Personal Info
Sherman Hemsley
Acting
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, Cent…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Clunkers
as Boss
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
as Pastor
For the Love of a Dog
as George O'Donnell
Screwed
as Chip Oswald
Up, Up, and Away
as Edward Marshall / Steel Condor
Senseless
as Smythe/Bates Doorman
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as George Jefferson (uncredited)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
as Grocer
Sprung
as Brotha #1
A Christmas Journey Home
as Homeless Guy
TV Shows
Back to the Grind
1 ep.
Living in TV Land
1 ep.
The Surreal Life
as Self · 9 ep.
Family Guy
as Sherman Hemsley (voice) · 1 ep.
V.I.P.
as Sherman Hemsley · 1 ep.
The Hughleys
as James Williams · 4 ep.
City Guys
1 ep.
Figure It Out
as Self · 1 ep.
Clueless
as Murray's Grandpa · 1 ep.
Goode Behavior
as Willie Goode · 23 ep.
