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Sherman Hemsley
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Sherman Hemsley
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1938-02-01,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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

Filmography

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

4

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980-01-04

4.816

Camp Cucamonga
1990-09-23

Love at First Bite

5.964

Love at First Bite
1979-04-26

5.2

Mr. Nanny
1993-04-02

5.468

Screwed
2000-05-12

Stewardess School

4.9

Stewardess School
1986-08-01

For the Love of a Dog

5.4

For the Love of a Dog
2008-03-01

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

5.254

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009-12-02

2.8

Ghost Fever
1987-03-27

5.5

Club Fed
1990-08-09

Up, Up, and Away

5.6

Up, Up, and Away
2000-01-22

A Christmas Journey Home

0

A Christmas Journey Home
1996-12-01

5.6

Combat Academy
1986-11-23

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

5.446

Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997-09-09

The Misery Brothers

5

The Misery Brothers
1995-01-01

6.5

Purlie
1981-10-12

0

Clunkers
2015-06-09

5.429

Sprung
1997-05-14

Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

8

Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987-05-22

0

Home of Angels
1994-01-01

Jane Austen's Mafia!

5.521

Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998-07-24

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

0

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
1989-10-02

6.2

Senseless
1998-02-20

The Ben Stiller Show

5

The Ben Stiller Show
1992-09-27

7.552

Martin
1992-08-27

The Surreal Life

7.3

The Surreal Life
2003-01-09

7.401

Family Guy
1999-01-31

Designing Women

6.886

Designing Women
1986-09-29

The Sonny and Cher Show

7.167

The Sonny and Cher Show
1976-02-01

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

7.915

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-09-10

The Wayans Bros.

7.243

The Wayans Bros.
1995-01-11

The Twilight Zone

7.721

The Twilight Zone
1985-09-27

All in the Family

7.8

All in the Family
1971-01-12

7.31

The Jeffersons
1975-01-18

7.125

Donny & Marie
1976-01-23

6.295

Clueless
1996-09-20

6.78

Family Matters
1989-09-22

8.286

City Guys
1997-09-06

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

6.9

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993-09-12

6.8

The Hughleys
1998-09-22

6.579

Amen
1986-09-27

Battle of the Network Stars

6.167

Battle of the Network Stars
1976-11-13

7

Goode Behavior
1996-08-26

9

The Big Show
1980-03-04

7

Pink Lady
1980-03-01

Back to the Grind

0

Back to the Grind
2007-07-18

Living in TV Land

0

Living in TV Land
2004-08-18

Alice in Wonderland

6.865

Alice in Wonderland
1985-12-09

Tony Orlando and Dawn

3.5

Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974-12-04

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973-09-14

The Secret World of Alex Mack

7.779

The Secret World of Alex Mack
1994-10-08

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

7.915

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-09-10

5.556

E/R
1984-09-16

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.273

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

7.794

Dinosaurs
1991-04-26

6.75

Burke's Law
1994-01-07

The Magic School Bus

7.686

The Magic School Bus
1994-09-10

The Incredible Hulk

7.243

The Incredible Hulk
1977-11-04

5.304

V.I.P.
1998-09-26

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

6.736

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992-09-22

6.5

Vicki!
1992-08-31

7.105

Sister, Sister
1994-04-01

7.105

Sister, Sister
1994-04-01

9

Mr. Ed

7

Figure It Out
1997-07-07

Saturday Night Live

6.938

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

All in the Family

7.8

All in the Family
1971-01-12

The Magic of David Copperfield

7

The Magic of David Copperfield
1978-10-27