Sherman Hemsley, best known as George Jefferson died Tuesday at his El Paso home. He was 74.  Hemsley played Jefferson for two years on “All in the Family,” from 1973-75, then starred opposite Isabel Sanford from 1975 to 1985 on their own spinoff, “The Jeffersons where George was the owner of a chain of seven dry cleaning stores. George lived with his wife "Wheezy" in a luxury high-rise apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hemsley's character George stands out without a doubt as one of the most enjoyable and beloved characters in television history.