Theodore Wilson

Theodore Rosevelt "Teddy" Wilson (December 10, 1943 – July 21, 1991) was an American stage, film, and television actor.

Born in Harlem, New York City, Wilson studied music at Florida A&M University before switching to drama.

Upon returning to New York, he joined the Negro Ensemble Company and later worked with the Arena Stage Repertory.

The following year, Wilson left New York City and moved to Los Angeles to further his acting career.

Wilson also starred in national TV commercials for Aamco in the 1970s as a character named "Walter T." Wilson appeared as CWO2 Martin H. Williams, a chopper pilot and buddy of characters Trapper and Hawkeye in the Season 3 episode of M*A*S*H titled "The General Flipped at Dawn" (1974).

[1] In 1976, Wilson was cast as Sweet Daddy Williams, a street hustler on the CBS sitcom Good Times.

[4] On July 21, 1991, Wilson died of complications from a stroke at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, at the age of 47.