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Biography

Born

2/1/1938, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Sherman Hemsley

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- Back to the Grind
  Self
  - S 1: Ep 2 Marla Gibbs & Sherman Hemsley
    7/25/07
- The Surreal Life
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 9 Check-out Is At Noon, Parts 1 and 2
    5/14/06
  - S 6: Ep 8 Flo's Final Word
    5/7/06
  - S 6: Ep 7 Battle of the 80's Hair Bands
    4/30/06
  - S 6: Ep 6 Tawny Takes on Flo: Part 2
    4/23/06
  - S 6: Ep 5 Tawny Takes on Flo, Part 1
    4/17/06
  - + 4 More Credits
- Figure It Out
  Himself/Panelist
- Goode Behavior
  Willie Goode
  - S 1: Ep 1 Goode Book
    8/26/96
- Dinosaurs
  B.P. Richfield
  - S 4: Ep 7 Changing Nature
    7/20/94
  - S 4: Ep 5 Earl's Big Jackpot
    7/6/94
  - S 4: Ep 3 The Greatest Story Ever Sold
    6/22/94
  - S 4: Ep 2 Earl, Don't Be a Hero
    6/8/94
  - S 3: Ep 22 The Clip Show II
    7/2/93
  - + 33 More Credits
- Amen
  Deacon Ernest Frye
  - S 5: Ep 22 Deliverance (2)
    5/11/91
  - S 5: Ep 21 Deliverance (1)
    5/4/91
  - S 5: Ep 20 Date with an Angel
    4/27/91
  - S 5: Ep 19 Three's a Crowd
    4/13/91
  - S 5: Ep 18 The Wild Deak
    4/6/91
  - + 106 More Credits
- The Jeffersons
  George Jefferson
  - S 11: Ep 24 Red Robins
    7/2/85
  - S 11: Ep 23 Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway
    6/25/85
  - S 11: Ep 22 The Odd Couple
    6/11/85
  - S 11: Ep 21 The Truth Hurts
    6/4/85
  - S 11: Ep 20 And Up We Go
    4/30/85
  - + 248 More Credits
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  George Jefferson
  - S 6: Ep 24 I, Done (2)
    5/20/96
  - S 5: Ep 17 Will is From Mars...
    2/20/95
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  Judge Roberton
  - S 3: Ep 10 Asses to Ashes
    11/16/92
  - S 3: Ep 7 Here Comes the Judge
    10/26/92
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  Judge Carl Robertson
  - S 3: Ep 6 P.S. I Love You
    10/24/92
- All In The Family
  George Jefferson
  - S 8: Ep 22 Mike's New Job
    3/5/78
  - S 5: Ep 25 Mike Makes His Move
    3/8/75
  - S 5: Ep 18 The Jeffersons Move Up
    1/11/75
  - S 5: Ep 13 Archie's Contract
    12/7/74
  - S 5: Ep 12 George and Archie Make a Deal
    11/30/74
  - + 10 More Credits
Guest Star (56)

