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Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Alexander Hemsley played the same character, 'George Jefferson', on five different TV series and in a film: the TV series All in the Family (1971), The Jeffersons (1975), E/R (1984) , The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), House of Payne (2006) and the film, Mafia! (1998). Sherman Hemsley will be remembered as an actor who was on shows that addressed serious issues but also one who brought laughter into homes every week.

English

Dinosaurs

1991
as B.P. Richfield

The Jeffersons

1975
as George Jefferson

Screwed

2000
as Chip Oswald

Stewardess School

1986
as Mr. Buttersworth

Car Lot

2015
as Boss

For the Love of a Dog

2008
as George O'Donnell

The Misery Brothers

1995
as Rev. Scheister

Amen

1986
as Ernest Frye

Up, Up, and Away

2000
as Edward Marshall / Steel Condor

All in the Family

1971
as George Jefferson

Hangin' in Hedo

2008
as Henry Hunter

Camp Cucamonga

1990
as Herbert Himmel

Love at First Bite

1979
as Reverend Mike

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

1989
as The Master Programmer

Purlie

1981
as Gitlow Judson

Mr. Nanny

1993
as Burt Wilson

Combat Academy

1986
as Judge Daley

Pink Lady and Jeff

1980
as Guest Star

Club Fed

1990
as The Reverend

Guest Star

Episode Sister, Sister
Christmas
1995
Episode The Secret World of Alex Mack
Annie Bails
1995
Episode Clueless
Romeo & Cher
1996
Episode Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars VIII
1980
Episode E/R (1984)
Pilot (1)
1984
Episode E/R (1984)
Pilot (2)
1984
Episode V.I.P.
Val the Hard Way
1999
Episode Vicki!
The Jeffersons, Gilligan's Island, Happy Days
1970
Episode Minor Adjustments
Baby Boomer Angst
1996
Episode The Twilight Zone (1985)
I of Newton
1985
Episode The Wayans Bros.
It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!
1995
Episode Me and the Boys
Oops., There It Is!
1994
Episode The Magic School Bus
Revving Up
1995
Episode Sister, Sister
Grandpa Campbell
1995
Episode Family Guy
The Father, The Son, and The Holy Fonz
2005
Episode The Sonny & Cher Show
Show 10 - George Gobel, Sherman Hemsley
1976
Episode All in the Family
Archie is Cursed
1973
Episode In the House
Christmas Party
1995
Episode Pink Lady and Jeff
Episode 1
1980
Episode The Jeffersons
E/R Pilot
1970
Episode The Jeffersons
“The Jeffersons Move Up”
1970
Episode Burke's Law (1994)
Who Killed the Legal Eagle?
1994
Episode The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
P.S. I Love You
1992
Episode The Love Boat
Oh, Dale!/The Main Event/A Tasteful Affair
1977
Episode Homeboys in Outer Space
Behold a Pale Planet or, What If God Was One of Us
1996
Episode The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
I, Done (2)
1996
Episode The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Here Comes the Judge
1992
Episode Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Season's Greedings
1994
Episode Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
School's a Drag
1993
Episode The Hughleys
I Do, I Do, Again (1)
1999
Episode Martin
D.M.V. Blues
1996
Episode Family Matters
Par for the Course
1994
Episode Sister, Sister
Shoeless
1998
Episode City Guys
Face the Music
1999
Episode 227
The Big Deal
1988
Episode The Ben Stiller Show
The Lost Episode
1995
Episode The Hughleys
I Do, I Do, Again (2)
1999
Episode Being Bobby Brown
Parenting 101
2005
Episode Sister, Sister
Summer Bummer
1996
Episode Designing Women
Wedding Redux
1993
Episode The Incredible Hulk
No Escape
1979
Episode The Hughleys
Body Double
2000
Episode Family Matters
Midterm Crisis
1995
Episode The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will is From Mars...
1995
Episode E! True Hollywood Story
Ray Combs
1997
Episode Family Matters
An Unlikely Match
1995