Sherman Hemsley, TV's George Jefferson, dies at 74

Sherman Hemsley, a comic actor who vaulted from a supporting role on Norman Lear's groundbreaking 1970s sitcom "All in the Family" to a lead role as George in the spinoff "The Jeffersons," was found dead Tuesday in El Paso. He was 74. <br> <strong>MORE:</strong> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-sherman-hemsley-20120725,0,1264820.story">Full obituary</a> | PHOTOS: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-sherman-hemsley-life-in-pictures-20120724,0,3357912.photogallery">Life in pictures</a> | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-sherman-hemsley-dies-reactions-20120724,0,3049755.photogallery">Celebrity reactions</a> | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/notables-2012-classic-tv-gallery,0,1406452.photogallery">2012 notable TV deaths</a>

( Los Angeles Times Archive / July 27, 2012 )

Sherman Hemsley, a comic actor who vaulted from a supporting role on Norman Lear's groundbreaking 1970s sitcom "All in the Family" to a lead role as George in the spinoff "The Jeffersons," was found dead Tuesday in El Paso. He was 74.
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