“The Jeffersons” Star Sherman Hemsley Dead at 74

Posted on: 5:05 pm, July 24, 2012, by , updated on: 06:20am, July 25, 2012

EL PASO, Texas — The actor best known for his character in the Jeffersons has died. TMZ is reporting Sherman Hemsley died at his home in Texas.

The actor spent 11 seasons playing the outspoken George Jeffersons on All in the Family and The Jeffersons. Hemsley’s cause of death hasn’t been released. He was 74-years-old.

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