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Actor · 1938 to 2012

Sherman Hemsley

Best rated (acting): Senseless (6.2)

Acting films
9
Acting avg
5.55
Peak run
1979’98
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The career

Sherman Hemsley, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1979 to 1998, 5.56567819801985199019952000Senseless 6.2Stewardess School 5.0Career avg 5.55

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Sherman Hemsley's career barcodecoolhot
19799 films2000
Current formLast 5: 5.46 vs career 5.55 (−0.09)
  1. LStewardess School1986 · 5.0−0.6
  2. LMr. Nanny1993 · 5.1−0.5
  3. WSenseless1998 · 6.2+0.7
  4. LJane Austen's Mafia!1998 · 5.5−0.1
  5. LScrewed2000 · 5.5−0.1
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Sherman by the numbers

Average
5.55
6 rated films
Vote weighted
5.59
bigger films count more
Median
5.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.48
rating spread
Career
22y
1979 to 2000
Total votes
1.18K
across every film
Best
6.2
Senseless
Worst
5.0
Stewardess School
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2000Screwed posterScrewedChip Oswald5.5114
1998Jane Austen's Mafia! posterJane Austen's Mafia!George Jefferson (uncredited)5.5228
1998Senseless posterSenselessSmythe/Bates Doorman6.2421
1997Sprung posterSprungBrotha #1·22
1993Mr. Nanny posterMr. NannyBurt Wilson5.1209
1990Club Fed posterClub FedThe Reverend·6
1987Ghost Fever posterGhost FeverBuford / Jethro·14
1986Stewardess School posterStewardess SchoolMr. Buttersworth5.048
1979Love at First Bite posterLove at First BiteReverend Mike6.0117
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Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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