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My Take
Sherman Hemsley is one of the great comic actors, full stop. Rising from South Philadelphia to become a fixture of American living rooms, his George Jefferson on All in the Family and The Jeffersons was brash, vain and utterly impossible to dislike. That balance is incredibly hard to pull off, and his stage-trained timing and physicality made it look effortless. Later he even lent his voice to a wonderfully obnoxious boss on Dinosaurs. He passed in 2012, but the actors who capture an era through laughter never really leave. For me, Hemsley earns nothing but admiration.
Overview
Sherman Alexander Hemsley (February 1, 1938 – July 24, 2012) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his roles as George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family (1973–1975; 1978) and The Jeffersons (1975–1985), Deacon Ernest Frye on the NBC series Amen (1986–1991), and B. P. Richfield on the ABC series Dinosaurs.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sherman Hemsley
- Name (Japanese)
- シャーマン・ヘンズリー
- Reading
- しゃーまん・へんずりー
- Born
- February 1, 1938 – July 24, 2012
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / television actor / film actor / comedian / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Edward W. Bok Technical High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.