Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley

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

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  • Coitianta: 5.368
  • Is eol do: Acting
  • Breithlá: 1938-02-01
  • Áit bhreithe: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • 1980
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    The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

    The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1990
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    Camp Cucamonga

    Camp Cucamonga

    4.882 1990 HD

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  • 1979
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    Love at First Bite

    Love at First Bite

    5.974 1979 HD

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  • 1993
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    Mr. Nanny

    Mr. Nanny

    5.062 1993 HD

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  • 2000
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    Screwed

    Screwed

    5.467 2000 HD

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  • 1986
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    Stewardess School

    Stewardess School

    4.9 1986 HD

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  • 2008
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    For the Love of a Dog

    For the Love of a Dog

    5.4 2008 HD

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  • 2009
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    American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

    American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

    5.3 2009 HD

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  • 1987
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    Ghost Fever

    Ghost Fever

    2.5 1987 HD

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  • 1990
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    Club Fed

    Club Fed

    3.7 1990 HD

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  • 2000
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    Up, Up, and Away

    Up, Up, and Away

    5.677 2000 HD

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  • 1996
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    A Christmas Journey Home

    A Christmas Journey Home

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1986
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    Combat Academy

    Combat Academy

    5.3 1986 HD

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  • 1997
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    Casper: A Spirited Beginning

    Casper: A Spirited Beginning

    5.4 1997 HD

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  • 1970
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    Mr. Ed

    Mr. Ed

    2 1970 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Misery Brothers

    The Misery Brothers

    2 1995 HD

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  • 1981
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    Purlie

    Purlie

    7 1981 HD

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  • 2015
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    Clunkers

    Clunkers

    1 2015 HD

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  • 1997
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    Sprung

    Sprung

    5.5 1997 HD

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  • 1987
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    Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1994
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    Home of Angels

    Home of Angels

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1998
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    Jane Austen's Mafia!

    Jane Austen's Mafia!

    5.4 1998 HD

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  • 1989
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    Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

    Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1998
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    Senseless

    Senseless

    6.18 1998 HD

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  • 1992
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    The Ben Stiller Show

    The Ben Stiller Show

    4.8 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Martin

    Martin

    7.671 1992 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Surreal Life

    The Surreal Life

    7.8 2003 HD

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  • 1999
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    Family Guy

    Family Guy

    7.4 1999 HD

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  • 1986
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    Designing Women

    Designing Women

    6.69 1986 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Sonny & Cher Show

    The Sonny & Cher Show

    4.7 1976 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.295 1977 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    7.9 1990 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Wayans Bros.

    The Wayans Bros.

    7.095 1995 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    7.7 1985 HD

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  • 1971
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    All in the Family

    All in the Family

    7.835 1971 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons

    7.296 1975 HD

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  • 1976
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    Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

    6.5 1976 HD

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  • 1996
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    Clueless

    Clueless

    5.984 1996 HD

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  • 1989
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    Family Matters

    Family Matters

    6.728 1989 HD

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  • 1997
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    City Guys

    City Guys

    8 1997 HD

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  • 1993
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    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    7 1993 HD

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  • 1998
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    The Hughleys

    The Hughleys

    6.545 1998 HD

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  • 1986
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    Amen

    Amen

    6.462 1986 HD

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  • 1976
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    Battle of the Network Stars

    Battle of the Network Stars

    7.2 1976 HD

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  • 1996
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    Goode Behavior

    Goode Behavior

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Big Show

    The Big Show

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Pink Lady

    Pink Lady

    5 1980 HD

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  • 2007
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    Back to the Grind

    Back to the Grind

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2004
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    Living in TV Land

    Living in TV Land

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1985
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    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    6.9 1985 HD

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  • 1974
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    Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

    3.5 1974 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    5.3 1973 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Secret World of Alex Mack

    The Secret World of Alex Mack

    7.8 1994 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    7.9 1990 HD

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  • 1984
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    E/R

    E/R

    5.2 1984 HD

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  • 1974
    imgS6 E106

    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6.5 1974 HD

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  • 1995
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    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    6 1995 HD

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  • 1991
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    Dinosaurs

    Dinosaurs

    7.787 1991 HD

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  • 1994
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6.7 1994 HD

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  • 1994
    imgS4 E13

    The Magic School Bus

    The Magic School Bus

    7.621 1994 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

    7.2 1977 HD

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  • 1998
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    V.I.P.

    V.I.P.

    5.161 1998 HD

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