Raymond Allen, ‘Sanford and Son’ and ‘Good Times’ star, dead at 91
Raymond Allen, an actor who had memorable recurring roles on classic ’70s sitcoms “Sanford and Son” and “Good Times,” died yesterday of a non-COVID respiratory illness at a long-term care facility in California. He was 91.Allen’s death was announced by his daughter, Ta Ronce Allen, on a Facebook post yesterday.The actor was best known for his “Sanford and Son” character of Uncle Woodrow “Woody” Anderson, brother-in-law of Redd Foxx’s Fred Sanford and long-suffering husband of LaWanda Page’s Aunt Esther.