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Sherman Hemsley Dies at 74
By Maggie Coughlan

Tuesday July 24, 2012 04:40 PM EDT

Sherman Hemsley, who played George Jefferson on The Jeffersons, has died at 74, according to police.

The actor played Jefferson in All in the Family and its successful spin-off, The Jeffersons.

He also played Deacon Ernest Frye on Amen.

Hemsley died at his home in El Paso, Texas, police tell TMZ. El Paso TV news station KVIA also reports the actor died there, citing a friend.

Hemsley had no wife or children.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,...28,00.html

I was never that into The Jeffersons, but strangely, one scene still sticks out in my mind. There was an episode where George relived the assassination of MLK that was really heartfelt. Or at least, it seemed so at the time.