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Amen

6.6/10 1986 5 Seasons 110 Episodes

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.

On screen

Top Cast

Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley

Deacon Ernest Frye

Clifton Davis

Clifton Davis

Reverend Reuben Gregory

Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

Thelma Frye

Roz Ryan

Roz Ryan

Amelia Hetabrink

Jester Hairston

Jester Hairston

Rolly Forbes

Barbara Montgomery

Barbara Montgomery

Casietta Hetebrink

Tony T. Johnson

Tony T. Johnson

Chris

Elsa Raven

Elsa Raven

Inga

Bumper Robinson

Bumper Robinson

Clarence

Rosetta LeNoire

Rosetta LeNoire

Franklyn Seales

Franklyn Seales

Montrose Hagins

Montrose Hagins

Leola Forbes

Episodes guide

Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

22 episodes · 1986

Season 2

Season 2

21 episodes · 1987

Season 3

Season 3

22 episodes · 1988

Season 4

Season 4

23 episodes · 1989

Season 5

Season 5

22 episodes · 1990

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