Hal Williams
Department: Acting
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
Guess Who
2005
Hardcore
1979
Sidekicks
1974
The Young Landlords
1983
The Sky Is Gray
1980
Percy & Thunder
1993
Private Benjamin
1980
Snow 2: Brain Freeze
2009
Generation Gap
2008
The Cherokee Kid
1996
Night Club
2011
The West Side Waltz
1995
The Rookie
1990
Herbie Rides Again
1974
On the Nickel
1980
The Escape Artist
1982
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
Flight
2012
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
1978
All the Money in the World
1983
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Good Times
1974
T. J. Hooker
1982
Kung Fu
1972
L.A. Law
1986
What's Happening!!
1976
Sanford
1980
That Girl
1966
The Sinbad Show
1993
227
1985
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The Jeffersons
1975
Gunsmoke
1955
Sanford and Son
1972
Hill Street Blues
1981
Knots Landing
1979
Moesha
1996
Cannon
1971
Moonlight
2007
The Waltons
1972
Harry O
1974
Police Woman
1974
The White Shadow
1978
On the Rocks
1975
Private Benjamin
1981
The Magician
1973
Parks and Recreation
2009
Mr. Mayor
2021
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
Suddenly Susan
1996
Night Court
1984
The First Family
2012
Matlock
2024
Roots: The Next Generations
1979