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Raymond Allen
American actor (1929-2020) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 91
Raymond Gilmore Allen was an American television actor. He was known for his appearances on television during the 1970s. He had recurring roles as Ned the Wino on Good Times, as Aunt Esther's husband, Woodrow "Woody" Anderson on the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son, and as mechanic Merle the Earl on Starsky and Hutch.
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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief SpecialFilm, Writer1977
Sanford ArmsSeries, Uncle Woodrow 'Woody' Anderson
The Love BoatSeries, 1977Mr. Cory1976
What's Happening!!Series, Mr. Stone1975
Starsky & HutchSeries, Merl "The Earl"
The JeffersonsSeries, 1975
Darktown StruttersFilm, 1975Six Bits1974
Good TimesSeries1972
Sanford and SonSeries1946
Fight That GhostFilm, Fast Delivery Bill1929Born5 March 1929People around Raymond
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He reprised his role as Uncle Woody Anderson in the Sanford and Son spin-off, The Sanford Arms. Allen also made guest appearances on The Jeffersons, What's Happening!!, The Love Boat, and the film Wattstax.
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William WitneyAlso in Darktown Strutters (1975)Bill DillardAlso in Fight That Ghost (1946)
Michael CrawfordAlso in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special (2016)Pigmeat MarkhamAlso in Fight That Ghost (1946)Gene CormanAlso in Darktown Strutters (1975)