Amen

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.

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

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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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