It was a nifty idea, carried out by an all-star cast (and directed by old hand James Burrows) who accepted their mission with pride and faithful adherence to the original characters and concepts. But ...

EL PASO, Texas – Sherman Hemsley, the actor who made the irascible, bigoted George Jefferson of “The Jeffersons” one of television’s most memorable characters and a symbol for urban upward mobility, ...

Iconic character actor Sherman Hemsley was found dead in his El Paso home at the age of 74, police said Tuesday. Hemsley, who played the ambitious and comically conniving African American dry cleaning ...

Sherman Hemsley, the actor who made the irascible, bigoted George Jefferson of "The Jeffersons" one of television's most memorable characters and a symbol for urban upward mobility, died at 74. Police ...

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The character of George Jefferson debuted nearly four decades ago as a black bigot, a too-close-for-comfort counterpart to his white racist neighbor, Archie Bunker, on “All in the Family,” then the ...