Sherman Hemsley dies at 74

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Actor Sherman Hemsley arrives at the LG's Mobile TV Party held at Paramount Studios on June 19, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Posted: 07/24/2012

(WXYZ) - ABC News has confirmed that actor Sherman Hemsley has died at the age of 74.

ABC says the news was confirmed by his publicist.

Hemsley was best known for his role on George Jefferson on both All in the Family and its spin-off The Jeffersons.

The cause of death isn't known.

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