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Sherman Hemsley

ActorBorn 1938, died 2012On stage 1970 to 19722 productions on this page

Sherman Hemsley
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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. For his work on The Jeffersons, Hemsley was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. Hemsley also won an NAACP Image Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Series or Special ("The Jeffersons") in 1982.

On stage

2 productions, 2 years
1970
PurlieBroadway Broadway Theatre. Original. Directed by Philip Rose
688 performances
1972
PurlieBroadway Billy Rose Theatre. Revival. Directed by Louis Johnson
14 performances

Worked with more than once

2 names

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