Sherman Hemsley

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Sherman Hemsley (1999)

Sherman Alexander Hemsley (born February 1, 1938 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † July 24, 2012 in El Paso , Texas ) was an American actor .

Life

Hemsley was best known for the role of George Jefferson in the sitcom The Jeffersons . For this he was nominated for an Emmy in 1984. Two years earlier, Hemsley received an Image Award for his role . He later had many guest roles, including in the sitcom The Prince of Bel-Air . In 1984 he made a guest appearance on the Italian television show Grand Hotel . In 1986 he also appeared in the comedy Ghost Fever as a racist ghost in front of the camera. In 1987 he met the US President Ronald Reagan and the General Secretary of the CPSU , Mikhail Gorbachev , during a celebration of the Cleveland International Peace Proceedings. Hemsley also appeared in the animated series Family Guy ; there he invented his own religion. He was also seen in the Michael Jackson video for Liberian Girl .

Sherman Hemsley died of lung cancer on July 24, 2012 .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Sherman Hemsley  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sherman Hemsley Dead At 74 ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / uptownmagazine.com
  2. ↑ B-Sides: George Jefferson Has Ghost Fever
  3. ^ Perfect People Sherman Hemsley Biography
personal data
SURNAME Hemsley, Sherman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hemsley, Sherman Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 2012
Place of death El Paso , Texas