Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley
Birth name	Sherman Alexander Hemsley
Born	February 1, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	July 24, 2012 in El Paso, Texas, USA from superior vena cava syndrome due to lung cancer
Notable Roles	George Jefferson in The Jeffersons
Notable Episodes
Awards	1 Image Award 1 TV Land Award

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Sherman Hemsley was an American actor.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The Jeffersons	George Jefferson	1975–1985	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Amen	Ernest Frye	1986–1991	1	2	3	4	5
Goode Behavior	Willie Goode	1996–1997	1

Recurring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
All in the Family	George Jefferson	1973–1978		4	5			8

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Love Boat	Maurice Marshall	1x02 - A Tasteful Affair / Oh, Dale! / The Main Event	October 1, 1977
The Incredible Hulk	Robert	2x19 - No Escape	March 30, 1979
Fantasy Island	Charlie Atkins	5x05 - Mr. Nobody / La Liberatora	November 7, 1981
Fantasy Island	Fred Simpson	6x08 - The Kleptomaniac / Thank God, I'm a Country Girl	December 11, 1982
227	Thurmond Fox	3x18 - The Big Deal	February 13, 1988
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Judge Carl Robertson	3x06 - P.S. I Love You	October 24, 1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Judge Carl Robertson	3x07 - Here Comes the Judge	October 26, 1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Judge Carl Robertson	3x10 - Asses to Ashes	November 16, 1992
Designing Women	Mr. Toussant	7x14 - Wedding Redux	February 5, 1993
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Wallace Pitney	2x03 - School's a Drag	October 8, 1993
Family Matters	Captain Savage	6x07 - Par for the Course	November 4, 1994
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Winslow P. Schott	2x09 - Season's Greedings	December 4, 1994
Family Matters	Captain Savage	6x12 - Midterm Crisis	January 6, 1995
Family Matters	Captain Savage	6x13 - An Unlikely Match	January 20, 1995
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	George Jefferson	5x17 - Will Is from Mars...	February 20, 1995
The Wayans Bros.	Mr. Stone	1x11 - It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!	May 3, 1995
Sister, Sister	Grandpa Campbell	3x05 - Grandpa Campbell	October 4, 1995
In the House	Buster	2x10 - Christmas Party	December 11, 1995
Sister, Sister	Grandpa Campbell	3x05 - Christmas	December 13, 1995
Sister, Sister	Grandpa Campbell	3x19 - Summer Bummer	March 13, 1996
Martin	DMV Clerk	4x25 - D.M.V. Blues	April 25, 1996
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	George Jefferson	6x24 - I, Done (2)	May 20, 1996
Clueless	Murray's Grandpa	1x11 - Romeo & Cher	December 13, 1996
Sister, Sister	Grandpa Campbell	5x21 - Shoeless	May 3, 1998
The Hughleys	Mr. Williams	1x18 - I Do, I Do, Again (1)	February 23, 1999
The Hughleys	Mr. Williams	1x19 - I Do, I Do, Again (2)	March 2, 1999
V.I.P.	Himself	1x22 - Val the Hard Way	May 22, 1999
The Hughleys	Mr. Williams	2x20 - Body Double	April 7, 2000
The Hughleys	James Williams	3x09 - Oh Thank Heaven for Seven-Eleven	November 20, 2000
Family Guy	Himself	4x18 - Father, Son and Holy Fonz	December 18, 2005

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Hollywood Squares		April 7-11, 1975
Hollywood Squares		November 17-21, 2003

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1984)

The Jeffersons