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, died at 74.

Sherman Hemsley CBS via Getty ; Frazer Harrison/Getty Sherman Hemsley in 'The Jeffersons' ; Sherman Hemsley at the LG's Mobile TV Party on June 19, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.

Long before the first episode of The Jeffersons, viewers met the couple on All in the Family as Archie Bunker’s neighbors. In ...

Worn by Sherman Alexander Hemsley, American, 1938 - 2012 Subject of The Jeffersons, American, 1975 - 1985 Description This necktie (ab) is part of a suit worn by Sherman Hemsley as the character ...

Sherman Hemsley starred as the loud and stubborn George Jefferson, earning a nod for Outstanding Lead Actor in A Comedy Series at the 1984 Emmys.

This jacket is part of a suit worn by Sherman Hemsley as the character George Jefferson on the television show "The Jeffersons." It is a rust colored, single-breasted, single-button suit jacket, with ...