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 Raymond Allen played the recurring role of Ned the Wino on "Good Times". He's also well known for his role as Uncle Woodrow on NBC-TV's "Sanford and Son" TV series | ||||
| Personal Information | ||||
| Gender: | Male | |||
| Birth name: | Raymond Gilmore Allen | |||
| Born: | March 5, 1929 | |||
| Birthplace: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |||
| Died | August 10, 2020 (aged 91) | |||
| Deathplace: | California, U.S. | |||
| Career/Family Information | ||||
| Occupation/ Career: |
Actor | |||
| Years active: | 1946–1985 | |||
| Spouse(s): | Barbara Williams, 1969-1977, divocrced | |||
| Children: | 3, including actress Ta-Ronce Allen | |||
| Character information | ||||
| Appeared on: | Good Times | |||
| Character played: | Ned the Wino | |||
| Episode appearances: |
7 in Seasons 1-4 | |||
Raymond Gilmore Allen (March 5, 1929 – August 10, 2020) was an American actor best known for his appearances on television in the 1970s. He had recurring roles as Ned the Wino on the series Good Times, as Aunt Esther's husband, Uncle Woodrow on the NBC-TV sitcom series Sanford and Son, and as mechanic Merle the Earl on Starsky and Hutch. He reprised his role as Uncle Woody Anderson in the Sanford and Son spin-off, The Sanford Arms. Raymond also made guest appearances on The Jeffersons, What's Happening!!, The Love Boat and the film Wattstax.
Personal life and death[]
Allen did not appeared in any acting roles since 1985, but had made public appearances, where he spoke to people and signs autographs. According to his MySpace page, Allen was forced to retire from acting due to illness. Allen was married to Barbara Williams from 1969 to 1977; they have three children. Allen had lived with his daughter, former child actress Ta-Ronce Allen (who appeared in the recurring role of Yvonne, a girlfriend of Michael's in Season 4) in Lancaster, California. He he had visited the Los Angeles area to visit his daughter Brenda Allen.
Allen died on August 10, 2020 from a respiratory illness at the age of 91. His daughter, Ta-Ronce Allen confirmed the news on her Facebook page.
References[]
External links[]
- Raymond Allen at The Internet Movie Database
- Official MySpace page
- Raymond Allen article at Wikipedia
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