Hal Williams
Birthday
1938/12/14 (86 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Halroy Candis Williams is an American actor, best known for his recurring roles as Police Officer Smith on Sanford and Son, Harley Foster on The Waltons, and as the patriarch Lester Jenkins, the husband of Marla Gibbs's character, on the NBC sitcom 227 which originally aired from 1985 until 1990.
Acting
(2005) Guess Who
as Howard Jones
(1979) Hardcore
as Big Dick Blaque
(1974) Sidekicks
as Max
(1983) The Young Landlords
as Mr. Williams
(1980) The Sky Is Gray
as Preacher
(1993) Percy & Thunder
as Jiti Kalumbi
(1980) Private Benjamin
as Sgt. L.C. Ross
(2009) Snow 2: Brain Freeze
as Henry Mays
(2008) Generation Gap
as Mac
(1996) The Cherokee Kid
as Rev. Peel
(2011) Night Club
as Resident Playing Cards at Casino Night
(1995) The West Side Waltz
as Jonno
(1990) The Rookie
as Powell
(1974) Herbie Rides Again
as ---
(1980) On the Nickel
as Paul
(1982) The Escape Artist
as Cop at Mayor's Office
(1981) Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Carl Roberts
(2012) Flight
as Whip's Dad (voice)
(1978) Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
as Boneyard
(1983) All the Money in the World
as Mr. Stowe
(1980) Magnum, P.I.
as ---
(1974) Good Times
as ---
(1982) T. J. Hooker
as Officer Brian
(1972) Kung Fu
as ---
(1986) L.A. Law
as Councilman Marcus Cooke
(1976) What's Happening!!
as ---
(1980) Sanford
as ---
(1966) That Girl
as ---
(1993) The Sinbad Show
as ---
(1985) 227
as Lester Jenkins
(1989) Tales from the Crypt
as Nick Ciola
(1976) Quincy, M.E.
as Cody
(1975) The Jeffersons
as ---
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Widge Spott
(1972) Sanford and Son
as Officer 'Smitty' Smith
(1981) Hill Street Blues
as ---
(1979) Knots Landing
as Magazine Owner
(1996) Moesha
as ---
(1971) Cannon
as ---
(2007) Moonlight
as 70-Year-Old Det. Bobby Desmond
(1972) The Waltons
as Harley Foster
(1974) Harry O
as ---
(1974) Police Woman
as ---
(1978) The White Shadow
as Henry Judd
(1975) On the Rocks
as ---
(1981) Private Benjamin
as Ted Ross
(1973) The Magician
as Jonathan Gordon
(1979) Roots: The Next Generations
as Aleck Haley
(2009) Parks and Recreation
as Albert Meagle
(2021) Mr. Mayor
as Walt
(2019) A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Lester Jenkins
(1996) Suddenly Susan
as Jim
(1984) Night Court
as Head Bailiff Reedy
(2012) The First Family
as George
(2024) Matlock
as Autry Tucker