Sherman Hemsley Biography (1938-)
Born February 1, 1938, in Philadelphia, PA. Addresses: Manager: c/o Kenny Johnston & Associates, 15043 Valleyheart Dr., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-1358.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, executive consultant
- Birth Details
- February 1, 1938
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Stage Appearances
- The People vs. Ranchman, off-Broadway production, 1968
- Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland, off-Broadway production, 1969
- (Broadway debut) Gitlow, Purlie, 1970
- Norman Is That You, Las Vegas, NV, 1986
- I'm Not Rappaport, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1987
- Made his stage debut in the advanced workshop of the Negro Ensemble Company, NY; also appeared in The Blacks, Society Hill Playhouse; Norman, Is That You?, Los Angeles; Under the Yum-Yum Tree; Death of aSalesman; Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, Toronto and San Francisco, CA; The Odd Couple, Dallas, TX, and Chicago, IL. Appeared inproductions for Theatre XIV Company.
- Toured in Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope, Toronto, Canada, San Francisco, CA; The Odd Couple, Dallas, TX, Chicago, IL; spent several summers with Dalli Mohammed and Shirley Goldenberg's Phoenix Productions, performing children's plays in East Coast cities.
- Film Appearances
- Reverend Mike, Love at First Bite, American International, 1979
- Mr. Buttersworth, Stewardess School, 1987
- Buford/Jethro, Ghost Fever, 1987
- Reverend Tessler, Club Fed, 1990
- Burt Wilson, Mr. Nanny, 1993
- Buzzard Bracken, Home of Angels, 1994
- Preacher, The Misery Brothers, 1995
- (Cameo appearance) Brotha #1, Sprung, Trimark, 1997
- Grocer, Casper: A Spirited Beginning, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
- Smythe/Bates doorman, Senseless, Miramax, 1998
- (Uncredited) George Jefferson, Jane Austen's Mafia! (also known as Mafia!), Buena Vista, 1998
- Chip Oswald, Screwed, Universal, 2000
- Television Appearances
- Series
- George Jefferson, All in the Family (also known as Those Were the Days), CBS, 1973-75
- George Jefferson, The Jeffersons, CBS, 1975-85
- Deacon Ernest Frye, Amen, 1986-91
- Voice of B. P. Richfield, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991-94
- Wizard of Oz, Townsend Television, 1993
- Willie Goode, Goode Behavior, UPN, 1996-97
- Also appeared in Black Book, Philadelphia television.
- Miniseries
- Mouse, Alice in Wonderland (also known as Alice through the Looking Glass), CBS, 1985
- Movie
- Judge Galey, Combat High (also known as Combat Academy), 1986
- Herbert Himmel, Camp Cucamonga (also known as How I Spent My Summer), NBC, 1990
- Edward Marshall/Steel Condor, Up Up and Away, Disney Channel, 2000
- Specials
- Dean's Place, 1975
- CBS team member, Battle of the Network Stars VIII, 1980
- The Sensational, Shocking, Wonderful, Wacky '70s, 1980
- The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, 1985
- Disney's Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1987
- The 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1987
- The 55th Annual King Orange Jamboree Parade, 1988
- ALF Takes Over the Network, NBC, 1989
- The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1989
- Host, Sherman Hemsley's Comedy Jackpot, Showtime, 1989
- Super Bloopers & New Practical Jokes, NBC, 1990
- The 22nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1990
- Presenter, The 11th Annual ACE Awards, 1990
- The Tube Test, ABC, 1990
- Anchor, All New Circus of the Stars & Side Show (also known asCircus of the Stars #16), CBS, 1991
- Super Bloopers & New Practical Jokes, NBC, 1992
- Host (Los Angeles), Star-athon '92: A Weekend with the Stars,1992
- Miss Howard Stern New Year's Eve Pageant, E! Entertainment Television, 1993
- The Winans' Real Meaning of Christmas, syndicated, 1993
- It's Hot in Here: UPN Fall Preview, UPN, 1996
- 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, 1997
- The 1998 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, 1998
- TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcoms 4, Fox, 2000
- Pilots
- George Jefferson, "Pilot (1)," E/R, 1984
- Episodic
- "The Main Event," The Love Boat, 1977
- George Jefferson, "Mike's New Job," All in the Family, 1978
- Robert, "No Escape," The Incredible Hulk, 1979
- "The World's Strongest Man," Fantasy Island, 1981
- Sam, "I of Newton," The Twilight Zone, 1985
- Improv Tonight, syndicated, 1988
- Jefferson, In Living Color, Fox, 1992
- Judge Robertson, "Here Comes the Judge," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1992
- Judge Robertson, "Asses to Ashes," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1992
- Mr. Toussant, "Wedding Redux," Designing Women, CBS, 1993
- Wallace Pitney, "School's a Drag," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1993
- "Distant Shout of Thunder," Thunder in Paradise, 1994
- Judge Powell, "Who Killed the Legal Eagle?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1994
- Captain Savage, "Par for the Course," Family Matters, ABC, 1994
- Mr. Schott/The Toyman, "Season's Greedings," Lois & Clark: TheNew Adventures of Superman, ABC, 1994
- Voice of Vehicle Maintenance Inspector Junkit, "Revving Up," The MagicSchool Bus, 1994
- Irv, Me and the Boys, ABC, 1994
- Himself, The Ben Stiller Show, Comedy Central, 1995
- Captain Savage, "Midterm Crisis," Family Matters, ABC, 1995
- Captain Savage, "An Unlikely Match," Family Matters, ABC, 1995
- George Jefferson, "Will Is from Mars," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1995
- Mr. Stone, "It's Shawn! It's Marlon! It's Superboys!," TheWayans Bros., The WB, 1995
- Grandpa Jimmy "Soupy" Campbell, "Grandpa Campbell," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1995
- Grandpa Jimmy "Soupy" Campbell, "Christmas," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1995
- Voice, "Rumpelstiltskin," Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, HBO, 1995
- Buster, In the House, UPN, 1995
- Tough D.M.V. employee, "D.M.V. Blues," Martin, Fox, 1996
- Dr. Engel, "Baby Boomer Angst," Minor Adjustments, 1996
- Prospective buyer of the Banks' estate, "I, Done," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1996
- Murray's grandfather, Clueless, UPN, 1996
- Himself, Homeboys in Outer Space, UPN, 1996
- T-Bone Fingerbuster, "The Ghost," Cousin Skeeter, Nickelodeon, 1998
- Glover, The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, UPN, 1998
- Mr. Williams, "I Do, I Do, Again (2)," The Hughleys, ABC, 1999
- Himself, "Val the Hard Way," V.I.P., syndicated, 1999
- Slick Willy Bill, "Face the Music," City Guys, 1999
- Meteore, Italia1, 1999
- James Williams, "Oh Thank Heaven for Seven-Eleven," The Hughleys,ABC, 2000
- Appeared as himself, All That, Nickelodeon; in 227; TheDom DeLuise Show; The Secret World of Alex Mack, Nickelodeon.
- Television Work
- Series
- Executive consultant, Amen, 1986-91