Sherman Hemsley: Lung Cancer

George Jefferson Dept: The actor died at his home in El Paso on July 24 at age 74, but no cause of death was given at the time, according to CBC. Hemsley had been diagnosed with lung cancer and advised to undergo chemotherapy ahead of his death and sherman Hemsley, the actor who starred as George Jefferson in All in the Family and The Jeffersons , died because of a cancerous tumour, according to a Texas medical examiner. The medical examiner s officer issued a report Wednesday that said he died after a tumour obstructed a large vein, cutting off the blood supply. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.