Amen

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Genre: Comedy

Director: Ed. Weinberger

Cast: Sherman Hemsley,Clifton Davis,Anna Maria Horsford,Roz Ryan,Jester Hairston,Tony T. Johnson,Bumper Robinson

First aired: Sep 26, 1986

Last air date: May 10, 1991

Show status: Ended

Overview: Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.

Cast Crew

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    Sherman Hemsley

    Deacon Ernest Frye
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    Clifton Davis

    Reverend Reuben Gregory
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    Anna Maria Horsford

    Thelma Frye
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    Roz Ryan

    Amelia Hetabrink
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    Jester Hairston

    Rolly Forbes
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    Tony T. Johnson

    Chris
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    Bumper Robinson

    Clarence
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    Robert Illes (Production)
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    James R. Stein (Production)
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    Peter Noah (Production)
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    Ed. Weinberger (Production)