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Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley

Actor

Sherman Alexander Hemsley (February 1, 1938 – July 24, 2012) was an American actor, best known for his roles as George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family and The Jeffersons, Deacon Ernest Frye on the NBC series Amen, and B.P. Richfield on the ABC series Dinosaurs. For his work on The Jeffersons, Hemsley was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. He also won an NAACP Image Award. Hemsley was born and raised in South Philadelphia by his mother, who worked in a lamp factory.[1] He did not meet his father until he was 14. He attended Barrat Middle School, Central High School for 9th grade and Bok Technical High School for 10th, when he dropped out of school and joined the United States Air Force, where he served for four years. On leaving the Air Force, he returned to Philadelphia, where he worked for the United States Postal Service during the day while attending the Academy of Dramatic Arts at night. He then moved to New York, continuing to work for the Post Office during the day while working as an actor at night. He starred as Gitlow in the early 1970s Broadway musical Purlie. While Hemsley was on Broadway with Purlie, Norman Lear called him in 1971 to play the recurring role of George Jefferson in his new sitcom, All in the Family. Hemsley was reluctant to leave his theatre role, but Lear told him that he would hold the role open for him. Hemsley joined the cast two years later. The characters of Hemsley and co-star Isabel Sanford were supporting occasional roles on All in the Family, but were given their own spin-off, The Jeffersons, two years after Hemsley made his debut on the sitcom. The Jeffersons proved to be one of Lear's most successful series, enjoying a run of 11 seasons through 1985. Hemsley was a shy and intensely private man, described by some as reclusive. He avoided the Hollywood limelight and little of his personal life was public knowledge beyond the facts that he never married and he had no children.[9] In 2003, however, Hemsley granted a rare video interview to the Archive of American Television. "It [playing George Jefferson] was hard for me. But he was the character. I had to do it." On July 24, 2012, Hemsley died at his home in El Paso, Texas, at age 74. The cause of death was given as superior vena cava syndrome, a complication associated with lung and bronchial carcinomas. He had had a malignant mass on one of his lungs for which chemotherapy and radiation had been recommended, according to the El Paso County Texas Medical Examiner's report. CLR

Born: February 1, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: July 24, 2012 (Age 74)

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Sherman Hemsley  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
3.2
ActorBuford / Jethro1987
Movie
2.7
ActorRev. Scheister1995
Movie
4
ActorBurt Wilson1993
Movie
4.8
ActorGeorge O'Donnell2008
Movie
ActorBoss2015
Movie
3.1
ActorThe Reverend1990
Movie
6
ActorReverend Mike1979
Movie
5.6
ActorChip Oswald2000
Movie
5.3
ActorBrotha #11997
Movie
4.4
ActorMr. Buttersworth1986
Movie
5.4
ActorGeorge Jefferson (uncredited)1998
Movie
6.4
Actor1994
Movie
4.7
ActorGrocer1997
Movie
4.5
ActorPastor2009
Movie
ActorHomeless Guy1996
TV Show
5.3
ActorSelf
9 Episodes
2003
TV Show
6.6
ActorDeacon Ernest Frye
110 Episodes
1986-1991
TV Show
7.4
ActorGeorge Jefferson
253 Episodes
1975-1985
TV Show
6.6
ActorWillie Goode
23 Episodes
1996-1997
TV Show
6
ActorSelf
2 Episodes
1975-1979
TV Show
7.7
Actor1 Episode1992-1997
TV Show
6.3
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1974-1976
TV Show
6.6
ActorThe Miller (voice)
1 Episode
1995-2000
TV Show
6.7
Actor2 Episodes1976-1977
TV Show
6.4
ActorMaurice Marshall
1 Episode
1977-1987
TV Show
8.1
ActorJudge Carl Robertson
3 Episodes
1990-1996
TV Show
7.4
ActorMr. Stone
1 Episode
1995-2023
TV Show
6.8
ActorCaptain Savage
3 Episodes
1989-1998
TV Show
6
Actor1 Episode1996-1999
TV Show
7
Actor1 Episode1986-1993
TV Show
7.1
Actor1 Episode1992-1995
TV Show
7.9
ActorSherman Hemsley (voice)
1 Episode
1999
TV Show
7.8
ActorSam
1 Episode
1985-1989
TV Show
6.9
Actor1 Episode1997-2001
TV Show
6.9
ActorMr. Schott
1 Episode
1993-1997
TV Show
5.9
Actor3 Episodes1998-2002
TV Show
5.6
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1980-1980
TV Show
4.4
ActorSherman Hemsley
1 Episode
1998-2002
TV Show
7
ActorGeorge Jefferson
2 Episodes
1984-1985
TV Show
7.4
ActorB.P. Richfield (voice)
29 Episodes
1991-1995
TV Show
7.6
ActorMr. Junkett (voice)
1 Episode
1994-1997
TV Show
6.8
ActorRobert
1 Episode
1977-1982
TV Show
8.1
ActorGeorge Jefferson
2 Episodes
1990-1996
TV Show
4.1
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1980-1980
TV Show
7.6
ActorProfessor Lake
1 Episode
1994-1998
TV Show
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1973-1984
TV Show
6.9
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1974-1980
TV Show
6.3
ActorJudge Powell
1 Episode
1994-1995
Movie
5.8
ActorHerbert Himmel1990
Movie
7.7
ActorGitlow1982
Movie
7.4
ActorMagic Mirror1987
Movie
5.5
ActorEdward Marshall / Steel Condor2000
Movie
5.4
ActorJudge Daley1986
Movie
7.1
ActorThe Master Programmer1989
Movie
ActorSelf1980
Movie
5.6
ActorMr. Ed (voice)2004
Limited Series
7.4
ActorThe Mouse
2 Episodes
1985-1985
TV Special
7
Actor1 Episode1976
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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