Hal Williams

Hal Williams

Actor Dec 14 (age 87) Columbus, Ohio, USA 1955–2024 (69 year career)

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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.

Known For

Flight

Flight

Whip's Dad (voice)

Guess Who

Guess Who

Howard Jones

Hardcore

Hardcore

Big Dick Blaque

The Rookie

The Rookie

Powell

Herbie Rides Again

Herbie Rides Again

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

Sgt. L.C. Ross

227

227

Lester Jenkins

Snow 2: Brain Freeze

Snow 2: Brain Freeze

Henry Mays

Filmography

Acting (56)

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Movies (21)

Flight

Flight

as Whip's Dad (voice)

Night Club

Night Club

as Resident Playing Cards at Casino Night

Snow 2: Brain Freeze

Snow 2: Brain Freeze

as Henry Mays

Generation Gap

Generation Gap

as Mac

Guess Who

Guess Who

as Howard Jones

The Cherokee Kid

The Cherokee Kid

as Rev. Peel

The West Side Waltz

The West Side Waltz

as Jonno

Percy & Thunder

Percy & Thunder

as Jiti Kalumbi

The Rookie

The Rookie

as Powell

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

All the Money in the World

All the Money in the World

as Mr. Stowe

The Young Landlords

The Young Landlords

as Mr. Williams

The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist

as Cop at Mayor's Office

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

as Carl Roberts

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

as Sgt. L.C. Ross

On the Nickel

On the Nickel

as Paul

The Sky Is Gray

The Sky Is Gray

as Preacher

Hardcore

Hardcore

as Big Dick Blaque

Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

as Boneyard

Herbie Rides Again

Herbie Rides Again

Sidekicks

Sidekicks

as Max

Television (35)

Matlock

Matlock

as Autry Tucker

Mr. Mayor

Mr. Mayor

as Walt

A Black Lady Sketch Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Lester Jenkins

The First Family

The First Family

as George

Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation

as Albert Meagle

Moonlight

Moonlight

as 70-Year-Old Det. Bobby Desmond

Moesha

Moesha

as Rosevelt Mitchell

Suddenly Susan

Suddenly Susan

as Jim

The Sinbad Show

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as Nick Ciola

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as Councilman Marcus Cooke

227

227

as Lester Jenkins

Night Court

Night Court

as Head Bailiff Reedy

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

as Officer Brian

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

as Ted Ross

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as Dave, the DJ

Sanford

Sanford

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as Magazine Owner

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

as Aleck Haley

The White Shadow

The White Shadow

as Henry Judd

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as Cody

What's Happening!!

What's Happening!!

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

as Michael

On the Rocks

Police Woman

Police Woman

Good Times

Good Times

Harry O

Harry O

The Magician

The Magician

as Jonathan Gordon

The Waltons

The Waltons

as Harley Foster

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

as Officer 'Smitty' Smith

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as Caleb Brown

Cannon

Cannon

That Girl

That Girl

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Widge Spott