Nathaniel Taylor (actor)

Nathaniel Taylor
Born(1938-03-31)March 31, 1938
DiedFebruary 27, 2019(2019-02-27) (aged 80)
OccupationActor
Years active1969–1986; 2016
Known forRollo Lawson (Sanford and Son, Grady, Sanford)
Spouse(s)Bernice Gordon-Taylor
(m. 19??; div. 19??)
Loretta Taylor (m. 2000)
Children7

Nathaniel Taylor (March 31, 1938 – February 27, 2019) was an American television and film actor best known for portraying Rollo Lawson on the 1970s sitcoms Sanford and Son, Grady and the 1980s sitcom Sanford.

He acted in several movies and TV shows and later created a performing arts studio. Some of the major shows he acted in are The Redd Foxx Show, Police Story and What's Happening!! . Taylor also appeared in the films Trouble Man (1972), Willie Dynamite (1974), and Passing Through (1977).