memorial Panel 43, Row F-3
Pitlik, Noam b. November 4, 1932 d. February 18, 1999
Prolific character actor. He was also an Emmy, Peabody and Director's Guild of America award winning director of over 200 episodes of TV series such as "Taxi," "Mr. Belvedere," "Barney Miller," "Wings," "Hogan's Heroes" and "One Day At A Time." (Bio by: Angelo Darden)
Cause of death: Lung Cancer
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Richards, Beah b. July 12, 1920 d. September 14, 2000
Actress. Emmy Award-winning actress of the 1950s to the 1990s. She was also nominated for an Oscar in 1968 for her supporting role in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" She passed away just days after accepting the Emmy award for her guest role on the popular TV series "The Practice." (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Cause of death: Emphysema
Cremated, Ashes scattered, Ashes Scattered Across A Confederate Cemetery In Vicksburg, Mississippi.
White, Slappy b. September 20, 1921 d. November 7, 1995
American actor/comedian. He played 'Melvin' on "Sanford and Son."
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Unknown*
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