Sherman Hemsley Autographs
Sherman Alexander Hemsley (February 1, 1938 – July 24, 2012) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his roles as George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family (1973–1975; 1978) and The Jeffersons (1975–1985), Deacon Ernest Frye on the NBC series Amen (1986–1991), and B. P. Richfield on the ABC series Dinosaurs. Hemsley also played Judge Carl Robertson on the NBC series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. For his work on The Jeffersons, Hemsley was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. Hemsley also won an NAACP Image Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Series or Special ("The Jeffersons") in 1982.
Hemsley was born and raised in South Philadelphia by his mother, who worked in a lamp factory. Hemsley did not meet his father until he was 14. Hemsley graduated from Barrat Middle School. For high school, Hemsley attended Central High School for ninth grade and Bok Technical High School for tenth. Hemsley dropped out of school after the tenth grade and joined the United States Air Force, where he served for four years.
On leaving the Air Force, Hemsley returned to Philadelphia, where he worked for the United States Postal Service during the day while attending the Academy of Dramatic Arts at night. He then moved to New York, continuing to work for the post office during the day while working as an actor at night. He starred as Gitlow in the early 1970s Broadway musical Purlie.
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Traded items with a signature of Sherman Hemsley
The most expensive item with a signature of Sherman Hemsley (Sherman Hemsley Signed PlayBill - Incredibly Unique Piece - DaJERO Productions) was sold in December 2025 for $350.00 while the cheapest item (Sherman Hemsley Autographed Index Card George Jefferson) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2019. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2016 with an average selling price of $19.99 for an autographed item of Sherman Hemsley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2022 with $177.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was May 2008. In average, an autographed item from Sherman Hemsley is worth $19.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Sherman Hemsley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Amen (TV series) BW 8x10 signed Cast Photo incl Jester Hairston Sherman Hemsley | $177.00 |  |
| Amen (TV series) BW 8x10 signed Cast Photo incl Jester Hairston Sherman Hemsley | $177.00 | |
| Amen (TV series) BW 8x10 signed Cast Photo incl Jester Hairston Sherman Hemsley | $177.00 | |
| SHERMAN HEMSLEY AUTOGRAPHED 8 X 10 PHOTO PEACE & LOVE | $6.99 | |
| SHERMAN HEMSLEY AUTOGRAPHED 8 X 10 PHOTO PEACE & LOVE | $6.99 | |
| SHERMAN HEMSLEY AUTOGRAPHED 8 X 10 PHOTO PEACE & LOVE | $6.99 | |
| SHERMAN HEMSLEY Autographed 8x10 PHOTO 70's TV Actor The JEFFERSONS George PC668 | $10.00 | |
| SHERMAN HEMSLEY Autographed 8x10 PHOTO 70's TV Actor The JEFFERSONS George PC668 | $10.00 | |
| SHERMAN HEMSLEY Autographed 8x10 PHOTO 70's TV Actor The JEFFERSONS George PC668 | $10.00 | |
| Sherman Hemsley Hand Signed Autographed The Jeffersons 8" x 10" Photo | $80.00 | |
| Sherman Hemsley Hand Signed Autographed The Jeffersons 8" x 10" Photo | $80.00 | |
| Sherman Hemsley Hand Signed Autographed The Jeffersons 8" x 10" Photo | $80.00 | |
| Sherman Hemsley PSA DNA Hand Signed 3x5 Index Card George Jefferson Autograph | $49.00 | |
| Sherman Hemsley PSA DNA Hand Signed 3x5 Index Card George Jefferson Autograph | $49.00 | |
| Sherman Hemsley PSA DNA Hand Signed 3x5 Index Card George Jefferson Autograph | $49.00 | |
