Theodore Wilson

For other people named Ted Wilson, see Ted Wilson (disambiguation).

Theodore Wilson
Born	Theodore Rosevelt Wilson (1943-12-10)December 10, 1943 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Stroke
Other names	Teddy Wilson Theodore R. Wilson
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–1991
Spouse(s)	Joan Pringle (m. 1980–91)

Theodore "Teddy" Wilson (December 10, 1943 – July 21, 1991) was an American actor, best known for his recurring role as Sweet Daddy Williams on the CBS sitcom Good Times.

Career

Born in New York City, New York, Wilson began as a soul singer fronting a band called the Counts before making his acting debut in the blaxploitation film, Cotton Comes to Harlem. He would go on to appear in several blaxploitation films of the era. In addition to films, Wilson also landed roles in several popular television shows. Wilson portrayed Earl the postman on the series That's My Mama. He also played several characters in the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!, including the role of Al Dunbar in a popular two-part episode. In the conclusion of the two-part episode, Wilson's character gets arrested for bootlegging a Doobie Brothers concert.

In 1976, he played a messenger in Sanford and Son in Episode 1, Season 6, "The Hawaiian Connection". In 1977, Wilson starred in the short-lived sitcom The Sanford Arms, a spin-off of Sanford and Son. After the series was canceled, Wilson made various guest appearances in episodes of The White Shadow (he also wrote a 1980 episode), Enos, Gimme a Break!, The Golden Girls and What's Happening Now. In 1986, he had a recurring role on another short-lived series, The Redd Foxx Show.

Wilson continued to work throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s appearing in Alien Nation, Dallas, Family Matters, Tales from the Crypt, Gabriel's Fire, Mama's Family and Quantum Leap. He was also featured in films The Hunter (1980), Blake Edwards' A Fine Mess and That's Life! (both 1986). Wilson made his last onscreen appearance in Blood in Blood Out, a 1993 crime drama released after his death.

Personal life and death

In 1980, Wilson married actress Joan Pringle. The couple had two children. On July 21, 1991, Wilson died of a stroke at the age of 47 in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography/Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Cotton Comes to Harlem	Barry
1972	Come Back, Charleston Blue	Cemetery Guard
1972–1973	The Waltons	Hawthorne Dooley	2 episodes
1973	Cleopatra Jones	Pickle (Doodlebug's hood)
1973	Roll Out	High Strung	8 episodes
1973	The Partridge Family	Sam Mulvoney
1974–1977	Police Woman	Harold Martin/Tommy Thompson
1974	M*A*S*H	Warrant Officer Martin "Marty" Williams	Episode: "The General Flipped at Dawn"
1974–1975	That's My Mama	Earl Chambers
1975	Medical Story	Hadley	Television movie
1976	The River Niger	Chips
1976	All in the Family	Whitey Monroe	2 episodes
1976	Sanford and Son	Messenger
1976–1979	Good Times	Sweet Daddy Williams	Recurring role, 7 episodes
1976–1978	What's Happening!!	Al Dunbar/Marty/Mr. Wilson	4 episodes
1977	The Jeffersons	Clarence
1977	Kojak	Joe Penney
1977	Sanford Arms	Phil Wheeler
1977	The Greatest	Gardener	Credited as Theodore R. Wilson
1979	The Dukes of Hazzard	Morgan
1979	The White Shadow	Doug Buchanan	Episode: "A Christmas Present"
1980	Loose Shoes	Elijah Abdoul Jamaal Muhammed	Alternative titles: Coming Attractions Quackers
1981	The Oklahoma City Dolls	Tom Petree	Television movie
1982	The Ambush Murders	Jay King	Television movie
1983	Amanda's		Episode: "Last of the Red Hot Brothers"
1984–1987	Gimme a Break	Rev. George Dixen/Club owner
1984	Weekend Pass	Nat
1985	What's Happening Now!!	Mr.Lee/Bum
1985	The New Twilight Zone	Henderson	Segment: "Night of the Meek"
1986	Stewardess School	Probation Officer
1986	The Redd Foxx Show	Jim-Jam
1986	227	Cousin Ray	Episode: "We the People"
1986–1988	The Golden Girls	Ben/Albert
1987	Cagney & Lacey	Judge Charnas	Episode: "Easy Does It"
1987	Maid to Order	Woodrow
1989	Mama's Family	Gus	Episode: "More Power to You"
1990	Beauty and the Beast	Raymond Ensign	Episode: "Legacies"
1990	Family Matters	Captain Casper Davenport
1991	Life Stinks	Fumes	Alternative title: Life Sucks
1992	The Vagrant	X-Rays
1993	Blood In Blood Out	Wallace	Alternative title: Bound by Honor

External links

• Theodore Wilson at the Internet Movie Database
• Theodore Wilson at Find a Grave