Sherman Hemsley died of lung cancer
TMZ.com is reporting that Hemsley died of lung cancer , after the medical examiner's report was released, which cited the cause of death as superior vena cava syndrome caused by a cancerous mass in the lung.
Sherman Hemsley, the actor who made the irascible, bigoted George Jefferson of ``The Jeffersons'' one of television's most memorable characters and a symbol for urban upward mobility, has died.