After the series was cancelled, 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 role as Jim-Jam 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.