Lear was so convinced that Hemsley was the right man to play Jefferson that he waited a full two years for the actor to wrap ...

Sherman Hemsley, an actor best known for his overbearing sitcom roles, notably the upwardly mobile and bigoted African American George Jefferson in the long-running show “The Jeffersons” and t ...

Sherman Hemsley, who played the brash George Jefferson on “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons,” died Tuesday at 74, his booking agent said. Hemsley played Jefferson, a wisecracking ...

Much of that credit belongs to Sherman Hemsley, the gifted character actor who gave life to the blustering black Harlem businessman on "The Jeffersons," one of TV's longest running and most ...

The body of actor Sherman Hemsley, who played George Jefferson, has been kept on ice for the last 3 1/2 months. His remains have been refrigerated since he passed away from lung cancer on July ...

It's been over a month since the world lost Sherman Hemsley; however, "The Jeffersons" star has yet to be laid to rest. According to the Sacramento Bee, Hemsley's embalmed body will be kept in ...

The fact that the late actor is already buried counts for something By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large Sherman Hemsley, who played George Jefferson on "All in the Family" and "The ...

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The embalmed body of actor Sherman Hemsley, who became famous for his role as television's George Jefferson, will be kept in refrigeration at an El Paso funeral home until ...

By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large Sherman Hemsley, who played George Jefferson on "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," died July 24 in El Paso, Texas. He was 74. Sherman Hemsley ...