EL PASO, Texas -- The embalmed body of actor Sherman Hemsley, who became famous for his role as television's George Jefferson, will be kept in refrigeration at an El Paso funeral home until a local ...

While the chemistry between Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley as Louise “Weezy” Jefferson and George Jefferson on the classic sitcom The Jeffersons was obvious, it wasn’t always that way. Both actors ...

Sherman Hemsley, who memorably starred as the comically irascible George Jefferson on CBS’ long-running sitcom “The Jeffersons,” died Tuesday, apparently of natural causes, in El Paso, Texas. He was ...

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — George Jefferson was a bigot. A loudmouth. Rude. Obsessed with money. Arrogant. And yet he was one of the most enjoyable, beloved characters in television history. Much of that ...

EL PASO (CN) - The body of Sherman Hemsley, who played the cantankerous George Jefferson on television, has been refrigerated at an El Paso funeral home due to a family dispute over his will, KVIA-TV ...

The actor signed his will six weeks before he died of lung cancer July 24. In the will, he named Flora Enchinton as the sole beneficiary of his estate, which is estimated in court documents to be more ...

The Jeffersons was one of the most popular shows of its time — we can’t deny it. The catchy theme song is one that everyone knows, and most fans looked forward to George Jefferson’s snarky comments ...

Fifty years ago Friday, just before 8:30 p.m., one of the iconic characters of TV history arrived through the Bunkers front door at 704 Hauser St., to the ...

Police in El Paso, Texas, said late Tuesday that Hemsley was found dead at a local home where neighbors said he'd lived for years. A statement from police said no foul play is suspected and that the ...

EL PASO, Texas -- George Jefferson was a bigot. A loudmouth. Rude. Obsessed with money. Arrogant. And yet he was one of the most enjoyable, beloved characters in television history. Much of that ...