Amen
tv show

110 total episodes
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5 seasons
First Aired September 27, 1986
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

Sherman Hemsley
as
Deacon Ernest Frye

Clifton Davis
as
Reverend Reuben Gregory

Anna Maria Horsford
as
Thelma Frye

Roz Ryan
as
Amelia Hetabrink

Jester Hairston
as
Rolly Forbes

Barbara Montgomery
as
Casietta Hetebrink

Tony T. Johnson
as
Chris

Elsa Raven
as
Inga

Bumper Robinson
as
Clarence

Rosetta LeNoire

Franklyn Seales
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Montrose Hagins
as
Leola Forbes
Crew

Shelley Jensen
as
Director

Lee Shallat Chemel
as
Director
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John Robins
as
Director
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Gary Shimokawa
as
Director
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Herbert Kenwith
as
Director

Steve Zuckerman
as
Director

Stan Lathan
as
Director

Bill Duke
as
Director
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Michael Dimich
as
Director
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Peter Noah
as
Producer
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Robert Illes
as
Producer
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Ed. Weinberger
as
Producer