Sherman Hemsley: Sherman Hemsley strutted into TV history as George Jefferson

close-up image of Sherman Hemsley's face. Sherman Hemsley, iconic star of the TV series All in the Family, The Jeffersons, and Amen, among other projects, has died at age 74. Born in South Philadelphia, Hemsley droppedEL PASO, Texas — Sherman Hemsley, the actor who made the irascible, bigoted George Jefferson of "The Jeffersons" one of television's most memorable characters and a symbol for urban upward mobility, has died. He was 74. Police in El Paso, Texas, saidSherman

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