The Jeffersons Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

January 18, 1975

Genre

Comedy

Network

CBS

Cast

Sherman Hemsley, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker, Zara Cully, Isabel Sanford, Danny Wells, Paul Benedict, Franklin Cover, Ebonie Smith, Damon Evans, Ned Wertimer

1938-2012

Sherman Hemsley

as George Jefferson

Marla Gibbs

as Florence Johnston

1929-1995

Roxie Roker

as Helen Willis

1892-1978

Zara Cully

as Olivia Jefferson

1917-2004

Isabel Sanford

as Louise Jefferson

1941-2013

Danny Wells

as Charlie the bartender

1938-2008

Paul Benedict

as Harry Bentley

1928-2006

Franklin Cover

as Tom Willis

Ebonie Smith

as Jessica Jefferson

Damon Evans

as Lionel Jefferson

1923-2013

Ned Wertimer

as Ralph Hart

About The Jeffersons

About

One of the longest-running sitcoms in television history which centered on an wealthy African-American family that has moved into a new apartment building and their relationships with other tenants.

Trivia

The Norman Lear series was surpassed by House of Payne as the longest-running American series with a primarily African American cast. It was the first show to prominently feature a married interracial couple. Isabel Sanford won the 1981 Emmy for Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series.