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Actor Sherman Hemsley Of 'All In The Family', 'The Jeffersons' Dead At 74

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Actor Sherman Hemsley, who is most famous for playing George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family, as well as its spinoff, The Jeffersons, has died at the age of 74.

Hemsley, who also starred as Deacon Ernest Willard on Amen, died at his home in El Paso, Texas, according to the El Paso Police Department.

Hemsley had no wife or children.

A cause of death has not been released.

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Actor Sherman Helmsley performs with a choir at the MTV Networks Upfront 2003 presentation to advertisers at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden May 6, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
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