Role
- The Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Jeffersons & One Day at a Time
    3/25/08
- TV Land Top 10
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 All in the Family
    1/14/06
  - S 1: Ep 7 Characters You Love To Hate
    5/25/05
- Family Guy
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 18 The Father, The Son, and The Holy Fonz
    12/18/05
- The Hollywood Squares
  Himself (w/ Isabel Sanford)
  - S 6: Ep 51 Dynamic Duos Week - Monday
    11/17/03
- The Hughleys
  James Williams
  - S 3: Ep 9 Oh Thank Heaven For Seven-Eleven
    11/20/00
- The Hughleys
  Mr. Williams
  - S 2: Ep 20 Body Double
    4/7/00
  - S 1: Ep 19 I Do, I Do, Again (2)
    3/2/99
  - S 1: Ep 18 I Do, I Do, Again (1)
    2/23/99
- City Guys
  Slick Billy West
  - S 3: Ep 4 Face the Music
    9/18/99
- V.I.P.
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 22 Val The Hard Way
    5/22/99
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 154 Show #396
    5/4/98
- Sister, Sister
  Grandpa Campbell
  - S 5: Ep 21 Shoeless
    5/3/98
  - S 3: Ep 19 Summer Bummer
    3/13/96
  - S 3: Ep 5 Grandpa Campbell
    10/4/95
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 21 Ray Combs
    11/16/97
- All That
  Food Critic
  - S 3: Ep 19 Dr. Joyce Brothers & Sherman Hemsley / Heavy D.
    9/6/97
  - S 3: Ep 11 Sherman Hemsley / Nas
    1/25/97
- Clueless
  Murray's Grandpa
  - S 1: Ep 11 Romeo & Cher
    12/13/96
- Homeboys in Outer Space
  George
  - S 1: Ep 4 Behold a Pale Planet or, What If God Was One of Us
    9/17/96
- Minor Adjustments
  Dr. Engel
  - S 1: Ep 18 Baby Boomer Angst
    5/7/96
- Martin
  DMV Clerk
  - S 4: Ep 25 D.M.V. Blues
    4/25/96
- Sister, Sister
  Grandpa Jimmy "Soupy" Campbell
  - S 3: Ep 12 Christmas
    12/12/95
- In the House
  Buster
  - S 2: Ep 10 Christmas Party
    12/11/95
- The Magic School Bus
  Mr. Junkett
  - S 2: Ep 8 Revving Up
    10/29/95
- The Wayans Bros.
  Mr. Stone
  - S 1: Ep 11 It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!
    5/3/95
- The Secret World of Alex Mack
  Professor Lake
  - S 1: Ep 11 Annie Bails
    1/21/95
- Family Matters
  Capt. Savage
  - S 6: Ep 13 An Unlikely Match
    1/20/95
  - S 6: Ep 12 Midterm Crisis
    1/6/95
  - S 6: Ep 7 Par For the Course
    11/4/94
- Me and the Boys
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 11 Oops., There It Is!
    12/6/94
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Winslow P. Schott
  - S 2: Ep 9 Season's Greedings
    12/4/94
- Thunder in Paradise
  Capt. Hawspipe
  - S 1: Ep 10 Distant Shout of Thunder
    5/20/94
- Burke's Law (1994)
  Judge Powell
  - S 1: Ep 9 Who Killed the Legal Eagle?
    4/8/94
- Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
  Wallace Pitney
  - S 2: Ep 3 School's a Drag
    10/8/93
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 122 March 25, 1993
    3/25/93
  - S 1: Ep 114 June 9, 1989
    6/9/89
- In Living Color
  George Jefferson
  - S 4: Ep 15 Forever Silky
    2/7/93
- Designing Women
  Mr. Toussant
  - S 7: Ep 14 Wedding Redux
    2/5/93
- Circus of the Stars
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 16 Special #16
    11/29/91
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 214 June 28, 1990
    6/28/90
- Soul Train
  Guest
  - S 19: Ep 25 Stacy Lattisaw/ Sherman Hemsley/ KYZE
    4/28/90
- 227
  Thurmond Fox
  - S 3: Ep 18 The Big Deal
    2/13/88
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Sam
  - S 1: Ep 29 I of Newton
    12/13/85
- E/R
  George Jefferson
  - S 1: Ep 2 Pilot (2)
    9/16/84
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot (1)
    9/16/84
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 28 Country Music Jamboree: Hits & Missus/Return of Annabelle/Just Plain Folks Medicine/Caught in the Act (2)
    4/30/83
  - S 6: Ep 27 Country Music Jamboree: Hits & Missus/Return of Annabelle/Just Plain Folks Medicine/Caught in the Act (1)
    4/30/83
- Fantasy Island
  Fred Simpson
  - S 6: Ep 8 The Kleptomaniac / Thank God, I'm a Country Girl
    12/11/82
- Fantasy Island
  Charlie Atkins
  - S 5: Ep 5 Mr. Nobody / La Liberatora
    11/7/81
- The Big Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9
    5/6/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 156 May 6, 1980
    5/6/80
  - S 1: Ep 70 February 7, 1975
    2/7/75
- Battle of the Network Stars
  CBS Team
  - S 4: Ep 2 Special #8
    5/4/80
- Pink Lady and Jeff
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Guests Bert Parks, Blondie, Sherman Hemsley
    3/1/80
- The Incredible Hulk
  Robert
  - S 2: Ep 19 No Escape
    3/30/79
- America 2Night
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 14 4/27/78
    4/27/78
- The Love Boat
  Maurice Marshall
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Main Event
    10/1/77
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs
    9/25/76
- The Sonny & Cher Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 Show 11
    4/11/76
  - S 1: Ep 10 Show 10
    4/4/76
- Donny and Marie
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 GUESTS: SHERMAN HEMSLEY, PEARL BAILEY, RUTH BUZZI
    3/12/76
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 3 Muhammad Ali
    2/19/76
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 23 October 1, 1975
    10/1/75
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 60 April 7-11, 1975 (NBC-TV)
    4/7/75
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 123 March 6, 1975
    3/6/75
- All In The Family
  Guest Star
- The Ben Stiller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 Episode 13: The Unaired Episode
- Becoming
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 4 Becoming Nelly and the St. Lunatics
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Secret World of Alex Mack
  Professor Lake
  - S 1: Ep 11 Annie Bails
    1/21/95

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- As of June, 2007 Sherman Hemsley owes the state of California over 340,000 in taxes.
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- Sherman is 11 years older than his TV son, Mike Evans on The Jeffersons.
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- Sherman is 5 feet 6 inches tall.
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