Raymond Allen (television actor)
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| Raymond Allen | |
 Allen as "Uncle Woodrow" Anderson on the NBC-TV series Sanford and Son
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| Born | Raymond Gilmore Allen March 5, 1929 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Religious beliefs | Christianity |
| Children | 3, incl. actress Ta-Ronce Allen |
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Raymond Gilmore Allen (born March 5, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American actor best known for his appearances on television in the 1970s. He had recurring roles as Ned the Wino on the CBS-TV sitcom series Good Times, as Aunt Esther's long-suffering, prone to drink husband, Uncle Woody on on the NBC-TV sitcom series Sanford and Son, and as mechanic Merle the Earl on Starsky and Hutch. He reprised his role of 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.
[edit] Personal Life
Allen has not appeared in any acting roles since 1985, but still makes infrequent public appearances, where he speaks and signs autographs. According to his MySpace page, Allen was forced to semi-retire from acting due to illness. Presently, Allen lives with his wife Barbara and daughter, former child actress Ta-Ronce Allen in Lancaster, California.
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