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Sherman Hemsley

1938 - 2012

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Sherman Alexander Hemsley (February 1, 1938 – July 24, 2012) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his roles as George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family (1973–1975; 1978) and The Jeffersons (1975–1985), Deacon Ernest Frye on the NBC series Amen (1986–1991), and B. P. Richfield on the ABC series Dinosaurs. Hemsley also played Judge Carl Robertson on the NBC series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. For his work on The Jeffersons, Hemsley was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Sherman Hemsley is the 6,019th most popular actor (down from 6,015th in 2024), the 9,326th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,827th in 2019) and the 2,770th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Sherman Hemsley ranks 6,019 out of 13,578. Before him are Bill Moseley, Rebel Wilson, Igor Dmitriev, Richard Davalos, Garrett Morris, and Gary Daniels. After him are Dieter Borsche, Phillip Rhee, Jennifer Hudson, Bob Einstein, Katherine McNamara, and Elissa Landi.

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Among people born in 1938, Sherman Hemsley ranks 499. Before him are Wilson Kiprugut, Charles Lloyd, Mark Rakita, Armando Tobar, Romano Fogli, and Aleksandar Kostov. After him are Árpád Orbán, António Calvário, John Prescott, Neville Lederle, Alfred Raoul, and Bart Berman. Among people deceased in 2012, Sherman Hemsley ranks 374. Before him are Rosy Varte, Emanuel Steward, Josef Kloimstein, Théophile Abega, Branko Kralj, and Clive Dunn. After him are Oscar Rossi, Vincenzo Consolo, Horst Faas, J. Bernlef, Vasily Belov, and Jenni Rivera.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sherman Hemsley ranks 9,328 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Davalos (1930), Jim Elliot (1927), Garrett Morris (1937), Walter Reuther (1907), Gregg Araki (1959), and Brain (1963). After him are Phillip Rhee (1960), Jennifer Hudson (1981), Bob Einstein (1942), Gwendolyn Brooks (1917), Lee Ranaldo (1956), and Katherine McNamara (1995).

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Among actors born in United States, Sherman Hemsley ranks 2,771. Before him are Sasha Mitchell (1967), Talia Balsam (1959), Lynn Collins (1977), Bill Moseley (1951), Richard Davalos (1930), and Garrett Morris (1937). After him are Phillip Rhee (1960), Jennifer Hudson (1981), Bob Einstein (1942), Katherine McNamara (1995), Christian Camargo (1971), and Christine Estabrook (1952).

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