Hal Williams

Born: 1938-12-14, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Died: 2026-07-15

Biography

Halroy Candis Williams was 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.

Filmography

• Magnum, P.I. (1980)
• Knots Landing (1979)
• Hill Street Blues (1981)
• L.A. Law (1986)
• The Waltons (1972)
• T. J. Hooker (1982)
• Matlock (2024)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989)
• Police Woman (1974)
• Sanford and Son (1972)
• Moesha (1996)
• The Jeffersons (1975)
• Gunsmoke (1955)
• That Girl (1966)
• 227 (1985)
• Harry O (1974)
• The White Shadow (1978)
• Suddenly Susan (1996)
• A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
• Flight (2012)
• What's Happening!! (1976)
• The Magician (1973)
• Guess Who (2005)
• Mr. Mayor (2021)
• The First Family (2012)
• Hardcore (1979)
• Private Benjamin (1981)
• Herbie Rides Again (1974)
• The Cherokee Kid (1996)
• Cool Breeze (1972)