Sherman Hemsley, who played the brash George Jefferson on “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons,” died Tuesday at 74 ... 2003 that he was told by the show’s producers that Jefferson ...

Isabel Sanford, who played George Jefferson's wife Louise, died in 2004 at the age of 86 ... playing a neighbor of the show's bigoted lead character, Archie Bunker (portrayed by Carroll O'Connor ...

The Philadelphia-born Hemsley, who police said late Tuesday died at his home in El ... character on the enormously popular show. Two years later, "The Jeffersons" was spun off.

The actor, who became famous as TV's George Jefferson, died at his home ... producer Norman Lear’s show gave Hemsley a larger-than-life character who delivered a brand of comedy all his own.