Appreciation: Sherman Hemsley walked the walk

UPDATED: The actor was found in his home in El Paso, Texas.

Sherman Hemsley, who as George Jefferson ensured that black folks would never again be invisible on television, died Tuesday at his El Paso home. He was 74. Police said Hemsley was discovered by his nurse and apparently died of natural causes.

Much of that credit belongs to Sherman Hemsley, the gifted character actor who gave life to the blustering black Harlem businessman on "The Jeffersons," one of TV's longest running and most successful sitcoms — particularly noteworthy with its mostly

Sherman Hemsley, the man who brought George Jefferson to vivid life, has died at age 74. The accomplished stage actor achieved his widest fame in a role he raised to comic greatness: George Jefferson, the egotistical,

Sherman Hemsley, who played the brash George Jefferson on "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," died Tuesday at age 74, his booking agent said.

Appreciation: Sherman Hemsley walked the walk

UPDATED: The actor was found in his home in El Paso, Texas.

Sherman Hemsley, who as George Jefferson ensured that black folks would never again be invisible on television, died Tuesday at his El Paso home. He was 74. Police said Hemsley was discovered by his nurse and apparently died of natural causes.

Much of that credit belongs to Sherman Hemsley, the gifted character actor who gave life to the blustering black Harlem businessman on "The Jeffersons," one of TV's longest running and most successful sitcoms — particularly noteworthy with its mostly

Sherman Hemsley, the man who brought George Jefferson to vivid life, has died at age 74. The accomplished stage actor achieved his widest fame in a role he raised to comic greatness: George Jefferson, the egotistical,

Sherman Hemsley, who played the brash George Jefferson on "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," died Tuesday at age 74, his booking agent said.

Sherman Hemsley strutted into TV history as George Jefferson

Sherman Hemsley, who played the brash George Jefferson on "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," died Tuesday at age 74, his booking agent said.

Sherman Hemsley exploded into television stardom when Norman Lear cast him in the early 1970s hit "All in the Family" as lovable bigot Archie Bunker's black neighbor, George Jefferson. Hemsley then starred in the

Share with Shortlink: (AllHipHop News) A number of rappers are mourning over the death of legendary actor Sherman Hemsley, who died today (July 24), in El Paso, Texas. According to reports, Hemsley died of natural

Sherman Hemsley, who played the brash George Jefferson on "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," died Tuesday at age 74, his booking agent said.

25, 2012 – Actor Sherman Hemsley was found dead in his El Paso, Texas home on Tuesday. The cause of death is pending. (/Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: E-mail · Save/Share · Embed · Comments · Permalink · NEWS · campaign 2012

Sherman Hemsley dies: Watch George Jefferson at his finest

Sherman Hemsley, who died of natural causes at his home in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday, had a lengthy career, but in the minds of most TV-watching Americans, he will always be George Jefferson. Jefferson, the successful owner of a chain of New York City

EL PASO, TX (RNN) – Sherman Hemsley, who famously played George Jefferson in the hit TV show The Jeffersons, has died. He was 74 years old. El Paso police confirmed to TMZ.com that Hemsley died in his home there. Hemsley had no wife and no

In Tuesday afternoon's round-up of news briefs, the actor who played George Jefferson has died. Russell Crowe will direct a film about a cult comedian. Disney is moving a 3-D re-release to the holidays; NATO is taking

EL PASO, TEXAS (AP) – 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, has died. He was 74. Police in El Paso, Texas,

Share with Shortlink: (AllHipHop News) A number of rappers are mourning over the death of legendary actor Sherman Hemsley, who died today (July 24), in El Paso, Texas. According to reports, Hemsley died of natural