Whitman Mayo Net Worth
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Updated on January 13, 2026
Whitman Mayo net worth is
$1.5 Million
Whitman Mayo salary is
5.633 million USD
Whitman Mayo Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Noted for portraying characters older than his actual age, Whitman Mayo was in his early 40s in the early 1970s when he first played the sexagenarian "Grady" on "Sandford & Son" -- a role that popularized the expression "Good Goobily Goop!" Nearly thirty years later his "Grady" role had just about caught up with him in terms of age and, in terms of... | Full Name | Whitman Mayo |
| Net Worth | $1.5 Million |
| Salary | 5.633 million USD |
| Date Of Birth | November 15, 1930 |
| Died | May 22, 2001, Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Height | 1.93 m |
| Weight | 95 kg |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Profession | Actor, Teacher |
| Education | Los Angeles City College, University of Southern California, Huntington High School |
| Nationality | American, American |
| Spouse | Gail Reid (m. 1974–2001), Patricia Yorck (m. 1966–1974) |
| Children | Rahn Mayo, Tanya Mayo, Suni Mayo Simpson |
| Parents | Kenny Ziegler, Alisha Mayo |
| Siblings | Todd Mayo, Jeremiah Mayo, Corey Mayo, Tanner Mayo |
| Nicknames | Whitman Mayo, Mayo, Whitman |
| IMDB | |
| Awards | NBA All-Rookie Team |
| Movies | Boycott, Waterproof, The Seventh Coin, You Must Remember This, Boyz n the Hood, D.C. Cab, The Main Event, The Black Klansman |
| TV Shows | The Cape, Hell Town, Grady, The Van Dyke Show |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Friends with Redd Foxx, and Marla Gibbs. |
| 2 | Coincidentally, he died at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital, which bears the same name as his most famous role. |
| 3 | His last two wives were more than ten years younger than him. |
| 4 | Is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | Taught drama at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta Georgia from 1996 until his death. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boycott | 2001 | TV Movie | Reverend Banyon |
| Waterproof | 2000 | Sugar | |
| ER | 1999 | TV Series | Jesse Morgan |
| Kenan & Kel | 1997 | TV Series | Uncle Raymond |
| The Cape | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Sweets (owner of the Moonshot Bar & Grill) / Sweets |
| Family Matters | 1995 | TV Series | Fletcher |
| Martin | 1995 | TV Series | Mr. Mackey |
| Love & War | 1993 | TV Series | Gus |
| The Seventh Coin | 1993 | Coin Shop Owner (as Witman Mayo) | |
| You Must Remember This | 1992 | TV Movie | Jesse |
| Pacific Station | 1992 | TV Series | |
| Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story | 1992 | TV Movie | Nick |
| Full House | 1991 | TV Series | Eddie Johnson |
| Boyz n the Hood | 1991 | The Old Man | |
| Amen | 1991 | TV Series | Swifty |
| Shannon's Deal | 1991 | TV Series | Kennedy |
| Good Grief | 1990 | TV Series | |
| 227 | 1986-1990 | TV Series | Henry Hurley |
| In the Heat of the Night | 1990 | TV Series | Winston Tyler |
| This Old Man | 1990 | Short | Old Man |
| The Van Dyke Show | 1988 | TV Series | Doc Sterling |
| Duet | 1987 | TV Series | Smokey |
| You Again? | 1986 | TV Series | Kenny Gordon |
| Hill Street Blues | 1983-1986 | TV Series | Vagrant / Barney |
| The Grand Baby | 1985 | TV Movie | |
| Hell Town | 1985 | TV Series | One Ball |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1983-1985 | TV Series | Lewis B. Larkin / D.L. Browne |
| Hell Town | 1985 | TV Movie | One Ball |
| And the Children Shall Lead | 1985 | TV Movie | Rev. Wilson |
| Gimme a Break! | 1984 | TV Series | Papa Jack Jenkins |
| Whiz Kids | 1984 | TV Series | Teddy |
| D.C. Cab | 1983 | Mr. Rhythm | |
| The Best of Times | 1983 | TV Series | Howling' Joe |
| Mr. Merlin | 1982 | TV Series | Dink |
| Of Mice and Men | 1981 | TV Movie | Crooks |
| Sanford | 1981 | TV Series | Grady Wilson |
| Lou Grant | 1981 | TV Series | Fred Jenkins |
| Diff'rent Strokes | 1979 | TV Series | Jethro Simpson |
| The Main Event | 1979 | Percy | |
| Vega$ | 1978 | TV Series | Lick Smith |
| Starsky and Hutch | 1978 | TV Series | Jeeter |
| A.E.S. Hudson Street | 1977 | TV Series | Quincy |
| Sanford and Son | 1973-1977 | TV Series | Grady Wilson |
| Sanford Arms | 1977 | TV Series | Grady Wilson |
| Baretta | 1976 | TV Series | Joey Rich |
| That's Cat | 1976 | TV Series | Grandpa |
| Grady | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Grady Wilson |
| The Black Klansman | 1966 | Alex |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beah: A Black Woman Speaks | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Getting in Shape for the Main Event | 1979 | TV Short documentary | Himself - Actor |
| Sesame Street | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Bowling | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Sweepstakes | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1975 | TV Series | Guest Appearance |
| The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actor - Television | Sanford and Son (1972) |
Known for movies
Sanford and Son (1973-1977)
as Grady Wilson
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
as The Old Man
The Main Event (1979)
as Percy
Waterproof (2000)
as Sugar
