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...

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Cast Credits

Clunkers

as Boss

For the Love of a Dog

as George O'Donnell

Screwed

as Chip Oswald

Up, Up, and Away

as Edward Marshall / Steel Condor

Jane Austen's Mafia!

as George Jefferson (uncredited)

Senseless

as Smythe/Bates Doorman

Sprung

as Brotha #1

The Misery Brothers

as Rev. Scheister

Mr. Nanny

as Burt Wilson

Camp Cucamonga

as Herbert Himmel

Club Fed

as The Reverend

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

as The Master Programmer

Ghost Fever

as Buford / Jethro

Combat Academy

as Judge Daley

Stewardess School

as Mr. Buttersworth

Purlie

as Gitlow

Love at First Bite

as Reverend Mike