# R.I.P. Nathaniel Taylor **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [March 1, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-nathaniel-taylor/830360 "2019-03-01T03:16:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-nathaniel-taylor/830360/1 "2019-03-01T03:16:27Z")
a/k/a [Rollo Lawson](https://www.eurweb.com/2019/02/we-remember-nataniel-rollo-taylor-sanford-son-dies-at-80/), “Rita Lawson’s boy” from Sanford and Son. Arguably the funniest character on the show ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-nathaniel-taylor/830360/2 "2019-03-01T03:52:24Z")
Damn. I think my favorite episode involving his character was when Lamont discovered a marijuana plant growing near the junkyard and wanted to destroy it. Rollo said I’ll destroy it one paper at a time. RIP, Mr. Taylor. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-nathaniel-taylor/830360/3 "2019-03-01T11:46:17Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > a/k/a [Rollo Lawson](https://www.eurweb.com/2019/02/we-remember-nataniel-rollo-taylor-sanford-son-dies-at-80/), “Rita Lawson’s boy” from Sanford and Son. Arguably the funniest character on the show I wouldn’t say he was the funniest character, but I liked him on that show. Peace, my man.