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&quest;, 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&quest;," 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

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