Sherman Hemsley dead, 'Jeffersons' star was 74
Photo credit: AP, 1998 | Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley, who co-starred on "The Jeffersons," seen after participating in a Nick At Nite's luncheon in New York.
'George Jefferson,' Sherman Hemsley dead at 74
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Sherman Hemsley, best known as sourpuss George Jefferson who moved uptown and into TV history, died Tuesday at age 74. He had been living in El Paso, Texas. The cause of death was not immediately released.
"Sherman Hemsley has been pronounced dead El Paso Sheriff's Department has confirmed," the actor's agent Todd Frank said in a statement released to Reuters.
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