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Hal Williams

Acting

Born December 14, 1938 · Columbus, Ohio, USA

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.

Filmography38 titles

The First Family

as George

Parks and Recreation

2009as Albert Meagle

Tales from the Crypt

1989as Nick Ciola

Good Times

1974

Kung Fu

1972as Caleb Brown

Hill Street Blues

1981

Quincy, M.E.

1976as Cody

Sanford and Son

1972as Officer 'Smitty' Smith

Roots: The Next Generations

1979as Aleck Haley

What's Happening!!

1976as Mr. Logan

Moonlight

2007as 70-Year-Old Det. Bobby Desmond

Night Court

1984as Head Bailiff Reedy

Magnum, P.I.

1980as Dave, the DJ

The Jeffersons

1975as Michael

Generation Gap

2008as Mac

The Waltons

1972as Harley Foster

Matlock

2024as Autry Tucker

Moesha

1996as Rosevelt Mitchell

L.A. Law

1986as Councilman Marcus Cooke

The White Shadow

1978as Henry Judd

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019as Lester Jenkins

The Sky Is Gray

1980as Preacher

Flight

2012as Whip's Dad (voice)

Knots Landing

1979as Magazine Owner

227

1985as Lester Jenkins

Hardcore

1979as Big Dick Blaque

Gunsmoke

1955as Widge Spott

Mr. Mayor

2021as Walt

T. J. Hooker

1982as Officer Brian

Police Woman

1974

Herbie Rides Again

1974

That Girl

1966

Guess Who

2005as Howard Jones

Private Benjamin

1980as Sgt. L.C. Ross

Suddenly Susan

1996as Jim

The Rookie

1990as Powell

Snow 2: Brain Freeze

2008as Henry Mays

The Cherokee Kid

1996as Rev. Peel