Hal Williams
Known for: Actor
Born: 14 December 1938, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Died: 15 July 2026
Credits: 57 titles
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
Matlock
Mr. Mayor
A Black Lady Sketch Show
The First Family
Flight
Night Club
Parks and Recreation
Snow 2: Brain Freeze
Generation Gap
Moonlight
Guess Who
The Cherokee Kid
Suddenly Susan
Moesha
The West Side Waltz
The Sinbad Show
Percy & Thunder
The Rookie
Tales from the Crypt
L.A. Law
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
227
Night Court
All the Money in the World
The Young Landlords
The Escape Artist
T. J. Hooker
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Private Benjamin
Hill Street Blues
Magnum, P.I.
Private Benjamin
On the Nickel
Sanford
The Sky Is Gray
Knots Landing
Roots: The Next Generations
Hardcore
The White Shadow
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Quincy, M.E.
What's Happening!!
On the Rocks
The Jeffersons
Police Woman
Harry O
Sidekicks
Herbie Rides Again
Good Times
The Magician
Kung Fu
The Waltons
Cool Breeze
Sanford and Son
Cannon
That Girl
Gunsmoke